Association of Fundraising Professionals

Analysis

Association of Fundraising Professionals is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. 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 2022, Association of Fundraising Professionals reported income of $86k and spending of $48k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $66k to $86k (+30%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 440%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jim Brunner Ministries Inc ($86k), Legatus ($86k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($86k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7,325. At year end it held assets of $141k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $141k.