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 $342k and spending of $376k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $312k to $342k (+9.5%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westerville Rowing Club Inc ($342k), West Bank CDC Inc ($342k) and New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Inc ($342k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $463k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $446k.