American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Dekalb, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 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, American Planning Association reported income of $302k and spending of $227k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $430 to $302k (+70069%), an average of +415% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29777%. 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 Planning Association sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phi Beta Kappa Society ($302k), Townsend Harris Alumni Association Inc ($302k) and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $433k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $433k.