RICHARDSON ARCHITECTURE CENTER INC
EIN 26-1868261 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
THE LIPSEY ARCHITECTURE CENTER BUFFALO (THE CENTER) EXPLORES EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE and CITY PLANNING AS DEMONSTRATED BY BUFFALOS OUTSTANDING ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. LOCATED IN THE RICHARDSON OLMSTEAD COMPLEX, THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE ORIENTATION, PROMPT INSPIRATION, and SERVE AS A GATHERING PLACE to LAUNCH NEW IDEAS RELATED to ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, and DESIGN. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, TOURS, PROGRAMS, and OUTREACH, THE CENTER ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN BUFFALOS ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, and URBAN PLANNING, and ITS ROLE IN CULTURE and DESIGN LITERACY. THE CENTER FOSTERS COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE SIMILAR GOAL of ACTIVATING BUFFALOS ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, and LANDSCAPE. BY PROVIDING A CENTER to HOST EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, and PROGRAMS, THE CENTER ACTIVELY COLLABORATES WITH ALIGNED GROUPS IN DIALOGUE and SHARED PROGRAMMING.
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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.
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PARIS ROSELLIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANTHONY BANNONDIRECTOR
ANTHONY B MARTINODIRECTOR
CHRISTINE WIKTOR CIC CRMTREASURER
CHRISTOPHER T GREENESECRETARY
DOTTIE GALLAGHERDIRECTOR
ED HEALYDIRECTOR
JUDITH C LIPSEYCHAIR
MICHAEL S ANTHONYDIRECTOR
PAUL HOJNACKIVICE CHAIR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2008
- Location
- 444 FOREST AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY 14213
- County
- Erie
- In care of
- PARIS ROSELLI
- Primary officer
- PARIS ROSELLI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP
- NTEE classification
- Historical Organizations (A80)
- IRS tax category
- Historical Organizations