NonprofitsChicago Architecture Foundation

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Chicago Architecture Foundation

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$14.7M

Total expenses

$12.3M

Net assets

$10.7M

Grants received

$5.7M

167 grants

EIN

366144362

Tax year

2024

Mission

Advance public knowledge and appreciation of architecture. See schedule o.

Programs

2 programs

In 2024, the youth & family learning team averaged 17 unique programs per month, and 644 participants per month in those programs. 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).

Expenses: $827K

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.

Expenses: $610K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.5M
Program service revenue$7.7M
Investment income$102K
Other revenue$419K
Total revenue$14.7M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$6.6M
Fundraising$1.1M
Other expenses$5.6M
Total expenses$12.3M
Total assets$27.5M
Net assets$10.7M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Eleanor Gorski

CEO & President

Board

$388K

37.5 hrs/wk

Simone Edwards

Chief Financial Officer

Board

$232K

37.5 hrs/wk

Philip Nadasdy

Chief Strategy Officer

Board

$161K

37.5 hrs/wk

Monica Wilczak

Chief Advancement Officer

Board

$150K

37.5 hrs/wk

Lauren Bakos

Chief Marketing Officer

Board

$125K

37.5 hrs/wk

Gary Axelrod

Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kelly Powers Baria

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gia Biagi

Board of Trustees - Thru 12/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andreason Brown

Board Vice Chairman- BEG 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andre Brumfield

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Joseph G Burns

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stephen Cruise

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rama Dandamudi

Board of Trustees - BEG 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ann Drake

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Melissa Harmening

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sandra Helton

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stacey Kern

Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kapil Khanna

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ursula Moncau

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Juan Gabriel Moreno

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

David Nelson

Board of Trustees - Thru 05/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Newman

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lynn Osmond

President Emeriti

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jenny Niemann

Board Chairman - BEG 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Catherine Odelbo

Board Treasurer - BEG 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

James D Parsons

Board of Trustees - Thru 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Lisa Pickell

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brandi Pitts

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Robert S Rivkin

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

John W Rutledge

Past Chair - Thru 05/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Adam Semel

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Katie Spring

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Damona Strautmanis

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ann Thompson

Past Chairman

Board

1 hrs/wk

Danielle Tillman

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Edna Uribe

Board of Trustees - Thru 06/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kate Van Zeyl

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Bill Williams

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

Theodore Yi

Board of Trustees - BEG 09/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Weifang Zhou

