Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. 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 $318k and spending of $290k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $481k to $318k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sylacauga City Schools Foundation Inc ($318k), Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship ($318k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $5,286, net assets of $268k.