Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$92,328,399

Total expenses

$94,581,754

Contributions and grants received

$11,879,511

Grants paid

$1,772,418

Program service revenue

$79,500,511

Investment income

$948,377

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$93,389,265

Total liabilities, end of year

$26,947,362

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$66,441,903

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$73,742,095

Management and general expenses

$18,803,186

Fundraising expenses

$2,036,473

Program service expenses (Part III)

$73,742,095

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• DISTRICT AND NATIONAL COUNCILS:DISTRICT COUNCILS DELIVER THE ULI MISSION DOMESTICALLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THEY ENGAGE LOCAL MEMBERS THROUGH DEVELOPING VARIOUS ULI PRIORITY PROGRAMS, HOSTING EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, AND CONVENING EVENTS SUCH AS SPECIAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCES KEYED TO THE RELEASE OF PUBLICATIONS LIKE EMERGING TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE. BY CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING INDUSTRY EXPERTISE TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, DISTRICT COUNCILS FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES TO FOSTER COLLABORATION LOCALLY AND BUILD HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.NATIONAL COUNCILS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE LOCAL LAND USE POLICY INTERNATIONALLY BY FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR NATIONAL COUNCILS DO THIS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND EVENTS SUCH AS CONFERENCES, PROJECT TOURS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN THE ULI SPIRIT OF OFFERING AN UNBIASED AND NONPARTISAN EXCHANGE ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY, NATIONAL COUNCILS PROVIDE THE AVENUES FOR ACTIVE DIALOGUES AMONG PRIVATE INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO HELP PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES.THE ACTIVITIES RECORDED HERE ARE THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED DIRECTLY BY THE DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCILS, WHICH ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ON AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL BASIS SEPARATELY WITHIN ULI, AS WELL AS THE COSTS INCURRED BY ULI AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCIL PROGRAM. THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ARE FOR PROGRAM AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION, URBAN REVITALIZATION, AND EDUCATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.

  Expenses $38,919,939 · Grants $126,356 · Revenue $31,520,126

• MEETINGS/CONFERENCES:THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS TWO SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC MULTI-DAY MEETINGS EACH YEAR THAT BRING TOGETHER INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES. BOTH SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS TYPICALLY DRAW IN EXCESS OF 5,000 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, BROKERS, ATTORNEYS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. IN ADDITION TO ITS SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS, ULI EUROPE AND ULI ASIA HOST LARGE ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN CITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS.

