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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3872803

INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC

Also known as INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036

Financials

$6.2M$3.8M2023$3.7M$3.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,707,677$3,945,293-$237,616$9,850,978$2,405,126$7,445,852
December 31, 2023990$6,243,989$3,799,112$2,444,877$10,064,394$2,711,650$7,352,744
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,263,874
Membership dues
$376,445
Program service revenue
$272,712
Investment income
$192,911
Net gain from sales of assets
$64,346
Net income from fundraising events
-$21,820
Other revenue
-$21,820

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$388,523
Other salaries and wages
$1,212,833
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,843,998
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,270
Accounting fees
$144,231
Occupancy
$431,453
Travel
$226,308
Depreciation
$17,538
Program services (functional)
$2,748,207
Management and general (functional)
$924,206
Fundraising (functional)
$272,880

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,064,394
Total assets, end of year
$9,850,978
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,405,126
Net assets, end of year
$7,445,852
Land, buildings and equipment
$20,488
Publicly traded securities
$6,269,299
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,283,627
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,162,225
Gross receipts
$10,119,729
Employees
20
Volunteers
36
Year formed
1996
State of legal domicile
NY

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PETER LYDENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$365,000$23,523
CAROLINE SLATENVP DEVELOPME
Highest-paid employee
40$155,134$5,250
EDITH PLATTENVP EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$133,073$14,009
BRANDON MITCHELLDIRECTOR DIG
Highest-paid employee
40$121,512$9,397
RUSSELL WINDHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FLOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXA HAMPTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW COGAR - FROM 1124BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE KRIKEN MANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE LAZARVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA EBERLEINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BUNNY WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID L DOWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID RAUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ED HOLLANDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
27 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH GRAZIOLOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC OSTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FOSTER REEVEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JARED GOSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCIA BENTON - FROM 224BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LYN MUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK FERGUSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK PLEDGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL MESKOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA DELVECCHIOCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PETER TALTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIP LIEDERBACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PIERRE UBERTO CROSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD ECONOMAKISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STANLEY DIXONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN GAMBRELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE R SANTRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE TUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS L LLOYDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY CORRIGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WHITLEY ESTEBANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIAN J TAYLOR - FROM 224BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MURRAY - UNTIL 1124BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
ANKLE BARNES - UNTIL 524BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN L HARRIS - FROM 224BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PETER LYDENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$335,096$34,984
CAROLINE SLATENVP DEVELOPME
Highest-paid employee
40$131,551$5,000
EDITH PLATTENVP EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$112,648$13,151
BRANDON MITCHELLDIRECTOR DIG
Highest-paid employee
40$106,217$8,734
RUSSELL WINDHAMCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIRK HENCKELSVICE CHAIR &
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN FLOWERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEXA HAMPTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANKIE BARNESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE KRIKEN MANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE LAZARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA EBERLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BUNNY WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DOWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID RAUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH DILLONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH GRAZIOLOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC OSTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FOSTER REEVEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY L BREWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JARED GOSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN B MURRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYN MUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK FERGUSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK PLEDGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MESKOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA DELVECCHIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL WILLIGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER TALTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP LIEDERBACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PIERRE CROSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD ECONOMAKISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STANLEY DIXONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN GAMBRELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE R SANTRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE TUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS L LLOYDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY CORRIGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WHITLEY ESTEBANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
20 WEST 44TH ST 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10036-6603
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PETER LYDEN
Signed the 990
PETER LYDEN, PRESIDENT
Phone
(212) 730-9646
Return prepared by
GALLEROS ROBINSON

