Design Museum of Chicago
Donations deductibleDesign Museum of Chicago's network
20 people12 organisationsi20 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (12) 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
20 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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Manning Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrea Kramer | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Arlene Semel | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bud Rodecker | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles Adler | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Duke Alden | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eugene Varnado II | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Helyn Goldenberg | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Irv Michaels | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jamie Koval | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jim Misener | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kate Neisser | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rana Komar | Vice chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Wright | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rob McKay | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ruth Goran | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sam Landers | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tanner Woodford | Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Todd Heiser | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William K Beach (also filed as William Beach) | Ex Officio Chr | 2019 | 7 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rana Komar | Vice chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Haque | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Sam Landers | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Rob McKay | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Irv Michaels | Board Member | 15 | $0 | ||
| Scott Hurst | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kate Neisser | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Bud Rodecker | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Arlene Semel | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Tanner Woodford | Founder | 60 | $0 | ||
| William Beach | Ex Officio Chr | 15 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Manning | Chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Kramer | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Eugene Varnado II | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Goran | Treasurer | 15 | $0 | ||
| Charles Adler | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Lukasik | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Helyn Goldenberg | Board Member | 10 | $0 | ||
| Karen Lilly Mozer | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Skolnik | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Steve Ryan | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Design Museum of Chicago
- EIN
- 462120195
- Address
- 72 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601-7597
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The Design Museum of Chicago strives to inspire, educate and innovate through design. As a resource for the Chicago design community and beyond, the museum facilitates an open dialogue about contemporary and historical design through limited engagement exhibitions, events, public programs, and digital media. Design is not just a single discipline or process, but rather a persistent element... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A51 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Tanner Woodford (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrea Kramer
≥8years on the filingsArlene Semel
≥8years on the filingsCharles Adler
≥8years on the filingsHelyn Goldenberg
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
- $208k
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $204k
- Contributions and grants received
- $859k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 10