  Expenses $9,649,381 · Grants $22,600 · Revenue $17,453,083

• CONTENT:THE INSTITUTE DELIVERS CONTENT TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH A NUMBER OF FUNDED CENTERS AND INITIATIVES:THE RANDALL LEWIS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN REAL ESTATE IS DEDICATED TO CREATING HEALTHY, RESILIENT, AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THE WORK OF ITS GREENPRINT AND URBAN RESILIENCE PROGRAMS, THE CENTER PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO LAND USE PROFESSIONALS TO INVEST IN ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO RESILIENCE WHILE REDUCING RISKS DUE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THE ULI CENTER FOR CAPITAL MARKETS AND REAL ESTATE WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 WITH A MISSION TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN FOSTERING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS SECTOR. ULI CURRENTLY IS ENGAGED IN REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKET ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE CENTER IS INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING, GUIDING, AND/OR SHOWCASING BOTH ONGOING AND NEW PROGRAMS.THE ULI TERWILLIGER CENTER FOR HOUSING CONDUCTS RESEARCH, PERFORMS ANALYSIS, PROVIDES EXPERT ADVICE, AND DEVELOPS BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REFLECT THE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES OF ULI MEMBERS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT TYPES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE CENTER INTEGRATES ULI'S WIDE-RANGING HOUSING ACTIVITIES INTO A PROGRAM OF WORK THAT FURTHERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH A RANGE OF HOUSING OPTIONS.THE ULI GREENPRINT CENTER IS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, TAKING MEANINGFUL, IMMEDIATE AND MEASURABLE ACTIONS TO GENERATE REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY WHILE DEMONSTRATING THE CORRELATION WITH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES. GREENPRINT FOCUSES ON REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHICH CURRENTLY REPRESENT ONE-THIRD OF GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS AND WORKS TO ACHIEVE ITS CARBON REDUCTION GOALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ACTION. THE CENTER USES THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF ITS MEMBERSHIP TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN LOWERING CARBON EMISSIONS BY EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING ENERGY-REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES, SHARING THEIR PERFORMANCE RESULTS WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE GREENPRINT PERFORMANCE REPORT, TM.THE ROBERT C. LARSON LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ENABLES ULI TO ADD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO ITS PROGRAM OF WORK AND EXTEND THE INSTITUTE'S REACH TO MANY MORE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL LEADERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE ULI WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE WHOSE MISSION IS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY AND NUMBER OF WOMEN LEADERS IN ULI AND THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.ULI'S URBAN RESILIENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES ULI MEMBERS, THE PUBLIC, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITIES. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, AND CATALYZE ADOPTION OF TRANSFORMATIVE MARKET PRACTICES AND POLICIES. THROUGH ADVISORY SERVICES, RESEARCH, CONVENINGS, AND SUPPORT OF DISTRICT COUNCIL PROJECTS, THE URBAN RESILIENCE PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REAL ESTATE MARKETS, AND THE LAND USE POLICY SECTOR.THE ULI BUILDING HEALTHY PLACES INITIATIVE IS A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM INCLUDING RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS, CONVENINGS, AND ADVISORY ACTIVITIES TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF THE INSTITUTE'S GLOBAL NETWORKS TO SHAPE PROJECTS AND PLACES IN WAYS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $8,005,158 · Grants $21,377 · Revenue $2,834,223

• PUBLISHING/URBAN LAND MAGAZINE:THROUGH ITS ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND THE RESEARCH OF ITS MEMBERS, THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHES BOOKS AND CASE STUDIES ON A VARIETY OF INDUSTRY TOPICS RELEVANT TO ITS MEMBERS. PUBLICATIONS ARE OFFERED IN PRINT BOUND FORMAT, PDF AS WELL AS E-PUB. PUBLICATIONS ARE MANAGED THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY FULFILLMENT COMPANY. THE INSTITUTE'S FLAGSHIP PERIODICAL AND A SIGNIFICANT MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT, URBAN LAND MAGAZINE PROMOTES THE INSTITUTE'S VISION AND MISSION BY REPORTING ON LAND USE POLICY AND REAL ESTATE PRACTICE, INDUSTRY SECTOR UPDATES, CAPITAL MARKETS AND MARKET TRENDS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND PLANNING AND DESIGN. THE MAGAZINE IS OFFERED FREE WITH MEMBERSHIP AND IS AVAILABLE BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE.

  Expenses $1,226,851 · Revenue $131,470

• ULI LEARNING:ULI LEARNING PROGRAM DELIVERS PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION FOR LAND USE AND REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AT ALL LEVELS FROM EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS. REFLECTING THE DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS THAT COMPRISE THE ULI MEMBERSHIP, THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SERVE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS DISCIPLINES THROUGH ONLINE COURSES, REAL ESTATE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAMS, AND THE PRO FORMA FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE.

  Expenses $988,626 · Revenue $677,728

• ADVISORY SERVICES:ADVISORY SERVICES PANELS PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH ADVISORY REPORTS TO ADDRESS THE MOST CHALLENGING REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE ISSUES FACING COMMUNITIES TODAY. IN PROVIDING ADVISORY SERVICES, ULI CONVENES A PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS FROM ITS DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING DEVELOPERS, PLANNERS, FINANCIERS, MARKET ANALYSTS, DESIGNERS, ECONOMISTS, ARCHITECTS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL AND OBJECTIVE ADVICE THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE.

