2025-09-29T13:38:58-04:00 2024-12-31 MILLER COOPER & CO LTD 3 Parkway North Blvd Suite 200 Deerfield IL 60015 990 2024-01-01 366144362 Chicago Architecture Foundation % SIMONE EDWARDS CHIC 3129223432 111 East Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601 SIMONE EDWARDS CFO 3129222118 2025-11-15 true true Steven R Glover P00253365 8472055000 2025-08-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER (CAC) SIMONE EDWARDS 111 East Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601 15812285 false X WWW.ARCHITECTURE.ORG X 1966 IL ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF ARCHITECTURE. 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THIS IS A 22% INCREASE FROM 2023 PARTICIPATION NUMBERS (524/MO) AND 133% INCREASE IN PROGRAMS OFFERED (7/MO). OUR CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDED TEEN FELLOWS, SATURDAY STUDIOS, FAMILY FESTIVALS, AND GIRLS BUILD!. WE WELCOMED A NEW CLASS OF TEEN FELLOWS AND THERE WAS AN 8% INCREASE IN GIRLS BUILD! STUDENTS AGREEING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN STEM (UP TO 97% FROM 90% IN 2023). 609691 291584 CAC OFFERS EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024, OVER 37,473 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR EXHIBITIONS. THE CENTER OFFERS A SKYSCRAPER GALLERY, ROTATING EXHIBITS AND A LARGE-SCALE INTERACTIVE MODEL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO. 4253269 393358 7566014 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 52 0 true 156 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 30 30 false false false false false true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X SIMONE EDWARDS 3129222118 111 EAST WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60601 Eleanor Gorski CEO & President 37.5 0.0 X 387784 0 30400 Simone Edwards Chief Financial Officer 37.5 0.0 X 231662 0 18149 Philip Nadasdy Chief Strategy Officer 37.5 0.0 X 161442 0 14530 Michael Wood Curator 37.5 0.0 X 149738 0 13477 Monica Wilczak Chief Advancement Officer 37.5 0.0 X 149709 0 13473 Lauren Bakos Chief Marketing Officer 37.5 0.0 X 125424 0 11288 Angela Esposito VP of Learning 37.5 0.0 X 122292 0 11007 Jamel Magee HR Director 32.8 0.0 X 120836 0 10875 Eve Fineman Senior Director of Exhibitions 37.5 0.0 X 115566 0 10401 Joel Holt VP of Information Technology 32.8 0.0 X 114422 0 10298 Gary Axelrod Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kelly Powers Baria Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gia Biagi Board of Trustees - Thru 12/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andreason Brown Board Vice Chairman- BEG 03/24 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Andre Brumfield Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph G Burns Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stephen Cruise Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rama Dandamudi Board of Trustees - BEG 03/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ann Drake Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Melissa Harmening Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Helton Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stacey Kern Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kapil Khanna Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ursula Moncau Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Juan Gabriel Moreno Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Nelson Board of Trustees - Thru 05/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Newman Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lynn Osmond President Emeriti 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jenny Niemann Board Chairman - BEG 03/24 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Odelbo Board Treasurer - BEG 03/24 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 James D Parsons Board of Trustees - Thru 03/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lisa Pickell Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Brandi Pitts Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Robert S Rivkin Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John W Rutledge Past Chair - Thru 05/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Adam Semel Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Katie Spring Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Damona Strautmanis Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ann Thompson Past Chairman 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Danielle Tillman Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Edna Uribe Board of Trustees - Thru 06/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kate Van Zeyl Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bill Williams Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Theodore Yi Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Weifang Zhou Board of Trustees 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Pintozzi Life Trustee 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Henry H Kuehn Life Trustee 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ross Wirth Ex-Officio Members 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Lopez Jr Ex-Officio Members - BEG 03/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Constance Rajala Ex-Officio Members 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jason Golub AIA Representative- thru 12/24 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Graham Grady Secretary - 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OPERATING 14809114 14809114 X 14936218 8197 213069 221266 14714952 14714952 12477650 213069 213069 12264581 12264581 Part III, Line 4: CAC CREATED A LARGE SCALE DETAILED ACCURATE MODEL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT. Part V, Line 4: THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF TWO INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. Part X, Line 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITION TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. Annual Gala 406599 362799 43800 26181 0 406599 362799 43800 26181 26181 17619 X true true X X X X X false false false false false false false true false Eleanor Gorski CEO & President 337784 50000 13511 16889 418184 Simone Edwards Chief Financial Officer 231662 8066 10083 249811 Philip Nadasdy Chief Strategy Officer 161442 6458 8072 175972 Monica Wilczak Chief Advancement Officer 149709 5988 7485 163182 Michael Wood Curator 149738 5990 7487 163215 PART I, LINE 1A: THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION PAYS FOR THE CEO'S MONTHLY DUES TO THE UNIVERSITY CLUB, WHICH IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IS USED FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS, LUNCHES FOR PROSPECTIVE DONORS, AND EVENTS ON THE BEHALF OF CAC. PART I. LINE 7: THE CEO RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, ITEM C DOING BUSINESS AS: CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER(CAC) FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (DBA CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER "CAC") MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS. CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING CHICAGO AS A CENTER OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. AS CHICAGO'S FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON URBAN DESIGN, CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN URBAN DESIGN. CAC AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING CHICAGO AS A CENTER OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. AS CHICAGO'S FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON URBAN DESIGN, CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN URBAN DESIGN. CAC AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: THE DOCENT COUNCIL, A LARGE VOLUNTEER BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION, ELECTS TWO DOCENTS TO BE VOTING TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE BOARD RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWED THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDED A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY WAS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS A PRECURSOR TO THEIR SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE LOGGED AND MONITORED BY THE FINANCE COMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. PERIODICALLY, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS HIRED TO EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT. THE CEO HAS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFIC GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND UPON REQUEST; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 Retained Earnings related to an entity no longer affiliated to taxpayer.