CHINATOWN PEOPLE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

28 ASH ST

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Other organizations at this address

4 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

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• CHINATOWN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST INC

  EIN 47-3187874

• CHINESE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION INC

  EIN 45-2481016

• FRIENDS OF REGGIE WONG PARK INC

  EIN 85-0553760

• ROW HOUSE INVESTMENTS INC

  EIN 84-2868112

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDES WORKERS, PROFESSIONALS, ELDERLY AND YOUTH, IMMIGRANT AND AMERICAN BORN. CPA OPERATES VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND CONDUCTS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING ONGOING PROGRAMS:CHINATOWN STABILIZATION CAMPAIGN:THE CHINATOWN STABILIZATION CAMPAIGN IS A GRASSROOTS NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING PROJECT FOCUSED ON SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO STABILIZE AND GROW THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY AS BOTH AN URBAN WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD AND A VITAL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PRIMARY STRATEGY IS TO COMBINE TENANT ORGANIZING TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES, SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO WORK FOR POLICIES THAT STABILIZE WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.CHINESE YOUTH INITIATIVE:THE GOAL OF THE CHINESE YOUTH INITIATIVE ("CYI") IS TO DEVELOP THE ORGANIZING SKILLS, LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF CHINESE AMERICAN YOUTH SO THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S CONDITION. CPA INVOLVES YOUTH IN A SEVEN-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP AND ACADEMIC-YEAR INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH; YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE YOUTH AWARENESS; AND HANDS-ON COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZING PROJECTS WHERE YOUTH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM:CPA ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS EDUCATION IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS. CPA PROVIDES U.S. CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION AND TUTORING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION. CPA ALSO PREPARES ADULT STUDENTS FOR THE NATURALIZATION EXAMINATION, PROVIDES HELP WITH CHINESE DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS AND LIMITED TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO ITS ONGOING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, CPA HOLDS MANY PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, RECREATIONAL TRIPS, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, AND SOCIAL EVENTS.CIVIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT:THE GOAL OF THE CIVIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND POLITICAL CLOUT OF ORDINARY CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF NON-PARTISAN GRASSROOTS ISSUE-BASED ORGANIZING, VOTER REGISTRATION, YEAR-ROUND CIVIC EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICY AGENDAS.GREEN JUSTICE PROGRAM:CPA ORGANIZES AND ADVOCATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS PUBLIC TRANSIT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND AIR POLLUTION. CPA IS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION AND IS PARTICIPATING IN A CAMPAIGN FOR AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND LEADING A PROJECT TO EXPLORE THE CREATION OF A CHINATOWN MICROGRID. CPA IS A LONG-TIME PARTICIPANT IN THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF FREEWAY EXPOSURE AND HEALTH TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF HIGHWAY POLLUTION AND RESIDENTS' HEALTH AND FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS.IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE:THE IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE'S ("IWCC") MISSION IS TO BE A MOVEMENT BUILDING INSTITUTION THAT UNITES AND STRENGTHENS WORKER CENTERS TO DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS. THE GOAL OF THE IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE IS TO CREATE A MASS MOVEMENT OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS ORGANIZING TO RESHAPE THEIR WORK LIFE AND SOCIETY.CPA PLAYS AN ANCHOR ROLE FOR THE IWCC TO BE A COLLECTIVE LEARNING AND RESOURCE NETWORK FOR IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTERS, A FORCE FOR BUILDING CROSS-ETHNIC SOLIDARITY AND A MASS-BASED IMMIGRANT WORKER RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND A STRATEGY SPACE TO DEVELOP COLLECTIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR GREATER IMPACT. IN ADDITION TO CPA, IWCC PARTNERS INCLUDE THE BRAZILIAN WORKERS CENTER, BRAZILIAN WOMEN'S GROUP, CENTRO COMUNITARIO DE TRABAJADORES, THE CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE, FUERZA LABORAL, MASSCOSH, METROWEST WORKERS CENTER/CASA DE TRABALHADORES, AND LYNN WORKER CENTER FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE.WORKERS' CENTER:THE GOAL OF THE WORKERS' CENTER IS TO HELP CHINESE WORKERS LEARN ABOUT AND ORGANIZE FOR THEIR RIGHTS, AND TO DEVELOP SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND NATIONALITIES. THE WORKERS' CENTER PROMOTES AWARENESS OF WORKERS' RIGHTS, PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION, ORGANIZES THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE UNORGANIZED, PROMOTES FULLER PARTICIPATION BY CHINESE WORKERS IN UNION ACTIVITY, ORGANIZES FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND BUILDS THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF CHINESE WORKERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN SOCIETY.HENRY WONG AND YOU KING YEE MEMORIAL GALLERY:THE HENRY WONG AND YOU KING YEE ("W/Y") MEMORIAL GALLERY IS A 31-FOOT LONG DISPLAY SPACE WITHIN THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION FOR ARTISTIC EXHIBITS WHICH DOCUMENT AND EXPRESS COMMUNITY STRUGGLES. THE W/Y GALLERY WORKS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND ARTISTS. COVID-19 PANDEMIC:BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE MOVED TO A REMOTE WORKING ENVIRONMENT BEGINNING IN MID-MARCH 2020. WE SHIFTED OUR WORK TO MEET MANY OF THE DIRECT NEEDS RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC INCLUDING ADDRESSING CHALLENGES ACCESSING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS, ANTI-ASIAN RACISM AND WORKPLACE SAFETY. WE ESTABLISHED A PHONE SERVICE LINE, HELD VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, ESTABLISHED THE ASIAN COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF PPE AND HIRED DOZENS OF WORKERS TO ASSIST WITH FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. WE BEGAN TRANSITIONING BACK TO IN-PERSON/HYBRID WORK MID-2023 AS THE PANDEMIC SLOWED DOWN. NOW, STAFF PRIMARILY WORK IN-PERSON IN THE OFFICE, AND WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO DIRECT NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $773,764 · Grants $11,750 · Revenue $41,119

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,925,160

  Expenses

  $1,172,257

  Contributions

  $1,799,181

  Grants paid

  $11,750

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,923,902

  Expenses

  $1,154,254

  Contributions

  $1,910,529

  Grants paid

  $62,000

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,727,512

  Expenses

  $979,724

  Contributions

  $1,600,993

  Grants paid

  $48,100

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,716,603

  Expenses

  $827,474

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,666,662

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,716,603

  Expenses

  $844,139

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,666,662

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,504,931

  Expenses

  $1,281,143

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,893,007

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,337,046

  Expenses

  $1,487,782

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,634,207

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,140,843

  Expenses

  $1,235,501

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,690,099

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,513,955

  Expenses

  $894,274

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,764,311

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $708,565

  Expenses

  $941,550

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,087,242

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,543,126

  Expenses

  $817,459

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,297,868

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $677,162

  Expenses

  $742,805

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,527,003

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $752,573

  Expenses

  $834,924

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,615,855

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP

  $59,500

  2023 · SUB-GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE APIS CAN COALITION FROM THE NELLIE MAE GRANT THAT CPA RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF APISCAN

• ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP

  $15,000

  2022 · SUB-GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE APIS CAN COALITION FROM THE NELLIE MAE GRANT THAT CPA RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF APISCAN

• VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE DEVLOP

  $8,750

  2022 · SUB-GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE APIS CAN COALITION FROM THE NELLIE MAE GRANT THAT CPA RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF APISCAN

• ASIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP

  $8,750

  2022 · SUB-GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE APIS CAN COALITION FROM THE NELLIE MAE GRANT THAT CPA RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF APISCAN

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED AND AFFILIATES GROUP RTN

  $200,000

  2024 · COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $125,000

  2023 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $125,000

  2024 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT

  $105,000

  2022 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• BOSTON FOUNDATION INC

  $101,000

  2022 · Operating Support/Annual Fund

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $100,000

  2022 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $100,000

  2024 · PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

• BOSTON FOUNDATION INC

  $100,000

  2023 · Operating Support/Annual Fund

• NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

  $100,000

  2022 · BLACK FUTURES LAB (CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS)

• RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE INC

  $70,000

  2024 · GRANT

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

Related organizations

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