2023-12-22T18:10:06-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 815389496 DESIGN FORWARD ALLIANCE DESI 8582322375 10601 TIERRASANTA BLVD SUITE G344 SAN DIEGO CA 92124 Seth Schechter Attorney 8585181411 2023-12-21 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Anna Quackenbush 10601 TIERRASANTA BLVD SUITE G344 San Diego CA 92124 337105 0 X designforwardsd.com X 2017 CA Design Forward Alliance ignites conversation and action around how human-centered design can improve the way we live, work and play, and provide businesses, educators and government with the tools to affect real and lasting change. The organization creates a unified effort that promotes the value of professional design and design thinking for better outcomes in business, education, government, and the San Diego community. The Design Forward Alliance identifies opportunities and makes connections to world-class design and designers. It's goals are promoting design by highlighting the value of professional design and its ability to improve outcomes in business, education, and society, creating community by providing a place for design professionals to connect to create a united design community, and advocating for San Diego by promoting the region as a design-driven innovation economy to attract talent, businesses, and resources. 10 7 0 10 0 0 538783 336382 14433 723 0 0 0 0 553216 337105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 529127 322770 529127 322770 24089 14335 75524 89861 0 0 75524 89861 Design Forward Alliance ignites conversation and action around how human-centered design can improve the way we live, work and play, and provide businesses, educators and government with the tools to affect real and lasting change. The organization creates a unified effort that promotes the value of professional design and design thinking for better outcomes in business, education, government, and the San Diego community. The Design Forward Alliance identifies opportunities and makes connections to world-class design and designers. It's goals are promoting design by highlighting the value of professional design and its ability to improve outcomes in business, education, and society, creating community by providing a place for design professionals to connect to create a united design community, and advocating for San Diego by promoting the region as a design-driven innovation economy to attract talent, businesses, and resources. 0 0 0 0 0 DFA adopted the San Diego Design Week annual program in collaboration with the Mingei International Museum. This partnership allows DFA to further its mission and provides a platform for over 150 community-led events and activations. 0 0 0 DFA completed 4 quarterly Design Ambassador Summits to organize the Design Community and Design Leaders in preparation of World Design Capital 2024. The summits included human centered design workshops, community discussions and engagement, panel presentations from local design-driven projects from across San Diego County. 0 0 0 DFA continued to develop and support the World Design Capital 2024 program along with its partners, UCSD, Burnham Center, City of San Diego and City of Tijuana. 0 0 0 DFA engaged the community in several design-driven workshops as a subcontractor of Kounkuey Design Initiative and the City of San Diego around the Chollas Creek Masterplan and the City's Capital Improvement Prioritization Program. 0 0 0 We renewed our board leadership for 2024 and onboarded new board members for 2024. 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X Carlos Cristiani 8582322375 10601 TIERRASANTA BLVD SUITE G344 SAN DIEGO CA 92124 Anna Quackenbush President 5 0 X 0 0 0 Eric Weiss Vice President 5 0 X 0 0 0 Isabella Johnson Secretary 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336382 0 336382 Program Revenue 711300 723 723 0 0 0 0 0 0 723 0 0 0 0 0 0 337105 723 0 0 X 36271 36271 2497 2497 4176 4176 380 380 249751 249751 17376 17376 1095 1095 4990 4990 252 252 4278 4278 2 2 1702 1702 322770 0 322770 0 75524 89861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75524 89861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 75524 89861 0 0 0 0 75524 89861 75524 89861 14335 2 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 50100 5967 7653 538783 336382 938885 5601 5984 6596 14433 723 33337 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55701 11951 14249 553216 337105 972222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 972222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55701 11951 14249 553216 337105 972222 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All members have had the opportunity to review the 990 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All documents are available upon request Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Professional serves and Admins Fees DFA is filing this 990 late due to significant delays they experienced in 2022 due to switching their bookkeeper and COVID-19 related challenges. In 2022, DFA lost their bookkeeper and was forced to hire a new accounting service. As a result, DFA was delayed in retrieving information needed to complete the 990. In addition, DFA experienced delays in 2022 due to COVID-19, including office shutdowns and ill staff members. As a result, DFA could not compile the financial information needed to complete the 990 in a timely manner. DFA acted reasonably in the ordinary course of business and has taken extra measures to ensure they are not delayed in future filings. As such, DFA respectfully requests the abatement of any potential penalties due to this late 990 filing.