2023-09-19T20:30:09+00:00 2022-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 55 Shuman Blvd Suite 300 Naperville IL 60563 990 2022-01-01 263486606 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat COUN 3122835644 104 S Michigan Avenue 620 Chicago IL 60603 Francisco Javier Quintana de Una President 2023-09-19 true Francisco Javier Quintana de Una 999009999 true Sara Tibbott P01486965 5055022746 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Francisco Javier Quintana de Una 104 S Michigan Avenue 620 Chicago IL 60603 5184810 false X www.ctbuh.org X 2008 IL To disseminate multi-disciplinary information on all aspects of tall buildings. 10 9 47 9 0 0 2858230 3240704 773294 1712664 270346 231252 0 3901870 5184620 24514 18750 0 2762740 3299275 0 481221 1001214 1680141 3788468 4998166 113402 186454 15284472 13991113 1723955 1710565 13560517 12280548 X To disseminate multi-disciplinary information on all aspects of tall buildings and sustainable urban environments, to maximize the international interaction of professionals involved in creating the built environment, and to make the most recent knowledge available. false false 1240709 1001413 CTBUH events offer a wide variety of benefits to attendees, speakers, and sponsors. As the recognized international authority on tall buildings, CTBUH conferences are best known by industry leaders for both quality of knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. By holding conferences and events throughout the world, the CTBUH maximizes the international interaction of professionals involved in creating the built environment and makes the most recent knowledge available to these professionals. 880074 587471 CTBUH performs objective research and thought leadership at all scales and distributes findings in the form of technical guidelines, white papers, data studies, and reports that highlight critical issues facing tall buildings and future cities. 632714 CTBUH's membership is made up of the world's leading owners, developers, planners, engineers, designers, suppliers, and builders of the vertical urban realm. Through meaningful, multidisciplinary engagement, CTBUH offers its members the opportunity to share best practice, promote their expertise globally and in their local region, and shape the future of cities. CTBUH Assemblies comprise dynamic, member-driven committees that can contribute their expertise to CTBUH in many ways: educational programming, research publications, journal articles and peer review participation. 447149 123780 Through the publication of books, proceedings, technical guides, research reports, and a monthly newsletter, CTBUH disseminates multidisciplinary information on all aspects of tall buildings and sustainable urban environments. 359421 CTBUH developed the international standards for measuring and defining tall buildings, as outlined on its website, and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing designations such as the "World's Tallest Building." These standards also inform the basis of the CTBUH Tall Building Database, the world's premier online resource for accurate, reliable information on tall building data. The CTBUH website provides the public with detailed data, images, and technical information on more than 40,000 tall buildings, and their cities, the world over. 161850 18750 CTBUH offers annual competitions for professionals and students to engage in design and research projects. The evaluation of competition proposals and designs are undertaken by an expert peer review committee, which reflects a multi-disciplinary group of tall building/urban experts from around the world with experience in varying fields.The Masters of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism (M.TBVU) program is a collaboration between CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and is the world's first multidisciplinary advanced degree focused specifically on the high-rise and the role of urban density in future cities. 968420 18750 123780 3721917 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true false false true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false false true X 10 0 true 47 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false true false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false IL X Patti Thurmond 3122835644 104 S Michigan Avenue Suite 620 Chicago IL 60603 Charu Thapar Treasurer 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Francisco Javier Quintana de Una Chief Executive Officer 50.0 X X 305975 0 20339 Steve Watts Chairman 2.0 X X 0 0 0 David Seel Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Kam Chuen Tse Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Katrin Forster Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Mounib Hammoud Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Scott Duncan Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Shaofeng Wang Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Shonn Mills Trustee 0.5 X 0 0 0 Antony D Wood President 40.0 X 427103 0 64604 Keri Kramer Chief Operating Officer (part year) 40.0 X 127955 0 14049 Patricia Thurmond VP Finance and Administration 40.0 X 113776 0 19626 Steven Henry Sr Director Strategic Initiatives 40.0 X 124294 0 25010 Tracie Moxley Director Member Engagement 40.0 X 100131 0 30902 1199234 0 174530 6 false true true Sound Investment 1438 W Kinzie Ste 200 Chicago IL 60642 Conference A/V Services 131471 Chicago Architecture Center 111 E Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601 Research Services 100990 2 1428040 1812664 3240704 Congress & conferences 900099 1001413 1001413 Research 900099 587471 587471 Publications 900099 123780 123780 0 0 0 0 1712664 231252 231252 0 0 190 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5184620 1712664 0 231252 18750 18750 1055206 768988 160514 125704 71348 71348 1857435 1334264 293399 229772 48609 35424 7394 5791 74145 54034 11278 8833 192532 140309 29287 22936 34130 3815 30315 33830 33830 50201 50201 12746 12746 0 0 278956 218844 38201 21911 150755 113067 