Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $732,484 to it, the largest being NETWORK FOR GOOD ($419,006). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $371k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $732k
- Net assets
- $3.6M
What American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Fund Inc does
Mission
To administer and promote the growth of the cof fund;to administer the latrobe fellow grant to further the purposes of the aia college of fellows;to undertake programs in support of the aia;to further architectural education;to mentor the young architects; andto establish a rapport with architects of other nations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Convention and recognition: the college of fellows holds events at the aia's annual convention to promote the profession of architecture as well as architectural education. The college also holds inaugural events, which celebrate outstanding architects and sells pins exclusively to members in order to enhance recognition of their accomplishments.
$141,414 spent$103,750 earned by the program83% of program spendingYoung professionals: the college of fellows supports young professionals by providing grants to aia components. These funds aid in the development of programs which foster the development of young architects.
$18,750 spentof which $18,750 as grants11% of program spendingResearch: the college of fellows awards the latrobe prize to fund reseach leading to significant advances in the profession of architecture. The award is named after benjamin latrobe, designer of the u.s. Capitol and one of the the country's first professional architects.
$10,418 spentof which $10,418 as grants6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $170,582.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $3.7M to $3.1M (−15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
53% of AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Muzaffara Conforti
Executive director, cof fund
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $30k → $178k.
4 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 86% · 2021 60% · 2022 72% · 2023 77% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
67% of AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $240k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $492k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
50%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC?
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $732,484 to it, the largest being NETWORK FOR GOOD ($419,006). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $732,484 in grants to AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC?
- NETWORK FOR GOOD is the largest funder on record, with $419,006 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing