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AIA FOUNDATION

EIN 59-3819154 WASHINGTON, DC

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Revenue 2024
$997,223
Expenses 2024
$963,130

Program services were 62.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B03
Classification
1200
Street
1735 NEW YORK AVE NW

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

4 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

ARCHITECTS USE THE POWER OF DESIGN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, TRANSFORM LIVES, AND CREATE A BETTER WORLD. THE ARCHITECTS FOUNDATION INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF DESIGNERS AND THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE ARCHITECTS FOUNDATION ALSO PRESERVES THE HISTORIC OCTAGON BUILDING IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, SEEKING WAYS TO BEST EXPRESS THE VALUES OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, AND KEEP THE OCTAGON'S LEGACY ALIVE WITH EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOCUS ON THE VALUE ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTURE BRING TO CULTURE AND COMMUNITY, AND THE ARCHITECT'S ROLE IN A JUST, EQUITABLE, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. WE ALSO RUN COMMUNITIES BY DESIGN, AN INITIATIVE THAT ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO ADDRESS CRITICAL CHALLENGES LIKE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, REVITALIZATION AND HOUSING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ARCHITECTS FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS HARNESS THE IRREPRESSIBLE SPIRIT OF ARCHITECTS TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER A NEXT-GENERATION DESIGN COMMUNITY.

  • OCTAGON MUSEUM OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT - THE ARCHITECTS FOUNDATION IS THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THE "OCTAGON" BUILDING, AN HISTORIC STRUCTURE LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE OCTAGON AS A MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, AND SHOWCASE. AS A MUSEUM AND EXHIBIT SPACE, THE OLDEST PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN DC NOW HOSTS PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATING THE CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL IMPACT OF ARCHITECTS AND ARCHITECTURE, AND THE ARCHITECT'S POTENTIAL TO CREATE A JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY. THE OCTAGON ALSO HOSTS EDUCATIONAL LECTURES AND EVENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $431,009 · Revenue $32,036

  • SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND DIVERSITY - IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARCHITECTS, EVERY YEAR, THE FOUNDATION AWARDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, ARCHITECT REGISTRATION EXAM (ARE) CANDIDATES, AND LICENSED ARCHITECTS PURSUING ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $170,529 · Grants $245,490

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.

  • Bill Roschen Faia

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Kirby Faia

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Liebowitz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vaughn Lewis Assoc Aia

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Dixon Faia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Flusche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Haar Faia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Hawk Faia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Higa Aia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ching-Hua Ho

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Milan Jordan Assoc Aia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Lewis Aia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Marshall Faia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marci Reed

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $195,729
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $167,233
    Other
    $28,496
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $166,029 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,204 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,664 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,832 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $195,729 related

  • Joel F Mills

    SR. DIR, COMMUNITIES BY DESIGN

    Total calculated
    $180,751
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $150,258
    Other
    $30,493
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $143,921 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,650 related
    Other
    $0 + $687 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,928 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,565 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $180,751 related

  • Erin Smith

    SR. DIR, DESIGN ASSISTANCE

    Total calculated
    $185,833
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $147,383
    Other
    $38,450
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $141,434 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,650 related
    Other
    $0 + $299 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,618 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,832 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $185,833 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
    $997,223
    Expenses
    $963,130
    Contributions
    $625,158
    Grants paid
    $245,490
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $842,597
    Expenses
    $846,430
    Contributions
    $537,280
    Grants paid
    $221,605
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $794,470
    Expenses
    $821,274
    Contributions
    $544,932
    Grants paid
    $335,577

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
    $1,255,923
    Expenses
    $499,515
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,503,278

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $825,660
    Expenses
    $550,621
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,746,004

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $619,759
    Expenses
    $478,930
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,071,994

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $571,911
    Expenses
    $577,591
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,428,324

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $824,978
    Expenses
    $457,603
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,767,009

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,659,986
    Expenses
    $622,711
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,230,898

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $789,580
    Expenses
    $1,087,089
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,297,430

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $974,190
    Expenses
    $863,219
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,522,210

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,851,227
    Expenses
    $777,092
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,240,531

  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $321,977
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,905,923

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

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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 13 October 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.