CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (EIN 36-6144362)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-07
IRS object ID
201212209349301041
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2012-08-07T16:07:07-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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CityCHICAGOCity
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NameLYNN OSMONDName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF ARCHITECTURE. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES THROUGH ARCHITECTURE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS ADULT, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS ENHANCE APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY, AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SHAPES THE CITY'S FUTURE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTHE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (CAF) IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING PUBLIC INTEREST AND EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED DESIGN. THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES THIS MISSION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF ARCHITECTURE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ALL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY.THE VISIONBECAUSE NO ART OTHER THAN ARCHITECTURE SO VIVIDLY EXPRESSES WHAT CHICAGO IS AND WHERE IT IS GOING, THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO EXPECT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FROM CHICAGO'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT.MissionDescription
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DescriptionTOURS ARE THE HALLMARK OF THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, DRAWING 283,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE BY OFFERING INSIGHTS INTO CHICAGO'S BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTS. CAF'S TOURS ARE KNOWN FOR THE HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE WITH 480 EXTENSIVELY TRAINED VOLUNTEER DOCENTS. ALL OF CAF'S TOURS ARE CONCEPTUALIZED, RESEARCHED, AND WRITTEN BY DOCENTS, WITH NEW OFFERINGS EACH YEAR. TOURS INCLUDE 85 DISTINCT WALKING, BOAT, BUS, EL AND BICYCLE TOURS AND ARE CONDUCTED 363 DAYS OF THE YEAR.Description

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DescriptionCAF OFFERS EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2011, APPROXIMATELY 159,000 PEOPLE SAW OUR EXHIBITIONS AND A TOTAL OF 6,651 PEOPLE ATTENDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS SUSTAINABILITY, PRESERVATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN. THERE WERE 87 PROGRAMS OFFERED IN 2011 AND OF THE 87 PROGRAMS, 40 WERE FREE (46%) AND 47 FEE-BASED (54%). CAF IMPLEMENTED A NEW TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES. THE GOAL WAS TO ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN CHICAGO'S NEIGHBORHOODS IN CREATING TOURS THAT PROMOTE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE INAUGURAL OPENHOUSE WEEKEND ATTRACTED NEW AUDIENCES FOR CAF WHO WERE ENTICED BY FREE, BEHIND THE SCENES PUBLIC ACCESS TO MORE THAN 130 UNIQUE LOCATIONS IN MORE THAN 16 CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER CHICAGO AND THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPING A BROADER AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT.Description

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DescriptionTHE YOUTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND TOURS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, COVERING CURRICULUM SUBJECTS OF SCIENCE, MATH AND ART, FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. WE CONDUCTED 196 EVENTS DIRECTLY SERVING 12,363 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, AND INDIRECTLY SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 8,405, FOR A TOTAL REACH OF 20,768 IN 2011. ATTENDANCE IS BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS: 116 FIELD TRIPS FOR 5,082 K-8 STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS FROM CHICAGO AND THE COLLAR COUNTIES; 171 TEACHERS ATTENDED SIX PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 77 TEACHERS ATTENDED PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE WORKSHOPS, FOR A TOTAL OF 248 TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN HANDS-ON, BUILT ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOPS.Description

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1580616CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1685983CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2409207CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2369445CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1907751CurrentTaxYear
Total9953002Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1580616CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1685983CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2409207CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2369445CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1907751CurrentTaxYear
Total9953002Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total521003AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1709431999PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years17319CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years30580CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years28162CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year34534CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year44851CurrentTaxYear
Total155446Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years72924CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8219CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Total81143Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support10189591TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc45751185GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.92570PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.93220PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets In Part X716823AssetsInPartX
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Solicited Assets For Sale0SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance241332BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions5000Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses7311InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance253643EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance235541BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses5791InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance241332EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance25135BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions210445Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-39InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance235541EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance5135BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions20000Contributions
End Of Year Balance25135EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.87470BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.00650PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.11880TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis256177OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation27837Depreciation
Book Value228340BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis974704OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation330241Depreciation
Book Value644463BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings872803TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
SECURITY DEPOSITS3875
COLLECTION ITEMS (CHICAGO MODEL CITY)716823
TENANT ALLOWANCE RECEIVABLE56854
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets777552TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$13,935
DEFERRED RENT$67,861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts81796TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue11608609TotalRevenue
Total Expenses11411554TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year197055ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-3886NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$129,736OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-133622TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS63433ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt12757124TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-3886NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues168283OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990164397RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal12592727RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-984118OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-984118RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99011608609TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt12579345TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included1167791OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9901167791ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal11411554ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99011411554TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 4:CAF 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 THAT ENSURE THE CONTINUING VIABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF VISITORS AND RESIDENTS MAY EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTAND, AND APPRECIATE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, BOTH IN CHICAGO AND BEYOND.DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
PART X:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S APPLICATION OF GAAPUSA REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE FOUNDATION HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX STATUS. THE FOUNDATION WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR PERIODS BEFORE 2008.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
REVENUE REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 168,283. EXPENSES REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS -183,673. AAO RECONCILING ITEM TO ELIMINATE AAO FROM CAF FINANCIAL STMTS -114,346. TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8: -129,736.PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
REVENUE REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 168,283.PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
COST OF GOODS SOLD -984,118.PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
COST OF GOODS SOLD 984,118. EXPENSES REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 183,673.PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LISA DIETLIN ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 7029AddressLine1
CityCHICAGOCity
StateILState
ZIP Code606807029ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTING ON THE DESIGN ON THE EDGE PROJECT.Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts34500GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor16000AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization18500NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts34500TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors16000TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization18500TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesILLicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1457958GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1115908CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1342050GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1196462OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2STEIN RAY HARRIS EVENTNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event232000GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event223900CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event28100GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event249607OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total489958GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total139808CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events350150GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events246069OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events246069DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary104081NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonLYNN OSMONDNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org239523BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org40000BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org11000DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org7440NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org297963TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 1AReturnReference
ExplanationTHE 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 CAF. THE CEO REIMBURSES THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY PERSONAL EXPENSES.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICESFORM 990, PART III, LINE 2THE INAUGURAL OPENHOUSE WEEKEND ATTRACTED NEW AUDIENCES FOR CAF WHO WERE ENTICED BY FREE, BEHIND THE SCENES PUBLIC ACCESS TO MORE THAN 130 UNIQUE LOCATIONS IN MORE THAN 16 CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER CHICAGO AND THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPING A BROADER AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF CHICAGO'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE DOCENT COUNCIL, A LARGE VOLUNTEER BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION, ELECTS TWO DOCENTS TO BE VOTING TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO. THE AUXILIARY BOARD ELECTS THEIR PRESIDENT WHO ALSO SERVES AS A VOTING TRUSTEE EX-OFFICIO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS 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. A MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE CPA FIRM AND ORGANIZATIONS MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, 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 COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND CFO. 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 19THE 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.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -3,886. REVENUE REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS 168,283. EXPENSES REPORTED BY ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE ORGANIZATIONS -183,673. AAO RECONCILING ITEM TO ELIMINATE AAO FROM CAF FINANCIAL STMTS -114,346. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -133,622.

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