LAPA engaged an independent evaluator, Strategists, Inc., who completed an evaluation of our outcomes. The evaluation covered a ten-year period and showed the following:

1. Most LAPA fundraising clients earn three to six times what they pay in consulting fees.

12% of LAPA clients earn between two and three dollars for every dollar spent on consulting fees.

48% of LAPA clients earn between three and six dollars for every dollar spent.

16% of LAPA clients earn more than six dollars for every dollar spent.

2. LAPA surpasses its revenue goal by at least 25% for over 40% of its clients.

Agencies that earned two and three times more than they spent on consulting fees include:

China AIDS Fund

EPIC

Panama Canal Int'l Alumni Assoc.

Agencies that earned between 3 and 6 times more than they spent include:

Church of St. Luke in the Fields

Family Services of Westchester

Fessenden House

Harlem United

HIV Law Project

Lavender Light

Multi-Tasking Systems
(Village Center for Care)

New York AIDS Coalition

New York Harm Reduction Educators

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Project Greenhope

Earned between 6.1 and 10 times more than they spent include:

Supportive Housing Network of NY

Friends House in Rose Hill

Earned over 10 times more than they spent (all TA grants) include:

HIV Women’s Collaborative of NY

Hogan’s Residence

Fundraising Industry Performance Benchmarks