American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, American Planning Association reported income of $18.6m and spending of $17.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $20.4m to $18.6m (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, American Planning Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc ($18.5m), Evansville Goodwill Industries Inc ($18.6m) and Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council ($18.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.3m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $25.0m against liabilities of $8.8m, net assets of $16.2m. It reported 73 employees.