American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a public charity based in Alexandria, Virginia, formed in 1930. It supports a professional community of approximately 100,000 members and advances the physical therapy profession through membership services, professional and public affairs, conferences, and grants.
American Physical Therapy Association at a glance
In short: American Physical Therapy Association gave $640K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $64K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $639,750
- -17.1% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 10
- -47.4% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $63,975
- +57.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $7,250
- Total assets
- $79,198,121
- +4.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Virginia (89% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to American Physical Therapy Association
- Contact
Mailing address: 3030 Potomac Avenue 100, Alexandria, VA 22305
Phone: (703) 684-2782
Website: https://apta.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who American Physical Therapy Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Foundation for Physical Therapy Research ($500K). Together the top 10 received $640K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 40 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
APTA is based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its 2024 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states, with 89% going to Virginia, 4% to Pennsylvania, 2% to Missouri, and 1% each to Illinois and Arkansas. The listed recipients also included organizations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How American Physical Therapy Association gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $544K (2022) to $1.6M (2021). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $640K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Alexandria, VA | Annual Donation | $500,000 |
| Physical Therapy Fund Alexandria, VA | General Donation | $65,000 |
| University of Pittsburg Pittsburgh, PA | Tide Program | $25,000 |
| Missouri Physical Therapy Association Jefferson City, MO | Component SP Grant Payment 2024 | $10,000 |
| Kansas Physical Therapy Association Geneva, IL | General Donation | $7,250 |
| Apta Private Practice Section Alexandria, VA | General Donation | $7,250 |
| Arkansas Physical Therapy Association Conway, AR | General Donation | $7,250 |
| Apta of Massachusetts Boston, MA | General Donation | $6,000 |
| Connecticut Physical Therapy Association Tolland, CT | General Donation | $6,000 |
| Minnesota Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Saint Paul, MN | General Donation | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $79,198,121 | $51,314,350 | $48,105,394 | $639,750 | 10 | $2,854,319 |
| 2023 | $76,087,953 | $51,500,460 | $48,771,728 | $772,006 | 19 | $3,317,880 |
| 2022 | $71,008,449 | $43,313,745 | $39,791,138 | $543,641 | 4 | $-2,228,397 |
| 2021 | $74,355,430 | $47,473,269 | $41,737,717 | $1,588,234 | 5 | $2,389,077 |
| 2020 | $61,402,503 | $48,378,744 | $45,027,271 | $684,723 | 2 | $1,998,375 |
| 2019 | $63,385,973 | $50,235,874 | $48,175,689 | $650,250 | 4 | $1,179,122 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
APTA’s mission is “Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society.” Its website describes a strategic framework for 2030 centered on advancing payment for physical therapy services, empowering members, and evolving practice to improve access to high-quality services.
APTA’s 2024 filing describes programs in membership recruitment, retention, and engagement; professional standards; accreditation, competency regulations, and public recognition; and an annual physical therapy conference. Its 2024 grants included support for research, a university program, and physical therapy associations and sections. For example, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research received an annual donation, and the Physical Therapy Fund received a general donation. The grantees describe their own purposes: the Physical Therapy Fund says it provides research and educational support for physical therapy; the Missouri Physical Therapy Association says it advances and promotes the profession to optimize movement and advocate for Missourians’ physical health and functional abilities; the Kansas Physical Therapy Association says it provides members continuing education, webinars, and conferences; and the Arkansas Physical Therapy Association says it promotes the profession and builds and empowers a community focused on movement, function, and wellness.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, APTA reported 10 grants totaling $639,750. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $500,000, with a median of $7,250. The largest awards were $500,000 to the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research for an annual donation and $65,000 to the Physical Therapy Fund for a general donation. Other listed awards included $25,000 to the University of Pittsburg for the TIDE program and $10,000 to the Missouri Physical Therapy Association for a component special grant payment.
APTA’s filing says grant requests are approved by various committees and the Board of Directors; recipients are required to report regularly, with a year-end staff report to the Board. APTA’s July 2024 news item also described nine Foundation for Physical Therapy Research grants, each offering $40,000. That cycle’s application deadline was July 31, 2024, a past deadline. The item said principal investigators had to be APTA members and proposed research had to align with one or more priorities in the APTA Research Agenda. These were Foundation grants, not a statement of APTA’s own application process.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Roger Herr as president; Susan Appling as vice president; Kip Schick as secretary; Zoher Kapasi as treasurer; William McGehee as speaker of the House; Kyle Covington as vice speaker; and Cindy Armstrong, Carmen Cooper-Oguz, Colleen Chancler, and Skye Donovan as directors.
