AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
The design profession organizing its own craft, its own canon, and its own conscience.
Financial profile
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) · EIN 13-1623893 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,320,907 | $59,174 | $3,178,048 | $4,171,018 | $483,168 | Sep 2023 |
| FY2022 | $2,570,957 | $70,663 | $2,159,551 | $5,619,507 | $1,326,796 | Sep 2022 |
| FY2021 | $3,684,558 | $1,018,641 | $2,345,883 | $6,290,042 | $4,710,738 | Sep 2021 |
| FY2020 | $3,408,772 | $2,596,399 | $364,404 | $5,101,396 | $7,045,713 | Sep 2020 |
| FY2019 | $4,553,109 | $2,955,726 | $1,188,206 | $8,012,997 | $8,912,960 | Sep 2019 |
| FY2018 | $6,659,359 | $3,677,042 | $2,169,209 | $9,619,600 | $12,427,407 | Sep 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) is read alongside.
GAG
Graphic Artists Guild
A national advocacy organization for graphic artists and illustrators, defending creators' rights and setting…
SEGD
Society for Experiential Graphic Design
The multidisciplinary professional community for experiential graphic design, advancing wayfinding…
31 companies named
IDSA
Industrial Designers Society of America
A professional society for industrial designers that strengthens the craft through chapters, awards…
7 companies named
SI
Society of Illustrators
A historic New York society and museum for the art of illustration, conferring recognition through its juried…
24 companies named
APA
American Photographic Artists
A chapter based community of professional photographers that advocates, educates, and elevates the working…
11 companies named
Who backs AAIGA
Every company AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Cella | Meeting sponsor | ANA |
| Darden Studio | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| Figma | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| ImagineArt | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| MATTER | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| Paradiso | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| Peak Promo | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
| Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far | |
| Stash | Meeting sponsor | Only AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2025 AIGA Design Conference Partners. Read September 28, 2026. Design Conference partners only. The National Partners page describes the program but lists no companies.
Who backs AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)'s peers, but not AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
Companies named publicly by at least one of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)'s five peer societies, and not found in AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)'s reviewed public records.
| Company | SEGD | IDSA | SI | APA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams ComicArts | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Adobe | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Agency Access | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| archetype | Platinum Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Athenaeum Comic Art | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| autodesk | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| AVI-SPL | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Blazing Editions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Blick Art Materials | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bologna Children’s Book Fair | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| C&G Partners | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| capture1 | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cloud Gehshan | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Color-Ad Signs and Exhibits | Platinum Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Comics Kingdom | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cradoc fotoSoftware | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| CREO | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Daktronics | Platinum Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| DCL (Design Communications Ltd.) | Platinum Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| DE Powder Coated Graphics | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Designtex | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Echo Design | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fantagraphics | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Found | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gable Company | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gelberg Signs | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Helvetiq | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hodgson Russ LLP/Joseph Goldberg | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hotel Dena | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ImageRights | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| iZone Imaging | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kaleidoscope | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Keyshot | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| King Features Unit of Hearst | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kolar Design | Gold Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Levon Graphics Corp. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| M3 Partners | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mad Systems | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mayer/Reed | Silver Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Midtown Comics | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Models Plus Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Modulex | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Moss, Inc | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Motto by Hilton | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nanolumens | Platinum Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nova Polymers | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| PAM Wayfinding | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pentagram | Platinum Contributor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Peregrine OKB | Gold Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Phaidon | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| PhotoShelter | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rockstar Games, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rolly Poly Studios | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| RSM Design | Gold Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| S+D Corp | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| SignAgent, Inc. | Gold Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| SNA Displays | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sony | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Southwest Business | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| StickerApp | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tangram Design | Gold Contributors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tether Tools | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| TFN Architectural Signage | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Illustrated Gallery/Jordan Berman | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Think Tank | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Thought Process | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Unclaimed Baggage | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Upstate Merch | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vestaboard | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Warby Parker, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wine Icons | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Workbook | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Xencelabs | Named | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
The design profession organizing its own craft, its own canon, and its own conscience.
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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