Nonprofit · EIN 27-3496925
COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,468,629 | $1,560,813 | $907,816 | $2,390,311 | $293,799 | $2,096,512 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,523,447 | $1,519,606 | $3,841 | $1,501,791 | $297,706 | $1,204,085 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,693,164 | $1,499,765 | $193,399 | $1,336,176 | $219,784 | $1,116,392 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,525,543
- Program service revenue
- $350,366
- Investment income
- $31,779
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$439,059
- Other revenue
- -$439,059
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $490,633
- Other salaries and wages
- $107,763
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $668,859
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $86,531
- Occupancy
- $25,733
- Travel
- $49,623
- Depreciation
- $1,176
- Program services (functional)
- $1,344,645
- Management and general (functional)
- $116,153
- Fundraising (functional)
- $100,015
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,501,791
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,390,311
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $293,799
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,096,512
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,290
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,094
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,334,722
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $761,790
- Gross receipts
- $2,958,088
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM KIM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $283,045 | $30,480 |
| LINDA BUTCHER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $144,138 | $29,928 |
| ANGELA KILLOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTER SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA J LEE | DIRECTOR UNTIL 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOSEA CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SEITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEE B PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEEZIE KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA YANG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HUH | CHAIR UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SIM | DIRECTOR, CO-VICE CHAIR AS OF 3/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | VICE CHAIR, CHAIR AS OF 11/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KIM DOUD GALLI | DIRECTOR UNTIL 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY LEE | DIRECTOR, CO-VICE CHAIR AS OF 3/2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON KIM | DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TINA KIM | DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YUL KWON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHARINA MIN | DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE SHON | DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM UM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM KIM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $274,958 | $32,443 |
| LINDA BUTCHER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,727 | $28,265 |
| ANGELA KILLOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTER SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE CHOI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA J LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOSEA CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SEITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEE B PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEEZIE KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA YANG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HUH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KIM DOUD GALLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM KIM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $254,440 | $7,365 |
| ANGELA KILLOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES YOON | DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESTER SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE CHOI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIDEON YU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA J LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOSEA CHANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JINHEE AHN KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SEITZ | DIRECTOR (EFF NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEE B PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEEZIE KIM | DIRECTOR (EFF NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA YANG | SECRETARY (EFF NOV 22) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEYOUNG | DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE RHYU | VICE CHAIR (UNTIL NOV 22) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HUH UNTIL NOV 22 | CHAIR( EFF NOV 22) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP YUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY SIM | DIRECTOR (EFF NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLE YOO | DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO VENKATESAN | VICE CHAIR (EFF NOV 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN KIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KIM DOUD GALLI | SECRETARY(UNTIL NOV 22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUL KWON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUN E CHOI | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 15TH ST NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1877
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDA BUTCHER, 1100 15TH STREET NW 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- LINDA BUTCHER, VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 660-0900
- Website
- WWW.COUNCILKA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCE
Mission
WE ASPIRE TO A WORLD IN WHICH KOREAN AMERICAN LEADERS SERVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN SOCIETY.
Program accomplishments
- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING: PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE KOREAN AMERICAN LEADERS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATION, AND MENTORING, AND THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EXPLORING KOREAN AMERICAN ISSUES, CULTURE, IMPACT AND IDENTITY.Expenses $267,930 · revenue $35,986
- MEMBERSHIP: PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO GROW THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AND TO DEEPEN THE ENGAGEMENT OF MEMBERS IN THE COUNCIL'S MISSION. SINCE 2011, CKA HAS BEEN BUILDING A MOVEMENT. WE BEGAN AS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER GROUP OF KOREAN AMERICAN LEADERS IN SF, DC, AND LA WHO WANTED TO BUILD A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICE, VISIBILITY, AND INFLUENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY, CKA HAS THREE FULL-TIME STAFF, 17 BOARD MEMBERS, 400+ MEMBERS, AND A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTERS.Expenses $889,057 · revenue $313,746
- VOICE AND ADVOCACY: PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF KOREAN AMERICANS AND ADVANCE OUR ADVOCACY POSITIONS ON ISSUES, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, NORTH KOREA, CIVIL RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS. CKA IS THE LEADING INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR KOREAN AMERICANS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO CONNECTING, INSPIRING, AND EQUIPPING MULTI-GENERATIONAL LEADERS FOR GREATER INFLUENCE AND IMPACT. WE ALSO BUILD COALITIONS ACROSS RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS SO THAT KOREAN AMERICANS CAN HAVE A BROADER IMPACT. AS KOREAN AMERICANS, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO RISE ABOVE CHALLENGES AND DEAL WITH ADVERSITY.Expenses $68,420 · revenue $634
- Expenses $119,238
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3496925
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,390,311
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,958,088
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $2,468,629 | $1,560,813 | $2,390,311 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $1,523,447 | $1,519,606 | $1,501,791 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $1,693,164 | $1,499,765 | $1,336,176 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $222,449 | $289,783 | $1,254,977 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3496925).
Questions about COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC
- What is the EIN of COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC is 27-3496925.
- Is COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names LINDA BUTCHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $283,045 (ABRAHAM KIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,468,629, expenses of $1,560,813 and total assets of $2,390,311 at year end.
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