American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. 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).

In the financial year ending December 2022, American Planning Association reported income of $797k and spending of $757k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $652k to $797k (+22%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts Ltd ($797k), Calhoun Gordon Arts Council Inc ($797k) and Bradford County Regional Arts Council ($797k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.