18844 18844 25500 24369 74 1057 769032 726233 8161 34638 21517 21517 13547 13547 Publications 75721 75495 226 Staff development 103652 19587 74530 9535 Research & resource library 103361 103128 233 Dues & subscriptions 5479 549 2730 2200 1714 967 747 0 4998166 3721917 795028 481221 161901 75009 3463449 2939023 51762 2494 0 0 153461 16505 186076 156047 120288 55453 35759 11192214 7751889 0 2366907 0 343188 480495 15284472 13991113 176715 148198 1341509 998818 0 205731 563549 1723955 1710565 X 13520517 12199298 40000 81250 13560517 12280548 15284472 13991113 X 186454 -1587726 125676 -4373 X false true X true false X 3649816 3873709 2154009 2813230 3240704 15731468 0 0 3649816 3873709 2154009 2813230 3240704 15731468 662586 15068882 147785 157756 138392 153750 231252 828935 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16560403 6935339 0.9099 0.9202 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 156047 120288 35759 35759 Corporate bonds 2366907 2366907 Deferred rent Operating lease obligation 563549 563549 3626709 -1587726 84389 0 -1503337 5130046 50201 4373 54574 5184620 5032354 84389 0 84389 4947965 50201 0 50201 4998166 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements Foreign exchange loss - 4373 true Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 1 Program Services Research 42118 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking 18750 1 1 0 0 1 1 60868 0 60868 Research Seed Funding East Asia and the Pacific 3 18750 Wire false false true false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds The internal control procedures for each of the offices abroad include monthly monitoring, review and input to the overall headquarters financial accounts by the staff accountant at headquarters and overseen by the VP of Finance & Administration. Every request for funds to be sent to the Venice or China Office is substantiated and approved by the Chief Executive Officer's personal review and sign off. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC -Accrual X X X false false false true false false false true false Francisco Javier Quintana de Una Chief Executive Officer 231459 0 41600 0 32916 0 9594 0 10745 0 326314 0 0 0 Antony D Wood President 230542 0 157100 0 39461 0 35000 0 29604 0 491707 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization Consistent with the President's employment contract, the organization paid to the President additional compensation at a rate of 5% contingent upon new revenue brought to the organization. Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments The board approved nonfixed payments made in the form discretionary bonuses. Schedule J, Part II Part VII, Line 5 Antony D. Wood, President, received compensation and benefits from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) for services provided to IIT as part of a joint academic appointment in his role as President of CTBUH, the filing organization. Total reportable compensation for Antony was $270,003 and non-taxable benefits was $29,604 as reported on his 2022 IIT Form W-2. Of this amount, CTBUH is responsible for $261,388 and the amount paid directly by IIT is $38,219 under the joint agreement. Tansri Muliani Wood Family member of Antony D. Wood, President 71348 Compensation and benefits false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 447,149 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 123,780) Through the publication of books, proceedings, technical guides, research reports, and a monthly newsletter, CTBUH disseminates multidisciplinary information on all aspects of tall buildings and sustainable urban environments. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 359,421 including grants of $) CTBUH developed the international standards for measuring and defining tall buildings, as outlined on its website, and is recognized as the arbiter for bestowing designations such as the "World's Tallest Building." These standards also inform the basis of the CTBUH Tall Building Database, the world's premier online resource for accurate, reliable information on tall building data. The CTBUH website provides the public with detailed data, images, and technical information on more than 40,000 tall buildings, and their cities, the world over. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 161,850 including grants of $ 18,750) CTBUH offers annual competitions for professionals and students to engage in design and research projects. The evaluation of competition proposals and designs are undertaken by an expert peer review committee, which reflects a multi-disciplinary group of tall building/urban experts from around the world with experience in varying fields.The Masters of Tall Buildings and Vertical Urbanism (M.TBVU) program is a collaboration between CTBUH and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and is the world's first multidisciplinary advanced degree focused specifically on the high-rise and the role of urban density in future cities. Form 990, Part V, Line 2a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) does not file any W-2s as all payroll, benefits, and payroll tax returns administered through a contracted professional employment organization (PEO). The number of CTBUH employees reported on this line represents the number for which CTBUH reimburses the PEO for all salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, employer costs and added fees. All reimbursed staff expenses are reported on 990 Part VII, Section A and 990 Part IX, Lines 5 - 10. