Aia Illinois Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852857948
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Springfield, IL, USA
Phone
2175222309
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,852
Expenses
$16,968
Assets
$29,564
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRED BRANDSTRADER THRU 123124 (PRESIDENT)
  • MIKE ELLIOTT THRU 053124 (PRESIDENT-ELECT/TREASURER)
  • ERIC KLINNER (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TERRY MOELLER (TRUSTEE)
  • MIKE ROGERS THRU 123124 (TRUSTEE)
  • FELICIA BURTON (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The architecture foundation of Illinois (afi), a philanthropic partner of aia Illinois, is dedicated to advancing public appreciation of architecture and fostering the next generation of architects to create it.

What it reported doing in 2024

Public outreach - scholarshipsdonations to architects through golf outing and simple donation to help support the scholarships they present to architecture students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 58.9%; rating input score 59

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -190%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.74; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -55.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 58.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.