2025-09-18T11:12:53-05:00 2024-12-31 954557617 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2698 Mataro Street Pasadena CA 91107 990 2024-01-01 942161304 Chinese for Affirmative Action CHIN 4152746750 17 Walter U Lum Place San Francisco CA 94108 Vincent Pan Co-Exec. Director 4152746750 2025-09-18 1 1 Oswaldo D Torres CPA P02465082 6264036801 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality Vincent Pan 17 Walter U Lum Place San Francisco CA 94108 19999222 0 X www.caasf.org X 1969 CA Chinese for Affirmative Action ("CAA") is a community-based civil rights organization that conducts community service, policy advocacy, and movement building activities. 11 11 162 300 0 0 10655594 8171946 5410164 9258029 608593 2100528 123408 129146 16797759 19659649 463369 232739 0 0 10748413 12799854 144872 0 739009 4532023 6004770 15888677 19037363 909082 622286 48992575 52257890 1745585 2364808 47246990 49893082 X CAA is a community-based civil rights organization that conducts community service, policy advocacy, and movement building activities. 0 0 5852272 54408 3282532 CAA's local programming nurtures the ability of immigrants to participate fully in civic life. These activities include leadership development for monolingual public school parents, employment services for limited-English proficient newcomers, outreach for immigrant legal services, and community and voter education underscoring issues that impact CAA's constituency. In addition, CAA leads advocacy to improve public policy and inform public discourse through ethnic and mainstream media, and organizes to engage elected and government officials. 4571643 19524 4276579 Stop AAPI Hate is an initiative led by CAA with AAPI Equity Alliance and San Francisco State University Asian American Studies Department to address racism and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by raising awareness about anti-AAPI hate and advocating for comprehensive solutions that tackle the root causes of race-based hate. 2075804 42714 757341 Hmong Innovating Politics (HIP): HIP is the largest of ten other social justice groups within the Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) network that is housed at the Organization. HIP is a grassroots organization whose mission is to advance social justice and build power with Hmong youth and families through leadership development and multi-generational community organizing. HIP is based in Fresno and Sacramento, CA, bridging two of the largest Hmong American populations in the state and nation. HIP's work includes civic engagement, youth organizing, communication, narrative change, and social justice coalition building. 3718780 116093 941577 Other Programs: Through AACRE, CAA continues to support and contribute to a broader progressive movement for social change in multiple ways. In addition to HIP, CAA is the fiscal sponsor for nine additional groups: The Alliance of South Asians Taking Action; APEX Express; Asian Prisoner Support Committee; Asian Refugees United; Hyphen magazine; Lavender Phoenix; The Network on Religion and Justice; VietUnity; & The Visibility Project. Together with CAA, these groups share administrative, campaign, and movement building resources while exploring and deepening the connections that our collective members, volunteers, and staff have with one another. 3718780 116093 941577 16218499 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 185 0 1 162 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X John Fong 4152746750 17 Walter U Lum Place San Francisco CA 94108 Celia Lee Chairperson 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa Lee Vice Chair/Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Jocson Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Henry Der Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Miguel de la Fuente-Lau Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sandhya Jha Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michelle Kim Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Kunishima Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kosheno Moore Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chandara Phanachone Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Germaine Wong Board Member (end Feb.) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Victoria Wong Board Member (end Feb.) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Yee Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Vincent Pan Co-Executive Director 40.00 X 192195 0 27850 Cynthia Choi Co-Executive Director 40.00 X 195451 0 26540 John Fong Director of Finance 40.00 X 152888 0 24630 Andy Wong Managing Director of Advocacy 40.00 X 161762 0 15666 Annette Wong Managing Director of Programs 40.00 X 160877 0 15581 Lee Wang Managing Director, Stop AAPI Hate 40.00 X 149222 0 4325 Jeremy Rye Managing Director of Development 40.00 X 171043 0 8696 Mia Nakano Director of IT 40.00 X 143217 0 22597 1326655 0 145885 22 0 1 0 AAPI Equity Alliance 905 E 8th St Los Angeles CA 90021 Program partner 833551 Fenton Communications Inc 630 Ninth Avenue Ste 910 New York NY 10036 Media strategy and press support 247000 Catalyst California 1910 Sunset Boulevard 500 Los Angeles CA 90026 Program partner for MOSAIC 175000 PODER 255 Shotwell St San Francisco CA 94110 Program partner 162843 Blueprint Interactive 2307 North Trenton Street Arlington VA 22207 Digital strategy 151003 10 150043 8021903 137534 8171946 Contracts 900099 9258029 9258029 9258029 1265435 1265435 889688 54595 835093 835093 835093 284978 150043 284978 0 Other income 900099 129146 129146 129146 19659649 9258029 0 2229674 X 32313 32313 200426 200426 643449 351881 198154 93414 9689834 8593165 855991 240678 260251 231080 24094 5077 1431968 1252007 143882 36079 774352 674253 75661 24438 210185 210185 52956 52956 260547 260547 3595167 3340548 254619 2244 2244 319312 261921 16798 40593 452023 305410 146205 408 224144 206323 8219 9602 299699 287546 6994 5159 11276 9602 1674 70307 65634 4673 51451 31950 19501 Staff development 128591 95467 30252 2872 Uncollectible grant exp 120000 120000 Food and catering 47867 44604 3263 Workshop/events 42276 37529 4747 116725 74596 28408 13721 19037363 16218499 2079855 739009 2223755 1473254 5755768 5073947 2260251 2475305 1750301 1826136 251923 850597 1736766 1193406 613667 543360 36067288 39977027 69622 38264 48992575 52257890 1351760 1614508 337237 724766 56588 25534 