ALA Allied Professional Association

The companion body a service profession built on purpose so it could finally advocate for the pay, the standing, and the professional worth of the people who do the work.

  • ala-apa.org
  • Guild
  • Chicago, IL
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
9named by peers

Financial profile

ALA Allied Professional Association · EIN 32-0077152 · 501(c)(6)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$164,361$150,150$271,358Aug 2023
FY2022$169,461$124,503$257,147Aug 2022
FY2021$182,845$108,343$212,189Aug 2021
FY2020$173,198$131,271$137,687Aug 2020
FY2019$142,911$101,729$95,760Aug 2019
FY2018$153,429$90,005$54,578Aug 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies ALA Allied Professional Association is read alongside.

Who backs AAPA

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs ALA Allied Professional Association's peers, but not ALA Allied Professional Association

Companies named publicly by at least one of ALA Allied Professional Association's five peer societies, and not found in ALA Allied Professional Association's reviewed public records.

CompanyMLAALSNACALAAIIPPeers
A-R EditionsCorporate Patron1 of 4
Arthur_Fournier_Fine___Rare__LLCSilver Sponsor1 of 4
Bloomsbury_Digital_Resources_PNGSilver Sponsor1 of 4
Harrassowitz (USA)Corporate Patron1 of 4
Howard_Karno_logoSilver Sponsor1 of 4
Information TodayNamed1 of 4
Marquand_Books_logoSilver Sponsor1 of 4
OverDriveNamed1 of 4
Theodore FrontCorporate Patron1 of 4

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The outside view

The companion body a service profession built on purpose so it could finally advocate for the pay, the standing, and the professional worth of the people who do the work.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The Movement and The Republic.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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