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St Joseph Studio Workshop Inc
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 871500800 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M) · sjsw.org
revenue
$181K
expenses
$63K
net assets
$129K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

To support service and lerning internships for persons in lower economic and ethnically diverse communities.

profile · synthesized from sources

St Joseph Studio Workshop Inc is a nonprofit community design workshop founded in 2021, based in Brooklyn, NY. It provides accessible architectural design services to community development organizations, offers internships for aspiring designers, conducts youth engagement workshops, and engages in applied research on housing and building systems. The organization emphasizes participatory design processes and leverages advanced fabrication technologies to support underserved communities.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Applied Research
Conducts ongoing research in partnership with universities on housing, building systems, and community infrastructure, including the Zao House 2.0 project.
Internships
Offers hands-on internship opportunities for recently graduated design students to work on real-world projects with community partners, emphasizing design excellence and social justice.
Professional Design Services
Provides full-scope architectural services including needs assessment, conceptual design, feasibility studies, construction documents, and post-occupancy evaluations for community development organizations.
Youth Engagement Projects
Collaborates with community partners to deliver hands-on design and building workshops for local youth, introducing them to architecture, design, and the built environment.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Housing Policy Advocacy & Tenant Organizing 1 activity
    • Conducts applied research in housing and community infrastructure
      Carries out ongoing applied research on housing, building systems, and community infrastructure in collaboration with local and international universities, including the development of functional prototypes for manufactured housing through the Zao House 2.0 project with Tsinghua University’s Zao Lab.
  • Architecture and Design Public Education Programs 1 activity
    • Engages youth in design and built environment education
      Conducts hands-on youth engagement workshops to introduce local youth to design, making, and the built environment as part of community-based programming.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Funds community-led health and wellbeing initiatives
      Provides grants to support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers, including $3 million awarded for community-led transformation initiatives on Buffalo’s East Side to address gaps in health services.
  • Nonprofit Internship Programs 1 activity
    • Offers design and technical training internships
      Provides professional internships and technical training opportunities in design and architecture for aspiring professionals and individuals from lower economic and ethnically diverse communities, with a focus on community service and social justice.
  • Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives 1 activity
    • Provides architectural design services and community development partnerships
      Offers accessible architectural design services and collaborates with community development organizations on projects including community centers, multi-dwelling housing, and neighborhood development plans through participatory workshop processes.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$181K
Contributions & grants$170K94%
Program service revenue$10K6%
Investment income——
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expenses
Total expenses$63K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
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balance sheet
Total assets$129K
Cash—
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Net assets$129K
3 years on record · 2022–2024 · YoY revenue -6.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • Terence Curry — Executive Director
relationships · 4

Who they work with

  • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Funder — Provides financial support to subsidize SJSW's operations.
  • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Network — St Joseph Studio Workshop Inc is associated with or referenced in the context of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation's network or activities.
  • USA East Province of the Society of Jesus Funder — Provides financial support to subsidize SJSW's operations.
  • Zao Lab at Tsinghua University Partner — Research partner on the Zao House 2.0 project focused on rethinking manufactured housing.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Holistic Human-Centered Design
    methodology: holistic_design
    By integrating functional, aesthetic, and spiritual dimensions into design, we produce environments that support full-spectrum human wellbeing because design decisions are not limited to utility but intentionally address emotional and existential needs.
  • Participatory Design Partnership Model
    methodology: participatory_design
    By co-developing solutions with clients and stakeholders through collaborative workshops, we produce more effective and contextually appropriate outcomes because the process centers lived experience, shared problem definition, and joint ownership of design.
  • Service-Learning for Community Engagement
    methodology: service-learning internship model
    By engaging individuals from lower economic and ethnically diverse communities in service and learning internships, we produce pathways to empowerment and skill development because experiential learning fosters agency and long-term participation in civic and professional life.