American Group Psychotherapy Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131876348
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2124772677
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,781,203
Expenses
$1,991,648
Assets
$969,823
Liabilities
$777,595

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Gary Burlingame (Retiring President)
  • Angela Stephens (CEO)
  • Lorraine Wodiska (President)
  • Leonardo Leiderman (President-Elect)

People named in this filing

  • Gary Burlingame (Retiring President)
  • Eri Bentley (Director)
  • Marcee Brennan (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

AGPA is a community of mental health professionals of all disciplines dedicated to advancing knowledge and research and providing quality training in group psychotherapy and other group interventions, consultations and direct services nationally and internationally.

What it reported doing in 2024

AGPA is a dynamic, thriving community of mental health professionals of all disciplines dedicated to advancing knowledge, and research, and providing quality training in group psychotherapy and other group interventions, consultation, and direct services nationally and internationally. The Association is a unique blend of practitioner and direct services, promoting quality group psychotherapy care as a primary method of treatment that is clinically sound, cost-effective and accessible; advancing group psychotherapy training and research; providing intervention and outreach to diverse communities nationally and internationally based on group psychotherapy principles and established protocols; providing a network of peer support that serves the professional needs of group practitioners; and advocating for quality care on behalf of its members, clients/patients and the public. AGPA, founded in 1942, serves as the national voice specific to the interest of group psychotherapy. Its 2,500 plus members and 25 affiliate societies provide a wealth of professional education and social support for group psychotherapists in The United States and abroad. Our members come from over twelve different disciplines, including psychology, creative arts therapy, psychiatry, nursing, social work, alcoholism counseling, and marriage and family therapy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 68% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.4%; rating input score 34
  • Program expense ratio: 33.7%; rating input score 34
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.4% of revenue deployed · 33.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 19 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $671K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1.5M reported
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.