American Society for Public Administration

Analysis

American Society for Public Administration is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, American Society for Public Administration reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+3.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Society for Public Administration sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liberty Hospital Foundation ($1.3m), Hope Ignites Phoenix ($1.3m) and St Johns River State College Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $347k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $987k, net assets of $25k. It reported 9 employees.