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The American Institute of Architects
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0025930. Reported 134 grants totalling $5,302,284 to 90 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 90 distinct organizations, with 24% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 31% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,000. Half of what it reported fell between $6,500 and $26,300; the smallest was $5,150 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Architectural Accrediting Board Inc | Alexandria, VA | $1,262,835 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aia Foundation | Washington, DC | $587,074 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architecture Students Inc | Washington, DC | $522,880 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Conference of Mayors | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Building Museum | Washington, DC | $172,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aia Chicago | Chicago, IL | $158,775 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Organization of Minority Architects | Washington, DC | $134,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | Union City, NJ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A-E Pronet | Las Vegas, NV | $84,603 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Health Design Inc | Concord, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Council of Architectural Registration Boards | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sds Global Enterprises Inc | Wesley Chapel, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penn State University | University Park, PA | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aia Oregon | Portland, OR | $40,125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Institute of Architects Inc | Atlanta, GA | $39,950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archimania Pc | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | Fayetteville, AR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Society of Association Executives | Washington, DC | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Inc | Washington, DC | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $26,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas a &m University Aah | College Station, TX | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aia Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $24,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Chapter a I a | Dallas, TX | $23,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Decentralized Design Lab LLC | Hinckley, MN | $22,919 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quinn Evans Architects Inc | Lansing, MI | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Chapter American Institute of Architects Inc | Baltimore, MD | $21,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ace Mentor Program of America Inc | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aia Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $19,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Casey Trees | Washington, DC | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architects | New York, NY | $16,307 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aia Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tennesse Society of Architects | Nashville, TN | $16,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Society of Architects | Austin, TX | $15,525 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Institute of Architects | Detroit, MI | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Biositu LLC | Huston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Worklife Law | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Idaho Chapter the American Institute of Architects Inc | Boise, ID | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Institute of Architects California | Sacramento, CA | $14,498 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aia Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Ames, IA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Lawrence, KS | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Achieve More LLC | Woodbridge, VA | $12,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architects | Washington, DC | $12,071 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aia Minnesota Inc | Shakopee, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architects | Memphis, TN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redwood Empire Chapter of Aia | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aia Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $10,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Institute of Architects Florida Chapter | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architects Rhode Island Chapter Inc | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Navigator Cross-Media Inv | South Pasadena, CA | $9,470 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aia Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $8,431 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aia Colorado | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Buildings Institute Inc | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Erffmeyer & Son Co Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $7,486 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $7,413 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aia New York State Inc | Albany, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aia San Francisco a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects | San Francisco, CA | $6,975 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chief | New York, NY | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aia West Virginia | Charleston, WV | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Institute of Architects Inc North Carolina Chapter | Raleigh, NC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ball State University | Muncie, IN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | New Orleans, LA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana State University Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Center for Architecture Inc | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Dept of Construction Management | Seattle, WA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Institute of Architects | Birmingham, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association Option LLC | Isle of Palms, SC | $5,197 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aia Kansas Inc | Topeka, KS | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
28 of 90 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 of 90 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $1,360,595 | $13,550 |
| 2022 | 38 | $2,010,647 | $13,749 |
| 2023 | 26 | $1,143,265 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $787,777 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
37% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The American Institute of Architects's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 22 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 16 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1735 New York Ave Nw, Washington, DC, 20006.
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