What Association Partners does

Association Partners, Inc. is a privately held association management company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois. The firm provides financial management, property management, and business management consultation services to condominium, townhome, and single-family homeowner associations across 38 cities in DuPage, Kane, and Lake Counties in northeastern Illinois. Its service portfolio spans budget development, assessment collection, vendor payment processing, maintenance planning, architectural change request processing, work order management, and board governance support, supplemented by a 24-hour homeowner service line and emergency hotline. Leadership comprises President Jim Kahn, General Manager James T. Kahn, and Accounts Payable lead Steve Graziano, indicating a tightly-held owner-operated structure with no disclosed institutional backing.

The company's underlying technology is assembled from third-party SaaS rather than proprietary platforms. Management operations run on TOPS Software, an industry-standard association management system, with community websites offered in two tiers: a Basic Plan built on WIX and a premium Connect Plan built on CINC that integrates directly with TOPS to surface resident account balances and work order status through private user logins. An Owner Portal (CINC) and a banking-partner-integrated online payment system enable same-day ACH, credit card, debit card, and electronic check processing. An Assessment Auto Pay Program provides ACH direct debit on the fifth of each month. There are no disclosed APIs, mobile applications, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary data assets.

Association Partners operates on a subscription/recurring revenue model, charging customized management fees based on each association's needs and budget. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and proposals are prepared on a per-engagement basis through a request-for-proposal process led directly by the President. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting HOAs transitioning from self-management or developer control. The company does not publish revenue, has not raised external capital, and reports no M&A, leadership turnover, or geographic expansion beyond its existing three-county Illinois footprint.

Name

Association Partners

Legal name

Association Partners, Inc.

Website

https://associationpartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association Partners is a privately held Carol Stream, Illinois–based association management firm founded in 1997 that provides financial, property, and business management services to condominium, townhome, and single-family homeowner associations across 38 cities in DuPage, Kane, and Lake Counties in northeastern Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HOA / Community Association Management Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Accounting, Budgeting & Financial Reporting Services (BPAJAHAL), Association Maintenance, Vendor & Capital Project Management (BPAJAHAM), Townhome & PUD Association Management (BPAJAHAE)

Keywords

• HOA management services
• Association management
• Property management
• Community association services
• Financial management

Headquarters

HQ city

Carol Stream

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Association Management Services: Recurring management fees for providing comprehensive association management including financial management, property management, and business consultation services to homeowner associations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Association Partners provides comprehensive association management services to condominium, townhome, and single-family homeowner associations, bundling financial management (budgeting, assessment collection, vendor payments, financial reporting), property management (maintenance planning, work orders, contractor coordination, site visits), and business management consultation (board training, governance support, emergency hotline). The company also offers two website tiers (Basic WIX and Connect CINC) and multiple assessment payment options including ACH auto pay and online payment processing.

Product overview

Association Partners is an association management company offering a unified platform of services for community associations. The core offering is comprehensive association management combining financial management, property management, and business management consultation. The product portfolio includes two website service tiers (Basic Plan built with WIX and Connect Plan built with CINC with TOPS Software integration), multiple assessment payment options (mail, auto pay, and online payments), an owner portal for resident access to account information, and a financial management suite covering budgeting, collections, and reporting. The company serves condo, townhome, and single-family associations in DuPage, Kane, and Lake Counties in Illinois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Association Management Services Comprehensive association management covering financial management, property management, and business management consultation for condo, townhome, and single-family homeowner associations. Includes budget development, assessment collection, maintenance planning, board training, and emergency hotline support.
• Financial Management Services
• Property Management Services
• Assessment Payment Services
• Basic Plan (Website)
• Connect Plan (Website)
• Owner Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced financial health and improved property values for managed associations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community Associations Institute (CAI)minorOthersProfessional industry association membership providing networking, education resources, and credibility within the homeowner association management sector. API displays CAI logo on their website indicating active membership status.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• CAMS (Community Association Management Services): Regional HOA and community association management company serving the southeastern U.S. Closely comparable in offering financial, property, and administrative management to condominium and homeowner associations.
• Cedar Management Group: HOA and condominium management company serving the Carolinas and other southeastern states. Closely comparable as a mid-sized association management firm offering financial, administrative, and maintenance services.
• RealManage: Technology-enabled community association management firm serving HOAs and condominiums across multiple U.S. states. Comparable in combining association management with proprietary technology platforms for boards and residents.
• Sentry Management: Community association management company serving homeowner associations and condominiums primarily across the southeastern U.S. Directly comparable as a fee-for-service HOA manager offering financial and operational management.

Regional players

• Community Management Corporation: Mid-Atlantic HOA and condominium management firm. Comparable in providing financial, property, and administrative management to community associations across a multi-state regional footprint.
• HomeRiver Group: National residential property management platform with HOA services. Comparable in serving community associations with bundled financial and property management, though stronger in single-family rental management.
• Nitti Pinkstaff: Regional HOA management firm based in the Midwest. Comparable in serving condominium, townhome, and single-family associations with comprehensive management services in a defined geography.

Broad incumbents

• FirstService Residential: One of the largest residential property and HOA management companies in North America. Directly comparable as a comprehensive HOA/condo management services provider, though operating nationally and at much greater scale than Association Partners.
• Associa: National HOA and community association management firm serving thousands of communities. Comparable in offering full-service financial, property, and administrative management to homeowner associations across the U.S.

Emerging players

• Vantaca: Software platform purpose-built for HOA and community association management, increasingly competing for the technology layer that firms like Association Partners currently source from TOPS/CINC. Adjacent but increasingly overlapping.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-partners-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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