  Expenses $736,278 · Revenue $138,007

• AWARDS: ULI HAS SET THE STANDARD IN RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, RELATED PROGRAMS, AND VISIONARIES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT. ULI'S AWARDS PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY SELECTIVE AND PROVIDE A PRESTIGIOUS REFERENCE FOR PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. WINNERS AND FINALISTS BENEFIT FROM WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AMONG INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN FIELDS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AWARDS INCLUDE: THE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM, THE ULI J.C. NICHOLS PRIZE FOR VISIONARIES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE ULI GERALD D. HINES STUDENT URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION AND THE ULI AMANDA BURDEN URBAN OPEN SPACE AWARD.

  Expenses $778,218 · Grants $106,437 · Revenue $344,568

• MEMBERSHIP:ULI OFFERS A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERSHIP DEPENDING ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC INTEREST, INCLUDING: ASSOCIATE, FULL, YOUNG LEADER MEMBER UNDER 35, AND CORPORATE WITH FURTHER DISTINCTIONS FOR PRIVATE VERSUS PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC VERSUS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP. EACH PROGRAM PROVIDES THE MEMBER WITH A SPECIFIC BASKET OF BENEFITS. MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES RELATE TO MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS, AS WELL AS ORDER PROCESSING AND FULL MEMBER ADMISSIONS ACTIVITIES.

  Expenses $3,385,904 · Revenue $23,660,472

• PRODUCT COUNCILS:PRODUCT COUNCILS PROVIDE A DEDICATED FORUM FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF A VARIETY OF SPECIFIC INDUSTRY SECTORS. MEMBERSHIP IS LIMITED TO FULL MEMBERS AND IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. THE INSTITUTE CURRENTLY HAS 65 DOMESTIC AND 7 GLOBAL COUNCILS FOCUSED ON 25 AREAS OF ACTIVITY, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE/WORKFORCE HOUSING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR HOUSING, TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, URBAN REVITALIZATION AMONG MANY OTHERS.

  Expenses $2,887,148 · Revenue $2,661,585

• LEADERSHIP: THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF ITS MOST SENIOR-LEVEL MEMBERS IN LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERING, AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE INSTITUTE. THE PROGRAM WILL WORK WITH APPROXIMATELY 600 MEMBERS, INCLUDING ULI FOUNDATION GOVERNORS, CURRENT GOVERNING TRUSTEES AND FORMER TRUSTEES.

  Expenses $212,082

• ULIF OPERATING EXPENSES SUPPORT:ULIF TRANSFERS 100% OF THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE ANNUAL FUND PROGRAM TO ULI TO SUPPORT ONGOING ULI PROGRAMS. IN RETURN, ULI ADDS TO ITS ANNUAL BUDGET ALL ULIF OPERATING EXPENSES THROUGH THE FORM OF A CONTRIBUTION TO ULIF.

  Expenses $1,495,648 · Grants $1,495,648

• INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE:ULI SUPPORTS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH AND FOR PEOPLE ACROSS BOUNDARIES THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHANGING THE DEMOGRAPHY OF THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY. IT'S WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PROMOTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY.

  Expenses $999,767 · Revenue $35,687

• COMMUNICATIONS:THIS FUNCTION INCLUDES ALL ULI INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL REPORT, E-NEWS SERVICE, MEDIA RELATIONS, BRANDING, AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS.

  Expenses $4,457,095 · Revenue $188,156

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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 ULI FOUNDATION

  $1,423,698

  CONTRIBUTION

• BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER DALLAS

  $26,250

  CONTRIBUTION

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY

  $20,700

  CONTRIBUTION

• TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION

  $10,000

  CONTRIBUTION

• UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

  $10,000

  CONTRIBUTION

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.

• ULI FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING IN SUPPORT OF ULI RESEARCH AND EDUCATION · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by URBAN LAND INSTITUTE

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

6 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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