DESIGN FUTURES INITIATIVE
EIN 82-3663554 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
THE DESIGN FUTURES INITIATIVE is A NONPROFIT 501C3 ORGANIZATION BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. THE CORE PURPOSE of THE DESIGN FUTURES INITIATIVE (DFI) is to HOST SPECULATIVE FUTURES MEETUPS and THE PRIMER CONFERENCE. SPECULATIVE FUTURES is A COMMUNITY of MEETUP GROUPS for THOSE INTERESTED IN SPECULATIVE DESIGN, CRITICAL DESIGN, DESIGN FICTION, DISCURSIVE DESIGN, STRATEGIC FORESIGHT & FUTURISM, SCIENCE FICTION and ANY VISION or APPROACH WHICH INVOLVES USING DESIGN AS A VEHICLE to SPECULATE ABOUT POTENTIAL or ALTERNATE FUTURES. WE HOST SPEAKERS PRACTITIONERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, and OTHER PROFESSIONALSWHO WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WORK or METHODS IN THIS TOPIC. WE ALSO HOST WORKSHOPS WHICH WILL TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW to CONDUCT and APPLY FUTURES DESIGN THINKING IN A VARIETY of CIRCUMSTANCES AS A METHOD of SYNTHESIS and STRATEGY.
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PHIL BALAGTASPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2018
- Location
- 77 VAN NESS AVE SUITE 101-1715, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
- County
- City and County of San Francisco
- In care of
- SARAH HENDRIX
- Primary officer
- SARAH HENDRIX, Vice President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2020
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2018
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- LWA LLP
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2024