American Public Transportation Association
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, based in Washington, DC, is a public charity that supports public transportation through member services, training and development, major meetings, and advocacy. It was formed in 1974.
Key facts about American Public Transportation Association
In short: American Public Transportation Association gave $583K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), top state District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 52-1007647
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $582,993
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- Average grant
- $19,433
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $45,481,477
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$45.5M
+12.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$583K
+118.4% YoY
Grant Count
30
+275.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$19K
-41.8% YoY
How American Public Transportation Association gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The mission stated in the organization’s 2024 filing is “to serve and represent its members in making public transportation an effective path to economic opportunity, personal mobility and improving the quality of life through partnerships, communications, technology and advocacy.”
The organization reported holding 12 specialized workshops and seminars and four conferences in 2024. Its member services include management of member data and committees, industry statistics, standards development, and federal legislative and regulatory advocacy.
Its 2025 grants included sponsorships and grassroots advocacy. Recipients included organizations whose own missions describe support for transit and broader mobility: Transportation Riders United says it educates, mobilizes, and advocates for more and better public transit and affordable mobility options in metro Detroit; The Street Trust Community Fund says it advocates for multimodal transportation that prioritizes safety, accessibility, equity, and climate justice; and ATX Kids Club says it uses public transportation for youth educational adventures in Austin. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the funder’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 30 grants totaling $582,993. Grant amounts ranged from $7,000 to $206,753, with a median of $10,000. The organization’s 2024 filing says it requires written reports to verify that grant projects are completed as specified, including a progress report six months after the project starts and a second report at its end.
The largest reported 2025 grants included:
Other reported $10,000 grants included sponsorships to Moving Central Ohio Forward and Keep Seattle Moving 2024, and grassroots advocacy grants to Coalition to Advance Atlanta, Partners in Transit, Seamless Bay Area Alliance, and St Paul Transportation Management Organization.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant list shows recipients across multiple states. By share of grant dollars, the largest recipient-state shares were Washington, DC (39%), Georgia (12%), California (8%), Virginia (6%), and Washington (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2022) to $583K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $583K.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Business Members Board of Governors ($207K). Together the top 10 received $388K.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 70 (90%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Business Members Board of Governors Washington, DC | Sponsorship | $206,753 |
| Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences Atlanta, GA | Sponsorship | $61,660 |
| Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Arlington, VA | Sponsorship | $25,000 |
| Mineta Transportation Institute SJSU Research Foundation San Jose, CA | Sponsorship | $20,000 |
| Greater Greater Washington Washington, DC | Grassroots Advocacy | $20,000 |
| Nashville Moves Action Fund Nashville, TN | Sponsorship | $15,000 |
| Moving Central Ohio Forward Columbus, OH | Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| Keep Seattle Moving 2024 Seattle, WA | Sponsorship | $10,000 |
| Coalition to Advance Atlanta Atlanta, GA | Grassroots Advocacy | $10,000 |
| Partners in Transit Inc Uvalde, TX | Grassroots Advocacy | $10,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $45,481,477 | $33,544,299 | $34,499,671 | $582,993 |
| 2024 | $40,500,807 | $39,437,996 | $33,292,394 | $266,925 |
| 2023 | $41,357,326 | $26,980,260 | $26,747,459 | $154,265 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $45,481,477 | $40,500,807 | $41,357,326 |
| Revenue | $33,544,299 | $39,437,996 | $26,980,260 |
| Expenses | $34,499,671 | $33,292,394 | $26,747,459 |
| Net Investment Income | $1,249,940 | $794,623 | $523,489 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists MJ Maynard-Carey as chair, Leanne P. Redden as vice chair, Jeffrey Wharton as secretary/treasurer, and Michele Wong Krause as immediate past chair. It also lists Richard W. Andreski, Jose R. Bustamante, Randy S. Clarke, Buddy Coleman, Charles DiMaggio, and Shawn M. Donaghy as executive committee members.
