
To equip administrative professionals with the awareness, knowledge, and community needed to thrive in the emerging technology age, lead organizational change, and shape the future of work; to provide financial and other resources in support of research, education, leadership development, and professional advancement for administrative professionals.
The International Association of Administrative Professionals Foundation directs its giving toward helping administrative professionals build leadership capacity, access education, and adapt to the emerging technology age. Its recent grants show a clear internal focus: three 2025 awards to International Assoc of Admin Professionals in Kansas City supported a pathway-to-the-profession initiative, virtual program delivery, and a technology audit. That pattern aligns with the foundation’s stated purpose of providing financial and other resources for research, education, leadership development, and professional advancement. The foundation also supports scholarships that connect administrative professionals to IAAP programming. Wilkinson Scholarship for Leaders helps recipients attend the Aspire Leadership Conference and take part in sessions designed for administrative professionals, while IAAP CAPstone Scholarships support participation in a flexible virtual learning program with courses offered twice per year. IAAP Summit Scholarships cover registration and, for select recipients, hotel and travel expenses. Through these programs, the foundation uses education, conference access, and skills development to support career growth within the administrative profession. Its giving reflects a concentrated, program-linked approach rather than broad discretionary philanthropy, with grants tied to training, leadership development, and organizational change work that serves administrative professionals directly.
In workforce development, the foundation backed a $305,000 grant to International Assoc of Admin Professionals for the Pathway to the Profession Initiative. That award fits the foundation’s emphasis on career pathways and support for early-career or aspiring professionals. Technology and digital delivery are also part of the picture. A $250,000 grant to International Assoc of Admin Professionals for Virtual Support of Programs shows investment in online learning and virtual service delivery, which matches its CAPstone scholarships and flexible course model. The foundation also funds program assessment and infrastructure work. It gave $52,500 to International Assoc of Admin Professionals for a Technology Audit, connecting to its stated interest in technology assessments and audits. Alongside these internal program investments, the foundation’s scholarship programs support leadership development, education, and conference access for administrative professionals.
$608K
$10.9M
$419K
$1.2M
Most grants fall between $151K and $278K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$151K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$278K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Typical grants cluster at a high level, with a p25 of $151,250, a median of $250,000, and a p75 of $277,500. The recent awards are all to the same Kansas City recipient, which points to repeated support for an affiliated organization rather than isolated one-off grants. The foundation’s structure is program-driven and scholarship-oriented, and its active grant programs all accept unsolicited applications. Several awards support recurring learning opportunities, including a flexible virtual course program offered twice per year and conference-based scholarships.
The foundation gives locally, and the grant record shown here is entirely in Missouri: 100% of grants in the recipient country distribution are in the US, with the top state by grant count also Missouri. The recent awards all went to a Kansas City, MO recipient. Its scholarship programs can reach broader audiences through global eligibility, but the recorded grant data shown here is concentrated in Missouri.
It funds scholarships, professional development, leadership development, education, research, workforce development, and community building for administrative professionals. Its recent grants also support a pathway-to-the-profession initiative, virtual program delivery, and a technology audit.
The typical grant size is fairly large: p25 is $151,250, the median is $250,000, and p75 is $277,500. The recent grant record includes awards at $305,000, $250,000, and $52,500.
Yes. The active grant programs listed all accept unsolicited applications, including Wilkinson Scholarship for Leaders, IAAP CAPstone Scholarships, Mālama ʻohana Scholarship, IAAP Summit Scholarships, and the Power of 10 Giving Circle.
It offers scholarships for leadership development, flexible virtual learning, and conference attendance. Examples include Wilkinson Scholarship for Leaders, IAAP CAPstone Scholarships, IAAP Summit Scholarships, and the Mālama ʻohana Scholarship for IAAP members from Hawaii.
The grant record shown here is concentrated in Missouri: the top state by grant count is MO, and 100% of grants in the recipient country distribution are in the US. The recent grants all went to a Kansas City, MO recipient.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $305,000 | 2025 | PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSION INITIATIVE |
| INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $250,000 | 2025 | VIRTUAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS |
| INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $52,500 | 2025 | TECHNOLOGY AUDIT |
INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS
$305,000PATHWAY TO THE PROFESSION INITIATIVE
INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS
$250,000VIRTUAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
INTL ASSOC OF ADMIN PROFESSIONALS
$52,500TECHNOLOGY AUDIT