Nonprofit · EIN 52-1739376
CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $176,437 | $280,138 | -$103,701 | $362,462 | $50,086 | $312,376 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $570,694 | $460,168 | $110,526 | $466,163 | $50,086 | $416,077 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $401,759 | $320,730 | $81,029 | $355,637 | $50,086 | $305,551 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $176,437
- of which government grants
- $132,184
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $100,997
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $135,323
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $158,009
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,851
- Travel
- $1,287
- Program services (functional)
- $244,311
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,288
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,539
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $466,163
- Total assets, end of year
- $362,462
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $50,086
- Net assets, end of year
- $312,376
- Publicly traded securities
- $148,861
- Gross receipts
- $176,437
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 1989
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATT PHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KOLBY KEO | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE LEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AXEL DEFNGIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ZARANA SHAH-DURHMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONSTANCIO PARANAL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON CHAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARUSHI THAKORLAL | VICE TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES SERVINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIANA ZHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAIMA AHMAD | MANAGING DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| HANNAH PARK | PROGRAM MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATT PHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KOLBY KEO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAYURA IYER | CO TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KARIM FARISHTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KUANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GISELA KUSAKAWA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE LEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHINGCHA VANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AXEL DEFNGIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALEHA BHOLAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ZARANA SHAH-DURHMAN | CO TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONSTANCIO PARANAL III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON CHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ARUSHI KUMAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES SERVINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIANA ZHOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUZY DAUBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAIMA AHMAD | MANAGING DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| HANNAH PARK | PROGRAM MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAIMA AHMAD | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,744 |
| HANNAH PARK | PROGRAM MANAGER Key employee | 40 | $49,792 |
| AXEL DEFNGIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHINGCHA VANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ZARANA SHAH-DURHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SALEHA BHOLAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL RHO | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENISE LEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAYURA IYER | CO TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KOLBY KEO | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATT PHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GISELA KUSAKAWA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KUANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KARIM FARISHTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 15TH ST NW STE 4 # 170, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1784
- In care of
- % ARUSHI THAKORLAL
- Signed the 990
- ARUSHI THAKORLAL, VICE TREASURER
- Phone
- (202) 455-8544
- Website
- WWW.capal.org
- Return prepared by
- Best Accounting & Tax Solutions
Mission
Schedule O
Program accomplishments
- CAPALs Public Service Internship Program places undergraduate and graduate students within the public sector in Washington, D.C., and throughout the U.S. Intern duties may include policy or scientific research, project coordination and management, business, law, special events, communications, and more. Placements may be in rural or urban areas, such as Wisconsin, Hawaii, and California. Applicants are asked to specify their placement preferences on the application, and those selected will be placed based on their interests and skills. These internships are open to all majors. All interns are awarded a minimum $3,000 stipend. The CAPAL-MAASU Public Service Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled at a school that is a member of the Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU). All eligible scholarship applicants will be considered for the CAPAL-MAASU scholarship.Expenses $205,221 · grants $99,997
- Washington Leadership Program (WLP). This is an opportunity for interns and young professionals to supplement their summer internship experience, learn about issues facing the AANHPI community, explore careers in public service, and share their stories. Sessions include panel discussions as well as skills-based simulations. WLP is the only educational and leadership development working series in Washington, D.C., that focuses specifically on the AANHPI community and its role in public policy.Expenses $29,317
- CAPAL organizes regular professional development and cultural awareness programming throughout the year in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Events are open to professionals from all sectors who have an interest in public service and/or the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. These events generally occur on a monthly basis and include networking mixers, speaker panels, and roundtable discussions.Expenses $9,773
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1739376
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $362,462
- Income (IRS master file)
- $176,437
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $176,437 | $280,138 | $362,462 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $570,694 | $460,168 | $466,163 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $401,759 | $320,730 | $355,637 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $263,591 | $263,261 | $264,538 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 52-1739376).
Questions about CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
- What is the EIN of CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP is 52-1739376.
- Is CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP 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 CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CONFERENCE ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERSHIP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $176,437, expenses of $280,138 and total assets of $362,462 at year end.
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