Associations USA: Georgia

ASSOCIATIONS NOW, December 2012 , Money & Business

39,174: Total number of registered nonprofits

17,689: Number of association employees

$1,366: Average charitable contributions per tax return, second highest in the U.S.¹

11: Number of staff members at the Georgia Wildlife Federation, serving 58,000 members²

Who you'll find there:³

• Association for Dressings and Sauces (Atlanta)
• American Cancer Society (Atlanta)
• Society of Professors in Education (Carrollton)
• Used Truck Association (Stockbridge)
• National Electronic Distributors Association (Alpharetta)
• American Peanut Shellers Association (Albany)
• Association of Third World Studies (Americus)
• Women's Basketball Coaches Association (Lilburn)
• Association of Railway Museums (Conyers)

Sources:

1. Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, IRS, Exempt Organizations Business Master File
2. Gale Directory Library
3. National Trade and Professional Associations of the U.S., 2011