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American Physical Therapy Association

501(c)(6) organization Alexandria, VA EIN: 13-1512769 Website

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.

Key facts about American Physical Therapy Association

In short: American Physical Therapy Association gave $640K across 10 grants in 2024 (avg $64K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
13-1512769
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$639,750
Grants made (2024)
10
Average grant
$63,975
Median grant
$7,250
Total assets
$79,198,121
Primary geography
Virginia (89% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$79.2M

+4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$640K

-17.1% YoY

Grant Count

10

-47.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$64K

+57.5% YoY

How American Physical Therapy Association gives

  • 50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving fell 60% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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.

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.

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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

16states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

AlexandriaWashingtonJefferson CityPittsburghPurcellvilleSaint PaulTollandArlingtonBaltimoreBostonChandlerConwayGenevaMissoulaNorcrossRosemontSan DiegoSouthlakeTrenton

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M4 grants2019 2 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 19 grants2023 10 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $544K (2022) to $1.6M (2021). In 2024 it made 10 grants totaling $640K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research: $500KFoundation for PhysicalTherapy Research$500KPhysical Therapy Fund: $65KPhysical Therapy Fund$65KUniversity of Pittsburg: $25KUniversity of Pittsburg$25KMissouri Physical Therapy Association: $10KMissouri Physical TherapyAssociation$10KKansas Physical Therapy Association: $7KKansas Physical TherapyAssociation$7KApta Private Practice Section: $7KApta Private Practice Section$7KArkansas Physical Therapy Association: $7KArkansas Physical TherapyAssociation$7KApta of Massachusetts: $6KApta of Massachusetts$6KConnecticut Physical Therapy Association: $6KConnecticut Physical TherapyAssociation$6KMinnesota Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association: $6KMinnesota Chapter of theAmerican Physical Therapy…$6K

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

31<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 40 (78%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Alexandria, VAAnnual Donation$500,000
Physical Therapy Fund Alexandria, VAGeneral Donation$65,000
University of Pittsburg Pittsburgh, PATide Program$25,000
Missouri Physical Therapy Association Jefferson City, MOComponent SP Grant Payment 2024$10,000
Kansas Physical Therapy Association Geneva, ILGeneral Donation$7,250
Apta Private Practice Section Alexandria, VAGeneral Donation$7,250
Arkansas Physical Therapy Association Conway, ARGeneral Donation$7,250
Apta of Massachusetts Boston, MAGeneral Donation$6,000
Connecticut Physical Therapy Association Tolland, CTGeneral Donation$6,000
Minnesota Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Saint Paul, MNGeneral Donation$6,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $79,198,121 $51,314,350 $48,105,394 $639,750 (10 grants)
2023 $76,087,953 $51,500,460 $48,771,728 $772,006 (19 grants)
2022 $71,008,449 $43,313,745 $39,791,138 0 grants reported
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$79,198,121$76,087,953$71,008,449
Revenue$51,314,350$51,500,460$43,313,745
Expenses$48,105,394$48,771,728$39,791,138
Net Investment Income$2,854,319$3,317,880$-2,228,397

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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

Justin Moore — CEO: $490KJustin MooreCEO$490KDavid Keen — CFO: $289KDavid KeenCFO$289KTara Jo Manal — Vice President: $258KTara Jo ManalVice President$258KDrew Contreras — Vice President: $247KDrew ContrerasVice President$247KLori Dicker — Vice President: $241KLori DickerVice President$241KAaron Bishop — Vice President: $230KAaron BishopVice President$230KSteven Chesbro — Vice President: $210KSteven ChesbroVice President$210KYumi Belanga — Vice President: $207KYumi BelangaVice President$207KAlicia Hosmer — Senior Director: $203KAlicia HosmerSenior Director$203KCarmen Eliott — Vice President: $198KCarmen EliottVice President$198KLisa Gargano — Senior Director: $177KLisa GarganoSenior Director$177KMary Evers — Vice President: $172KMary EversVice President$172KLois Douthitt — Senior Director: $171KLois DouthittSenior Director$171KAnita Bemis-Dougherty — Senior Advisor: $171KAnita Bemis-DoughertySenior Advisor$171KRoger Herr — President: $25KRoger HerrPresident$25KSusan Appling — Vice President: $20KSusan ApplingVice President$20KKip Schick — Secretary: $20KKip SchickSecretary$20KZoher Kapasi — Treasurer: $20KZoher KapasiTreasurer$20KWilliam McGehee — Speaker of the House: $20KWilliam McGeheeSpeaker of the House$20KKyle Covington — Vice Speaker: $20KKyle CovingtonVice Speaker$20KCindy Armstrong — Director: $17KCindy ArmstrongDirector$17KCarmen Cooper-Oguz — Director: $17KCarmen Cooper-OguzDirector$17KColleen Chancler — Director: $17KColleen ChanclerDirector$17KSkye Donovan — Director: $17KSkye DonovanDirector$17KHeather Jennings — Director: $17KHeather JenningsDirector$17KCraig Johnson — Director: $17KCraig JohnsonDirector$17KKelley Kubota — Director: $17KKelley KubotaDirector$17KKim Nixon-Cave — Director: $17KKim Nixon-CaveDirector$17KCris Masis — Public Member: $17KCris MasisPublic Member$17K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $490K, to Justin Moore (CEO). 29 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 3030 Potomac Avenue 100, Alexandria, VA 22305
Phone: (703) 684-2782
Website: https://apta.org

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.

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