American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Fond du Lac, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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 $95k and spending of $103k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $84k to $95k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Pennsylvania Congress ($95k), Mahakaruna Foundation ($95k) and Fellowship in Serving Humanity Incorporated ($95k).

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 $281k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $281k.