California · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,788,000 to it, the largest being GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC ($6,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $16M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $6.8M
- Net assets
- $6.5M
What Association for Progressive Communications does
Mission
Apc's mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies (icts) to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Safety for voices(sfv). Sustaining defenders through feminist holistic security, or safety for voices, is a global south-based initiative implemented by a consortium led by the Association for Progressive Communications, with urgent action fund africa, urgent action fund asia and pacific and im-defensoras as consortium partners, that is focused on achieving "greater safety, both online and offline, for human rights defenders worldwide" with support from the dutch ministry of foreign affairs (dgis). Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.
$1,224,887 spentof which $648,582 as grants23% of program spendingWomen's rights programme (wrp). The Association for Progressive Communications women's rights programme (apc wrp) has a long-term goal of ensuring that women and people of diverse sexualities and genders participate in, shape and co-create the internet and digital technologies that reflect and respond to their life. Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.
$1,211,292 spentof which $724,830 as grants$19,990 earned by the program23% of program spendingCommunications and information policy programme (cipp). In 2024 the cipp programme implemented work that enabled digital inclusion for the most vulnerable (community networks); regional internet governance and human rights work in africa and asia. Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.
$1,190,000 spent$85,912 earned by the program22% of program spendingGlobal advocacy and policy (gaps)- leads global internet governance and human rights policy advocacy. Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.cummunications unit - the communications team manages apc's online and offline external communications, publicity, social media presence, websites and publications, including outreach to apc's members, partners and the media, to strategically contribute to furthering apc's advocacy objectives. Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.technical unit - the technical systems and support team provides the necessary technical infrastucture and support for apc programmes, projects, staff and members to operate in stable, secure and reliable online spaces. Program service fees are an important aspect for the continuation of the program.network development - the netdev team works closely with apc members and associates and staff as well as with close partners and collaborating networks to foster the development of a strong, sustainable and vibrant network. The team leads the work around new memberships and resource sharing within the network (including granting).…
$1,745,412 spentof which $1,113,958 as grants$600 earned by the program32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,371,591.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2023 to 2024, from $6.0M to $13M (+116%).
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: 2020 4% · 2023 68% · 2024 44%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 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
Concepcion Ramilo
Executive director
Board chair
Leandro Navarro
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $117k → $141k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 90% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 10 of 11 funders by total. 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
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
95% 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 85% · 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 38% · 2022 80% · 2023 71% — 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
29% of ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 36% 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
90% of ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $673k that is directly attributable, 89% of it comes from funders outside California, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,064 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,064 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
53% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS: 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS?
- ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,788,000 to it, the largest being GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC ($6,000,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $6,788,000 in grants to ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS?
- GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC is the largest funder on record, with $6,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 11 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