1745585 2364808 X 41321262 44528007 5925728 5365075 47246990 49893082 48992575 52257890 622286 2023806 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4348149 46107866 10387777 10655594 8171946 79671332 4348149 46107866 10387777 10655594 8171946 79671332 1511639 78159693 19496 45183 777937 1146807 1265435 3254858 11838 211423 53523 123408 129146 529338 83455528 23050849 0.93650 0.95500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 76821 180671 257492 18779871 19037363 1000000 250000 0 0 603895 817960 944434 1000000 3366289 5049434 43986 204794 95335 257492 601607 150974 204490 236109 250000 841573 1262360 11195 76344 46686 76821 211046 200000 62974 62974 200000 200000 70600 70600 200000 200000 95523 95523 200000 200000 67985 67985 200000 200000 76421 76421 200000 1.00000 0 0 149731 149731 1371251 988852 382399 68701 66107 2594 147083 138447 8636 543360 Lease liability - operating 25534 25534 X 22252102 2023806 283669 284978 2592453 19659649 0 19659649 19606010 283669 284978 568647 19037363 0 19037363 Part V, Line 4: Use of investment earnings for program support. Part X, Line 2: The Organization is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by the Organization in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The Organization's returns are subject to examination by federal taxing authorities, generally for three years, respectively, after they are filed. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising event expenses 284,978. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Fundraising event expenses 284,978. X X X X X X X 1 Rosette Nguyen 5430 San Francisco Blvd Sacramento CA 95820 Event 0 402964 24240 378724 Susan Kleinman Wallis Consulting LLC 29 Hillcrest Ct San Anselmo CA 94960 Grant Writing and Reporting 0 0 130367 0 Jen Daly 617 Curtis St Albany CA 94706 Grant Writing and Reporting 0 0 6662 0 402964 161269 378724 CA AK AL AR CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WI WV MD MS MN MI ME MA NC NV NJ NH ND NM Celeb. of Justice 402964 130810 272154 8888 102791 160475 20th Anniversary Fundraiser 17203 7195 10008 2000 3542 4466 1 14854 12038 2816 2816 435021 150043 284978 10888 106333 167757 284978 0 1 Community Youth Center of San Francisco 728 Sacramento Street San Francisco CA 94109 941728818 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Support 1 Support of Victims of Violence 4 4998 Cost Program Stipends 89 195428 Cost Program participation Part I, Line 2: The organization monitors the use of grant funds by requesting a report detailing how the funds were utilized from the recipient organization. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cynthia Choi Co-Executive Director 195451 0 0 0 0 0 8199 0 18341 0 221991 0 0 0 Vincent Pan Co-Executive Director 192195 0 0 0 0 0 8204 0 19646 0 220045 0 0 0 Jeremy Rye Managing Director of Development 171043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8696 0 179739 0 0 0 John Fong Director of Finance 152888 0 0 0 0 0 6398 0 18232 0 177518 0 0 0 Andy Wong Managing Director of Advocacy 161762 0 0 0 0 0 6770 0 8896 0 177428 0 0 0 Annette Wong Managing Director of Programs 160877 0 0 0 0 0 6737 0 8844 0 176458 0 0 0 Mia Nakano Director of IT 143217 0 0 0 0 0 6122 0 16475 0 165814 0 0 0 Lee Wang Managing Director, Stop AAPI Hate 149222 0 0 0 0 0 3183 0 1142 0 153547 0 0 0 X 18 124418 Median, receipt date X Various items 18 13116 FMV 0 0 0 Part I, Column (b): The quantity of items reported is determined by the individual number of donors. Form 990, Part I, Item C DBA: Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality DBA: Asian Prisoner Support Committee DBA: Hyphen DBA: Alliance of South Asians Taking Action DBA: APEX Express DBA: Asian Refugees United DBA: Hmong Innovating Politics DBA: Lavender Phoenix DBA: Network on Religion and Justice DBA: Stop AAPI Hate DBA: VietUnity Bay Area DBA: Visibility Project Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Finance policies and procedures require the signature of a Co-Executive Director on the Form 990. A Co-Executive Director is responsible for reviewing the Form 990 to ensure a complete and accurate filing. A live signature by the Co-Executive Director indicating their approval for filing is required on the Form 990 before submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All staff are trained on the record/document retention, conflict of interest, and whistleblower protection policies as part of initial staff orientation and annually at staff meetings. Board and staff complete the conflict of interest disclosure on an annual basis. Implementation of policies is monitored by senior management. Specifically, storage and destruction of documents is completed under the supervision of senior management and the Director of Technology. A Co-Executive Director works with the Board Chair on the annual filing of conflicts of interest. The whistleblower protection policy is posted prominently for all staff; proper implementation is supervised by senior management should the need arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Executive Committee makes the recommendation for the Co-Executive Directors' salary to the full Board of Directors for approval. The decision is based on a performance review of the Co-Executive Directors, the Board's extensive knowledge and experience with executive compensation at similar organizations, compensation levels of past Executive Directors, and compensation levels of other staff. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: The Co-Executive Directors determine and approve the salary of the Director of Finance. The decision is based on a performance review of the Director of Finance and compensation levels of other staff. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Subcontracts: Program service expenses 1,647,082. Total expenses 1,647,082. Language: Program service expenses 217,227. Total expenses 217,227. Voting: Program service expenses 246,154. Total expenses 246,154. Communication: Program service expenses 427,075. Management and general expenses 148,448. Total expenses 575,523. Training: Program service expenses 597,498. Management and general expenses 105,886. Total expenses 703,384. Other consultants: Program service expenses 174,788. Total expenses 174,788. Interpretation and translation: Program service expenses 30,724. Management and general expenses 285. Total expenses 31,009.