Association for Progressive Communications

Analysis

Association for Progressive Communications is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Association for Progressive Communications reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $8.3m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Association for Progressive Communications sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triumph Inc ($8.3m), Marc Academy & Family Center Inc ($8.3m) and State College of Florida Foundation Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (2.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $846k.