American Productivity & Quality Center Inc is located in Houston, TX. The organization was established in 1976. According to its NTEE Classification (S40) the organization is classified as: Business & Industry, under the broad grouping of Community Improvement & Capacity Building and related organizations. As of 12/2021, American Productivity & Quality Center Inc employed 72 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. American Productivity & Quality Center Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, American Productivity & Quality Center Inc generated $18.2m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.3% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $14.3m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 0.8% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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RESEARCH PROJECTS AND BENCHMARKING: APQC CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON WHAT DRIVES HIGH PERFORMANCE INSIDE SPECIFIC PROCESSES THAT ARE CORE TO ORGANIZATIONAL VIABILITY AND FOUND IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING METHODOLOGIES, KNOW-HOW, DATA, INFRASTRUCTURE, OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT. AS PART OF ITS RESEARCH PROGRAM, APQC MAINTAINS BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE REPOSITORIES, QUESTION LIBRARIES, AND TAXONOMIES THAT ARE ACCESSED VIA APQC.ORG BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE VALID, RELIABLE AND TRUSTED QUANTITATIVE DATA AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, APQC MAINTAINS THE OPEN STANDARD BENCHMARKING REPOSITORY. THE REPOSITORY INCLUDES A LIBRARY OF INDUSTRY PROCESS FRAMEWORKS, MATURITY MODELS AND OVER 2,000 CORRESPONDING PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT COVER ACTIVITIES AND TASKS PERFORMED IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE BENCHMARKING REPOSITORY HOUSES DATA PROVIDED FROM OVER 30,000 ORGANIZATIONS MAKING UP OVER 3,600 CORRESPONDING PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND 4,000,000 DATA POINTS FROM WHICH THE BENCHMARKS ARE DERIVED AND THEN PROVIDED BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC. APQC ESTIMATES THAT ITS REACH WITHIN MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IS OVER 38 MILLION INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO AND AVAILABLE USE OF THE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND SERVICES WE PROVIDE. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS BODY OF RESEARCH COMPLETE DETAILED DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS; DATA IS THEN VALIDATED, ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED AND DETAILED REPORTS ARE CREATED REFLECTING THE PARTICIPATING ENTITIES' GAPS IN PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE DATA SETS AND THEIR UNIQUE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT IDENTIFIED IN ORDER TO REACH OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE LEVELS. REPORTING INCLUDES PERFORMANCE GAPS, TRENDS, DRIVERS BEHIND HIGH PERFORMANCE, AND BEST PRACTICE INSIGHTS. REPORTS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OPEN STANDARDS BENCHMARKING AT NO COST TO THE USER AND ARE VALUED AT OVER $5,000 PER REPORT.IN ORDER TO PROVIDE QUALITATIVE BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION, APQC CONDUCTS HUNDREDS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ANNUALLY THAT ARE DESIGNED TO COLLECT BEST PRACTICES AND CODIFY PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY CAN BE SHARED BROADLY. THE APQC KNOWLEDGE BASE INCLUDES MORE THAN 6,300 CONTENT ITEMS, INCLUDING BEST PRACTICE REPORTS, CASE STUDIES, WHITE PAPERS, SPECIFIC PROCESS TRENDS AND CORRESPONDING BEST PRACTICES, METRICS, TOOLS AND TEMPLATES.ADDITIONAL DISSEMINATION OF APQC'S CONTENT, INCLUDING PROCESS CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORKS, MATURITY MODELS AND BENCHMARKS, IS DONE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS. BOTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS AND ASSOCIATIONS HAVE A MUCH BROADER REACH, TOUCHING MORE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THEIR WORK THAN APQC IS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS APQC IS ABLE TO PROVIDE DATA TO MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ULTIMATELY APPLY THE DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING IN AREAS SUCH AS GENERATING HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVED QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND DERIVING COST SAVINGS INSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE END USER. FURTHER DISSEMINATION IS CONDUCTED VIA THE PUBLISHING OF REPORTS, PUBLICATIONS, WHITE PAPERS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND WEB-BASED EVENTS DESIGNED TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE BROADLY.
