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 $57k and spending of $59k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $21k to $57k (+172%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Plains American Business Club Ambucs Charity Fund ($57k), Conejo Future Foundation ($57k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $25k.