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Washington DC trade / professional associations

There are 2,766 trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce in the greater Washington DC metro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro trade / professional associations employ 35,880 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $27 billion.
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Job trends for Washington DC trade / professional associations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
664
1-10
 
470
11-25
 
246
26-100
 
242
101 to 1,000
 
72
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of trade / professional associations in Washington DC

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
520
$250k to $1M
 
387
$1M to $5M
 
528
$5M to $25M
 
382
$25M to $100M
 
113
$100M+
 
23
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Directory of trade / professional associations in Washington DC

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1-20 of 2,766

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning

To benefit the public by granting the cfp certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical personal Financial Planning.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$45.9m
Employees
152
EIN
74-2385850
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Advertising Federation (AAF)

AAF provides leadership, knowledge, and recognition in advertising through the American Advertising Awards and Admerica annual conference.
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
20
EIN
13-2581875
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Court Reporters Association

NCRA promotes excellence among court reporters, offers certifications since 1937, and provides information through digital publications and social media.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
32
EIN
36-2213239
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Alliance for Care at Home (NAHC)

NAHC represents home health agencies, hospices and organizations, provides members resources, and hosts Annual Meetings in DC for networking and education.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$9.5m
Employees
28
EIN
84-0617736
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

American Society for Cell Biology promotes cell biology research, supports diverse scientific community, and advances professional development through training, collaboration, and annual meetings.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
25
EIN
39-6054285
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Sign Association (ISA)

ISA promotes the sign industry through advocacy, education, and innovation. It hosts a convention and has over 2,200 member companies.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$19.6m
Employees
27
EIN
54-1888632
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Global Business Alliance (GBA)

Global Business Alliance represents international companies in the U.S., advocating for an open economy and educating on benefits of international investment.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
26
EIN
13-3218529
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)

AAFA's mission is to promote best practices and innovation. AAFA's comprehensive work ensures the continued success and growth of the apparel and footwear industry, its suppliers, and its customers.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$16.9m
Employees
20
EIN
53-0258503
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA)

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) represents independent insurance agents in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
0
EIN
53-0114690
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Apic's mission is to create a safer world through prevention of Infection. Apic's purpose is to influence, support, and improve the quality of health care through the practice and management of Infection Control and epidemiology.
Revenue
$21.9m
Assets
$16.8m
Employees
92
EIN
23-7256856
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Compressed Gas Association

The Compressed Gas Association sets safety standards and guidance for industrial, medical, food, and specialty gases, collaborating with industry and regulators.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
20
EIN
13-0594100
IRS type
501(c)(6)

BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA)

Bsa the Software Alliance advocates for the global software industry, promoting legal use, innovation policies, and enforcing compliance against illegal software activities.
Revenue
$29.2m
Assets
$25.6m
Employees
57
EIN
06-1242574
IRS type
501(c)(6)

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

IFDA's mission is to provide industry support on two basic fronts-government relations and industry relations.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
26
EIN
06-1638811
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

American School Counselor Association supports school counselors with standards, professional development, advocacy, and resources to enhance student academic and social/emotional success.
Revenue
$11.7m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
17
EIN
51-0237968
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The American Institute of Physics is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership corporation. AIP's mission is to advance, promote and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity.
Revenue
$92.4m
Assets
$300.8m
Employees
330
EIN
13-1667053
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

American Physical Therapy Association advances physical therapy and societal health by uniting 100,000 members, supporting belonging, shaping standards, and providing evidence-based practice resources.
Revenue
$51.3m
Assets
$79.2m
Employees
253
EIN
13-1512769
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Society for Engineering Education

American Society for Engineering Education advances engineering education through initiatives, conferences, resources, policy advocacy, diversity promotion, and management of DoD/NSF fellowships.
Revenue
$26.4m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
41
EIN
37-0730118
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

Plastics Industry Association unites the plastics supply chain, advocates policy and regulatory priorities, advances sustainability and recycling, and provides education, networking, and industry programs.
Revenue
$58.6m
Assets
$39.6m
Employees
66
EIN
13-1325282
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Cleaning Institute (ACI)

ACI has provided its expertise to federal, state, and third-party efforts into describing, standardizing and regulating what is considered an environmentally preferable program (EPP), beneficial, or safe.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
33
EIN
13-0452400
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the application of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$30.3m
Employees
36
EIN
23-7057224
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "S41: Promotion of Business" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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