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THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE INC

EIN 22-3047700 NEW YORK, NY

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Revenue 2024
$2,316,416
Expenses 2024
$2,413,066

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A20
Classification
1000
Street
536 LAGUARDIA PL

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE IS THE LEADING CULTURAL VENUE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN NEW YORK CITY, INFORMED BY THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CITY'S URBAN FABRIC AND IN DIALOGUE WITH THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. WE WERE FOUNDED BY AND SHARE A HOME WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS NEW YORK (AIANY) AND HAVE THE UNIQUE ADVANTAGE OF DRAWING UPON THE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES OF PRACTICING ARCHITECTS TO PRODUCE EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND DESIGN EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR K-12 YOUTH AND FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE A BROAD AUDIENCE ABOUT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE VALUE OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN URBAN LIFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE APPR'N OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN THROUGH EDU. & PUB. PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS.

  • -EDUCATION:LEARNING BY DESIGN: NY PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR NYC STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, USING ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TO ENRICH THE K-12 CURRICULUM AND DEVELOP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER INCLUDES DESIGN WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS, YOUTH, AND ADULTS AT THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, DURING SCHOOL VACATION PERIODS AND ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.-EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROGRAMS:CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS IN CURRENT TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM. FREE ACCESS TO GALLERIES AND LECTURES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITYTO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.-SCHOLARSHIPS:THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SELECTION PROCESSES.

    Expenses $1,889,141 · Grants $79,000 · Revenue $650,400

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Alexander Lamis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Kim Yao

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jennifer Sage

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Peter Robinson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gregory Switzer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Benjamin Gilmartin

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 4 related
  • Katherine Chia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marc Norman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Piscuskas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marquise Stillwell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Annie Tirschwell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Allison Tomlinson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Joseph Tortorella

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Thomas Krizmanic

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jesse Lazaar

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $247,520
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $231,280
    Other
    $16,240
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $223,780 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $7,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,938 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,302 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $247,520 related
  • Meghan Edwards

    DIR. OF DIGITAL CONTENT

    Total calculated
    $121,918
    From this org
    $109,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,538
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related
  • Lisa Mazzola

    DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $126,037
    From this org
    $115,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,990
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related
  • Susan Mecs

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, AIA NEW YORK CHAPTER

    Total calculated
    $155,186
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,722
    Other
    $13,464
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $138,722 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $4,162 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,302 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $155,186 related
  • Mary De Rosa

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $130,332
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $117,505
    Other
    $12,827
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,316,416
    Expenses
    $2,413,066
    Contributions
    $1,533,782
    Grants paid
    $79,000
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,367,560
    Expenses
    $2,564,698
    Contributions
    $1,581,723
    Grants paid
    $79,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,867,015
    Expenses
    $2,563,147
    Contributions
    $1,907,803
    Grants paid
    $73,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,190,268
    Expenses
    $2,470,689
    Contributions
    $1,509,198
    Grants paid
    $95,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,017,828
    Expenses
    $2,017,672
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,313,021
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,661,539
    Expenses
    $2,004,501
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,944,086
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,406,442
    Expenses
    $2,598,840
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,071,253
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,505,486
    Expenses
    $2,507,749
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,976,533
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,439,597
    Expenses
    $2,666,837
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,125,677
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,578,416
    Expenses
    $2,604,317
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,922,288
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $854,529
    Expenses
    $896,245
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,789,123
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $787,115
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,755,732
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $679,544
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,540,674
  • 2010 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $719,569
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,135,209

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.