Appraisal Institute
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What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER VALUATION PROFESSIONALS THROUGH COMMUNITY, CREDENTIALING, EDUCATION, BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICAL STANDARDS.
- Income
- $18.2 million
- Spending
- $20.6 million
- Employees
- 118
- Volunteers
- 197
- Highest pay
- $429,651, ceo (end 9/13/24)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- TOTAL MEMBERSHIP AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 WAS NEARLY 16,000, INCLUDING ACTIVE DESIGNATED MEMBERS, CANDIDATES FOR DESIGNATION, PRACTICING AFFILIATES AND AFFILIATES, AS WELL AS RETIRED DESIGNATED MEMBERS AND LIFE DESIGNATED MEMBERS. THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE CONFERS THE MAI, SRA, AI-GRS AND AI-RRS MEMBERSHIP DESIGNATIONS, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WHICH ARE RIGOROUS. EACH MEMBER OF THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE SHALL ABIDE BY, UPHOLD AND CONFORM THEIR ACTIONS TO THE BYLAWS, REGULATIONS, CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL PRACTICE OF THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE. THE ORGANIZATION LED THE PROFESSION IN FOSTERING AND PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PRACTICE THROUGH ITS DESIGNATION PROGRAMS, PEER REVIEW PROCESS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLISHING ENDEAVORS.
- AS THE LEADER IN REAL PROPERTY APPRAISER EDUCATION, THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM OF INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED COURSES, AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF SEMINARS ON SPECIALTY TOPICS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ALL REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS, RANGING FROM THOSE JUST ENTERING THE PROFESSION AND EARNING CREDIT TOWARD STATE LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION, TO SEASONED PRACTITIONERS WHO WISH TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPMENTS. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ALSO SERVE TO HELP OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS GAIN FURTHER INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF REAL ESTATE VALUATION TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES. IN 2024, THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE SERVED OVER 14,000 STUDENTS THROUGH MORE THAN 350 COURSES AND SEMINARS.
- THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLISHER OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL LITERATURE. IN ADDITION TO A SERIES OF GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS, EVERY YEAR THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE ADDS TO ITS EXTENSIVE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS), COVERING CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE ISSUES, ADVANCES IN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE VALUATION OF A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE PROPERTIES. IN 2024, THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE SOLD OVER 6,000 BOOKS. THE APPRAISAL INSTITUTE ALSO PUBLISHES THE APPRAISAL JOURNAL, VALUATION MAGAZINE AND APPRAISER NEWS ONLINE. THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL HAS SERVED AS THE TOP FORUM FOR APPRAISAL PROFESSIONALS AND HAS BECOME THE MOST FREQUENTLY REFERENCED PERIODICAL IN APPRAISAL LITERATURE. VALUATION MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON INNOVATIVE FEATURES AND PRACTICAL IDEAS. APPRAISER NEWS ONLINE KEEPS APPRAISERS ABREAST OF INDUSTRY TRENDS AS WELL AS LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY MATTERS IMPACTING APPRAISERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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