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Richardson Architecture Center INC

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 26-1868261Revenue $595K in FY2024Latest return filed Aug 5, 2025

On file with the IRSbuffaloarchitecturecenter.wordpress.com444 Forest Ave, 14213-1209 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Apr 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To showcase and reinforce buffalo's rich Architecture history.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $225K a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
76 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 75.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$595K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$254K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$595K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$651K
FY2024$595K
Expenses
$254K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$254K
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $190K Management & general 18% · $45K Fundraising 7% · $19K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Hojnacki
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Healy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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1 program · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through exhibitions, tours, programs, and outreach, the center engages the public in buffalo's architecture, landscape design, and urban planning, and its role in culture and design literacy.

$190Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2022
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo INCFY2022$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$595K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$254K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Government grantsLn 1e$500K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$595K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$558K$531K$503K$500K
Given inLn 1b$500K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$785K$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$76K$9K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$31K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$17K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$912
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$293
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$9K$857$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K$190K$45K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2025 $595K$254K$341K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $651K$473K$178K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $308K$152K$156K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $650K$173K$477K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $68K$96K−$27K$3.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $594,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,504$519,279
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,722$31,187
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,704$11,371
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,486$32,987
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $651,416$594,824
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 $110,134$152,218
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,871$101,787
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,005$254,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $178,411$340,819
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $594,824 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,987 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$500,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,279
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$519,279
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,187$31,187
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,371$11,371
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,174 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,371$594,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,005 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,174 · Management $8,962 · Fundraising $4,480$89,616
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,173 · Management $2,966$34,139
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,405 · Management $1,934$19,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,212 · Management $912$9,124
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $30,503$30,503
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,238$27,238
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,641 · Management $293$2,934
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,866$2,866
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,515$12,515
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,839$1,839
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,888 · Management $857 · Fundraising $14,147$23,892
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,377 · Management $45,001 · Fundraising $18,627$254,005
Part X · Balance sheet $4,325,529 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,536$343,928
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,043,825$1,261,100
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $915,477$50,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,181
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $784,890$2,668,570
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,923,728$4,325,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,243$38,449
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,754$12,563
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,997$51,012
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,346,983$3,716,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $530,748$558,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,877,731$4,274,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,923,728$4,325,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,274,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$594,824
XI-2 Total expenses$254,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$340,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,877,731
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,967
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,274,517

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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