Association of Fundraising Professionals New York City Chapter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132998061
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
6468463896
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$802,698
Expenses
$770,556
Assets
$551,167
Liabilities
$20,594

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG SHELLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • JONAH NIGH (PRESIDENT-ELECT (THRU JUNE))
  • JILL SCIBILIA (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CRAIG SHELLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • JONAH NIGH (PRESIDENT-ELECT (THRU JUNE))
  • M ANGEL FLORES (SECRETARY)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Association of fundraising professionals (afp), an association of professionals throughout the world, advances philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice ethical and effective fundraising. The core activities through which afp fulfills this mission include education, training, mentoring, research, credentialing and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2025

General program - the chapter offers a year-round series of educational workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities to promote the professional development of our members and other fundraising professionals in the greater New York area. The chapter's annual meeting, attended by approximately 200 in january or february, is a state of the industry event with a panel of experts sharing insights for the coming year. The professional advancement series of educational events attracts fundraisers and consultants to the industry for morning sessions approximately 8x/year. The emerging leaders group offers networking events that facilitate connections between those new to the professional and those with more expertise and experience for the benefit of all.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 86% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 32 of 32 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $663K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 33 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $278K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.