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 2023, Association of Fundraising Professionals reported income of $105k and spending of $139k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $105k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Area Intergroup Inc ($105k), Little League Baseball Inc ($105k) and Emo Brown Foundation ($105k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $877, net assets of $217k.