SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

EIN 20-2507723 · Arts & Culture (A20)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE SOCIETY is to ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, LANDSCAPE and URBANISM WORLDWIDE AMONG SCHOLARS, PROFESSIONALS IN ALLIED FIELDS (INCLUDING ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION and PLANNING) and THE INTERESTED GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS MISSION is ACHIEVED BY: SPONSORING THE PURSUIT and PRESENTATION of SCHOLARLY RESEARCH; SPONSORING FORUMS for THE PRESENTATION of SCHOLARLY RESEARCH and EXCHANGE of IDEAS; PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS THAT DISSEMINATE SCHOLARLY WORK, PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION and GENERAL INFORMATION RELATED to THE FIELD and of INTEREST to THE PUBLIC; ACKNOWLEDGING OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIELD; FOSTERING SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH and EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY of THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT ALL LEVELS; ORGANIZING STUDY TOURS of SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS and SITES BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES and ABROAD; and SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION of HISTORIC PLACES and CULTURAL HERITAGE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $47.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

33.70%of revenue went to mission work47.6% of expenses · Program services

6.21%of revenue went to fundraising8.8% of expenses

$70.75spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

30.84%of revenue went to management and office costs43.6% of expenses

$6.96in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

63.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $188,116 for BEN THOMAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,897,699

Mission workProgram services$639,55433.70% of revenue47.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$585,29330.84% of revenue43.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$117,8416.21% of revenue8.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$555,01129.25% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,342,68870.75% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 47.6% mission · 43.6% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.75% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 50.1% mission · 38.4% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.29% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 49.6% mission · 40.3% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.31% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 51.9% mission · 37.9% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 136.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 43.8% mission · 44.6% management · 11.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.79% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 61.1% mission · 29.1% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.43% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 56.1% mission · 33.6% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.66% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 57.2% mission · 32.4% management · 10.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.67% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,897,699

Expenses$1,342,688

Annual surplus $555,011 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$639,554 · 47.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$585,293 · 43.6% of expenses

Fundraising$117,841 · 8.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,897,699

Expenses$1,342,688

Assets$9,339,648

Income$3,189,880

Contributions$1,212,330

Mission work (program services)$639,554

Fundraising$117,841

Grants given$471,528

Average grant$10,478

Management and general$585,293

Stocks and bonds$8,102,656

Accounting fees$54,377

Investing fees$59,868

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BEN THOMASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $188,116Base $164,683 · Other $23,433

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

BEN THOMASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HEBA MOSTAFADIRECTOR

VALENTINA ROZAS-KRAUSEDIRECTOR

THAISA WAYDIRECTOR

SWATI CHATTOPADHYAYVICE PRESIDENT

SUHA HASANDIRECTOR

PETER CHRISTENSENDIRECTOR

MOHAMMAD GHARIPOURPRESIDENT

MANTHA ZARMAKOUPIDIRECTOR

JASON NGUYENDIRECTOR

JACQUELYN SAWYERDIRECTOR

ALEX BREMNERDIRECTOR

GAIL DUBROWTREASURER

ERIC PAUL MUMFORDDIRECTOR

ELISA DAINESEDIRECTOR

CHARLETTE CALDWELLDIRECTOR

CATHERINE ROSE ETTINGERDIRECTOR

BRYAN CLARK GREENSECRETARY

ASHLEY GARDINIDIRECTOR

ANN C HUPPERTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2005
Location: 1365 N ASTOR ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610-2144
County: Cook
In care of: % PAULINE SALIGA
Primary officer: BEN THOMAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@sah.org Phone(312) 573-1365

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Arts & Culture (A20)
IRS tax category: Arts & Culture
Grant-giving organization: Yes