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← CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,816,264
Total expenses
$13,209,349
Contributions and grants received
$10,387,777
Grants paid
$221,221
Program service revenue
$3,496,903
Investment income
-$121,939
Other revenue
$53,523
Total assets, end of year
$44,089,083
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,368,681
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,720,402
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,912,448
Management and general expenses
$859,769
Fundraising expenses
$437,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,912,448

Program services were 90.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $190,435

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $724,712

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,472,630

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $97,931

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Contracts

    total $3,348,795 · related or exempt $3,348,795

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Honoraria

    total $148,108 · related or exempt $148,108

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $777,937 · excluded $777,937

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $90,799

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $990,675

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$899,876

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$899,876 · excluded -$899,876

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $149,852

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $190,435

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $149,852

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $53,523 · excluded $53,523

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $53,523

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $221,221 · program services $221,221

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $595,548 · program services $285,760 · management and general $190,074 · fundraising $119,714

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,692,175 · program services $5,155,680 · management and general $403,838 · fundraising $132,657

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $116,359 · program services $109,660 · management and general $5,785 · fundraising $914

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $755,108 · program services $679,717 · management and general $54,646 · fundraising $20,745

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $466,044 · program services $406,023 · management and general $42,147 · fundraising $17,874

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,598 · management and general $33,598

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $89,980 · fundraising $89,980

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $115,823 · management and general $115,823

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,556,483 · program services $3,556,343 · fundraising $140

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,515 · program services $1,515

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $178,959 · program services $154,103 · management and general $1,628 · fundraising $23,228

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $679,541 · program services $679,255 · management and general $241 · fundraising $45

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $125,029 · program services $124,491 · fundraising $538

  • 17 · Travel

    total $105,889 · program services $101,159 · management and general $22 · fundraising $4,708

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,229 · program services $14,229

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $75,193 · program services $69,754 · management and general $5,439

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,389 · program services $16,090 · management and general $3,299

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food and catering

    total $100,811 · program services $88,647 · management and general $869 · fundraising $11,295

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff development

    total $98,242 · program services $97,509 · management and general $318 · fundraising $415

  • 24c · Other expenses: In-kind expenses

    total $50,750 · program services $50,750

  • 24d · Other expenses: Donation fees

    total $27,661 · program services $22,409 · fundraising $5,252

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $89,802 · program services $78,133 · management and general $2,042 · fundraising $9,627

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,150,037 · end of year $9,172,620

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,895,246 · end of year $1,225,118

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,552,600 · end of year $1,569,823

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $360,156 · end of year $322,035

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $91,035 · end of year $174,645

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,781,736

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,072,205

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $784,725 · end of year $709,531

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $19,978,711 · end of year $30,834,676

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $80,635

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $784,349 · end of year $949,723

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $136,688 · end of year $351,931

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $724,712 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $67,027

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,420,517 · end of year $37,785,201

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,746,244 · end of year $4,935,201

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CAA is a community-based civil rights organization that conducts community service, policy advocacy, and movement building activities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Chinese for Affirmative Action ("CAA") is a community-based civil rights organization that conducts community service, policy advocacy, and movement building activities.

  • 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.

    Expenses $5,035,586 · Grants $53,709 · Revenue $2,466,731

  • Stop AAPI Hate is an initiative led by CAA with AAPI Equity Alliance and San Francisco State University Asian American Studies Department to address anti-Asian hate, violence, and racism. The need and demand for this work surfaced and has escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Expenses $2,541,918 · Grants $57,568 · Revenue $138,030

  • Hmong Innovating Politics ("HIP"): The Organization is the fiscal sponsor for HIP, a grassroots organization in the Central Valley, California, whose mission is to advance social justice and build power with Hmong youth and families through leadership development and multi-generational community organizing. HIP's work includes civic engagement, youth organizing, communication, narrative change, and social justice coalition building.

    Expenses $1,327,841 · Grants $15,236 · Revenue $405,535

  • Other Programs: CAA continues to support and contribute to a broader progressive movement for social change in multiple ways. In addition to fiscally sponsoring 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 (formerly APIENC - API Equality Northern California); 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.

    Expenses $3,007,103 · Grants $94,708 · Revenue $486,607

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Celia Lee

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Lee

    Vice Chair/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Jocson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Kim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Kunishima

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Lee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kosheno Moore

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Germaine Wong

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victoria Wong

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Yee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vincent Pan

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $214,869
    From this org
    $189,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,882
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,987
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,168
    Filer's total
    $214,869

  • Cynthia Choi

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $214,845
    From this org
    $190,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,978
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,867
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,264
    Filer's total
    $214,845

  • John Fong

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $165,834
    From this org
    $143,459
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,375
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,459
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,617
    Filer's total
    $165,834

  • Andy Wong

    Managing Director of Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $152,802
    From this org
    $137,993
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,809
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,993
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,289
    Filer's total
    $152,802

  • Annette Wong

    Managing Director of Programs

    Total calculated
    $151,663
    From this org
    $137,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,203
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,488
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,972
    Filer's total
    $151,663

  • Annie Lee

    Managing Director of Policy

    Total calculated
    $136,360
    From this org
    $135,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • Santosh Seeram-Santana

    Legislative Director

    Total calculated
    $155,348
    From this org
    $131,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,802
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,358
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,444
    Filer's total
    $155,348

  • Janice Li

    Community Safety & Justice Dir.

    Total calculated
    $127,656
    From this org
    $126,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,148
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313009349301511

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