American Printing History Association
A society devoted to the study and preservation of printing history, joining scholars, collectors, and practitioners of the printing arts
Financial profile
American Printing History Association · EIN 23-7441237 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $75,140 | $77,818 | $367,208 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $55,714 | $42,366 | $433,027 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $45,935 | $32,706 | $371,067 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $76,502 | $71,945 | $325,272 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2018 | $106,015 | $92,057 | $278,082 | Dec 2018 | ||
| FY2017 | $63,101 | $53,402 | $285,385 | Dec 2017 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Printing History Association is read alongside.
GBW
Guild of Book Workers
The national guild for the book arts since 1906, sustaining bookbinding, conservation, and fine printing…
10 companies named
EBS
Early Book Society
A scholarly community devoted to the manuscripts and early printed books of 1350 to 1550 and the history they…
BSA
Bibliographical Society of America
A learned society founded in 1904 for the study of the material text, binding scholars, collectors, curators…
22 companies named
SHT
Society for the History of Technology
An interdisciplinary society founded in 1958 to study technology and its relations with society and culture…
1 companies named
AHPCS
American Historical Print Collectors Society
A community of collectors and scholars encouraging the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of…
Who backs APHA
Every company American Printing History Association 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ARION PRESS | Meeting sponsor | Only American Printing History Association, so far |
| MOVING PARTS PRESS | Meeting sponsor | Only American Printing History Association, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2025 APHA Annual Conference sponsors and partners. Read September 27, 2026. Conference 'Sponsors and Partners' logo wall; Book Club of California, San Francisco Center for the Book and one unlabeled logo left out. 2026 conference page names no company sponsors.
Who backs American Printing History Association's peers, but not American Printing History Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Printing History Association's five peer societies, and not found in American Printing History Association's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A society devoted to the study and preservation of printing history, joining scholars, collectors, and practitioners of the printing arts
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Village, The Guild and The Movement.
Strengths
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