Nonprofit · EIN 65-0483737
CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,373,656 | $1,347,294 | $26,362 | $496,501 | $2,790 | $493,711 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,382,265 | $1,489,763 | -$107,498 | $484,732 | $17,383 | $467,349 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,535,237 | $1,546,982 | -$11,745 | $599,030 | $24,183 | $574,847 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $658,039
- Membership dues
- $184,840
- Program service revenue
- $707,102
- Investment income
- $1,750
- Other revenue
- $6,765
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $229,073
- Other salaries and wages
- $387,929
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $688,573
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,099
- Travel
- $53,220
- Program services (functional)
- $986,670
- Management and general (functional)
- $360,624
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $484,732
- Total assets, end of year
- $496,501
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,790
- Net assets, end of year
- $493,711
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $424,854
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $68,857
- Gross receipts
- $1,373,656
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 61
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HURLEY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEIGH WALTON | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MACON TOLEDANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE LYDON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK BOHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDUARDO CASTILLO CORTES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARQUES G KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT LAMBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL LENNERTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEL MCGOWAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER MILLER-JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA WISE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER CALTHORPE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DAVIS | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDRES DUANY | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MOULE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFANOS POLYZOIDES | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SOLOMON | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORY BACHES | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| MARGARET GATTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLORY BACHES | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $139,247 | $13,508 |
| MARGARET GATTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,313 | $13,211 |
| MATT LAMBERT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK STARKEY | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GOULD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEIGH WALTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HENDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HURLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUES G KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LYDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER MILLER-JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MACON TOLEDANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CALTHORPE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DAVIS | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES DUANY | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MOULE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANOS POLYZOIDES | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SOLOMON | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLORY BACHES | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $122,240 | $14,224 |
| MARGARET GATTIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,812 | $10,141 |
| MATT LAMBERT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK STARKEY | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GOULD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEIGH WALTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN GIBSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN HENDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFOR HURLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARQUES G KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE LYDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL J SILVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MACON TOLEDANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CALTHORPE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT DAVIS | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES DUANY | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MOULE | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANOS POLYZOIDES | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SOLOMON | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1923 VERMONT AVE NW STE 201, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5365
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARGARET GATTIS, 1923 VERMONT AVENUE 201, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- MARGARET GATTIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 770-2087
- Website
- WWW.CNU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES URBANISM AT THE SCALE OF THE BLOCK, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE REGION. CNU MEMBERS ARE ARCHITECTS, DEVELOPERS, PLANNERS, ENGINEERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS DEVOTED TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- CNU'S ANNUAL CONGRESS IS THE PREMIERE NATIONAL EVENT ON BUILDING BETTER PLACES. EACH YEAR, 1600+ ATTENDEES CONVENE TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS, PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS, COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS, AND LEARN NEW STRATEGIES FROM LEADERS IN DOZENS OF FIELDS. OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CONGRESS ATTENDEES EXPERIENCE INSPIRING HOST CITIES LIKE LOUISVILLE, DETROIT, THE TWIN CITIES, DALLAS, AND BUFFALO, HELPING TO PLACE NATIONAL ISSUES IN A UNIQUE AND CHALLENGING LOCAL CONTEXT.Expenses $791,920 · revenue $675,274
- CNU'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS A MOVEMENT OF LEADERS, DESIGNERS, AND BUILDERS OF PLACES PEOPLE LOVE. THE MEMBER PROGRAM PROVIDES NEWS, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES TO CNU'S MEMBERS THAT ALLOW THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. MEMBERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT, ENGAGE, NETWORK, ADVOCATE, AND INNOVATE WITH OTHERS WHO ARE DEVELOPING A NEW VISION FOR OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $125,617
- CNU - ACCREDITATION: CNU'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAM ELEVATES THE PRACTICE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NEW URBANISM AND CREATES A STANDARD OF MEASUREMENT FOR BOTH KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW URBANIST DESIGN.Expenses $69,133 · revenue $31,828
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 65-0483737
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $496,501
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,373,656
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,373,656 | $1,347,294 | $496,501 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,382,265 | $1,489,763 | $484,732 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,535,237 | $1,546,982 | $599,030 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,277,496 | $1,220,286 | $665,774 | 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 65-0483737).
Questions about CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM
- What is the EIN of CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM is 65-0483737.
- Is CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM 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 CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARGARET GATTIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,373,656, expenses of $1,347,294 and total assets of $496,501 at year end.
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