Nonprofit · EIN 23-7415234
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS
Tax-exempt · ELMHURST, IL 60126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,034,097 | $1,856,231 | $177,866 | $6,958,104 | $491,419 | $6,466,685 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,924,745 | $1,853,718 | $71,027 | $6,625,773 | $336,954 | $6,288,819 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,736,376
- Investment income
- $284,793
- Other revenue
- $12,928
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,810
- Other salaries and wages
- $357,333
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $644,632
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,097
- Accounting fees
- $22,761
- Occupancy
- $5,921
- Travel
- $47,155
- Depreciation
- $17,537
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,625,773
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,958,104
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $491,419
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,466,685
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,500
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,727,346
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,466,685
- Gross receipts
- $2,034,097
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KNOWLTON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $142,906 | $0 |
| ROCIO SHAH | CONTROLLER Officer | 32 | $77,895 | $4,603 |
| CLAUDIO RAMOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA HARTRANFT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON THRASHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA WILKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERED WIDMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN STACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAN SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA LOBO | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERINE SAROUFIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA ANTICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER KNOWLTON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $112,078 | $0 |
| ROCIO SHAH | CONTROLLER Officer | 24 | $51,443 | $8,708 |
| ANA SPINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA HARTRANFT | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE BUREAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON THRASHER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA WILKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERED WIDMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN STACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIEL FUENTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA LOBO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA ANTICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 242 N YORK ST SUITE 514, ELMHURST, IL 60126-2716
- In care of
- % THE MERCHANDISE MART
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER KNOWLTON, 242 N ELMHURST ST SUITE 514, ELMHURST, IL 60126
- Signed the 990
- BRANDON THRASHER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (312) 434-1889
- Website
- WWW.IALD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PORTE BROWN LLC
Mission
TO ADVANCE THE GLOBAL PROFESSION OF LIGHTING DESIGN THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY, AND SERVE MEMBERS BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- CREATED EXCLUSIVELY BY AND FOR LIGHTING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, THE ENLIGHTEN CONFERENCES ARE A SERIES OF BOUTIQUE EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENTS IN THE AMERICAS, ASIA AND EUROPE. THEY'RE THE PLACE WHERE THE LIGHTING COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO LEARN, SHARE IDEAS AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS WITH LIKEMINDED PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT LIGHT. INTIMATE BY DESIGN, REGISTRATION IS CAPPED TO FEWER THAN 500 ATTENDEES, ALLOWING FOR MEANINGFUL CLOSE CONNECTIONS AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROFESSION'S FOREMOST EXPERTS WHO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE, MOVING ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN INTO THE FUTURE.
- IALD'S PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS INVOLVE THE VOICES OF LIGHTING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS IN CONTRIBUTING TO PRACTICAL ENERGY POLICIES AROUND THE GLOBE. THE IALD RELIES ON A COMBINATION OF VOLUNTEER EFFORT AND ALLIANCES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE OUR IMPACT. IALD PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS INVOLVE A GRASSROOTS POLICY NETWORK THAT LEVERAGES THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION TO DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY NEEDS. THE IALD'S CURRENT PUBLIC POLICY STRATEGY CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON ISSUES THAT RELATE TO THE MISSION OF THE IALD (TO SERVE OUR WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP BY PROMOTING THE VISIBLE SUCCESS OF MEMBERS IN PRACTICING LIGHTING DESIGN) - LIGHTING QUALITY, ENERGY CODES AND STANDARDS, AND ENERGY ISSUES.
- GLOBAL REGIONS AND CHAPTERS: IALD IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS GROWING NETWORK OF 1,500+ LIGHTING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT LIGHTING IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IALD HAS OVER 35 REGIONS + CHAPTERS THAT SUPPORT THE INTERESTS OF OUR LOCAL LIGHTING, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITIES. THESE NETWORKS ARE A WAY TO CONNECT WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, CREATE MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS AND TO BUILD COMMUNITIES.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7415234
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,958,104
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,034,097
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,034,097 | $1,856,231 | $6,958,104 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,924,745 | $1,853,718 | $6,625,773 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,399,098 | $1,635,644 | $6,541,680 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7415234).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS is 23-7415234.
- Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1975.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER KNOWLTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,906 (CHRISTOPHER KNOWLTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,034,097, expenses of $1,856,231 and total assets of $6,958,104 at year end.
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