Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 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, Association of Fundraising Professionals reported income of $206k and spending of $221k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $283k to $206k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Association of Fundraising Professionals sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friendship Fire Co No 1 of Butler TWP ($206k), Cleanstart Inc ($206k) and Musicambia Inc ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $375k against liabilities of $1,326, net assets of $373k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.