Association of Aai Professionals
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What it says it does
PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADVANCE THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS BY EMPOWERING PROFESSIONALS TO SAFELY AND ETHICALLY INTEGRATE THERAPY ANIMALS INTO THEIR WORK. THIS IS DONE BY CHAMPIONING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR SAFE, ETHICAL AND EFFECTIVE ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND GUIDELINES TO ADVANCE THE FIELD AND BUILD COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $234,468
- Spending
- $206,376
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $414,989, president & ceo
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 (1)
- AAAIP SERVES THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS WHO HAIL FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONS INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, AND MORE, BY PROVIDING TOOLS AND RESOURCES BASED IN BEST PRACTICES, FORMAL EDUCATION FOR AAI PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENTS, CERTIFICATION, AND ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED INSURANCE OFFERINGS.AS OF JULY 2025, AAAIP SERVES OVER 480 MEMBERS, HAS CERTIFIED 275 INDIVIDUALS AND OFFERS 7 ONLINE COURSES ON TOPICS SPECIFIC TO ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS.
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 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.
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 November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: International Association of Privacy Professionals (Portsmouth, NH), EIN 23-3048008. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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