Mission

THE ICAA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND ITS ALLIED ARTS BY ENGAGING EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND ENTHUSIASTS THROUGH EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS, AND AWARDS PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND ACROSS ITS 15 CHAPTERS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART (ICAA) IS THE LEADING NATIONAL NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF THE CLASSICAL TRADITION IN ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, AND THE ALLIED ARTS. UNDER THE HEADING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THE ICAA HAS DEVELOPED A WIDE VARIETY OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING STUDIO-BASED SEMINARS, INTENSIVES, LECTURES, AND TRAVEL DRAWING TOURS. BY OFFERING A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO PRACTICING PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND ENTHUSIASTS, THE ICAA AIMS TO EDUCATE ALL INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN MASTERING THE LANGUAGE OF CLASSICAL DESIGN.
    Expenses $1,763,114 · revenue $237,556
  • THE ICAA HAS PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIPS. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES ACCESS TO LECTURES, PRIVATE TOURS, PUBLICATIONS, CONTINUING EDUCATION, DYNAMIC CLASSES, AND OTHER EVENTS SPECIALLY CURATED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FOR PROFESSIONALS, WE OFFER THE ADDED BENEFIT OF LISTING ON OUR WEBSITE AND IN A PRINTED PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE MORE THAN 3,000 PROFESSIONAL FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH OVER 18,000 SUBSCRIBERS. OUR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS INCLUDE MANY OF THE TOP 100 CLASSICAL ARCHITECTS IN PRACTICE TODAY, AND MANY NOTABLE MEMBERS IN INTERIOR DESIGN, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AS WELL AS FINE ARTISTS, ARTISANS, MANUFACTURERS, AND CONSTRUCTION.
    Expenses $266,899
  • COMMUNICATIONS OCCUPY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ICAA, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE POPULARITY OF ITS RECENTLY REDESIGNED WEBSITE, WWW.CLASSICIST.ORG, THE READERSHIP AND INTEREST IN THE CLASSICIST, THE ICAA'S ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL JOURNAL, AND THE BOOKS REPRINTED THROUGH THE CLASSICAL AMERICA SERIES IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, IN ADDITION TO OUR EXPANDED EFFORTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ICAA HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AN EXTENSIVE VIDEO PROGRAM, TAPING NEARLY ALL PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND CREATING ORIGINAL CONTENT, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES, DESIGN IN MIND, WHICH IS AIRED ON PBS AFFILIATES NATION-WIDE. WHILE DAY- TO-DAY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING THE ICAA'S PRESS EFFORTS AND ONLINE PRESENCE ARE MANAGED BY STAFF, SPECIAL PROJECTS, THE CLASSICIST, AND BOOKS ARE OVERSEEN BY COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, ACTIVE VOLUNTEER GROUPS WHICH ARE COMPOSED OF BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF, AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD. THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, A STANDING COMMITTEE TASKED WITH AD-HOC COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS, HAS HELPED TO DEVELOP A CONTENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON BRANDING AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. THE CLASSICIST COMMITTEE SELECTS CONTENT AND OVERSEES DESIGN OF THE ANNUAL,PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, THE CLASSICIST, WHICH PROVIDES A FORUM FOR CONTEMPORARY IDEAS AND PRACTICE RELATED TO THE CLASSICAL TRADITION IN ARCHITECTURE AND THE ALLIED ARTS, AS WELL AS FEATURING PORTFOLIOS OF WORK BY PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS OF CLASSICISM.
    Expenses $435,361 · revenue $19,056
  • LEGACY GRANTS PROGRAM:THANKS TO A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE GERARD B. LAMBERT FOUNDATION, THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE & ART WAS PROUD TO PRESENT FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROGRAMMING IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR DESIGNERS, STUDENTS, AND ENTHUSIASTS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION: THE BUNNY MELLON CURRICULA. THIS CURRICULA, THE FIRST TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF BUNNY MELLON, HONORS HER COMMITMENT TO LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND HER DEEPLY HELD BELIEF THAT ARCHITECTURE IS FIRMLY LINKED TO ITS SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. THE RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS CURRICULA FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ENDOWMENT FUND HAS GIVEN THE ICAA THE RESOURCES TO REGULARLY UPDATE AND EXPAND ITS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA AND PROGRAMMING, PARTICULARLY AS NEW ISSUES OR AREAS OF CONCERN ARISE IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. THIS INITIATIVE WILL LAUNCH NEW OFFERINGS REGARDING CURRENT ISSUES LIKE URBANISM, SUSTAINABILITY, AND HEALTHY CITIES STILL HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND PRECEDENT, ESPECIALLY HOW IT PERTAINS TO SHARED PUBLIC SPACES. WITH THE RECEIPT OF GENEROUS GRANTS FROM THE ORVILLE GORDON BROWNE FOUNDATION, THE ICAA BEGAN WORK ON A REDESIGNED WEBSITE, CLASSICIST.ORG WITH SOPHISTICATED DESIGN, STRONG IMAGERY, AND INTUITIVE NAVIGATION. AMONGST OTHER FEATURES, THE WEBSITE OFFERS VASTLY UPGRADED FUNCTIONALITY FOR MEMBERSHIP AND DONATION TRANSACTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES, THE REDESIGNED CLASSICIST.ORG AND THE SUPPORT FROM THE ORVILLE GORDON BROWNE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE ICAA TO OFFER SEVERAL READILY-ACCESSIBLE EDUCATIONAL FEATURES ON ITS WEBSITE, INCLUDING: A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE CLASSICIST PUBLICATION, A DIGITAL RARE BOOKS ARCHIVE, AN ONLINE PLASTER CAST HALL CATALOGUE AMONG OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. WITH THESE GRANTS, THE ICAA HAS ALSO BEEN ABLE TO OFFER SEVERAL DRAWING TOURS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. A GIANT BENEFIT DUE TO THIS GRANT IS THE ICAA'S ABILITY TO CREATE VIDEO PROJECTS, WHICH WERE A BOON DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE ICAA'S VIDEOS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR THE STUDENT AND PROGRAMMING IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOR DESIGNERS, STUDENTS, AND YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS WITH SUPPLEMENTARY CONTENT, AND TO ROUND OUT THEIR EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
    Expenses $282,833 · revenue $16,100

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-3872803
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B60)
Group exemption
4342 (14 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,850,978
Income (IRS master file)
$10,119,729

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,707,677$3,945,293$9,850,978IRS
990December 2023$6,243,989$3,799,112$10,064,394XML
990December 2022$3,659,027$3,400,573$7,563,282IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 13-3872803).

Questions about INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC

What is the EIN of INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC is 13-3872803.
Is INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
Are donations to INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC 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 INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PETER LYDEN.
Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 42 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $365,000 (PETER LYDEN, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,707,677, expenses of $3,945,293 and total assets of $9,850,978 at year end.

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