Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Fountain Vly, CA. 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 $153k and spending of $178k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $183k to $153k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Actorsingers ($153k), Multicultural Education Training and Advocacy Meta Project Inc ($153k) and Marie Brown Ministries Inc ($153k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $244k against liabilities of $4,860, net assets of $239k.