Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Waltham, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Association of Fundraising Professionals reported income of $346k and spending of $364k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $381k to $346k (-9.0%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Association of Fundraising Professionals sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Council of Calvert County Inc ($346k), Paralyzed Veterans of America ($346k) and SCVTV ($346k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $209k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $209k.