Aia Minnesota

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410758513
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6123386763
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,227,692
Expenses
$2,209,263
Assets
$1,331,986
Liabilities
$483,538

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY KALAR (PRESIDENT)
  • JENNIFER CHRISTIAANSEN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SAM OLBEKSON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MARY-MARGARET ZINDREN (EVP/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • AMBER ALLARDYCE (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARY-MARGARET ZINDREN (EVP/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $240,386 total reported compensation
  • PAMELA NELSON (SALES DIRECTOR): $139,840 total reported compensation
  • STACEY JOHNSON (FINANCE DIRECTOR): $139,494 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule o. The american institute of architects Minnesota, founded in 1892, is the professional association for the architecture profession in Minnesota. As a state component of aia national, aia Minnesota provides services to local aia chapters located in Minnesota, and to the Minnesota architectural foundation. Aia mn produces a regional conference, publishes a digital and print annual "enter" magazine, lobbies on behalf of the profession at the state legislature, and delivers continuing education to members.mission: advancing a vital profession, vibrant communities, and architecture that endures.

What it reported doing in 2024

Professional development: the association conducts a variety of professional development programs throughout the year that are designed to stimulate creative thinking about the design industry and to educate people about changes in approaches, technologies, and codes which directly apply to architecture. These programs are operated and funded by the association and, on occasion, are sponsored by outside parties. All of these programs are designed for the benefit of the membership and related professions.continued on schedule o. In addition, the association's annual conference includes a product exhibition and continuing education programs, which are designed to benefit the members as well as those involved in or interested in the architecture profession.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 93% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 41.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $240K · 29 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.