American Public Transportation Association is led by Paul P. Skoutelas, President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 13 of 106 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul P. Skoutelas
President & CEO
President, CEO & Apta → President & CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$554K (2019) → $896K (2025)
Alexander D. Clifford
Designated Committee Chair Director
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lashanda Dawkins
Designated Committee Chair Director
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alva Carrasco
Designated Committee Chair Director
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly D. Greene
Designated Committee Chair Director
At Large Director → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Holbrook
Designated Committee Chair Director
Executive Committee Member → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Policicchio
Designated Committee Chair Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin D. Leighton
Designated Committee Chair Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil R. Crosier
Designated Committee Chair Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Frankhouser
Designated Committee Chair Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Salvador Llamas
Designated Committee Chair Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Haven
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Jackson
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Kazlo
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan J. Hunt
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence J. Murphy
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marian Murray
Designated Committee Chair Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mj Maynard-Carey
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Niegoski
Senior Director Educational Services
Senior Director & Educational Services → Senior Director Educational Svcs, 2023
Senior Director Educational Svcs → Senior Director Educational Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$176K (2019) → $225K (2025)
Christopher P. Boylan
At Large Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra R. Avila
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eve Williams
Business Member Director
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Executive Committee Member, 2021
Executive Committee Member → Business Member Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Martinson
Designated Business Member Director
At Large Director → Designated Director, 2024
Designated Director → Designated Business Member Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet R. Gonzalez Tudor
At Large Director
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → At Large Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katharine Eagan Kelleman
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin B. Quinn Jr.
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew O. Tucker
Designated Business Member Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Executive Committee Member, 2023
Executive Committee Member → Designated Business Member Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie E. Cornell
Business Member Director
Dsgnd Bus. Member Director → At Large Director, 2020
At Large Director → Business Member Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert M. Powers
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Stimson
Designated Business Member Director
Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director → Dsgnd Bus. Member Director, 2022
Dsgnd Bus. Member Director → Designated Business Member Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel M. Desue Jr.
At Large Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susannah Kerr
Designated Business Member Director
Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director → Dsgnd Bus. Member Director, 2022
Dsgnd Bus. Member Director → Designated Business Member Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clarelle Degraffe
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McNeill
Designated Business Member Director
Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director → Dsgnd Bus. Member Director, 2022
Dsgnd Bus. Member Director → Designated Business Member Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra A. Johnson
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Holly T. Arnold
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie B. Kirschbaum
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director → Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director, 2023
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter M. Rogoff
At Large Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard A. Kwasneski
At Large Director
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member & At Large Director, 2022
Executive Committee Member & At Large Director → At Large Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William F. Fay Jr.
Designated Business Member Director
Dsgnd Business Member Director → Dsgnd Bus. Member Director, 2022
Dsgnd Bus. Member Director → Designated Business Member Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Roger Morton
At Large Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Renek
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Executive Committee Member → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott A. Sauer
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Collie Greenwood
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krish Inbarajan
At Large Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Skiver
At Large Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadine Lee Pe
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin T. Limmer
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmen R. Garcia
At Large Director
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director → At Large Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Reeves Jr.
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Alfano
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane H. Cowin
Designated Business Member Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Kaled
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Reese
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank White III
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mandee M. Steele
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Eng
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theodore Smith
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Jasien
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Borkoski
At Large Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Byford
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Schwarz
Designated Business Member Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Chan
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Riley Sr.
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Mefford-Miller
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseil Ferrer-Diaz
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kammy Horne
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Justison
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorenzo Reffreger
Designated Business Member Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hursh
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Sams
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall Bryant
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reginald A. Mason
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Hakim
