Association of Professional Piercers
A nonprofit that sets and spreads health and safety standards for body piercing, serving piercers, clinicians, lawmakers, and the public as the field's source of vetted guidance
Financial profile
Association of Professional Piercers · EIN 94-3328548 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $1,072,419 | $244,698 | $815,841 | $632,766 | $1,243,550 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $831,433 | $278,349 | $552,439 | $586,067 | $803,897 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $177,006 | $63,730 | $113,251 | $251,520 | $558,531 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $211,295 | $55,248 | $155,949 | $239,562 | $633,045 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $679,420 | $71,863 | $607,179 | $612,456 | $661,312 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $625,618 | $66,332 | $558,990 | $460,910 | $594,348 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
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Who backs APP
Every company Association of Professional Piercers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| body gems | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| Body Vision Los Angeles | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| buddhajewelry.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| clickerino | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| emberjewelrywholesale.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| kiwidiamond.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| leroi.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| modernmoodbodyjewelry.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| Neo Metal | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| norvoch.com | Scholarship Sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| quetzallijewelry.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| wholelife | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
| wholesale.tawapa.com | Meeting sponsor | Only Association of Professional Piercers, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
APP 2026 Conference & Expo: Our Sponsors & Contributors. Read September 27, 2026. Tiered conference sponsor/contributor logo page on the public Cvent event site. Names come from logo alt text or, where the logo has none, the logo link domain (given as nameAsPublished). Two logos whose domains do not clearly spell a company name (isbodyjewelry.com, canasteeljewelry.ca) were not recorded.
The outside view
A nonprofit that sets and spreads health and safety standards for body piercing, serving piercers, clinicians, lawmakers, and the public as the field's source of vetted guidance
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Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Movement.
Strengths
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