Alta Management Services

What Alta Management Services does

Alta Management Services, Inc. is an Association Management Company (AMC) headquartered at 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, providing full-service management to nonprofit trade associations and professional organizations. Formally established in 2002 (with staff operating in the space since 1996), the firm is led by President and CEO Ed Grose and delivers an integrated suite of services across administrative support, accounting and financial management, membership management, strategic planning, conferences and events, legislative affairs, communications, and technology support. Underlying delivery is built on standard association management software platforms covering member databases, online registration and renewal, conference and event management, and PCI-compliant payment processing rather than proprietary technology; the company's primary certifications are the AMC Institute Accreditation (re-earned in 2014 and 2018 under the ANSI Standard of Good Practices) and ASAE membership.

The business model is managed services revenue earned through contracted, quote-based management agreements with each client association. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are scoped to each client's needs. GTM motion is sales-led, targeting professional associations and trade organizations across verticals including hospitality (GPHA, PHiL), commercial real estate (BOMA Philadelphia, BOMA New Jersey), construction safety (MACSC), affordable housing (JAHMA, PennDel AHMA), higher education and HR (EACE), and procurement (ISM-Philadelphia). Distribution is direct, with account executives often serving as embedded executive directors for the associations they manage, supported by a small in-house operations, finance, and communications staff.

Customer outcomes documented in the input include a 70% membership increase at BOMA Philadelphia since 2012, growth of MACSC to over 100 members, defeat of a Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax measure saving member hotels millions, and the formation and ongoing administration of the Philadelphia Hospitality Investment Levy (PHiL), a hotel-guest-room levy Alta led through Philadelphia City Council in 2017. The company is privately held, has no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and reports no AI/ML capabilities beyond conventional back-office tooling.

Name

Alta Management Services

Legal name

Alta Management Services, Inc.

Website

https://altamsi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alta Management Services is a Philadelphia-based Association Management Company providing full-service administrative, financial, membership, event, legislative, and communications management to nonprofit trade and professional associations across the Mid-Atlantic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Association Management Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Association management services
• Nonprofit association management
• Membership management services
• Trade association management
• Association event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Association Management Services: Full-service management fees for nonprofit trade and professional associations, providing comprehensive administrative, financial, managerial, and technology services. Revenue is generated through contracted management agreements with client associations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alta Management Services is an Association Management Company (AMC) that delivers full-service outsourced management to nonprofit trade and professional associations. The company provides dedicated staff, office infrastructure, and an integrated suite of services spanning administration, accounting and financial management, membership, strategic planning, conferences and events, legislative affairs, communications, and technology support, allowing client associations to grow membership, run events, and operate without maintaining a full internal management team.

Product overview

Alta Management Services is an association management company (AMC) that provides comprehensive professional management services to non-profit trade associations and professional organizations. The company offers a unified suite of integrated services including Administrative Services, Accounting and Financial Management, Membership Management, Strategic Planning, Conferences and Events Management, Legislative Affairs, Communications, and Technology Support. These services are delivered as professional service offerings rather than software products, providing clients with experienced staff, office equipment, and shared resources to manage their associations profitably through increased membership and event participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Services Core administrative support for client associations, including receptionist coverage, message handling within four hours, mailing list and database management, and preparation and distribution of meeting minutes.
• Accounting and Financial Management Full-service accounting for associations, including strategic financial planning, budgeting, bookkeeping, PCI-compliant credit card processing, accounts receivable and payable, dues collection, banking, investment management, Form 990 tax filings, and coordination of annual audits.
• Membership Management End-to-end membership operations, including maintenance of member databases, online registration and renewal through a member portal, member communications, new member packets within 24 hours, and regular reports on signups, activities, and demographics.
• Strategic Planning Strategic advisory services for associations, including governance, organizational dynamics, succession planning, development of new member services and revenue streams, and identification of industry partnerships and collaborations.
• Conferences and Events Management Full lifecycle event management for associations, from program development and committee formation through RFP preparation, hotel contract negotiation, sponsor level development, invitation design, on-site staffing, event registration, and post-event analysis.
• Legislative Affairs Government affairs and advocacy support for associations, including contracting lobbyists, planning legislative conferences on Capitol Hill, preparing members for communications with elected officials, implementing grassroots campaigns, and building partnerships with like-minded organizations.
• Communications Marketing, branding, and public relations services for associations, including branding strategies, messaging and visual identity, integrated social media and online promotional strategy, media and PR, website development, advertising campaigns, print collateral, booth and display design, and ROI assessments.
• Technology Support Technology infrastructure and IT support bundled with association management, including business equipment, online member directory, online registration and renewal with automatic billing, online conference registration and payment processing, career center management, online education portal, and disaster data recovery planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% membership increase for BOMA Philadelphia
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Philadelphia City Council / PHiL FormationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Alta led the formation of the Philadelphia Hospitality Investment Levy (PHiL), working with Philadelphia City Council to pass legislation establishing the levy on hotels' guest room rental revenue. The collected funds are used to attract conventions and events to the City with measurable ROI to local hotels.
• Philadelphia Convention and Visitors BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaintained strong relationships with the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Visit Philadelphia to support hospitality industry and convention center operations.
• Pennsylvania Convention CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the 63% expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the largest public works project in Pennsylvania history. Also partnered on COVID-19 Hospitality Workers Relief Fund.
• AMC Institute (Association Management Company Institute)coreOthersAccredited by AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the Association Management industry. Accreditation is recognized and supported by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership and based on ANSI Standard of Good Practices for the AMC Industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kellen Company: Global association management company providing full-service AMC support across multiple industries; comparable to Alta in delivering administration, meetings, advocacy, and communications under one roof.
• Virtual, Inc. Established AMC managing technology and professional associations with integrated services spanning operations, events, and member engagement — closely aligned with Alta's full-service AMC offering.
• Association Headquarters (AH): Mid-Atlantic-based AMC providing full-service management to trade and professional associations across the Eastern U.S., directly comparable to Alta in scale, service scope, and regional client base.
• Mariner Management: AMC providing full-service association management for trade and professional societies, with a similar mix of executive direction, events, communications, and membership services as Alta.
• SmithBucklin: The largest association management company in the U.S., serving hundreds of trade and professional associations with the same full-service AMC model as Alta, including executive direction, finance, membership, events, and government affairs.
• Association Management Inc. (AMI): Association management firm offering outsourced administration, finance, and event management to nonprofit associations — overlaps directly with Alta's core AMC service portfolio.
• Bostrom Corporation: Long-standing AMC serving healthcare, scientific, and professional associations with management, meetings, and publishing services — directly comparable model to Alta's nonprofit trade/professional association focus.

Broad incumbents

• AMC Institute: Industry trade association for AMCs that administers the ANSI-based accreditation Alta holds. Not a direct competitor, but the credentialing body whose standards shape the competitive landscape Alta operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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