To engage the public in educational and aesthetic experiences to foster an appreciation of architecture, design and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $853K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $393K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
48%
Net assets
$5.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
$5.0M
FY2021▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1974.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $1.4M Management & general 45% · $1.3M Fundraising 8% · $226K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$166,112Pt VII · Sec A
Vice - Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Celeste Adams’s $178K as President & CEO is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Celeste Adams$178,477$208,671$178,974$159,104$166,112$112,451
Ahnquajj a Kahmanne$139,248$122,492$114,277$107,494——
Gregory James Pritz———$112,508——
Amy Debock$99,769$95,000$95,000———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Education programs,operation, preservation, and restoration of the frank lloyd wright home and studio in oak park, illinois and frederick c. Robie house in chicago. During the year, the organization had 34,713 visitors to the home and studio and 16,363 visitors to the frederick c. Robie house in chicago.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$904K
Other incomeLn 4–11$558K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$904K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Other incomeLn 4–11$558K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$649K
SavingsLn 2$501K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 6514
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M$5.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$166K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$529K$407K$152K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$191K$93K$73K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$40K$40K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$19K$56K$516
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$7K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$37K$13K$63
OccupancyLn 16$142K$15K$127K$400
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$556$18
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$392K$371K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$60K$4K$56K$434
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$335K$171K$143K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$137K$67K$56K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$1.4M$1.3M$226K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.6M$4.5M$110K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.2M$4.2M$2.0M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.1M$3.8M$2.3M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.6M$3.8M$1.8M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.8M$2.9M−$59K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$3.2M−$947K$5.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,823,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,387,154$903,630
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $485,356$1,361,264
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98$103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $331,695$558,164
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,204,303$2,823,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,829,883$1,535,670
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,321,081$1,346,634
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,150,964$2,882,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$946,661−$59,143
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,823,161 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $437,998 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$207,235
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$903,630
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,361,264$1,361,264
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103$103
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $12,848$12,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $105,081$105,081
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,237$2,237
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,801,499 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $118,032$2,823,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,882,304 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $166,112$166,112
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $528,773 · Management $406,564 · Fundraising $151,858$1,087,195
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $92,675 · Management $72,741 · Fundraising $25,320$190,736
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,316 · Management $40,316 · Fundraising $10,995$91,627
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,978$2,978
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,239$84,239
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,010 · Management $56,225 · Fundraising $516$75,751
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,149 · Management $13,139$20,288
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,811 · Management $13,066 · Fundraising $63$49,940
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,579 · Management $127,414 · Fundraising $400$142,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,808 · Management $556 · Fundraising $18$21,382
IX-20 InterestManagement $24,098$24,098
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $371,185 · Management $21,188$392,373
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,422 · Management $55,571 · Fundraising $434$60,427
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,665 · Management $142,758 · Fundraising $21,955$335,378
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,810 · Management $56,032 · Fundraising $14,545$137,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,373,203 · Management $1,282,997 · Fundraising $226,104$2,882,304
Part X · Balance sheet $6,763,209 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $223,257$649,026
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,298$500,824
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,100$16,550
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $225$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $129,179$246,745
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,286$42,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,665,004$5,307,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,151,349$6,763,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $175,124$189,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $556,077$615,129
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $345,076$936,446
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,077$20,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,090,354$1,761,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,949,329$4,923,736
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $111,666$78,116
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,060,995$5,001,852
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,151,349$6,763,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,001,852 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,823,161
XI-2 Total expenses$2,882,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,060,995
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,001,852

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