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Nonprofit · EIN 90-0599471

KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90057

Financials

$3M$3.8M2023$3.9M$3.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,894,516$3,889,238$5,278$2,334,592$2,830,569-$495,977
December 31, 2023990$3,008,655$3,848,595-$839,940$1,954,757$2,469,882-$515,125
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,205,046
of which government grants
$1,225,822
Program service revenue
$1,684,580
Investment income
$753
Net gain from sales of assets
$582
Other revenue
$4,137

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$569,897
Other salaries and wages
$1,309,440
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,134,926
Professional fundraising fees
$11,311
Legal fees
$1,291
Accounting fees
$109,229
Occupancy
$252,476
Travel
$34,311
Depreciation
$12,124
Program services (functional)
$1,917,430
Management and general (functional)
$1,727,330
Fundraising (functional)
$244,478

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,954,757
Total assets, end of year
$2,334,592
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,830,569
Net assets, end of year
-$495,977
Land, buildings and equipment
$38,584
Publicly traded securities
$28,728
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$1,090,350
Net assets with donor restrictions
$594,373
Gross receipts
$3,895,582
Employees
31
Volunteers
2
Year formed
2010
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHELINA ODBERTDIRECTOR AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
45$162,825
IAN LEONGMANAGING OPERATIONS DIRECT
Officer
45$130,330
JEROME CHOUSENIOR PRINCIPAL
Highest-paid employee
45$129,505
LAUREN ELACHISENIOR PRINCIPAL
Highest-paid employee
45$110,412
MEAGAN WYLLIEMANAGING FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Officer
25$88,975
ANTHONY FOUXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KEVIN HENEGHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CLAUDIA KHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE MALKENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TENDO NAGENDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID VALENTINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHELINA ODBERTCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
60$157,500
JOE MULLIGANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
60$136,500
MARIO BENITOSENIOR PRINCIPAL
Key employee
50$128,520
IAN LEONGMANAGING OPERATIONS DIRECT
Key employee
60$126,000
JEROME CHOUSENIOR PRINCIPAL
Key employee
50$119,202
LAUREN ELACHISENIOR PRINCIPAL
Key employee
50$112,200
NARIA KIANISENIOR PRINCIPAL
Key employee
50$112,200
ANTHONY FOUXSECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CLAUDIA KHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE MALKENSONTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TENDO NAGENDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID VALENTINEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN HENEGHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2234 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90057-2208
In care of
% CHELINA ODBERT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
IAN LEONG, 2234 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90057
Signed the 990
IAN LEONG, MANAGING DIRECTOR-LEGAL AFFAIRS
Phone
(213) 263-9077
Return prepared by
APRIO ADVISORY GROUP LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 90-0599471 or by the name KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE (KDI) IS A NON-PROFIT DESIGN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. WE PARTNER WITH UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ACTIVATE THE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES. WE REALIZE THIS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND BUILT WORKS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THROUGHOUT 2024, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON PROJECTS THAT BUILD JUSTICE, INCLUSIVENESS, AND RESILIENCE INTO THE PUBLIC REALM AND IMPROVE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. ACROSS NEARLY 30 ACTIVE PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE DEVELOPED PROJECTS THAT CELEBRATE THE UNTOLD HISTORIES OF OVERLOOKED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARK DESIGNS, ENABLE THOSE OVERLOOKED COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE ON LONG-TERM NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING, ENGAGE YOUTH RESIDENTS TO CREATE LONG-LASTING GREENER COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY GARDENING AND PLANTING EFFORTS, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, MAKE PLAY ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, AND ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TO CREATE LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.WORKING WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, KDI CREATED A COMMEMORATIVE TOOLKIT COMPRISED OF PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED AT ANY EXISTING OR PLANNED PARK TO ENSURE REPRESENTATIVE AND INCLUSIVE STORIES ARE INCORPORATED IN THE PARK'S DESIGNS. PART OF THE KIT IS THE PARK AUDIT TOOL, WHICH THE COUNTY CAN USE TO ASSESS COMMEMORATIVE ELEMENTS AND HISTORIES IN ANY GIVEN PARK, AND IDENTIFY THE PRESENCE OF UNKNOWN OR UNDERREPRESENTED PARK OR COMMUNITY HISTORIES. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON A GROWING BODY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK AT KDI, INCLUDING OUR EFFORTS TO INSTALL A MOSAIC AT JACKIE ROBINSON PARK IN SUN VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA THAT ILLUSTRATES THE RICH HISTORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING AREA. THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, WE ARE TAKING THE LESSONS LEARNED AND CODIFYING A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS FOR COMMEMORATION IN PARKS SYSTEMS.IN PALM SPRINGS, CITY OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ARE WORKING TOWARD A MORE JUST FUTURE FOR THE METRO AREA, WHICH INCLUDES EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT. AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE, KDI LED A DYNAMIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS CONSISTING OF WORKSHOPS AND POP-UPS WHERE RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO REIMAGINE THEIR VISION FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN NAMED THE NORTH PALM SPRINGS SPECIFIC PLAN. RESIDENTS USED THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER NEIGHBORS AND SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS OF NEGLECT AND UNDERINVESTMENT. THE SPECIFIC PLAN, INFUSED WITH THE COMMUNITY'S VISION, WILL RESET LONG TERM GOALS AND MAP A PATH TOWARD GREATER NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION, VITALITY, AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC HEALTH.IN 2024, KDI CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH MAR VISTA GARDENS, THE ONLY PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES, TO CREATE A COMMUNITY GREENING PLAN AND REDESIGN KEY PUBLIC SPACES ON THE CAMPUS. TO KEEP LOCAL YOUTH ENGAGED WITH THE GREENING PROCESS DURING THE PROJECT'S DESIGN PHASE, WE PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO LEAD A YOUTH VIDEO AND COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM DURING SUMMER BREAK. CONDUCTED BY A UCLA FILM ARCHIVIST, THE PROGRAM TAUGHT STUDENTS VIDEO PRODUCTION SKILLS, SUPER 8 FILM PROCESSING, AND COMMUNITY STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES. OUR TRAINING SESSIONS CULMINATED IN AN INTERGENERATIONAL VIDEO AND ZINE CELEBRATING RESIDENTS' EXISTING GREENING EFFORTS. STUDENTS INTERVIEWED THE LOCAL RESIDENTS LEADING GREENING EFFORTS ON THE MVG CAMPUS, AND DOCUMENTED THEIR STEWARDSHIP OF THE GREEN SPACES AND THEIR EFFORTS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS
    Expenses $1,908,267 · revenue $1,686,930
  • OUR WORK ALSO EXTENDED OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA. IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE OVERSAW THE LANDSCAPE-RELATED CONSTRUCTION OF A RENOVATED VARE RECREATION CENTER, A COMMUNITY CENTER IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA THAT HAS BEEN BELOVED FOR OVER 100 YEARS. OVER THE CENTER'S LONG HISTORY, DISINVESTMENT TOOK A TOLL ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING AND SURROUNDING GREEN SPACE, PROMPTING THE CITY TO REBUILD. KDI LED THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND HELPED REIMAGINE THIS COMMUNITY HUB WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, THE COMMUNITY SHARED THE VITAL ROLE PLAYED BY A FRONT 'STOOP', WHICH IS A SET OF STAIRS LEADING UP TO THE FRONT DOOR OF A HOUSE THAT SERVES AS AN INFORMAL MEETING SPACE BETWEEN FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE THESE RESIDENTS TO INCORPORATE THIS TRADITION INTO THE SITE DESIGN WITH A 'COMMUNITY STOOP' RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE RECREATION CENTER TO ACT AS A THRESHOLD SPACE BETWEEN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND TO ENCOURAGE GATHERING. THE NEW DESIGN FOR VARE INCLUDES AN ADA-ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, A COMMUNITY PLAZA WITH A SPLASH PAD, A FULL-SIZED FOOTBALL FIELD, BASKETBALL COURTS, AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, AND COMMUNITY ARTWORK WOVEN THROUGHOUT. THE RENEWED VARE RECREATION CENTER OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2024 TO MUCH CELEBRATION.
    Expenses $9,163 · revenue $2,369

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
90-0599471
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,334,592
Income (IRS master file)
$3,895,582

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,894,516$3,889,238$2,334,592IRS
990December 2023$3,008,655$3,848,595$1,954,757XML
990December 2022$3,327,872$4,168,736$1,617,426IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 90-0599471).

Questions about KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC

What is the EIN of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC is 90-0599471.
Is KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names IAN LEONG.
Who are the officers and directors of KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $162,825 (CHELINA ODBERT, DIRECTOR AND CEO).
How much revenue does KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,894,516, expenses of $3,889,238 and total assets of $2,334,592 at year end.

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