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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$68,120,174
Total expenses
$66,553,952
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$1,358,684
Program service revenue
$48,229,252
Investment income
$15,022,073
Other revenue
$4,868,849
Total assets, end of year
$196,886,874
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,487,782
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$160,399,092
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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $22,237,245 · related or exempt $22,237,245

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE

    total $15,856,502 · related or exempt $15,856,502

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

    total $9,198,586 · related or exempt $4,334,034 · excluded $4,864,552

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

    total $936,919 · related or exempt $315,034 · unrelated business $621,885

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,416,233 · excluded $3,416,233

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,486,808 · excluded $2,486,808

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,909,057

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,624,842

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,284,215

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,284,215 · unrelated business $168,987 · excluded $1,115,228

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $64,209,855

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

    securities $52,571,410 · other assets $32,605

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $11,638,445 · other assets -$32,605

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $11,605,840 · excluded $11,605,840

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $646,510

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $218,711

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $427,799 · related or exempt $427,799

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $392,125 · excluded $392,125

  • 11b · Other revenue: GARAGE RENTAL

    total $277,902 · unrelated business $277,902

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $670,027

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,153,265

  • 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 $1,989,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $23,990,780

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,663,851

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,889,930

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,817,884

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $439,919

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $555,130

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $365,036

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $622,533

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,183,901

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $552,582

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,014,231

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,390,454

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $486,008

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,260,307

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,288,638

  • 20 · Interest

    total $97,221

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $3,907,268

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,407,639

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $666,463

  • 24a · Other expenses: INCOME TAX

    total $142,792

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK & MERCHANT PROFESS

    total $1,901,481

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROMOTION & PUBLICATION

    total $600,644

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $400,501

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,560,242

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $685,565 · end of year $554,703

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $125,664,539 · end of year $122,558,328

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,599,978 · end of year $2,909,884

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $77,982 · end of year $124,833

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $886,984 · end of year $1,409,534

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

    $49,502,607

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

    $29,732,344

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,045,890 · end of year $19,770,263

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $48,242,893 · end of year $49,038,867

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $892,487 · end of year $520,462

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,000,704 · end of year $12,661,695

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,925,325 · end of year $16,577,854

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,727,494 · end of year $7,016,439

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $185,189 · end of year $231,794

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $154,097,952 · end of year $156,007,284

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,159,654 · end of year $4,391,808

Mission and programs · 2023

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 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • EMILY GRANDSTAFF-RICE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $85,000
    From this org
    $85,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • KIMBERLY DOWDELL

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

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

  • TIMOTHY HAWK

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • BRITT LINDBERG

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • RYAN GANN

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KEVIN HOLLAND

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ILLYA AZAROFF

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • NATHANIEL HUDSON

    STRATEGIC COUNCIL AT-LARGE

    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

  • ETTY PADMODIPOETRO

    APPOINTED DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TIMOTHY DUFAULT

    APPOINTED DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DARRAL TATE

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • COOPER MOORE

    STUDENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • RUSTY BIENVENUE

    CACE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LAKISHA ANN WOODS CAE

    EVP/CEO

    Total calculated
    $856,020
    From this org
    $762,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $93,133
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $640,505
    Bonus
    $121,416
    Other
    $966
    Deferred
    $49,118
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,015
    Filer's total
    $856,020

  • TERRI STEWART

    CHIEF FINANCE & ADMIN. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $426,632
    From this org
    $388,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,426
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $358,400
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $1,806
    Deferred
    $36,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,386
    Filer's total
    $426,632

  • RENEE YANCEY

    CHIEF EXTERNAL & EDI OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $371,980
    From this org
    $333,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,934
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $306,115
    Bonus
    $25,200
    Other
    $1,731
    Deferred
    $24,683
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,251
    Filer's total
    $371,980

  • KEVIN WATKINS

    SR. VP, MEMBER & COMPONENT ENG.

    Total calculated
    $335,201
    From this org
    $295,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,093
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,688
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $25,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,259
    Filer's total
    $335,201

  • SARAH DODGE

    SVP, ADVOCACY & RELAT. (UNTIL 8/23)

    Total calculated
    $387,778
    From this org
    $339,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,946
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $338,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,204
    Deferred
    $15,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,148
    Filer's total
    $387,778

  • ANDREW FLANK

    SVP, SALES, EVENTS & EXHIBITS

    Total calculated
    $370,288
    From this org
    $327,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,780
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $327,088
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $26,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,260
    Filer's total
    $370,288

  • ROBERT CLAYBORNE

    SVP, KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE

    Total calculated
    $356,179
    From this org
    $311,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,084
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,875
    Bonus
    $28,800
    Other
    $420
    Deferred
    $44,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $101
    Filer's total
    $356,179

  • TERRENCE ONA

    SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $359,919
    From this org
    $297,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,480
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,873
    Bonus
    $19,600
    Other
    $966
    Deferred
    $18,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,780
    Filer's total
    $359,919

  • MARY SCHNEIDER

    STRATEGIC ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $306,139
    From this org
    $288,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,509
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,000
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $630
    Deferred
    $17,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    $101
    Filer's total
    $306,139

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
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 4B
DURING 2023, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS VESTED INTO AMOUNTS FROM A SECTION 457 PLAN: KATHRON COMPTON COVALESKI - $92,669.58 PAMELA DAY - $12,084.42 SUSAN MCDAID - $89,659.08 JAY ANTHONY STEVENS - $62,656.59

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.

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 $15,464 · share of assets $23,832,460 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349309691

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