Board of Trustees

Board

1 hrs/wk

John Pintozzi

Life Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Henry H Kuehn

Life Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ross Wirth

Ex-Officio Members

Board

1 hrs/wk

Daniel Lopez Jr

Ex-Officio Members - BEG 03/24

Board

1 hrs/wk

Constance Rajala

Ex-Officio Members

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Wood

Curator

Staff

$150K

37.5 hrs/wk

Angela Esposito

VP of Learning

Staff

$122K

37.5 hrs/wk

Jamel Magee

HR Director

Staff

$121K

32.8 hrs/wk

Eve Fineman

Senior Director of Exhibitions

Staff

$116K

37.5 hrs/wk

Joel Holt

VP of Information Technology

Staff

$114K

32.8 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 167 of 167

FromAmountPurposeYear
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$13K
UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
2024
$10K
Free teen workshop and education program
2024
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$600
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2024
$465
SAME AS ORGANIZATION 1
2024
$110
EDUCATION
2024
$250K
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
2023
$58K
TO COMPLETE A SCHEMATIC
2023
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$39K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$26K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$19K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$17K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$15K
2024 GO SUPPLEMENTAL WELLNESS & RESPITE GRANT
2023
$13K
UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
2023
$10K
Architectural career education for underserved teens
2023
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$5K
Public Charity Support
2023
$5K
General Fund
2023
$2K
Burnham Society Contributor fund
2023
$2K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2023
$750
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$600
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2023
$300
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2023
$110
EDUCATION
2023
$54K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$44K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD
2022
$25K
to support the implementation of the Chicago Architectural Foundation knowledge-building and professional development plan
2022
$21K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$18K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
EOY-2022 GO Supplemental Grant - Chicago Architecture Foundation
2022
$14K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2022
$13K
UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
Educational programs for underserved teens
2022
$9K
membership support, Burnham Society Leader level (no tickets or tangible benefits)
2022
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$5K
Public Charity Support
2022
$5K
SINGER P DONATION
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$5K
IN APPRECIATION OF ANN THOMPSON AND ELEANOR GORSKI
2022
$3K
to support the professional development of the Director of Human Resources at the Chicago Architecture Foundation
2022
$3K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND IN HONOR OF YOUR TRUSTEES GRAHAM GRADY AND JIM PARSONS
2022
$2K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2022
$200
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$175
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$110
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2022
$110
EDUCATION
2022
$110
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$93
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$80
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$236K
General operating support, 2021 Gala Support (no tickets or benefits). In support of the Come Home Project, from the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust.
2021
$236K
General operating support, 2021 Gala Support (no tickets or benefits). In support of the Come Home Project, from the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust.
2021
$102K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$102K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$98K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$85K
in renewed support of general operations.
2021
$85K
in support of general operations.
2021
$66K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$6K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$5K
General charitable contribution
2021
$5K
IN HONOR OF LYNN OSMOND AND JOHN RUTLEDGE
2021
$3K
to support professional development in the form of an architecture certification course.
2021
$3K
to support professional development in the form of an architecture certification course
2021
$3K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$2K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2021
$550
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2021
$480
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$300
Architectire education
2021
$80
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$250K
Education Initiative
2020
$122K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$107K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$85K
in support of general operations.
2020
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$52K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$40K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$30K
TO SUPPORT BURNHAM SOCIETY, "HELMUT JAHN: LIFE + ARCHITECTURE," MEET YOUR CITY CAMPAIGN, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$25K
From Me to We: Imagining the City of 2050
2020
$12K
General charitable contribution
2020
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED FOR GENERAL USE OF CHARITY
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$9K
GRANT FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
2020
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2020
$5K
in support of general operations.
2020
$5K
General Operating Support
2020
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2020
$3K
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT FOUNDATION
2020
$2K
In appreciation of Lynn Osmond.
2020
$2K
Public Charity Support
2020
$2K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2020
$1K
General operating support
2020
$1K
For general operating support. This grant is made in honor of your Board Members, Graham Grady and Jim Parsons.
2020
$550
TO ENHANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2020
$500
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2020
$349
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$300
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$220
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2020
$160
Matching Gifts
2020
$153
EDUCATION
2020
$148
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GRANT
2020
$110
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$110
General Operating Support
2020
$110
General Operating Support
2020
$110
Unrestricted
2020
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$94
MATCHING GIFTS GRANT
2020
$80
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50
EMPLOYER MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
2020
$250K
General Support
2019
$112K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$111K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$107K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$98K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2019
$10K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2019
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2019
$2K
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
2019
$175
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$548K
LEADERSHIP CONTRIBUTION FOR THE NEW CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER AND OTHER GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$150K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$106K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$10K
GENERAL, OPERATING, ENDOWMENT OR CAPITAL.
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$5K
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$3K
General Support
2018
$2K
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT FOUNDATION
2018
$1K
General charitable contribution
2018
$1K
DISCRETIONARY USE BY RECEIVING ORGANIZATION
2018
$110
TO FURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS
2018
$110
Unrestricted
2018
$1.0M
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$57K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2017
$34K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS
2017
$569
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$5.7M from 70 funders · 167 grants · 2017–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$2.2M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$646K · 7 grants · 2018–2023

Fulk Family Foundation Inc

$500K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$486K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$405K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$293K · 8 grants · 2020–2022

Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc

$250K · 1 grant · 2023

Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008

$153K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN366144362
NTEE codeA400
Subsection03
Ruling date1966-10
Formed1966
Employees156
Volunteers439
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo