American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Holyoke, MA. 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 June 2024, American Planning Association reported income of $125k and spending of $133k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $251k to $125k (-50%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music Inc ($125k), American Nepal Helping Society ($125k) and East Africa Chamber of Commerce Corp ($125k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $146k.