Tulsa Foundation for Architecture FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Tulsa, OK501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 73-1475355Revenue $395K in FY2023

On file with the IRStulsaarchitecture.com633 S Boston Ave, 74119-1219 · Tulsa, OKTax-exempt since Jul 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tulsa Foundation for Architecture champions the art of good design and celebrates oklahomas architectural heritage through education, advocacy, and archives. Tfas mission has three legs: education, advocacy, and archives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 8% 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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $92K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$395K
-0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$366K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2023-0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$160K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$409K
Expenses
$366K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$353K
Net assets
$255K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$311K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $282K Management & general 16% · $60K Fundraising 7% · $24K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$97,081Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Tait’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amber Tait$98,914————
Amber Litwack—$97,081$90,618$30,115—
Amanda Decort————$78,000

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

Programs and updates

Promotes good design and celebrates Oklahoma's architectural heritage through education, advocacy, and archives.

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1 program · $282K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The first leg of TFA's mission is education. TFA launched three new public programs in 2023 and nine new tour offerings as well as formed 39 new community partnership that helped us execute our programs and tours (both new and existing).

$282Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$92K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$366K
Ln 25
Programscol B$282K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$133K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6117
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$178K$133K
Total assetsLn 16$377K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$226K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$71K$15K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$598$598
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$29K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$423$1K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$857$286
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$37K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$61K$990
All other expensesLn 24e$12$12
Total functional expensesLn 25$366K$282K$60K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $409K$353K$56K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $395K$366K$29K$255K 990 PDF
FY2022 $396K$313K$83K$226K 990 PDF
FY2021 $160K$169K−$9K$140K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$182K−$31K$132K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $395,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $256,020$225,350
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,462$155,982
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,614$13,954
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $396,096$395,286
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 $109,324$171,489
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,913$194,939
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $313,237$366,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,859$28,858
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $395,286 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $576 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$35,760
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,528
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$225,350
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $155,982$155,982
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,192$15,192
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,814−$1,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $156,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,378$395,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,428 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,542 · Management $15,369 · Fundraising $20,492$106,403
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,046$53,046
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $598$598
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,878 · Management $1,099 · Fundraising $1,465$11,442
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,165$16,165
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,680 · Management $2,590$31,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,835$6,835
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,237 · Management $9,780$20,017
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $423 · Management $1,110$1,533
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,569 · Management $857 · Fundraising $286$5,712
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $25$25
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,264 · Management $5,845 · Fundraising $1,911$45,020
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,618$6,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,742 · Management $990$61,732
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $12$12
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,814 · Management $60,460 · Fundraising $24,154$366,428
Part X · Balance sheet $372,148 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,654$200,119
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,060$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,109$120
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $35,994$35,413
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $177,635$133,296
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,200$3,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $376,652$372,148
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,940$15,950
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $133,984$101,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150,924$117,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $176,407$174,004
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,321$80,582
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,728$254,586
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $376,652$372,148
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,586 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$395,286
XI-2 Total expenses$366,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,728
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,586

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