Illinois · Nonprofit
American Planning Association
American Planning Association (Illinois) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $698,982 to it, the largest being INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ($318,835). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $20M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $699k
- Net assets
- $19M
What American Planning Association does
Mission
See Schedule O"Creating great communities for all." The American Planning Association (APA) provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment and providing the tools and support necessary to meet the challenges of growth and change.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
APA supports the professional development of planners and educates the public on planning topics through publications, conferences, and community initiatives. APA publishes Planning magazine, the Journal of the American Planning Association, and other periodicals; hosts the National Planning Conference and webinars; manages divisions and chapters; and provides career services, community assistance, and scholarship programs. These resources enhance the knowledge, skills, and engagement of planning professionals, students, and the broader community.
$9,636,682 spentof which $224,779 as grants$12,385,191 earned by the program72% of program spendingAPA advances sound planning practices through applied research, advocacy, and public education. APA's Government Affairs team advocates for planning-supportive policies at all levels of government, while its communications and outreach programs educate the public and media about the importance of planning in building vibrant communities. Applied research activities, supported by grants and partnerships, translate best practices and academic findings into practical guidance for planners. APA also recognizes planning excellence through its national awards program and promotes awareness through initiatives like the Housing Initiative and Planning Research Fund.
$2,149,667 spentof which $28,181 as grants$431,772 earned by the program16% of program spendingAPA promotes professional excellence in the field of planning through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification and the accreditation of planning education programs. AICP sets and maintains ethical and professional standards, oversees certification exams, and supports continuing education through the Certification Maintenance program. APA also supports the accreditation of academic planning programs and recognizes leaders in the profession through the College of Fellows.
$1,556,495 spentof which $196,837 as grants$4,106,974 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,342,844.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $27M to $35M (+30%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 9% · 2024 1% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
5% of American Planning Association’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Joel D Albizo FASAE CAE
Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $17k → $129k.
2 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $5k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest American Planning Association). These are real filings, and they are not money American Planning Association raised.
From the IRS filings of American Planning Association’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
American Planning Association leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
67% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund American Planning Association.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 59% · 2018 75% · 2019 71% · 2020 100% · 2021 91% · 2022 87% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
13% of American Planning Association's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
American Planning Association draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
American Planning Association's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 5 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 328 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding American Planning Association receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.4M on record.
- Department of Homeland Security$1.7M
- Department of Transportation$294k
- Department of Commerce$237k
- Department of Agriculture$147k
- National Endowment for the Arts$100k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like American Planning Association
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American Planning Association: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American Planning Association?
- American Planning Association (Illinois) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $698,982 to it, the largest being INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ($318,835). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American Planning Association have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $698,982 in grants to American Planning Association, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American Planning Association?
- INTERNATIONAL CITYCOUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is the largest funder on record, with $318,835 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American Planning Association find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing