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ATC is not a single nonprofit corporation, but individual nonprofit corporations that operate under an affiliation agreement with ATCUSA to legally use the ATC name which includes compliance with national accreditation standards and eligibility for national discounts on events and program resources such as curriculum and staff/leadership development.

There is a distinct difference between the ATCUSA National Office and the ATC affiliates (centers) operating throughout North America. Unlike the local ATC ministry, ATCUSA operates as an independent non-profit while also serving as a direct partner of the Assemblies of God (AG) U.S. Missions Department.  The ATC National Office’s relationship with the AG provides a church covering for protection against federal and state legislation that is counter to the beliefs and doctrine of the Bible. This relationship also allows the local independent centers to gain access to different types of AG funding programs available at the AG district level. 

Each ATC organization must operate as its own nonprofit corporation with its own Board of Directors, etc., with no legal or supervisory connection to any local church ministry or other non-ATC organization.

There are generally two types of ATC organizations. The first is the ATC organization which operates a larger system of centers with two or more satellite residential programs or outreach offices located in multiple cities and/or states.  This type of organization can cover a whole state, part of a state, or be multi-state in its ministry scope.  The second type is the stand-alone ATC organization whose ministry outreach is more local and typically one or two centers. 

Each new ATC center is responsible for raising its operational budget from the local area or region under the direct leadership of the governing ATC corporation. The National Office will work with the current ATC corporations and invest resources where appropriate to support new growth.