Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors
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What it says it does
MAPPS IS THE PREEMINENT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRMS INVOLVED IN MANY ASPECTS AND BENEFITS OF THE GEOSPATIAL FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES. MEMBER FIRMS ARE THOUGHT LEADERS IN MAPPING, SURVEYING, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, SATELLITE AND AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, HYDROGRAPHY, GPS AND GIS DATA COLLECTION AND CONVERSION SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND GEOSPATIAL PRODUCTS. OUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS PRODUCE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS AND ANCILLARY SERVICES TO FIRMS WORLD-WIDE AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. MAPPS IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE BUSINESS ASPECTS, NETWORKING, TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, GEOSPATIAL POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS AND THE MAPPING COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS NEED.
- Income
- $719,298
- Spending
- $728,998
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
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 (2)
- CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF LAW, GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE PRACTICE OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY, MAPPING AND GEOSPATIAL SERVICES.
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR KEEPING MEMBERS ADVISED OF CURRENT EVENTS AND LEGISLATION IMPACTING BUSINESS.
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 November 1967.
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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