Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION'S (CAF) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHY DESIGN MATTERS.CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING CHICAGO AS A CENTER OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. AS CHICAGO'S FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON URBAN DESIGN, CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING OF VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST STANDARD IN URBAN DESIGN. CAF AWAKENS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN.
TOURS ARE THE HALLMARK OF THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, DRAWING 411,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE BY OFFERING INSIGHTS INTO CHICAGO'S BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ENVIRONMENTS. CAF'S TOURS ARE KNOWN FOR THE HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE WITH 450 EXTENSIVELY TRAINED VOLUNTEER DOCENTS. ALL OF CAF'S TOURS ARE CONCEPTUALIZED, RESEARCHED, AND WRITTEN BY DOCENTS, WITH NEW OFFERINGS EACH YEAR. TOURS INCLUDE MORE THAN 80 DISTINCT WALKING, BOAT, BUS, EL AND BICYCLE TOURS AND ARE CONDUCTED 363 DAYS OF THE YEAR. CAF OPENED A 20,000 SF ARCHITECTURE CENTER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REBRANDED AS THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER (CAC) IN LATE SUMMER 2018. THE CENTER OFFERS A SKYSCRAPER GALLERY, ROTATING EXHIBITS AND A NEW HOME FOR THE CHICAGO CITY MODEL.
THE CAF YOUTH INITIATIVES AND CAF TEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AND TOURS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, COVERING "STEM" CURRICULUM SUBJECTS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS & MATHEMATICS, FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. CAF DIRECTLY SERVED NEARLY OVER 35,000 STUDENTS, FAMILY AND TEACHERS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, COMPETITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. 2019 WAS THE 37TH YEAR OF THE NEWHOUSE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN COMPETITION, ENGAGING 36 CHICAGO AREA SCHOOLS AND 800 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, CAF WORKED WITH ONE COHORT OF 19 TEEN FELLOWS WHO ATTEND WEEKLY STUDIO PROGRAMS CULMINATING IN A SHOWCASE.
CAF OFFERS EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON THE SUBJECT OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN 2019, MORE THAN 134,000 PEOPLE SAW OUR EXHIBITIONS AND OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS ON SUBJECTS SUCH AS SUSTAINABILITY, PRESERVATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN. OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO WEEKEND ATTRACTED NEW AUDIENCES TO CAF WHO WERE ENTICED BY FREE, BEHIND THE SCENES PUBLIC ACCESS TO OVER 352 UNIQUE LOCATIONS ACROSS 39 CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOWNTOWN. MORE THAN 109,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lynn J Osmond | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $496,081 |
| Michael Malak | VP OF OPERATIONS & BUSINESS STRATEGY | 40 | $199,416 |
| Matthew Biecker | CFO | 40 | $195,343 |
| Lori Ann Kleinerman | VP OF MARKETING | 40 | $193,109 |
| Lynne Nieman | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $174,604 |
| Michael Wood | DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS | 40 | $129,766 |
| Patricia Lara Garza | DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS | 40 | $119,716 |
| Sonia Soto | DIRECTOR OF IT | 40 | $118,868 |
| William Lipsman | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Dumich | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Constance Rajala | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Patch | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Biziorek | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ted Yi | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marcy Twete | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Thompson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Tanz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Clifford Shapiro | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Semel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Renwick | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Porter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lee Pollock | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James D Parsons | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine Odelbo | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jenny Niemann | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Newman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ursula Moncau | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Loewenberg Tebbe | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kurt Karnatz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Julmy | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Will Johns | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Jacobson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie J Hightman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Gloor | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gordon Gill | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott George | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shelly Finnigan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Burnstein Gand | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph G Burns | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Blair | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gina Berndt | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shay Bahramirad | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Brean | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Nila R Leiserowitz | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John W Rutledge | VICE CHAIR OF BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| John C Pintozzi | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
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