MEMBER SERVICES: DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF PROCESS CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORKS, RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES, INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT BROAD DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF BENCHMARKS AND BEST PRACTICES USED TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY ACROSS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. APQC MAINTAINS DATABASES AND PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC OF OVER 3,600 PROCESS MEASURES, OVER 4,000,000 BENCHMARK DATA POINTS, 19 INDUSTRY PROCESS CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORKS AND 1 CROSS INDUSTRY PROCESS CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK, 46 INDUSTRY MATURITY MODELS, OVER 6,000 BEST PRACTICES AND NUMEROUS METHODOLOGIES, TOOLS AND TEMPLATES THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ADDITIONALLY, APQC PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CUSTOMIZED DATA AND FRAMEWORKS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS.
SEE SCHEDULE O.EDUCATION: THE EDUCATION GROUP WITHIN APQC IS INVOLVED IN TRANSFORMING EDUCATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ADDRESSING WASTE AND INEFFICIENCIES THROUGHOUT THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. THE GROUP FOCUSES ON HELPING K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES THAT WILL RESULT IN MORE AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO DEDICATE TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGH THE EDUCATION GROUP, APQC TEACHES THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS HOW TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. THE EDUCATION GROUP HAS HELPED OVER 120 DISTRICTS SAVE OVER $120M ON COMPLETED PROJECTS. ALL FINDINGS AND PROJECT EXEMPLARS ARE COLLECTED AND THEN STORED IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONAL DISSEMINATION OCCURS WHEN FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AT EDUCATION CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Lisa Higgins President & CEO | Officer | 40 | $593,797 |
Cathy Hill Chief Developement Officer | Officer | 40 | $492,832 |
Perry Wiggins Cfo/secretary/treasurer | Officer | 40 | $272,206 |
Ashley White Hr Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $248,691 |
Cindy Hubert Executive Director-Client Services | 40 | $205,433 | |
John Tesmer It Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $203,847 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
---|---|---|
Phronesis Business Surveys | 12/30/21 | $1,430,131 |
Indigo Beam Llc It | 12/30/21 | $115,729 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $0 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $0 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $17,107,830 |
Investment income | $555,122 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $160,943 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $229,169 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $18,224,607 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $2,344,320 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $335,178 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $6,137,708 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $376,685 |
Other employee benefits | $526,004 |
Payroll taxes | $509,121 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $65,069 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $40,700 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $29,535 |
Fees for services: Other | $2,122,754 |
Advertising and promotion | $94,566 |
Office expenses | $124,145 |
Information technology | $530,899 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $326,519 |
Travel | $66,965 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $142,982 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $713,309 |
Insurance | $102,961 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $14,327,006 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $13,148,348 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $622,534 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $1,526,994 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $248,346 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $4,959,163 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $10,434,780 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $30,940,165 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $1,603,787 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $4,782,932 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $1,296,400 |
Total liabilities | $7,683,119 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $23,257,046 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $30,940,165 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that American Productivity & Quality Center Inc has recieved totaling $99,929.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA PURPOSE: EDUCATION/RESEARCH SUBCONTRACTS | $99,929 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
---|---|---|
Circuit Events Local Organizing Committee Austin, TX | $5,758,250 | $14,482,431 |
American Productivity & Quality Center Inc Houston, TX | $30,940,165 | $18,224,607 |
Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation Dallas, TX | $29,263,170 | $10,147,188 |
Better Business Bureau Of North Central Texas Inc Dallas, TX | $3,812,795 | $6,541,958 |
Arkansas Capital Corporation Little Rock, AR | $35,717,433 | $8,371,701 |
Open Compute Project Foundation Austin, TX | $5,357,330 | $7,132,647 |
San Antonio Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation San Antonio, TX | $8,579,205 | $6,386,484 |
William A Lawson Institute For Peace & Prosperity Houston, TX | $12,461,470 | $3,692,985 |
Dottie System Inc Baton Rouge, LA | $4,069,603 | $4,084,315 |
Oklahoma Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence Inc Tulsa, OK | $2,792,871 | $3,651,596 |
La Fe Preparatory School Inc El Paso, TX | $1,712,513 | $2,611,735 |
Conference Of Consulting Actuaries Bee Cave, TX | $11,632,171 | $2,821,046 |