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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,468,629
Total expenses
$1,560,813
Contributions and grants received
$2,525,543
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$350,366
Investment income
$31,779
Other revenue
-$439,059
Total assets, end of year
$2,390,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$293,799
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,096,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,344,645
Management and general expenses
$116,153
Fundraising expenses
$100,015
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,344,645

Program services were 86.2% 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

    $1,001,983

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,523,560

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $313,406 · related or exempt $313,406

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $36,960 · related or exempt $36,960

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,779 · excluded $31,779

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,400

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

    $1,001,983

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $489,459

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$439,059 · excluded -$439,059

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $490,633 · program services $459,898 · management and general $12,818 · fundraising $17,917

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $107,763 · program services $101,034 · management and general $2,806 · fundraising $3,923

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,968 · program services $28,982 · management and general $828 · fundraising $1,158

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,495 · program services $37,191 · management and general $916 · fundraising $1,388

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $86,531 · management and general $86,531

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $242,897 · program services $174,855 · management and general $5,892 · fundraising $62,150

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,008 · program services $14,008

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,237 · program services $29,828 · management and general $352 · fundraising $57

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,166 · program services $28,166

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,733 · program services $23,978 · management and general $732 · fundraising $1,023

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,623 · program services $46,926 · management and general $235 · fundraising $2,462

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $348,539 · program services $341,265 · management and general $43 · fundraising $7,231

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,824 · management and general $3,824

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,176 · management and general $1,176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,721 · program services $2,721

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $24,782 · program services $22,180 · fundraising $2,602

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEMP SUPPORT

    total $12,530 · program services $12,530

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $12,444 · program services $12,340 · fundraising $104

  • 24d · Other expenses: PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY

    total $8,743 · program services $8,743

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $71,132 · end of year $134,403

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,178,716 · end of year $1,334,090

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $185,764 · end of year $814,681

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $54,884 · end of year $75,478

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

    $8,466

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

    $1,176

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $7,290

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,020 · end of year $20,094

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,275 · end of year $4,275

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $105,675 · end of year $111,006

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $49,838 · end of year $42,806

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $139,987

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $142,193 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,148,408 · end of year $1,334,722

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,677 · end of year $761,790

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE ASPIRE TO A WORLD IN WHICH KOREAN AMERICAN LEADERS SERVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL VOICE AND INFLUENCE OF THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

  • 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

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Angela Killoren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ester Song

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eugene Choi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gloria J Lee

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hosea Chang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate Seitz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kee B Park

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leezie Kim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Yang

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Huh

    CHAIR UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Randy Sim

    DIRECTOR, CO-VICE CHAIR AS OF 3/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Soo Venkatesan

    VICE CHAIR, CHAIR AS OF 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Kim Doud Galli

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucy Lee

    DIRECTOR, CO-VICE CHAIR AS OF 3/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Kim

    DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Kim

    DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yul Kwon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catharina Min

    DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Shon

    DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Um

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abraham Kim

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $313,525
    From this org
    $283,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,480
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,000
    Bonus
    $25,800
    Other
    $1,245
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,480
    Filer's total
    $313,525

  • Linda Butcher

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $174,066
    From this org
    $144,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,928
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,714
    Bonus
    $13,173
    Other
    $251
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,928
    Filer's total
    $174,066

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610449349302251

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