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee Section 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of members, all of whom shall be voting Trustees, except for the Executive Director, who shall be ex-officio with the power to vote and who shall be counted as part of a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. The Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Director, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees shall be members of the Executive Committee. The purpose of the Executive Committee shall be to act on behalf of the Board of Trustees between regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees where in the business judgment of the Executive Committee an emergency exists, or there is insufficient time to call a special meeting of the Board of Trustees as provided for in these Bylaws, or the Board of Trustees has delegated to the Executive Committee the authority to act on its behalf; assist the Chair and the Executive Director with their responsibilities to enable the Board of Trustees to function effectively and efficiently, i.e. oversee the work of Board Committees and the Council's planning process and progress on achieving planning goals; and to develop a process to evaluate the performance of the Executive Director. Unless the Board of Trustees delegates to the Executive Committee the authority to act on its behalf, the following items are reserved for action by the Board of Trustees: selection, termination, compensation and evaluation (provided the evaluation of the Executive Director's performance will be subject to the provisions of the Executive Director's employment contract) of the Executive Director; selection of corporate legal counsel for the Council; Trustee and Board Officer election and removal; changes in institutional mission, goals and philosophy; amendments to the articles of incorporation; incurring of corporate indebtedness; sale of Council assets or tangible property; and adoption of the annual budget. Without limitation, the following powers are specifically not delegated to the Executive Committee and are reserved for the Board of Trustees: (a) amending or repealing these Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation; (b) electing, appointing, or removing any Officer, Trustee, or member of any committee, or fixing the compensation of any member of a committee; (c) adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; (d) authorizing the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property or assets of the Corporation; (e) filling vacancies on the Board of Trustees or any of its committees; (f) adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Corporation or for dissolution; or (g) amending, altering, repealing, or taking any action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the Board of Trustees which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by any such committee. Section 3. The Executive Committee shall meet as often as is necessary to conduct its business as the Chair determines. A majority of voting Trustee Executive Committee members shall constitute a quorum. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders Any person interested in the objectives of the Council, as set forth in its articles of incorporation, shall be eligible to become a member of the Council and to serve in any of its offices or on its Executive Committee or any of its Committees. The Membership shall consist of honorary members and varying categories of regular members, including: (1) Executive Members (consisting entirely of those members who currently serve on the Board of Trustees); and (2) General Members. Any person who is eligible may apply for regular membership, it being understood that the Board of Trustees may not accept any application if, in its sole judgment, the objectives of the Council will not be served by such membership. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy A trustee shall be considered to have a conflict of interest if a trustee (1) has existing or potential financial or other interests that impair or appear to impair the trustee's independent, unbiased judgement in the discharge of his or her responsibilities to CTBUH or (2) is aware that a member of the trustee's family has a financial or other interests that impair or appear to impair the trustee's independent judgement in the discharge of his or her responsibilities to CTBUH. For purposes of this provision, a family member is defined as a spouse, parent, sibling, child, or any other relative residing in the same household as the trustee. Each trustee shall complete and sign a disclosure form provided annually and reviewed by the Board of Trustees. All trustees shall disclose to the board any possible conflict of interest at the earliest practical time. The trustee shall absent himself or herself from discussions of, and abstain from voting on, such matters under consideration by the Board of Trustees or its committees. The minutes of such meeting shall reflect that a disclosure was made and that the trustee with a conflict or possible conflict abstained from voting. Any trustee who is uncertain as to whether a conflict of interest may exist in any matter may request that the Board or committee resolve the question in his or her absence by majority vote. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The President's overall compensation is determined and approved by the board of directors; which includes the IIT portion of his salary, contracted with the IIT College of Architecture. The annual compensation review is completed based on individual and company performance variables and comparability data is regularly used in this process. This process is documented in the board minutes and as part of the budget approval process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees The compensation for all other officers is determined and approved by the board of directors. The annual compensation review on all officers is completed based on individual and company performance variables and comparability data is regularly used in this process. This process is documented in the board minutes and as part of the budget approval process. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances Foreign exchange loss - -4373; CTBUH Business Consulting (Shangai) Co Ltd 1239 Si Ping Rd Yangpu District Shanghai CH Tall Buildings CH Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat C Corporation 236753 167756 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false