Nonprofit · EIN 91-0635093
AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,463,352 | $1,358,765 | $104,587 | $1,719,042 | $334,650 | $1,384,392 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,252,663 | $1,260,151 | -$7,488 | $1,562,989 | $275,836 | $1,287,153 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,248,098 | $1,186,835 | $61,263 | $1,580,868 | $283,077 | $1,297,791 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,161,657
- Membership dues
- $731,843
- Program service revenue
- $256,777
- Investment income
- $11,934
- Other revenue
- $32,984
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,545
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $165,348
- Other salaries and wages
- $465,753
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $796,292
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,250
- Accounting fees
- $57,454
- Occupancy
- $120,641
- Travel
- $1,658
- Depreciation
- $2,055
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,562,989
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,719,042
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $334,650
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,384,392
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,055
- Publicly traded securities
- $335,368
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,306,460
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $77,932
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,331
- Gross receipts
- $1,463,352
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 110
- Year formed
- 1894
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Neher | Executive Director Officer | 45 | $156,348 | $6,254 |
| Carrie Anderson | Secretary to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Hill | Past President to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hutchins | Pres to Aug Past-Pres to Dec Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Pogue | Treasurer to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Becca Book | Board Member to Aug Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Smedley | Board Member to Aug Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Chubb | Board Member to Aug Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Falcetti | Pres from Sept Pres Elect to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Burk | Secr from Sept Member Jan to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rushyan Yen | Board Member to Aug Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dylan Glosecki | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kara Weaver | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Ovsak | Treasr from Sept Member Jan to Aug Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitch Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shweta Sinha | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Tyler Schaffer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kirsten Dahlquist | Pres Elec from Sept Mmbr Jan to Au Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| Scott Melbourne | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Ariel Birtley | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Chris Colley | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Janet Stephenson | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lia Wollard | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Liz Pisciotta | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Todd Smith | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Zining Cheng | Board Member from Sept Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Erik Heironimos | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Neher | Executive Director Officer | 45 | $151,003 | $6,040 |
| Becca Book | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Burk | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Chubb | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kirsten Dahlquist | Board Member since 0924 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole DeNamur | Board Member till 0824 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dylan Glosecki | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Erik Heironimus | Board Member from 0924 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Hitzemann | Board Member till 0824 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Melbourne | Board Member from 0924 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marijana Misic | Board Member till 0824 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Ovsak | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tyler Schaffer | Board Member since 0924 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Shweta Sinha | Board Member since 0924 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Skeehan | Past President till 0824 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Smedley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitch Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kara Weaver | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rushyan Yen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Anderson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Falcetti | President Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Hill | President till 0824 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hutchins | President from 0924 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Pogue | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Neher | Executive Director Officer | 45 | $144,760 | $5,790 |
| Mitch Smith | Board Member from 092023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole DeNamur | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Hill | President since 092023 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hutchins | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Falcetti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rushyan Yen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Pepe Valle | Board Member till 082023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Whitney Lewis | Board Member till 082023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Myer Harrell | Board Member till 082023 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Burk | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amarpreet Sethi | Board Member till 082023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dylan Glosecki | Board Member from 092023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Skeehan | President to 082023 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Hitzemann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Book | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Anderson | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Pogue | Treasurer Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Smedley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Chubb | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marijana Misic | Board Member Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kara Weaver | Board Member from 092023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Ovsak | Board Member from 092023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 506 2ND AVE STE 1103, SEATTLE, WA 98104-3988
- In care of
- % MELISSA NEHER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Melissa Falcetti, 506 2nd Ave Ste 1103, Seattle, WA 98104
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA NEHER, Executive Director
- Phone
- (206) 448-4938
- Website
- www.aiaseattle.org
- Return prepared by
- Landon Accounting
Mission
We champion the central role of architects in creating and sustaining a better built environment.
Program accomplishments
- The Architecture for Health Committee (AHC) connects and educates healthcare design professionals. In 2025, AHC hosted two conferences on advancing healthcare for a greener future. The Spring Conference (Seattle) focused on how healthcare systems can integrate sustainability while balancing operational demands, financial constraints, and regulatory requirements, and the Fall Conference (Portland) focused on emerging sustainable infrastructure strategies, advanced construction methods, and new technologies that are reshaping the design and delivery of healthcare facilities.Expenses $62,934 · revenue $45,628
- The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture is AIA Seattles annual marquee program, and drew hundreds of attendees. This nationally-recognized program provided an opportunity for the architecture community to share and celebrate award winning projects. The award projects were announced on stage at the live event and livestreamed virtually, providing multiple access points and enabling AIA Seattle to extend the program to broader audiences.Expenses $62,689 · revenue $60,450
- The annual full-day forum explores the latest design trends, case studies, policy changes, and practice innovations informing housing design and the development of plentiful, quality, diverse, and sustainable housing options to Seattle and beyond. The program, Transformative Housing: From Policy to Practice, examined housing opportunities such as missing middle housing, homeownership, transit-oriented development, and social housing, that create a future of abundant, high-quality, diverse and sustainable housing efforts that build towards a more equitable future of housing.Expenses $26,283 · revenue $28,260
- Building Code Series - Developed by the Code Committee, this four-part series was delivered virtually for three sessions and in person for one, and focused on essential building code topics. Climate Summit - This annual full-day form amplified the role of the profession in climate and sustainability at varying scales to advance research, share technical skills, and inform policies crucial for a sustainable, decarbonized, and equitable built environment. AIA Seattle Pari - This program celebrated individual achievement in design. Job board revenue is a feature of the website where employers can attract candidates for open roles in their organizations.Expenses $60,640 · revenue $122,438
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-0635093
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,719,042
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,463,352
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,463,352 | $1,358,765 | $1,719,042 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,252,663 | $1,260,151 | $1,562,989 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,248,098 | $1,186,835 | $1,580,868 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,298,471 | $1,275,184 | $1,546,420 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 91-0635093).
Questions about AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER is 91-0635093.
- Is AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1956.
- Are donations to AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER 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 AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Melissa Falcetti.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,348 (Melissa Neher, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN INST OF ARCHITECTS INC THE SEATTLE CHAPTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,463,352, expenses of $1,358,765 and total assets of $1,719,042 at year end.
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