American Photographic Artists
A chapter based community of professional photographers that advocates, educates, and elevates the working photographic trade
Financial profile
American Photographic Artists · EIN 13-3582702 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $557,573 | $0 | $516,663 | $582,757 | $18,038 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $463,532 | $0 | $460,631 | $603,710 | $12,837 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $476,064 | $0 | $458,144 | $519,834 | $153,015 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $477,525 | $0 | $453,015 | $450,291 | $196,785 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $486,060 | $0 | $484,198 | $466,310 | $169,551 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $449,043 | $0 | $456,150 | $452,873 | $149,801 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Photographic Artists is read alongside.
ASMP
American Society of Media Photographers
An eight decade professional society of visual content creators that upholds the business practices of the…
25 companies named
PPA
Professional Photographers of America
The world's largest nonprofit association of professional photographers, built by photographers for…
109 companies named
GAG
Graphic Artists Guild
A national advocacy organization for graphic artists and illustrators, defending creators' rights and setting…
CAAAP
Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers
A member alliance of Black photographers, founded in Chicago in 1999, who document the culture and history of…
SIST
Society for Imaging Science and Technology
A working community of imaging scientists holding color, capture, printing, and archiving to a shared…
15 companies named
Who backs APA
Every company American Photographic Artists names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Award sponsor | AACC APWG ACL BPA CI +3 |
| Sony | Award sponsor | ACS CI CMA NARAS |
| PhotoShelter | Award sponsor | AMA |
| Agency Access | Corporate partner | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| Blazing Editions | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| capture1 | Corporate partner | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| Cradoc fotoSoftware | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| Found | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| ImageRights | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| Tether Tools | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
| Think Tank | Award sponsor | Only American Photographic Artists, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
2026 APA Awards prize partners. Read September 27, 2026. Partners providing prizes to APA Awards winners.
Homepage sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Sponsor block on the APA homepage.
Who backs American Photographic Artists's peers, but not American Photographic Artists
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Photographic Artists's five peer societies, and not found in American Photographic Artists's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A chapter based community of professional photographers that advocates, educates, and elevates the working photographic trade
- 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 Village, The Movement and The Republic.
Strengths
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