The School of Architecture
Donations deductibleRevenue
$881k
year to 31 May 2025
Expenses
$949k
year to 31 May 2025
Total assets
$424k
$661k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $236k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
4.3 years on average
Staff
17
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
The School of Architecture's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bing Wang | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Blast | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Evanoff | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Gonya | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Eddie Jones | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nader Tehrani | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Pablo Moncayo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Qingyun MA (also filed as Qingyun Ma) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sandra L Riggs | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tim Wright | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Victor Sidy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Betsky | President/CEO | since 2018 |
| Christopher Lasch | President | since 2020 |
| Gary Zimmer | Co Vice Chair | since 2024 |
| Jason Donofrio | Chairman | since 2023 |
| John Sather | Co Vice Chair | since 2024 |
| Joyen Vakil | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Lisa Murphy | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Nicole Hollenbeck | Chief Financial Officer | since 2019 |
| Sandra Shane-Dubow | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Sarah Herda | Director | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lasch | President | 40 | $25k | ||
| Chris Gonya | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Blast | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Evanoff | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eddie Jones | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Qingyun Ma | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pablo Moncayo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Victor Sidy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nader Tehrani | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bing Wang | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Wright | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sandra L Riggs | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Donofrio | Chairman | 3 | $0 | ||
| John Sather | Co Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sandra Shane-Dubow | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joyen Vakil | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gary Zimmer | Co Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The School of Architecture
- EIN
- 821898299
- Address
- 8776 E Shea Blvd Ste 106 PMB 601, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260-6687
- State
- Arizona
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B30 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Christopher Lasch (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEddie Jones
≥6years on the filingsPablo Moncayo
≥6years on the filingsQingyun MA
≥6years on the filingsVictor Sidy
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $424k
- Total liabilities
- $661k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $236k
- Contributions and grants received
- $462k
- Program service revenue
- $417k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $102k
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 30
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $930k | $1m | Deficit $105k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.