American Planning Association

Analysis

American Planning Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 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 $280k and spending of $372k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $253k to $280k (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of School Business Officials International ($280k), Neat Repeats Resale Shop Inc ($280k) and Fort Fairfield Residential Development Corporation ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $115k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $115k.