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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$70,085,469
Total expenses
$68,575,808
Contributions and grants received
$105,213
Grants paid
$1,062,196
Program service revenue
$50,307,356
Investment income
$13,922,014
Other revenue
$5,750,886
Total assets, end of year
$230,344,971
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,008,277
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$162,336,694
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $29,200

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $76,013

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $22,714,922 · related or exempt $22,714,922

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $16,815,898 · related or exempt $16,815,898

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

    total $9,498,076 · related or exempt $5,763,544 · excluded $3,734,532

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ENTRY/AWARD FEES

    total $1,278,460 · related or exempt $367,275 · unrelated business $911,185

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,015,703 · excluded $5,015,703

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,724,976 · excluded $2,724,976

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,832,924

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,526,520

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,306,404

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,306,404 · excluded $1,306,404

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $53,607,795

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $44,701,484

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,906,311

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,906,311 · excluded $8,906,311

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $520,043

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $251,312

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $268,731 · related or exempt $268,731

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $1,135,325 · excluded $1,135,325

  • 11b · Other revenue: GARAGE RENTAL

    total $315,450 · unrelated business $315,450

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,450,775

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $856,777

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $187,919

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $17,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,595,137

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,480,883

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,454,749

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,541,179

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,857,357

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $123,553

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,167,132

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $351,961

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $675,773

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,956,052

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $905,574

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $643,642

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,462,483

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $935,838

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,577,246

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,415,171

  • 20 · Interest

    total $620,160

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $3,647,374

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,396,961

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $703,715

  • 24a · Other expenses: INCOME TAX

    total $113,573

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK & MERCHANT PROFESS

    total $2,135,988

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $515,876

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES (NON INCOME)

    total $410,614

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $825,621

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $554,703 · end of year $669,983

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $122,558,328 · end of year $120,287,332

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,909,884 · end of year $1,296,341

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $124,833 · end of year $72,375

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,409,534 · end of year $2,153,008

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $57,943,364

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $9,296,281

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,770,263 · end of year $48,647,083

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $49,038,867 · end of year $56,666,640

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $520,462 · end of year $552,209

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,661,695 · end of year $17,614,985

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,577,854 · end of year $18,212,227

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $7,016,439 · end of year $31,993,991

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $231,794 · end of year $187,074

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $156,007,284 · end of year $157,975,180

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,391,808 · end of year $4,361,514

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

VISION: DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH THE POWER OF DESIGN AND FOCUSED ACTIVISM.MISSION: AIA INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS ARCHITECTS TO IMPROVE SOCIETY AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (AIA) IS A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ITS MISSION IS TO UNITE ARCHITECTS IN FELLOWSHIP; PROMOTE THE AESTHETIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND PRACTICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE PROFESSION; ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF PLANNING AND BUILDING; COORDINATE THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE; AND TO MAKE THE PROFESSION OF EVER-INCREASING SERVICE TO SOCIETY.

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - AIA OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEMBERS INCLUDING:CES: THE AIA IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH ITS CES/CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE AIA MAKES SPECIALIZED INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED CES PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS TO AIA MEMBERS, TO HELP MEMBERS MEET THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES: THESE COMMUNITIES PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO IN-DEPTH INFORMATION, SERVICES, KNOWLEDGE, AND CAREER NEEDS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE.

  • MEMBER SERVICES - AIA OFFERS MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDING:COMPONENT RELATIONS: LOCAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, AND REGIONAL UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH STATE AND LOCAL COMPONENT CHAPTERS.WEBSITE MEMBERS SECTION: PROVIDES AN ENTRY POINT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO AIA MEMBERS.HONORS AND AWARDS: PROGRAM PROVIDES RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE AIA. MEDIA RELATIONS SUPPORT CENTER: A TOOL TO AID MEMBERS IN IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE MEDIA RELATIONS EFFORTS IN THE MEMBER'S LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKET. SUSTAINABILITY: A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR AIA MEMBER FIRMS AND OTHER ENTITIES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO PLEDGE TO DEVELOP MULTI-YEAR ACTION PLANS, AND IMPLEMENT STEPS TO BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL BY THE YEAR 2030. AIA PROVIDES SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATION ON SUSTAINABILITY.

  • PUBLIC RELATIONS - AIA PROVIDES A WEALTH OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS.

