Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Leesburg, VA. 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 December 2023, Association of Fundraising Professionals reported income of $236k and spending of $199k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $184k to $236k (+28%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pastoral Support Service ($236k), The Penfield Volunteer Fire Department ($236k) and Health Occupations Students of America ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $120k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $120k.