Association of Fundraising Professionals
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS.
- Income
- $36,662
- Spending
- $43,908
- Reserves
- 18.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 57%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $5,779 spent. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A RANGE OF PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF NETWORKING, MENTORING AND EDUCATION. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED BY HOSTING SMALL GROUPS AS WELL AS SENDING MEMBERS TO OUTSIDE CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
- $381 spent. ALTRU - "BIGGEST MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY": OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON- MEMBERS, THIS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS, PHILANTHROPISTS, IMPACT INVESTORS, B-CORPORATIONS, AND MORE TO ANSWER TOUGH QUESTIONS AND STIMULATE COLLABORATIVE IDEAS FOR BUILDING NORTH CAROLINA'S NEXT ECONOMY.
- THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO A SERIES OF EIGHT USER-PAY WEBINARS TO ALLOW THEIR MEMBERS TO HOST VIEWING AND DISCUSSION EVENTS FOR OTHER MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS IN THE HOSTS' WORKPLACES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1987.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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