American College Personnel Association

Analysis

American College Personnel Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 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 College Personnel Association reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.6m (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American College Personnel Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($2.6m), Presbyterian Services for the Elderly Inc ($2.6m) and The Day Care Connection Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $411k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $442k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 8 employees.