The architects foundation's programs harness the irrepresible spirit of architects to support and empower a next-generation design community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $207K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $281K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$826K
Spent
$551K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$8.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$826K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$794K
FY2023$843K
FY2024$997K
Expenses
$551K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$963K
Net assets
$8.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.8M

From the FY2020 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 Nov 2006.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $506K Management & general 7% · $37K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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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

Programs and updates

Empowers and supports a new generation of architects through design community programs.

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2 programs · $506K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Scholarships, Grants and Diversity

In order to support the next generation of architects, the architects foundation awards scholarships to architecture students and young professionals. The diversity advancement scholarship is awarded to outstanding minority students. The payette sho-ping chin memorial academic scholarship is awarded to an outstanding female student.

$269Kprogram expense
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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, stressing the importance of design, conservation and restoration of significant buildings and…

$237Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$142,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,180
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,100
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,010
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,036
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,469
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$826K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$506K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$668K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$826K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$182K
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$8.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 679
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$885K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$8.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$179K$179K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$10K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$59K$398$482
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$7K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$123K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$1K$757
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$137$961
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$33K$5K$300
All other expensesLn 24e−$347−$899$232$320
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$506K$37K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $997K$963K$34K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $843K$846K−$4K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $794K$821K−$27K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$500K$756K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $826K$551K$275K$8.6M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $825,660 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $426,267$668,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,911$9,530
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162,173$127,091
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,408$20,631
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $619,759$825,660
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $173,423$184,050
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $305,507$366,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,930$550,621
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,829$275,039
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $825,660 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,877 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$201,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$467,408
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$668,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,530$9,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $138,082$138,082
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$10,991−$10,991
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,754$4,754
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,530 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $147,722$825,660
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $550,621 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $179,050$179,050
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,581$6,581
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $14,714$14,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,866 · Management $17,575$27,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,884 · Management $398 · Fundraising $482$59,764
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,664 · Management $2,489$7,153
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,415 · Management $2,410 · Fundraising $5,105$14,930
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,202$123,202
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,567 · Management $1,297 · Fundraising $757$3,621
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $137 · Management $961$1,098
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,790$25,790
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,112$44,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,795 · Management $5,417 · Fundraising $300$38,512
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$899 · Management $232 · Fundraising $320−$347
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $506,297 · Management $37,360 · Fundraising $6,964$550,621
Part X · Balance sheet $8,746,004 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $884,561$1,018,837
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,000$76,112
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,856$2,031
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,891$15,277
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,902,011$2,895,345
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,154,356$4,556,751
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,319$181,651
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,071,994$8,746,004
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,222$100,992
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,222$100,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,598,799$3,607,225
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,375,973$5,037,787
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,974,772$8,645,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,071,994$8,746,004
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,645,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$825,660
XI-2 Total expenses$550,621
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$275,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,974,772
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$395,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,645,012

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