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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,872,129
Total expenses
$18,324,191
Contributions and grants received
$21,616,588
Grants paid
$1,179,000
Program service revenue
$213,450
Investment income
$953,375
Other revenue
$88,716
Total assets, end of year
$32,528,090
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,273,688
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$31,254,402
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,201,439
Management and general expenses
$3,133,865
Fundraising expenses
$988,887
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,201,439

Program services were 77.5% 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

    $8,167

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,771,856

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,836,565

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES FEES

    total $213,450 · related or exempt $213,450

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $953,375 · excluded $953,375

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $74,441

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $74,441

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $74,441 · excluded $74,441

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20,525

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

    $8,167

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $32,186

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$11,661 · excluded -$11,661

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $25,936 · excluded $25,936

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,936

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,179,000 · program services $1,179,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,491 · program services $11,198 · management and general $1,079 · fundraising $1,214

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,168 · program services $54,919 · management and general $5,294 · fundraising $5,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $688 · program services $571 · management and general $55 · fundraising $62

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $11,404,687 · program services $8,094,793 · management and general $2,442,537 · fundraising $867,357

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,340 · management and general $27,340

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,933 · management and general $12,933

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,927,248 · program services $2,426,502 · management and general $493,922 · fundraising $6,824

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $153,179 · program services $153,179

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $170,984 · program services $142,424 · management and general $14,850 · fundraising $13,710

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $248,541 · program services $206,289 · management and general $19,883 · fundraising $22,369

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $686,494 · program services $569,789 · management and general $54,920 · fundraising $61,785

  • 17 · Travel

    total $906,706 · program services $906,706

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $151,094 · program services $144,831 · management and general $5,421 · fundraising $842

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,961 · management and general $8,961

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,693 · management and general $17,693

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $155,780 · program services $155,780

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $55,155 · program services $46,595 · management and general $3,932 · fundraising $4,628

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $54,726 · program services $54,726

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPRODUCTION

    total $40,440 · program services $34,164 · management and general $2,883 · fundraising $3,393

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $42,883 · program services $19,973 · management and general $22,162 · fundraising $748

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $14,229,194 · end of year $4,758,721

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,842,180 · end of year $21,419,773

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,182,827 · end of year $3,846,597

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $106,045 · end of year $53,617

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

    $48,829

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

    $30,148

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,643 · end of year $18,681

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,896,211

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $428,764 · end of year $534,490

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,715,918 · end of year $498,788

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $750,000 · end of year $725,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $210,400

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $448,992 · end of year $49,900

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,276,326 · end of year $7,500,615

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,415,017 · end of year $23,753,787

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION EDUCATES AND ORGANIZES THE LOW INCOME AND WORKING CLASS IMMIGRANT CHINESE COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO TO BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER WITH OTHER OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES TO DEMAND BETTER LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CPA ORGANIZES WORKING CLASS CHINESE IMMIGRANT ADULTS AND YOUTH TO INCREASE THEIR VOICES THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. OUR WORK WITHIN OUR TENANT WORKER CENTER AND YOUTH ORGANIZING WORK ALLOWS OUR MEMBER/LEADERS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENGAGE IN ISSUES MOST EFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY.

  • CPA'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM FURTHER SUPPORTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PROMOTES CIVIC PARTICIPATION, AND PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES, SUCH AS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND COMMUNITY GARDEN. OTHER CPA PROGRAMS INCLUDE A STRUCTURED VOTER EDUCATION OF YOUTH AND ADULTS TO PROMOTE CIVIC PARTICIPATION.

    Expenses $11,204,352 · Grants $1,179,000 · Revenue $208,750

  • THE COMMUNITY HEALING & SOLIDARITY PROGRAM ENGAGES, EDUCATES, AND ORGANIZES WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO DEVELOP CLASS-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. OVER 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGED IN POLITICAL EDUCATION, INTERGENERATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES, AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING TO HAVE GENERATIVE DIALOGUE AROUND SAFETY, HEALING AND SOLIDARITY. CHS ALSO BUILDS STRATEGIC MULTI-RACIAL ALLIANCES TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AROUND VIOLENCE, SAFETY, HEALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE STRENGTHENING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAPACITY TO COLLABORATE AND COORDINATE ON NARRATIVE AND POLICY STRATEGIES.

    Expenses $1,823,982 · Revenue $4,700

  • TENANT WORKER CENTER (TWC) - CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO LOW-WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND SRO TENANTS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO AND CA LABOR LAWS AND TENANT RIGHTS, PROVIDES CONSULTATION ON WORKPLACE VIOLATIONS AND REFERRAL TO LEGAL AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2024, TWC EDUCATED OVER 7,000 WORKERS AND PROVIDED CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 200 WORKERS AND SRO TENANTS.

    Expenses $749,923

  • YOUTH MOJO (MOVEMENT OF JUSTICE AND ORGANIZING) DEVELOPS THE LEADERSHIP OF LOW-INCOME CHINESE / ASIAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO CREATE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HANDS-ON CIVIC PROJECTS. IN 2024, YOUTH MOJO ENGAGED OVER 60 YOUTH IN SUMMER AND SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $423,182

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimi Lee

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arthur Liou

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlotte Chang

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kim Geron

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacy Kono

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Yue-Sum Li

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shaw San Liu See Sched O

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349300335

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