Designated Business Member Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan I. Daniel
At Large Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Guzzetti
Vice President, Mobility Init. & Public Policy
Vice President Policy → Vice President Mobility Init. & Pub. Policy, 2023
Vice President Mobility Init. & Pub. Policy → Vice President, Mobility Init. & Public Policy, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$226K (2019) → $318K (2025)
Linda Ford
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $208K (2025)
Petra Mollet
Vice President, Strategic & International Programs
Vice President - Strategic & Int'l Programs → Vice President - Strategic & Int'l Program, 2023
Vice President - Strategic & Int'l Program → Vice President, Strategic & International Programs, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$210K (2019) → $285K (2025)
Ward McCarragher
Vice President & Government Affairs
Vice President - Government Affairs → Vice President - Gov. Affairs & Advocacy, 2023
Vice President - Gov. Affairs & Advocacy → Vice President & Government Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$167K (2019) → $389K (2025)
David Carol
COO
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$296K (2020) → $429K (2025)
Shelley Kee
Vice President, Human Resources & Administrator
Vp- Human Resources → Vice President - Hr & Administrator, 2023
Vice President - Hr & Administrator → Vice President, Human Resources & Administrator, 2024
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$172K (2020) → $238K (2025)
Christina Garneski
Vice President, Meetings & Membership Services
Vice President Meetings & Membership → Vice President Meetings & Mbrship Svcs, 2023
Vice President Meetings & Mbrship Svcs → Vice President, Meetings & Membership Services, 2024
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$157K (2021) → $230K (2025)
Kym Hill
Vice President, Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary
Director - Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary → Vice President - Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary, 2023
Vice President - Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary → Vice President, Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$162K (2021) → $241K (2025)
Thomas Doyle
Vice President, Communications & Marketing
Vice President, Communications & Marketing → Vice President, Comms & Marketing, 2023
Vice President, Comms & Marketing → Vice President, Communications & Marketing, 2024
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$150K (2021) → $240K (2025)
Carita Ducre
Vice President & Wdes
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$223K (2024) → $267K (2025)
Christiana Cameron
CFO
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$199K (2024) → $358K (2025)
Gary S. Giovanetti
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Wharton
Secretary & Treasurer
Executive Committee Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Slaughter
Executive Committee Member
Designated Committee Chair Director → Dsgnd Committee Chair Director, 2020
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leanne P. Redden
Vice Chair
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Wong Krause
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy S. Clarke
Executive Committee Member
Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director → Desig. Transit System Memb. Director, 2024
Desig. Transit System Memb. Director → Executive Committee Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn M. Donaghy
Executive Committee Member
Dsgnd Committee Chair Director → Designated Committee Chair Director, 2024
Designated Committee Chair Director → Executive Committee Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bacarra Sanderson Mauldin
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn M. Gonot
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose R. Bustamante
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond J. Melleady
Executive Committee Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise A. Figueroa
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jannet M. Walker-Ford
Executive Committee Member
At Large Director → Executive Committee Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Rogers
Executive Committee Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Buddy Coleman
Executive Committee Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Dimaggio
Executive Committee Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Young
Executive Committee Member
Designated Committee Chair Director → Executive Committee Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Fleming
Executive Committee Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard W. Andreski
Executive Committee Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taria Barron
General Counsel
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (209)
- Former: Allan Pollock (2019–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Brad Miller (2019–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Dawn Distler (2019–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Dorval R. Carter Jr. (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Doug Tisdale (2019–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Jameson T. Auten (2019–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: John C. Fink III (2019–2024) — Designated Business Member Director
- Former: Kevin S. Corbett (2019–2024) — Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
- Former: Kimberly J. Williams JD (2019–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Mj Maynard (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Catherine A. Rinaldi (2020–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Leslie S. Richards (2020–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Manjit K. Sooch (2020–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Michael Hursh (2020–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Gerald C. Francis (2021–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Christos Kritsidimas (2022–2024) — Designated Business Member Director
- Former: Crissy Ditmore (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Eulois Cleckley (2022–2024) — Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
- Former: Glen Becerra (2022–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Heather McKillop (2022–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jetris Hamilton (2022–2024) — Deputy & CFO
- Former: Julie A. White (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Karen Elizabeth Philbrick (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Laura Mason (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Raquel Olivier (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Rita A. Scott (2022–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Sally Librera (2022–2024) — Designated Business Member Director
- Former: Semia Hackett (2022–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Jose R. Bustamante Pe (2023–2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Kammy Horne Aicp (2023–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Michael A. Allegra Pe (2023–2024) — At Large Director
- Former: Rex Brejnik (2023–2024) — Designated Business Member Director
- Former: Scott A. Sauer Csp Wso-Cssd (2023–2024) — Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
- Former: Susannah Kerr Aia (2023–2024) — Designated Business Member Director
- Former: William R. Moseley (2023–2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jim M. Derwinski (2024) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Lawrence J. Murphy Pe (2024) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Richard A. Davey Jr. (2024) — Desig. Transit System Memb. Director