American Physical Therapy Association is led by Justin Moore, CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); all 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Justin Moore
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$435K (2019) → $490K (2024)
Roger Herr
President
Secretary → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $25K (2024)
Alicia Hosmer
Senior Director
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$170K (2019) → $203K (2024)
Carmen Cooper-Oguz
Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $17K (2024)
Heather Jennings
Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $17K (2024)
Lois Douthitt
Senior Director
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $171K (2024)
Cindy Armstrong
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2024)
Skye Donovan
Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$8K (2020) → $17K (2024)
Kim Nixon-Cave
Director
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2024)
Lisa Gargano
Senior Director
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$154K (2022) → $177K (2024)
Craig Johnson
Director
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$17K (2023) → $17K (2024)
Colleen Chancler
Director
New on the 2024 filing
20 hrs/week
$17K (2024)
Kelley Kubota
Director
New on the 2024 filing
20 hrs/week
$17K (2024)
Anita Bemis-Dougherty
Senior Advisor
Vice President → Senior Advisor, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $171K (2024)
Kyle Covington
Vice Speaker
Vice Speaker of the House → Vice Speaker, 2020
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $20K (2024)
Steven Chesbro
Vice President
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $210K (2024)
Susan Appling
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$10K (2019) → $20K (2024)
David Keen
CFO
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$168K (2020) → $289K (2024)
Kip Schick
Secretary
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$20K (2020) → $20K (2024)
William McGehee
Speaker of the House
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$10K (2020) → $20K (2024)
Carmen Eliott
Vice President
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$170K (2021) → $198K (2024)
Mary Evers
Vice President
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$163K (2021) → $172K (2024)
Aaron Bishop
Vice President
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$206K (2022) → $230K (2024)
Cris Masis
Public Member
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2024)
Tara Jo Manal
Vice President
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$237K (2022) → $258K (2024)
Zoher Kapasi
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $20K (2024)
Drew Contreras
Vice President
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$247K (2024)
Lori Dicker
Vice President
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$241K (2024)
Yumi Belanga
Vice President
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$207K (2024)
Former officers (40)
- Former: Dan Mills (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeanine Gunn (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Vicki Tilley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bemis-Dougherty Anita (2023) — Senior Advisor
- Former: Bishop Aaron (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Chesbro Steven (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Contreras Drew (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Douthitt Lois (2023) — Senior Director
- Former: Eliott Carmen (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Evers Mary (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Frohlich Mandy K. (2023) — COO
- Former: Gargano Lisa (2023) — Senior Director
- Former: Hosmer Alicia (2023) — Senior Director
- Former: Manal Tara Jo (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jason Bellamy (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Mandy Frohlich (2019–2022) — COO
- Former: David Stephenson (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Andrew Contreras (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Dee Daley (2022) — Director
- Former: Deirdre Daley (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Matthew Hyland (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Robert Rowe (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sharon Dunn (2019–2021) — President
- Former: William Boissonnault (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Candace Bahner (2021) — Senior Director
- Former: Gregory Hicks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John King (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Katherine Neas (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Susan Griffin (2019–2020) — Speaker of the House
- Former: Anthony Defilippo (2020) — Director
- Former: Matt Seiler (2020) — Legal Counsel
- Former: Anthony Diflippo (2019) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Oddo (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Armstrong (2019) — Director
- Former: John Bennett (2019) — Legal Counsel
- Former: Marcus Schick (2019) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Robert Batarla (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Sheila Nicholson (2019) — Director
- Former: Stuart Platt (2019) — Vice Speaker of the House
- Former: Susan Whitney (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $490K, to Justin Moore (CEO). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Physical Therapy Association
How much does American Physical Therapy Association give each year?
American Physical Therapy Association gave $640K across 10 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $772K across 19 grants.
What is American Physical Therapy Association's typical grant size?
American Physical Therapy Association's median grant in 2024 was $7,250, and its average grant was $63,975, across 10 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does American Physical Therapy Association give grants?
American Physical Therapy Association gives mostly in Virginia: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Alexandria, VA (3 grants).
Does American Physical Therapy Association give general operating support?
Yes: 70% of American Physical Therapy Association's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Who are American Physical Therapy Association's largest grantees?
American Physical Therapy Association's largest 2024 grantees include Foundation for Physical Therapy Research ($500,000), Physical Therapy Fund ($65,000) and University of Pittsburg ($25,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is American Physical Therapy Association?
American Physical Therapy Association reported $79.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $51.3M.
What does American Physical Therapy Association fund?
APTA’s mission is “Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Physical Therapy Association?
American Physical Therapy Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check apta.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is American Physical Therapy Association's EIN?
American Physical Therapy Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1512769. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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