Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024
Filed by ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $45,698
- Total expenses
- $59,204
- Contributions and grants received
- $40,000
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $5,698
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $130,606
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $130,606
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $34,650
Program services were 58.5% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) is a member-based service organization that connects not-for-profit architectural organizations and cultural institutions around the world dedicated to enhancing public dialogue about architecture and the built environment. Its programs serve over 110 members across 42 U.S. cities and 7 countries, including Canada, Czechia, Denmark, France, India, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Through online resources and discussion groups, as well as conferences and other learning events, AAO seeks to increase the management efficiency of its member organizations; cultivate a shared sense of purpose among its members; and promote greater public understanding and appreciation for architecture and design.
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The Association of Architecture Organizations' signature event is its annual Conference, offering participants either an in-person or online suite of lectures, presentations, and skill-building opportunities relevant to spurring public dialogue on architecture and design. In 2024, AAO conducted one free, half-day virtual workshop.
Expenses $11,909 · Grants $10,000
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The Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) provides a complement of Member Services year-round. Major activities include the management of AAO Network Groups, distinct knowledge communities comprised of AAO members who convene to share management insights in specific program areas (e.g., architectural tours, exhibitions, K-12 outreach). There were 5 AAO Network meetings in 2024, attracting 125 participants.
Expenses $22,741
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Sarah Herda
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Benjamin Prosky
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Michael Monti
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Polly Carpenter
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Stepan Bartl
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
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Michael Wood
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $31,565
- Compensation
- $23,261
- Benefit plans
- $8,304
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202512279349201701
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