Center for Active Design Inc
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16 people6 organisationsi16 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB Gorhan Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ARI Frankel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bob Simpson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Burney Faia | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Elizabeth Garland | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Fulya Kocak | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jessica Long | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Joanna Frank | President & CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kevin Davis | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kim Kessler | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| LES Bluestone | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Castillo | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Vardaro JD | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rachel Maccleery | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sancia Dalley | Director (Thru Dec 2024) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Setha LOW PHD | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Denilyn Arciaga | Product Owner, Certification | 2022 |
| Joanna Frank | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Karen Chen | Senior Product Manager | 2020 |
| Lisa Creighton | VP, Strategy and Development | since 2018 |
| Nadine Rachid | VP Content Design & Development | since 2020 |
| Rachael Rizzo | Director, Standard Development | since 2023 |
| Reena Agarwal | COO | since 2018 |
| Samuel Selinger | COO/CFO (Thru Apr 2024) | since 2022 |
| Sara Karerat | Managing Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Karerat | Managing Director | 40 | $134k | $43k | |
| Rachael Rizzo | Director, Standard Development | 40 | $108k | $14k | |
| Joanna Frank | President & CEO | 20 | $0 | $263k | $54k |
| Deb Gorhan | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Davis | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Vardaro JD | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Les Bluestone | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Burney Faia | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Castillo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sancia Dalley | Director (Thru Dec 2024) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ari Frankel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Elizabeth Garland | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Kessler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fulya Kocak | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Setha Low PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Long | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Simpson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Maccleery | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samuel Selinger | COO/CFO (Thru Apr 2024) | 20 | $0 | $88k | $3k |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Active Design Inc
- EIN
- 461016582
- Address
- 49 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-0464
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To transform design and development practice to support health, ensuring equitable access to vibrant public and private spaces that support optimal quality of life. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B24 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Joanna Frank (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDEB Gorhan
≥8years on the filingsDr Elizabeth Garland
≥8years on the filingsLES Bluestone
≥8years on the filingsMichael Vardaro JD
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $304k
- Total liabilities
- $964k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $660k
- Contributions and grants received
- $30k
- Program service revenue
- $2.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $8k
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2m | $2.1m | $42k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Multifamily Impact Council | To support multifamily impact sector investing | $8k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center For Active Design, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 18 September 2012
- Registered agent
- Not stated