What Interior Designers Coalition For Change does

Interior Designers Coalition For Change (IDCFC) is a Southfield, Michigan-based nonprofit that provides free commercial interior design services to nonprofit organizations and communities with limited resources. Its portfolio addresses vulnerable populations and community needs through shelters, supportive housing, schools, food access, autism services, entrepreneurship, and cultural spaces. Project selection is based on community need and expected impact, and services are delivered by volunteer teams rather than a conventional fee-for-sale design staff.

Its disclosed capabilities are human design expertise and project methods centered on inclusive, functional, sustainable, and trauma-informed design, including veteran and survivor housing. No software platform, application programming interface, proprietary system, app, AI capability, or proprietary model is disclosed. IDCFC supports project intake, case studies, and project coordination through its website and relationships with professional design associations, architectural firms, manufacturers, and community organizations.

The business model is donation-funded: individuals, companies, and organizations contribute cash, while manufacturers and other partners provide in-kind products and services. Qualifying beneficiaries receive services at no charge, and IDCFC discloses no annual revenue, project contract values, or pass-through funding totals. Volunteer recruitment and project applications are managed through the website and industry partnerships, supplemented by community fundraising events, earned media, and case studies.

Name

Interior Designers Coalition For Change

Legal name

Interior Designers Coalition For Change

Website

https://idcfc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Interior Designers Coalition For Change is a volunteer-led nonprofit providing pro bono interior design services to nonprofit spaces serving vulnerable populations in Michigan. It recruits volunteers, selects projects by need, and funds work through donations and in-kind materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Pro bono interior design
• Nonprofit design services
• Trauma-informed design
• Community space design
• Sustainable interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Southfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: IDCFC relies on charitable donations from individuals, companies, and organizations to fund operations and project materials. The organization also encourages manufacturers to donate interior products and materials needed to complete spaces.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Interior Designers Coalition For Change provides volunteer, pro bono interior design services to nonprofit organizations and community-focused commercial spaces where need is high and resources are limited. Services span space planning, furniture selection, and trauma-informed/sustainable/inclusive design for projects including shelters, veteran housing, refugee housing, autism facilities, schools, and community innovation centers, primarily in the Detroit/Michigan area.

Product overview

Interior Designers Coalition For Change (IDCFC) is a nonprofit organization offering volunteer interior design services to communities and individuals where need is high and resources are limited. The organization operates as a service-based nonprofit rather than a technology product company. Its core offering is providing pro bono interior design services focused on commercial projects with positive community impact. IDCFC manages multiple concurrent design projects including current initiatives (Sanctum House for human trafficking survivors, Cortland Community Impact Center, Wayne County Empowered Pantry, Detroit Gaelic League, and Durfee Community Innovation Center) as well as completed projects (The Veterans Project, Freedom Village, Play Place for Autistic Children, Osborn High School, Grace Centers of Hope, and Turning Point). The organization collaborates with partner organizations including AIA Detroit, ASID Michigan, USGBC Detroit Chapter, and various architectural firms, and relies on in-kind donations from manufacturers for interior products and materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Interior Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.4M in-kind donations secured for single project (Play Place for Autistic Children)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AIA DetroitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIA Detroit is a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. They collaborate with IDCFC on projects including The Veterans Project at Sugar Hill and Osborn High School renovation. AIA Detroit provides architect volunteers and supports community design initiatives.
• ASID Michigan ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Society of Interior Designers Michigan Chapter partners with IDCFC on multiple projects including Grace Centers of Hope, Turning Point, and ongoing volunteer initiatives. ASID provides interior designer volunteers and design expertise.
• USGBC Detroit ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Green Building Council Detroit Chapter supports IDCFC's focus on sustainable design practices in community projects.
• Quinn Evans ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull-service architectural and design firm listed as a partner organization supporting IDCFC initiatives.
• Ghafari AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering, architecture, and construction services firm listed as partner organization.
• HKS ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHKS Architects works with IDCFC on the Durfee Community Innovation Center project, providing architectural design expertise for the 143,000 sq ft co-working space renovation.
• John Tagle Associates Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitects and planners who provided architecture team support for the Grace Centers of Hope project.
• Life RemodeledcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDetroit-based nonprofit that initiates major community projects including Osborn High School renovation and Durfee Community Innovation Center. IDCFC serves as design partner on these Life Remodeled initiatives.
• SamaritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization working with IDCFC on Freedom Village project. Samaritas finds incoming refugee families and continues to support them after occupancy.
• Think DetroitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with IDCFC on the Durfee Community Innovation Center project for creating co-working spaces.
• Resurge DetroitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on the Durfee Community Innovation Center project.
• Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit affordable housing organization partnering with IDCFC on The Veterans Project at Sugar Hill development in Midtown Detroit.
• Develop DetroitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDetroit development organization partnering on The Veterans Project providing housing for homeless veterans.
• Volunteers of America (VOA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit human services organization partnering on The Veterans Project at Sugar Hill.
• Wayne MetropolitancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOverseeing construction and development of Freedom Village property in Hamtramck, MI for refugee housing.
• Wayne MetrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization behind Cortland Community Impact Center initiative serving the Highland Park region.
• Sanctum HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanctuary for women survivors of human trafficking. IDCFC provides volunteer design teams for $3M renovation project to triple capacity to 3 buildings housing 30 women.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MASS Design Group: Nonprofit architecture and design firm focused on buildings and spaces serving vulnerable populations (healthcare, education, justice) — directly comparable mission of using design as a tool for social impact.
• Public Architecture: National nonprofit that mobilizes architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work for communities in need — directly comparable to IDCFC's volunteer-coalition model for community-focused design services.
• Design Corps: Nonprofit that organizes designers and architects to provide pro bono services to communities, with a focus on socially responsible and humanitarian design — closely aligned with IDCFC's mission and operational model.
• Open Architecture Collaborative: Global nonprofit supporting pro bono architecture and design for underserved communities; successor to Architecture for Humanity's programs — matches IDCFC's volunteer mobilization and nonprofit-community focus.
• ASID Foundation: Philanthropic arm of the American Society of Interior Designers, funding research, scholarships, and community impact initiatives — peer nonprofit within the interior design profession with overlapping industry network.
• Community Design Collaborative: Philadelphia-based pro bono design organization providing architecture, planning, and interior design services to nonprofits serving vulnerable populations — same volunteer-driven nonprofit model as IDCFC.

Others

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development — partners on IDCFC's Veterans Project at Sugar Hill and a comparable community-impact funder/developer in adjacent nonprofit space.

Broad incumbents

• AIA Foundation: Philanthropic arm of the American Institute of Architects supporting architecture-related research, education, and community initiatives — larger design-industry nonprofit adjacent to IDCFC's partner network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interior-designers-coalition-for-change

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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