  • PUBLICATIONS - AIA PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING: AIA ARCHITECT: BI-WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OF THE AIA.AIA STORE: ONLINE AND PHYSICAL STORE SELLING CURRENT ARCHITECTURAL PUBLICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS.OTHER PUBLICATIONS: THE AIA HAS VARIOUS OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND E-NEWSLETTERS PROVIDING CURRENT INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY.

  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: THE AIA REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ARCHITECTS BEFORE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER POLICY-MAKING BODIES. THIS OUTREACH, COUPLED WITH SUSTAINED MEMBER PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS, ENABLES THE AIA TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, AND RELATED ISSUES IMPORTANT TO AIA MEMBERS.

  • CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURE: THE AIA CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURE OFFERS MORE THAN 500 PROGRAM OFFERINGS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, TOURS, AND EXPO EDUCATION, AS WELL AS INFORMATIONAL EXHIBITS SHOWCASING THE LATEST IN BUILDING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS.

  • SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS: AIA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberly Dowdell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $85,000
    From this org
    $85,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Evelyn Lee

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Heather Philip-O'Neal

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Britt Lindberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kevin Holland

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Illya Azaroff

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Latoya Kamdang

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Laura Lesniewski

    STRATEGIC COUNCIL AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Korey White

    STRATEGIC COUNCIL AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anne Hicks Harney

    STRATEGIC COUNCIL AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carole Wedge

    APPOINTED DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Winston Yeo

    APPOINTED DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tannia Chavez

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Colt Brock

    STUDENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amber Lombardo

    CACE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lakisha Ann Woods Cae

    EVP/CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,717,494
    From this org
    $1,614,794
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $102,700
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $695,800
    Bonus
    $268,208
    Other
    $650,786
    Deferred
    $62,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,800
    Filer's total
    $1,717,494

  • Terri Stewart

    CHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $483,358
    From this org
    $444,784
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,574
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $376,420
    Bonus
    $65,592
    Other
    $2,772
    Deferred
    $36,171
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,403
    Filer's total
    $483,358

  • Kevin Watkins

    SR. VP, MEMBER & COMP. ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $394,283
    From this org
    $337,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,252
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,861
    Bonus
    $27,750
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $45,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,901
    Filer's total
    $394,283

  • Andrew Flank

    SVP, SALES, EVENTS & EXHIBITS

    Total calculated
    $513,939
    From this org
    $471,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,014
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $443,755
    Bonus
    $27,750
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $27,133
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,881
    Filer's total
    $513,939

  • Robert Clayborne

    SVP, KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE

    Total calculated
    $371,054
    From this org
    $324,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,915
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,969
    Bonus
    $27,750
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $46,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $403
    Filer's total
    $371,054

  • Mary Schneider

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $392,221
    From this org
    $363,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,608
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $303,733
    Bonus
    $59,250
    Other
    $630
    Deferred
    $19,019
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,589
    Filer's total
    $392,221

  • Kiersten Fox Thornton

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $423,253
    From this org
    $373,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,366
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $313,817
    Bonus
    $59,650
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $25,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,846
    Filer's total
    $423,253

  • Praveen Patel

    SR. VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $384,210
    From this org
    $309,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,119
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,921
    Bonus
    $27,750
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $39,519
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,600
    Filer's total
    $384,210

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AIA'S CEO IS PERMITTED TO TRAVEL FIRST CLASS ON LONGER INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. LIMITED SPOUSAL TRAVEL IS ALLOWED FOR AIA'S CEO AND PRESIDENT PER THE ASSOCIATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES. THE TRAVEL BENEFITS ARE NONTAXABLE TO THE CEO AND PRESIDENT.
PART I, LINE 4A
DURING THE YEAR THERE WAS A SEVERANCE PAYMENT MADE TO THE FORMER CEO. ALL AMOUNTS ARE PROPERLY REPORTED ON FORM W-2 AND IN FORM 990, PART VII AND ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II. DUE TO THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE TERMS OF THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT, THE DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE IRS UPON REQUEST.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • AIA FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

  • ARCHIPAC -THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

    527 · POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 1735 NY AVE LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS · DC · income $3,153,888 · assets $11,680,000

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INTERNATIONAL LLC

    CHINESE CHAPTER OPERATIONS · DC · income $41,161 · assets $217,867

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

  • 1735 NY AVE INVESTMENTS LLC

    INVESTMENT HOLDING · DE · income $8,950,699 · assets $98,680,615

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ACD BLOCKER CORP

    C · HOLDING COMPANY · DE · 100% owned · share of income $1,014,224 · share of assets $23,900,576 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523119349302442

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