Public Charity

AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Based in BELLEFONTE, PA, AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.9M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, $6.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 16 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $104K.

EIN: 240772797 BELLEFONTE, PA Recreational Clubs NTEE: N50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.9M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$6.4M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$104K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

- TO PROMOTE STAMP COLLECTING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES- TO OFFER SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERSHIP AND TO PHILATELY IN GENERAL, INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION, WHICH ENHANCE THE PLEASURE AND FRIENDLINESS OF STAMP COLLECTING- TO INITIATE AND COORDINATE NEW PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF STAMP COLLECTING AND OF ALL COLLECTORS- TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE WORLD BODY OF PHILATELY- TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF PHILATELIC MATERIALS

Where $100 goes at American Philatelic Society

How American Philatelic Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$26
Sales
35% of program spending
$18
Other miscellaneous programs
23% of program spending
$9
American philatelist magazine
13% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$9,375
$6,800
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,925
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,125

Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Cheryl Ganz
SECRETARY Dr Peter P Mccann
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Hisey
DIRECTOR Evan Siegling
VICE PRESIDENT Greg Galletti
TREASURER Kathryn Johnson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$76,460 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$9,347 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$8,255 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$6,800 1 grant
Unspecified
$3,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.9M $3.8M $6.4M
2023 $3.8M $4.2M $4.2M
2022 $3.6M $3.7M $4.6M
2020 $3.1M $7.7M $5.0M
2019 $5.4M $5.3M $9.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.4M to $5.9M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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