AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INC (EIN 58-0690381)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-05-16
IRS object ID: 201631379349306883
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-16T15:14:50-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITH & HOWARD PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	271 17TH STREET SUITE 1600	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30363	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580690381	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ATLANTA CHAPTER THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	OF ARCHITECTS INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% DAVID SOUTHERLAND	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	ATLA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4042220099	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 Edgewood Avenue Suite 175	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30303	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID SOUTHERLAND	PersonNm
Person Title	Officer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4042220099	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARC AZAR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00746804	PTIN
Phone	4042220099	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID SOUTHERLAND	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 Edgewood Avenue SUITE 175	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30303	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,086,559	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.aiaatlanta.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1954	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ADVOCACY AND PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS' ATLANTA CHAPTER MEMBERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$765,425	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,078,768	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$181	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$963	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,723	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$765,606	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,085,528	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,873	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,258	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$227,213	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$211,924	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$524,671	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$799,491	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$765,757	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,020,673	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$151	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$64,855	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$463,927	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$551,575	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$159,842	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$182,635	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$304,085	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$368,940	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, ADVOCACY AND PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS' ATLANTA CHAPTER MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG ARCHITECTS PREPARING FOR THEIR LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS AND FOR LICENSED ARCHITECTS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO MEET MINIMUM CONTINUING EDUCATION STANDARDS PER THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED TO THE CHAPTER'S NEARLY 1600 MEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	We strive to assist members in maintaining the license requirements per the State of Georgia.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	WE OFFER NETWORKING AND SOCIAL EVENTS TO KEEP ARCHITECTS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS IN TOUCH, ESPECIALLY WHEN UNEMPLOYED AND SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE FIELD.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID SOUTHERLAND	PersonNm
Phone	4042220099	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 EDGEWOOD AVENUE SUITE 175	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30303	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Marc Johnson
Membership Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Cavanaugh
Communications Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Clayton Despit
Communications Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Krista Dumkreiger
Emerging Professionals dir.	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jereme Smith
Programs Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Clark
Development Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Kramer
Development Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kelly Giddens
Continuing Education Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dan Eberly
Allied Director	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan ellis Proper
Exec Director (Jan-June)	50.0	0.0		$39,495	$0	$2,142	Yes (X)
Melody Harclerode
President	8.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
William Carpenter
President-Elect	3.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jay Silverman
Immediate Past President	3.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Perry Jarrell
Treasurer	3.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Karen Jenkins
Secretary	3.0	0.0		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$39,495	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,142	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Total Contributions	$0	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM EVENT REVENUE	900009	$584,370	$584,370
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$384,517	$384,517
SPONSORSHIP INCOME	900099	$95,000	$95,000
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS	611430	$11,739	$11,739
CONTINUING EDUCATION	900099	$3,142	$3,142

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,078,768	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$68	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,031	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$1,031	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,031	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,031	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADVOCACY INCOME	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$7,723	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,723	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$7,723	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,085,528	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,086,491	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	-$963	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,258	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,637	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,869	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,418	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,418	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,500	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,816	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,198	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,970	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,139	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,162	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,312	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP EVENT EXPENSES	$431,933
PROGRAM EVENTS	$158,550
ADVOCACY EXPENSES	$7,652
OPERATIONAL CHARGES	$1,075

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$766	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,020,673	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,705	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,964	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,950	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,051	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,681	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$221,209	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$25,934	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$211,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,275	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$463,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,575	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,261	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,374	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$159,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,635	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$304,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$368,940	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$304,085	BOYAmt
EOY	$368,940	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$463,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,575	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$64,855	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (true)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$187,908	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,566	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$173,342	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$33,076	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,203	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,873	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$228	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$168	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$60	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$195,275	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	various org 5000 or less	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$9,258	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	cash	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of Grant	CHARITABLE INDUSTRY INFORMATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO RECEIVE GRANTS MUST BE ALLIED WITH THE MISSION AND VIsION OF AIA ATLANTA. AIA ATLANTA SPECIFIES WHETHER OR NOT THE GRANT IS TO BE USED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, OR FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, LINE 6	THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS ASSOCIATION CONSISTS OF THE ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE WHO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE ASSOCIATION OR WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO UNASSIGNED MEMBERSHIP IN THIS ASSOCIATION. ALL ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATION. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO MAY ADMIT ALLIED MEMBERS. ALLIED MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE INSTITUTE OR THE ASSOCIATION WHO MAY BECOME ALLIED MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL REPUTATIONS AND ARE REGISTERED TO PRACTICE THEIR PROFESSIONS WHERE SUCH REQUIREMENTS EXIST, OR ARE EMPLOYED OUTSIDE OF ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE BUT ARE INVOLVED IN POSITIONS ALLIED TO THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE. ALLIED MEMBERS MAY INCLUDE ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, SCULPTORS, MURALISTS, ARTISTS, AND OTHERS IN GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, JOURNALISM, MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRY AND/OR OTHER FIELDS ALLIED TO ARCHITECTURE WHO THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES WILL PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION BY REASON OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR OCCUPATION. ALLIED MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY VOTING RIGHTS.
PART VI, LINE 7A	AT LEAST TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, A NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL PREPARE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS. BALLOTS SHOWING THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE SENT TO ALL ARCHITECT MEMBERS NO LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND MUST BE RETURNED NO LESS THAN TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE PRESIDENT SHALL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF ALL BALLOTING AND SHALL DECLARE ALL ELECTION RESULTS AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. ALL ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS MAY VOTE.
PART VI, LINE 11A	THE TAX RETURN WILL BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING BY EITHER SENDING A COPY OF THE RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, OR THROUGH THE PLACEMENT OF THE RETURN IN A CLOUD-BASED FILE STORAGE SYSTEM.
PART VI, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE INSTITUTE IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE NEW BOARD MEMBER BINDER AND IS REVIEWED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD PLANNING RETREAT EACH YEAR. RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN A NEW COPY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
PART VI, LINE 15C	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION USING SALARY DATA FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED FOR 2015.
PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GA ASSOCIATIONTHE AIA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 Edgewood Avenue Suite 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	ATLANTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30303	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237082160	EIN
Primary Activities	EDUCATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(6)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd