Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $19,672,490
- Total expenses
- $15,911,473
- Contributions and grants received
- $18,174,296
- Grants paid
- $1,654,528
- Program service revenue
- $65,600
- Investment income
- $1,574,038
- Other revenue
- -$141,444
- Total assets, end of year
- $30,563,407
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,436,621
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $27,126,786
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,413,066
- Management and general expenses
- $2,151,501
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,346,906
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,413,066
Program services were 78.0% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,024,517
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$4,933,828
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,215,951
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,242
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2a · Program service revenue: LITIGATION FEES
total $60,000 · related or exempt $60,000
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2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $5,600 · related or exempt $5,600
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3 · Investment income
total $875,865 · excluded $875,865
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6a · Gross rents
real property $29,232
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $29,232
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $29,232 · excluded $29,232
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $5,766,820
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,053,808 · other assets $14,839
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $713,012 · other assets -$14,839
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $698,173 · excluded $698,173
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$34,125
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,024,517
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$299,276
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$265,151 · excluded -$265,151
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER MISC. REVENUE
total $94,475 · related or exempt $89,572 · excluded $4,903
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11e · Other revenue, total
$94,475
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,654,528 · program services $1,654,528
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $954,604 · program services $502,948 · management and general $215,823 · fundraising $235,833
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $8,797,042 · program services $6,953,190 · management and general $1,210,381 · fundraising $633,471
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $251,212 · program services $202,451 · management and general $34,381 · fundraising $14,380
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $608,561 · program services $471,474 · management and general $82,893 · fundraising $54,194
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $725,984 · program services $556,221 · management and general $105,598 · fundraising $64,165
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11b · Fees: legal
total $279,739 · program services $279,739
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $68,343 · program services $48,323 · management and general $11,736 · fundraising $8,284
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $68,145 · fundraising $68,145
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11g · Fees: other
total $396,215 · program services $235,865 · management and general $83,518 · fundraising $76,832
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $259,953 · program services $208,238 · management and general $30,335 · fundraising $21,380
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13 · Office expenses
total $208,696 · program services $172,619 · management and general $19,863 · fundraising $16,214
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14 · Information technology
total $305,550 · program services $128,122 · management and general $123,766 · fundraising $53,662
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16 · Occupancy
total $520,626 · program services $446,722 · management and general $53,399 · fundraising $20,505
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17 · Travel
total $170,212 · program services $108,642 · management and general $50,075 · fundraising $11,495
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $95,123 · program services $67,259 · management and general $16,334 · fundraising $11,530
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20 · Interest
total $10,008 · program services $283 · management and general $6,348 · fundraising $3,377
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $209,748 · program services $167,799 · management and general $31,462 · fundraising $10,487
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23 · Insurance
total $143,442 · program services $92,851 · management and general $34,184 · fundraising $16,407
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24a · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $73,674 · program services $61,225 · management and general $4,142 · fundraising $8,307
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $51,403 · program services $23,379 · management and general $22,821 · fundraising $5,203
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS AND M
total $32,977 · program services $23,317 · management and general $5,663 · fundraising $3,997
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $25,688 · program services $7,871 · management and general $8,779 · fundraising $9,038
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $150,503 · end of year $1,539,021
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,292,538 · end of year $1,397,846
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,955,643 · end of year $2,745,161
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $129,964 · end of year $135,039
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,334,725
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,541,993
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,824,827 · end of year $2,792,732
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $16,430,613 · end of year $21,691,622
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $377,401 · end of year $261,986
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,134,557 · end of year $1,634,582
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $317,738 · end of year $281,423
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $576,548 · end of year $1,232,716
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $10,089 · end of year $16,378
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $388,263 · end of year $271,522
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,109,660 · end of year $23,013,628
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,624,634 · end of year $4,113,158
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AJSOCAL IS A SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS AND STRENGTHENS THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE MOST DISADVANTAGED.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND BUILD COALITIONS TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND HARMONIOUS SOCIETY.
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PROVIDED INTAKE, REFERRAL, COUNSELING, LEGAL SERVICES AND LITIGATION SERVICES TO POOR MONOLINGUAL AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CALLERS IN CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN AND KHMER SERVICES INCLUDE FAMILY LAW, IMMIGRATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, ELDER, CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION, AS WELL AS ESL/CIVICS ENGAGED IN IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MULTIETHNIC, CROSS-RACIAL COLLABORATION ON LOW-WAGE WORKER, CONSUMER FRAUD AND EMPLOYMENT.
Expenses $8,850,611 · Grants $1,407,004 · Revenue $63,100
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ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE WELFARE/HEALTH SAFETY NET FOR APA IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF WELFARE/HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR THESE GROUPS, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO APA COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY ON VOTING RIGHTS FOR APA VOTERS PROMOTED APA AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS THROUGH POLICY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COALITION BUILDING.
Expenses $2,921,711 · Grants $247,524 · Revenue $50,000
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PROVIDED SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE INCREASED INCIDENCES OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND RACISM INCLUDING VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR EMOTIONAL AND COLLATERAL FALLOUT FROM HATE INCIDENTS, TRACKING FOR REPORTED INCIDENTS OF HATE INCIDENTS, AND TRAININGS FOR BYSTANDER INTERVENTION.
Expenses $640,744 · Revenue $42,072
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Paul ChanPAUL CHAN
CHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
San San LeeSAN SAN LEE
CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Olivia SamadOLIVIA SAMAD
CHAIR, GOVERANCE COMMITTEE, EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jack YehJACK YEH
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Gloria Chang YipGLORIA CHANG YIP
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jade LeungJADE LEUNG
VICE CHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Phillip LeePHILLIP LEE
VICE CHAIR, CHAIR BUILDING COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMIT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Christine SongCHRISTINE SONG
TREASURER, FINANCE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Vincent GonzalesVINCENT GONZALES
SECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Thomas LeeTHOMAS LEE
VICE SECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Genevieve CabanillaGENEVIEVE CABANILLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Andrew ChengANDREW CHENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Weihua ChengWEIHUA CHENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Mike EngMIKE ENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Camilla EngCAMILLA ENG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Peter HuhPETER HUH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Karen HuothKAREN HUOTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jennifer IshiguroJENNIFER ISHIGURO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jacquline JacksonJACQULINE JACKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Joseph KimJOSEPH KIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Joon KimJOON KIM
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
John LyJOHN LY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Tracy PhamTRACY PHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Ken RenKEN REN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Fern ShawFERN SHAW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Nita SongNITA SONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Marie TanMARIE TAN
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Vanna TranVANNA TRAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Spring WangSPRING WANG
DIRECTOR (THRU 05/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Don WidjajaDON WIDJAJA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Calista WuCALISTA WU
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Connie Chung JoeCONNIE CHUNG JOE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $259,579
- From this org
- $241,984
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,595
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $228,984
- Bonus
- $13,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,253
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,342
- Filer's total
- $259,579
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Aileen A LouieAILEEN A LOUIE
CHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $245,222
- From this org
- $233,420
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,802
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $220,420
- Bonus
- $13,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,592
- Nontaxable benefits
- $210
- Filer's total
- $245,222
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Richard CroweRICHARD CROWE
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $246,488
- From this org
- $222,866
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,622
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $209,866
- Bonus
- $13,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,911
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,711
- Filer's total
- $246,488
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Corilee Kahealani Asuncion RacelaCORILEE KAHEALANI ASUNCION RACELA
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $203,312
- From this org
- $200,273
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,039
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $187,273
- Bonus
- $13,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,307
- Nontaxable benefits
- $732
- Filer's total
- $203,312
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Janice Tsao Thru 0324JANICE TSAO THRU 0324
VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $204,722
- From this org
- $194,606
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,116
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $59,864
- Bonus
- $7,000
- Other
- $127,742
- Deferred
- $7,708
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,408
- Filer's total
- $204,722
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Christina YangCHRISTINA YANG
GENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $185,152
- From this org
- $174,014
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,138
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,014
- Bonus
- $13,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,656
- Nontaxable benefits
- $482
- Filer's total
- $185,152
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Victoria N Dominguez ZamoranoVICTORIA N DOMINGUEZ ZAMORANO
POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $168,695
- From this org
- $157,866
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,829
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,866
- Bonus
- $22,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,736
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,093
- Filer's total
- $168,695
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Paul John EstuarPAUL JOHN ESTUAR
LITIGATION DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $166,101
- From this org
- $155,514
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,587
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,616
- Bonus
- $7,000
- Other
- $6,898
- Deferred
- $3,397
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,190
- Filer's total
- $166,101
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John Y KimJOHN Y KIM
MANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $168,584
- From this org
- $152,998
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,586
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,902
- Bonus
- $13,096
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,011
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,575
- Filer's total
- $168,584
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- JANICE TSAO LEFT THE ORGANIZATION MARCH OF 2024 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION OF $127,742. JOHN PAUL ESTUAR LEFT THE ORGANIZATION SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION OF $6,898.
- PART I, LINE 7
- STAFF RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES OF AT LEAST $7,000 AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR. THE PAYMENT WAS INCLUDED IN FORM W-2 AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II). ADDITIONAL BONUSES WERE FROM THE REFERRAL OF NEW HIRES.
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
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$227,761
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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$143,853
CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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$101,500
CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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$93,361
IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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$76,944
DV LEGAL ASSISTANCE
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$55,035
CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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COVERED CA ENROLLMENTS
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$39,330
CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
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CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202502939349300425
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