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WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN (EIN 13-6363084)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-30
IRS object ID: 202423049349300922
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-30T10:22:38-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	134248283	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DE RAMON & CO CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 OLD TURNPIKE RD STE 305	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nanuet	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10954	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136363084	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WESTCHESTERMID-HUDSON CHAPTER AMER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 611	AddressLine1Txt
City	KATONAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10536	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIK WILSON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9142327240	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-10-29	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RONALD DE RAMON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00028790	PTIN
Phone	8453545555	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-10-30	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$160,297	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1936	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH SOUND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH MEETINGS, SEMINARS, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND NEWSLETTERS AND TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTCURE AS A WHOLE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$157,321	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$160,297	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$157,321	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$160,297	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$129,426	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$142,377	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$26,375	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$38,432	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$155,801	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$180,809	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,520	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$20,512	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$60,917	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$40,405	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$60,917	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$40,405	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH SOUND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH MEETINGS, SEMINARS, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND NEWSLETTERS AND TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTCURE AS A WHOLE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$82,844	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	NEWSLETTERS - THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, GENERAL NOTES, IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES PER YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 600 COPIES ARE DISTRIBUTED. THE PUBLICATION PROVIDES PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP CONCERNING CHAPTER ACTIVITIES, UPCOMING EVENTS, AND RELATED APPLICABLE INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS. DINNERS AND EVENTS - THE CHAPTER HAS A MONTHLY DINNER MEETING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THE FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO INFORM THE MEMBERSHIP, THROUGH SPEAKERS, SEMINARS TOPICS AND BUILDING TOURS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 40-60 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AT EACH MONTHLY MEETING. SCHOLARSHIP FUND RAISERS - THERE IS ONE ANNUAL FUND RAISER. THE 2022 FUND RAISER WAS A GOLF OUTING. THE NET PROCEEDS ARE GIVEN TO THE AIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND TAX ID 13-3585407. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED BY THEM.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$82,844	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VALERIE BROWN	PersonNm
Phone	9142327240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 611	AddressLine1Txt
City	KATONAH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10536	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHRISTINE INGERSOLL
STAFF	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LANCE AMATO
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HECTOR MUNOZ-BARAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK WARREN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW TETHER
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JC CALDERON
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MCCORMACK
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALISON SPEAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MALONE
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADINA BANAYAN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA KOVENAT
TREASURER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAN DEGENSHEIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
OSEIVVA OAKLINTON
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN TILLY
PRESIDENT ELECT	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID KOSAKOFF
GENERAL COUNCIL	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES HARFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIK WILSON
PRESIDENT	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VALERIE BROWN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$103,033	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$57,264	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$160,297	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$160,297	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,252	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,900	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,191	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,610	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,789	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,463	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,463	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTIONS	Desc
Total	$9,470	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,470	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,965	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,903	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2	BOYAmt
EOY	$4	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$19,768	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$18,270	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,498	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,405	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,405	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,405	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,405	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$20,512	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,768	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,270	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,498	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,498	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CREDIT CARD	Desc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11	ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AT ANY TIME. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b	AN ANNUAL COMPNESATION REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY YEAR IN DECEMEBER
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST