American Society for Public Administration

American Society for Public Administration
AbbreviationASPA
Founded1939
36-2340300[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′48″N 77°01′48″W / 38.8965634°N 77.0301249°W / 38.8965634; -77.0301249
ServicesNational conference; program and service development; membership; and education and training.
Alan Rosenbaum [2]
William P. Shields Jr.[2]
SubsidiariesASPA Endowment[1]
Revenue (2019)
$1,500,939[3]
Expenses (2019)$1,519,989[4]
Employees8 (in 2020)
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 990-2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Leadership and Staff". American Society for Public Administration. Accessed on April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "ASPA 990 form 2019" (PDF).
  4. ^ "ASPA 990 form 2019" (PDF).
  5. ^ "American Society for Public Administration". Corporation File Detail Report. Illinois Secretary of State. Accessed on April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Public Integrity". Archived from the original on 2017-02-16.