Detour Habitats Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Detour Habitats is a community-driven initiative that reimagines everyday spaces as hubs of culture, creativity, and resilience. Rooted in the belief that design is not only about structures but also about relationships, Detour Habitats seeks to nurture life through design in communities with limited access to design collaboration and to empower designers while advocating for buildings and environments that improve lives and champion cultural identity. By co-creating with local communities, artisans, and youth, the initiative nurtures intergenerational dialogue, strengthens cultural identity, and empowers livelihoods. Detour Habitats bridges heritage with innovation, ensuring that resilience is both celebrated and sustained. Detour Habitats is all about building dialogue, dignity, and belonging through design.
- Income
- $104,031
- Spending
- $104,034
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 79%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $82,040 spent. Design Collaboration Program provides technical assistance in the built environment. Three major projects were completed or ongoing during the fiscal year including the Cheetah Conservation Project, Shonapahar Development Hub and the Social Architecture Workshop Teknaf. These projects, within the international development context, provide essential spaces improving the quality of life for stakeholders. We begin by listening to those often left unheard- women, youth, artisans, and voices whose stories shape the living environment we seek to nurture. Our leaders and volunteers come from within these communities, carrying traditions, languages, and memories that guide the work. Each space we co-create-whether a tea stall turned cultural hub or a schoolyard alive with storytelling-is designed to reflect dignity and belonging. By honoring identity and everyday rhythms, we ensure environments where everyone thrives. What drives us is the chance to design not just buildings but relationships-between people, culture, and nature, rooted in the collective strength we see in communities- their ability to endure, adapt, and create beauty in the simplest forms. To build with and for communities is to ensure that their resilience becomes visible, celebrated, and sustained.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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