Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $112,055 to it, the largest being THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION ($92,555). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $146M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $112k
- Net assets
- $53M
What American Psychological Association does
Mission
American Psychological Association is a national membership organization created to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives. Apa fulfills these objectives by utilizing psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues, elevating the public's understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology, preparing the discipline and profession of psychology for the future, and strengthening apa's standing as an authoritative voice for psychology.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Publishing office in 2024, the apa journals program published more than 63,480 pages of content representing more than 5,190 articles in 515 journal issues. During 2024, apa journals signed two new journals to its portfolio. Starting in 2025, apa will publish journal of pediatric neuropsychology in collaboration with the american academy of pediatric neuropsychology. Starting in 2026, apa will publish the new educational psychology for policy and practice in collaboration with division 15, educational psychology. By the end of 2024, psycarticles, the electronic database product containing full-text journal content, contained over 244,386 article records, dating back to 1894. More than 208,370 records were released into the psycinfo database in 2024, bringing the total number of records in the database to more than 5.6 million, and the total number of cited references in the database to almost 165 million. Psycinfo also includes the metadata records for the psycarticles and psycbooks databases. The number of journals covered by psycinfo at the end of 2024 was 2,351 - 54 new journals were added, and 42 journals were dropped primarily due to problems receiving the journal or to…
$53,240,419 spent$114,115,359 earned by the program48% of program spendingEducation the apa commission on accreditation played a strong role in the area of quality assurance for the 1,299 accredited programs in health service psychology. Apa also plays an important role in shaping the educational experience of tomorrow's psychologists and in providing continuing professional education for today's practitioners. Continuing education is offered through 595 programs on a variety of topics and formats including web delivered, book-based and journal article-based programs. There are currently over 932 approved sponsors of continuing education.
$10,249,689 spentof which $70,083 as grants$7,450,205 earned by the program9% of program spendingMembership office the apa membership office includes membership marketing, the service center, and media & event sales. Membership marketing drives recruitment, retention, and engagement through strategic campaigns using digital and traditional channels. In 2024, membership launched the new supporter category, introduced the apa community (an exclusive space for members to connect and collaborate), and modified the membership dues structure. The service center acts as the primary contact point for member and customer inquiries, handling transactions and support. Media & event sales connects advertisers, sponsors, and partners with apa's audience through unique media and event opportunities. The membership office relies on research to understand member needs and delivers tailored content, products, services, and experiences. As of the end of 2024, apa had over 173,000 members, affiliates, and supporters.
$6,142,374 spentof which $24,438 as grants$4,415,502 earned by the program6% of program spendingPractice directorate the apa practice directorate promotes the practice of psychology and advocates to increase public access to high-quality, evidence-based, and innovative psychological services. We equip psychologists to be leaders and specialists in mental and behavioral health care to improve population health and decrease health disparities. We support and partner with numerous apa boards, committees, and workgroups whose efforts benefit psychology, psychologists, and the public. This program is for the executive office of the chief of professional practice and deputy chief of professional practice, office of independent practice, and related activities and staff. Communications apa communications oversees the association's brand, content, and messaging, serving as the primary point of contact for media and the public. Communications promotes the advancement and application of psychological science to benefit society and improve lives. Working closely with the ceo and all apa offices, apa communications crafts and disseminates content for psychologists, media, and the general public. Products include news and feature content, social media, websites, videos, podcasts, and…
$40,814,627 spentof which $3,476,802 as grants$1,730,808 earned by the program37% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $110,447,109.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $291M to $259M (−11%).
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: 2017 2% · 2018 2% · 2019 1% · 2020 2% · 2021 1% · 2022 3% · 2023 3% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 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
Arthur C Evans
CEO
Board chair
Arlene Noriega
Clt chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% 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: $971k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Psychological Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION raised.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL 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 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.
“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.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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.
Government funding AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $37.4M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$30.8M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$5.6M
- Department of Defense$484k
- Social Security Administration$203k
- National Science Foundation$100k
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission$63k
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 PSYCHOLOGICAL 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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
82%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 30 states
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Apa 750 LLC · disregarded
- Apa Ten G LLC · disregarded
- Conference Center LLC · disregarded
- Apa Services Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL 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 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION?
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $112,055 to it, the largest being THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION ($92,555). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $112,055 in grants to AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION?
- THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $92,555 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing