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EIN 13-3519830

Places Journal

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
4
City
San Francisco
State
California
Year formed
1988
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
Description
Places Journal, published by Design History Foundation Inc., educates the public about how buildings, landscapes, regulations, and patterns of use impact daily life. This interdisciplinary online journal, which is open-access, focuses on contemporary architecture, landscape and urbanism to examine the public realm as both physical space and social concept. It is dedicated to promoting critical inquiry into the relationships between people and their environments.
Also known as...
Design History Foundation
Total revenues
$541,789
2022
Total expenses
$403,730
2022
Total assets
$304,381
2022
Num. employees
4
2022

Program areas at Places Journal

Design History Foundation publishes an open-access, online journal, Places. It is an interdisciplinary journal of contemporary architecture, landscape and urbanism that focuses on the public realm as both physical space and social ideal. It is dedicated to advancing greater awareness of the expansive value of design research and practice, with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainable cities, innovative architecture and healthy landscapes.The journal has created a multi-platform editorial space that bridges between the immediacy and scope of serious journalism with the precision and depth of scholarship, reinvigorating the tradition of the public intellectual. It has also created a searchable archive of all its 30-year history of content.

Grants made by Places Journal

GranteeAmount
UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education$35,000

Who funds Places Journal

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Willametta K Day FoundationUnrestricted$45,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$17,400
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$17,400
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at Places Journal

NameTitleCompensation
Nancy LevinsonExecutive Director$144,963
Richard SommerPresident Director$0
Harrison S FrakerTreasurer / President Director$0
Deborah GansPresident Director$0
Jim FriedmanPast Treasurer$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Places Journal

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$540,307
Program services$1,482
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$541,789

Form 990s for Places Journal

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-29990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-14990View PDF
2019-122021-04-05990View PDF
2018-122020-01-16990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
February 5, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 12 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $45,000 from Willametta K Day Foundation
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
4937 17th St
San Francisco, CA 94117
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
placesjournal.org/contact/ 
IRS details
EIN
13-3519830
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1988
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
NAICS code, primary
5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
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