American Society of Landscape Architects Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522325427
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028982444
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Libraries

Reported finances

Revenue
$867,476
Expenses
$781,651
Assets
$749,940
Liabilities
$131,071

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

63 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • TOREY CARTER-CONNEEN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $567,674 total reported compensation
  • GREG COHEN (TREASURER/CFO): $282,646 total reported compensation
  • CURTIS A MILLAY (SECRETARY): $167,071 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The asla fund invests in global, social, and environmental change through the art and science of landscape architecture. The fund supports educational programs, public awareness efforts, community initiatives, and the asla professional and student awards program. Together, these activities promote sustainable, resilient, and equitable landscapes while celebrating the profession's contributions to shaping healthier communities and environments.

What it reported doing in 2025

Climate action and research leadership.the asla fund continued to advance climate action and nature-based solutions in 2025, producing the landscape architecture 2040: climate & biodiversity action plan that speaks to biodiversity, carbon sequestration, adaptation, economic benefits, and more. The fund developed resources and programming to help professionals reframe the value of nature-based solutions for audiences who may not yet see their relevance - ensuring landscape architecture remains part of the conversation wherever decisions about the built and natural environment are made. That commitment is making a difference: landscape architects are better equipped than ever to demonstrate the real-world impact of their work, influence policy, and ensure that nature-based solutions are a foundation for how we design the world.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.96; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.1% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 60 of 60 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $736K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $568K · 63 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.