- Former: David M. Stackrow Sr. CPA (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Doran J. Barnes (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Francis Buddy Coleman (2019–2023) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Gary C. Thomas (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Henry Li (2019–2023) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: James M. Derwinski (2019–2023) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Jeffrey Gonneville (2019–2023) — Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director
- Former: John Gonzalez (2019–2023) — Senior Director, Mkt & Sales
- Former: Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Pamela Boswell (2019–2023) — Former Vice President - Wdes
- Former: Peter Varga (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Polly Hanson (2019–2023) — Senior Director - Secretary Risk & Emerg. Management
- Former: Richard A. White (2019–2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Richard J. Leary (2019–2023) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Thomas C. Lambert (2019–2023) — Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director
- Former: Veronique Hakim (2019–2023) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: William Maroni (2019–2023) — Senior Strategist Executive Comms
- Former: Anastasia Tiongson (2020–2023) — Senior Director - Gov't Affairs
- Former: Arezou C. Jolly (2020–2023) — At Large Director
- Former: Christian T. Kent (2020–2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Inez Evans (2020–2023) — At Large Director
- Former: Jeffrey A. Nelson (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: John Henry (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: Kathleed Golden (2020–2023) — Senior Director - Publ & Pass. Transport
- Former: Richard Ament (2020–2023) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Troi Taylor (2021–2023) — At Large Director
- Former: Amy Shatzkin (2022–2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Brian Alberts (2022–2023) — Senior Director - Safety & Advisory Svcs
- Former: Evelynn Tran (2022–2023) — Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director
- Former: James P. Larusch (2022–2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jeremy Reuter (2022–2023) — Senior Director - It
- Former: Lisa Jerram (2022–2023) — Senior Director - Bus Prgms & Emerg. Vehicle
- Former: Marie Benton (2022–2023) — Senior Director Rail Transit
- Former: Michael Heidkamp (2022–2023) — At Large Director
- Former: Michael Wojnar (2022–2023) — Dsgnd Trans Sys Member Director
- Former: Tom R. Waldron (2022–2023) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Anitha Atkins (2023) — Director - Meetings & Events
- Former: Beverly A. Scott (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Carrie Butler (2023) — At Large Director
- Former: Celia Kupersmith (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Chris Brady (2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Craig Reed (2023) — Director - Budget & Technical Proj.
- Former: David Bruening (2023) — Senior Software Development & Database Administrator
- Former: David Riddy (2023) — Senior Managing Editor
- Former: Flora M. Castillo Chie (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Frank J. Wilson (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Howard Silver (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: James H. Graebner (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Jennifer Debruhl Aicp Pmp (2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: John P. Bartosiewicz (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Jonathan H. McDonald Pe (2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Joseph Perez (2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Laurence W. Jackson (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Leslie R. White (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Louis J. Brown Jr Pe (2023) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Mattie P. Carter (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Michael J. Scanlon (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Michael S. Townes (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Peter M. Cipolla (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Phillip A. Washington (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Reba Malone (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Richard J. Simonetta (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Rod Diridon Sr. (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Ronald J. Tober (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Valarie J. McCall (2023) — Honorary Member
- Former: Adelee Marie Le Grand (2019–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Allen C. Smith III (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Angela Miller (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Bill Carpenter (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Carolyn Flowers (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Dee Brookshire (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Douglas Lecato (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Freddie C. Fuller II (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Jeanne Krieg (2019–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Jeffrey A. Parker (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director
- Former: Joseph C. Aiello (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Julie Dorazio (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Karen H. King (2019–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Kevin J. Holzendorf (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kim R. Green (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Louis J. Brown Jr. (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Marie Parker (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Michael A. Allegra (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Michael Goldman (2019–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Michael I. Schneider (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Paul J. Wiedefeld (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director
- Former: Ronald L. Epstein (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Ronald Pavlik Jr. (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Russ Frank (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Scott Smith (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Sharon Greene (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Stanley G. Feinsod (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Todd Horsley (2019–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: William T. Thomsen (2019–2022) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: William Tsuei (2019–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Amy L. Snyder (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Andrew D. Brennan (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Emmanuelle Toussaint (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Gemma Piemontese (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Tran. Sys. Member Director
- Former: Gregory R. Yates (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Jacklyn Montgomery (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Joseph J. Giulietti (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Karen Landers (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Kimberly A. Dunham (2020–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Narayana Sundaram (2020–2022) — Senior Director Commuter Rail Operations
