THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE (EIN 821898299) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2017

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Christopher Lasch

Phone

4807504470

Tax Period

2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, founded in 2017, is a small nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $881K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 5% compared to the prior year.

Mission

BUILDING ON FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S DESIGNS AND THOUGHTS, THE SCHOOL IS A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ARCHITECTURE THAT TEACHES AND PRACTICES LEARNING BY DOING, NEW WAYS OF LOOKING, AN ABILITY TO HONOR AND BUILD WITH THE LANDSCAPE, AND EXPERIMENTATION. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY MAKING OUR ENVIRONMENT MORE SUSTAINABLE, OPEN TO ALL, AND BEAUTIFUL.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $461,639

Program Service Revenue $416,602

Investment Income $43

Other Revenue $2,653

TOTAL REVENUE $880,937

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $101,992

Salaries & Benefits $383,920

Fundraising Expenses $6,019

Program Expenses $635,986

Other Expenses $462,967

TOTAL EXPENSES $948,879

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$880,937	$930,408	-0.1%
Expenses	$948,879	$1,035,350	-0.1%
Net Income	$-67,942	$-104,942	-0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$25,426

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Christopher Lasch	President	40.00	Officer	$25,426	$0	$25,426
Chris Gonya	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Blast	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Evanoff	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eddie Jones	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Qingyun Ma	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pablo Moncayo	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Victor Sidy	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nader Tehrani	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bing Wang	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tim Wright	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sandra L Riggs	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jason Donofrio	Chairman	3.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
John Sather	Co Vice Chair	1.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Sandra Shane-Dubow	Secretary	2.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Joyen Vakil	Treasurer	2.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Gary Zimmer	Co Vice Chair	1.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$880,937	$948,879	$424,465	$-67,942
2024	$930,408	$1,035,350	$459,650	$-104,942
2023	$642,018	$1,249,050	$368,991	$-607,032
2022	$1,164,559	$1,140,742	$745,128	$23,817
2020	$1,107,164	$1,620,107	$890,077	$-512,943
2019	$896,888	$1,697,643	$1,799,098	$-800,755
2018	$3,323,989	$1,669,278	$2,824,961	$1,654,711

THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE