American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in College Park, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 $233k and spending of $227k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $138k to $233k (+68%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. 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 Planning Association sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Science Literacy Project ($233k), Ocarc Inc ($233k) and Warfighter Overwatch ($232k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. It paid $27k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $105k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $105k.