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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0225668

WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Financials

$1.9M$1.9M2023$2.1M$2.1M2024$2M$2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,032,961$2,006,208$26,753$351,256$359,674-$8,418
December 31, 2024990$2,070,332$2,082,169-$11,837$367,351$297,584$69,767
December 31, 2023990$1,946,189$1,859,604$86,585$257,947$176,343$81,604
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$824
Program service revenue
$1,900,450
Investment income
$27
Net rental income
$130,949
Other revenue
$131,660

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$205,875
Other salaries and wages
$483,365
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$771,505
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,756
Accounting fees
$50,190
Occupancy
$768,896
Travel
$1,972
Depreciation
$22,936

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$367,351
Total assets, end of year
$351,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$359,674
Net assets, end of year
-$8,418
Land, buildings and equipment
$169,145
Publicly traded securities
$4,066
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$8,418
Gross unrelated business income
$95,671
Gross receipts
$2,065,205
Employees
7
Volunteers
14
Year formed
1954
State of legal domicile
DC

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY FITCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/31/25
Officer
32.5$200,545$5,330
KATHLEEN SPENCER DIRECTOROF EDUCATION AND PROGRAM STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
37.5$117,449$5,064
ALISON PAVILONISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ELLEN HATTONVP/PRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ELEANOR CHOISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROARK REDWOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
WILL TEASSIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL BROWNDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CAITLIN BRADYDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREGORY CHANGDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRIAN FOREHANDDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TOM LENARDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSEPH MCKENLEYDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KEVIN MCNULTYDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MIKA NARYANSINGHDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MORINA PETERSONDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY FITCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
32.5$200,178$5,330
KATHERINE SPENCER DIRECTOROF EDUCATION AND PROGRAM STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
37.5$115,501$5,064
WILL TEASSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALISON PAVILONISVP/PRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROARK REDWOODSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ELLEN HATTONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
YISELLE SANTOS-RIVERAIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIMBOLA BAMIDELEDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ABIGAIL BROWNDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREGORY CHANGDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ELEANOR CHOIDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MIKA NARAYNSINGHDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RENCE GILLDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TOM LENARDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSEPH MCKENLEYDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOANNA SCHMICKELDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY FITCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
35$189,596$1,896
YISELLE SANTOS-RIVERAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
WILL TEASSVP/PRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ELLEN HATTONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALISON PAVILONISTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DOUG PALLADINOIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ABIMBOLA BAMIDELEDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ABIGAIL BROWNDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GREGORY CHANGDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ELEANOR CHOIDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JACK DEVILBISSDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RENCE GILLDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RYAN HORNERDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TOM LENARDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSEPH MCKENLEYDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROARK REDWOODDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOANNA SCHMICKELDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RON SCHNECKDIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
NISHU SINHADIRECTOR AT LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
421 7TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2229
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KIMBERLY BENDER, 421 7TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
Signed the 990
KIMBERLY BENDER, CURRENT EXE. DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 347-9403
Return prepared by
JM&M

Mission

WE EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS, PROFESSION, AND COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN WASHINGTON DC.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: THE CHAPTER HOLDS VARIOUS MEETINGS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND AWARD FUNCTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO HONOR ARCHITECTS AND ASSIST IN PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL STRUCTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS. THE CHAPTER PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER, MAGAZINE AND GUIDEBOOK. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE ARCHITECTURAL DATA RELEVANT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AREA.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-0225668
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1944
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$351,256
Income (IRS master file)
$2,065,205

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,032,961$2,006,208$351,256XML
990December 2024$2,070,332$2,082,169$367,351XML
990December 2023$1,946,189$1,859,604$257,947XML
990December 2022$1,842,264$1,971,189$207,489IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 53-0225668).

Questions about WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC

What is the EIN of WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC is 53-0225668.
Is WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1944.
Are donations to WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC 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 WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KIMBERLY BENDER.
Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,545 (MARY FITCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/31/25).
How much revenue does WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,032,961, expenses of $2,006,208 and total assets of $351,256 at year end.

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