American Society for Public Administration

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American Society for Public Administration

Abbreviation	ASPA
Founded	1939
Tax ID no.	36-2340300[1]
Legal status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′48″N 77°01′48″W / 38.8965634°N 77.0301249°W / 38.8965634; -77.0301249
Services	National conference; program and service development; membership; and education and training.
President	Alan Rosenbaum [2]
Executive Director	William P. Shields Jr.[2]
Subsidiaries	ASPA Endowment[1]
Revenue (2019)	$1,500,939[3]
Expenses (2019)	$1,519,989[4]
Employees (2020)	8
Website	www.aspanet.org

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) is a membership association of almost 10,000 professionals in the United States sponsoring conferences and providing professional services primarily to those who study the implementation of government policy, public administration, and, to a lesser degree, programs of civil society. Its annual conference is an important meeting for those interested in bureaucracy, civic engagement, program evaluation, public management and other public administration topics, such as budgeting and budget theory, government strategic planning, policy analysis, contract administration, personnel management, and related topics.

American Society for Public Administration was founded in 1939, following growing concerns about the management of federal government and the report of the Brownlow Committee. It was formally incorporated on September 13, 1945.^[5]

American Society for Public Administration owns the journals Public Administration Review and Public Integrity^[6] and sponsors several others via its subject-matter Sections, including Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, Public Budgeting and Finance, and others.