- Former: Patrick J. Foye (2020–2022) — Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director
- Former: Carl G. Sedoryk (2021–2022) — At Large Director
- Former: Eric Martel (2021–2022) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Gigi Chen-Kuo (2021–2022) — Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director
- Former: Helene Brett (2021–2022) — Senior Director of Membership
- Former: Michael H. Ammann (2021–2022) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Samantha Einarson (2021–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Ted Lucas (2021–2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Herold Humphrey (2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jennifer Debruhl (2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Katrina Faulkner (2022) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Nadine Lee (2022) — Dsgnd Tran Sys Member Director
- Former: Jeffrey Hiott (2019–2021) — General Counsel
- Former: Rosemary Sheridan (2019–2021) — Vice President - Communications & Marketing
- Former: Thomas R. Waldron (2019–2021) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Darnell Grisby (2021) — Director - Executive Officer & Corp. Secretary
- Former: Richard Weaver (2021) — Senior Director of Finance & Accounting
- Former: Stanley G. Feinsod Consultant (2021) — At Large Director
- Former: Albrecht P. Engel (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Alice N. Bravo (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Doug Kelsey (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Huelon A. Harrison (2019–2020) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Jannet M. Walker Ford (2019–2020) — At Large Director
- Former: Jeff Walker (2019–2020) — At Large Director
- Former: Joe Policarpio (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director
- Former: John O. Adler (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Lenay Gore (2019–2020) — Senior Director Meetings & Tradeshows
- Former: Mary Childress (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Nuria I. Fernandez (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Rob Gannon (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Roberta Boomer (2019–2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Sue Dreier (2019–2020) — At Large Director
- Former: Andrew Johnson (2020) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Elise Boggs (2020) — Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director
- Former: Elliot G. Sander (2020) — Dsgnd Business Mmbr Director
- Former: Joanne Peterson (2020) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Kevin Desmond (2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Paul J. Ballard (2020) — Dsgnd Trnsit Sys Member Director
- Former: Anna M. Barry (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Anthony A. Anderson (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Arun Prem (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Carol Herrera (2019) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Charles Joseph (2019) — Director - Rail Programs
- Former: David A. Genova (2019) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Deborah Bongiorno (2019) — Assistant Vice President - Meetings & Member Svcs
- Former: Diana C. Mendes (2019) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Don Chartock (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Donna Demartino (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Doug Allen (2019) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Erika Mazza (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Ferdinand L. Risco Jr. (2019) — Dsgnd Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jc Vannatta (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Jeffrey D. Knueppel (2019) — Designated Transit Sys. Member Director
- Former: John R. Plante (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Jonathan H. McDonald (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Joseph Calabrese (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Laura Dudukovich (2019) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Louis Sanders (2019) — Senior Director Engineering Svcs
- Former: Luc Tremblay (2019) — Designated Transit Sys. Member Director
- Former: Marlene B. Connor (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Neil Tamppari (2019) — Designated Bus. Member Director
- Former: Paul C. Jablonski (2019) — At Large Director
- Former: Ron L. Brooks (2019) — Designated Committee Chair Director
- Former: Shunsuke Takaya (2019) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Thomas Joseph Topolski (2019) — Dsgnd Bus. Member Director
- Former: Wes Kooistra (2019) — Dsgnd Transit Sys. Member Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $896K, to Paul Skoutelas (President and CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 1300 I Street Nw 1200 E, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 496-4800
Website: https://apta.com
Frequently asked questions about American Public Transportation Association
How much does American Public Transportation Association give each year?
American Public Transportation Association gave $583K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $267K across 8 grants.
What is American Public Transportation Association's typical grant size?
American Public Transportation Association's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $19,433, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does American Public Transportation Association give grants?
American Public Transportation Association's top state is District of Columbia, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (12%) and California (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants), Atlanta, GA (2 grants), Nashville, TN (2 grants) and Seattle, WA (2 grants).
Does American Public Transportation Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on American Public Transportation Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grassroots Advocacy" (23 grants) and "Sponsorship" (7 grants).
Who are American Public Transportation Association's largest grantees?
American Public Transportation Association's largest 2025 grantees include Business Members Board of Governors ($206,753), Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences ($61,660) and Conference of Minority Transportation Officials ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Public Transportation Association?
American Public Transportation Association reported $45.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.5M.
What does American Public Transportation Association fund?
The mission stated in the organization’s 2024 filing is “to serve and represent its members in making public transportation an effective path to economic opportunity, personal mobility and improving the quality of life through partnerships, communications, technology and advocacy.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Public Transportation Association?
American Public Transportation Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check apta.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is American Public Transportation Association's EIN?
American Public Transportation Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1007647. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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