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Penn Asian Senior Services

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 20-2643138 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Penn Asian Senior Services reported $39.6 million in revenue and $36.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.50 went to program services, $4.30 to management and general costs and $1.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $157,601 (CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 97% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $40M

Other revenue was negative: −$3,926. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
94.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.61$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
1.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.7%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$157,601$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.43%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.66.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 1188.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$35M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $38M

In 2025 the organization served more than 960 clients, asian american seniors and other adults who are disadvantaged by their language and cultural barriers. Under the home care division, approx. 728 clients were served in their own ethnic languages. An additional 232 asian elderly were served in its adult day care center, which was opened in 2014

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$139,609$0$17,992$157,601

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Penn Asian Senior Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $168K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$40M$37M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$40M$37M94.5%$29M$157,601
2024 ⓘ$37M$34M94.1%$26M$165,584
2023 ⓘ$34M$30M94.1%$23M$154,307
2022 ⓘ$33M$27M94.0%$20M$150,902
2021 ⓘ$25M$23M84.9%$14M$621,560
2020 (amended) ⓘ$23M$24M87.0%$12M$179,522
2019 ⓘ$20M$22M86.1%$14M$180,549

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5982
  • Volunteers Part I, line 618

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Penn Asian Senior Services totaling $1,056 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Penn Asian Senior Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Penn Asian Senior Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Penn Asian Senior Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Penn Asian Senior Services reported that 94.5% of its $36.7 million in expenses went to program services, 4.3% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Penn Asian Senior Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Penn Asian Senior Services reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $157,601, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Penn Asian Senior Services get its money?

Of $39.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 1.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 97.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Penn Asian Senior Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-2643138 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611889349301301 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542459349300719 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402569349301630 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321929349300517 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211319349303651 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202221249349302492 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013169349302356 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-2643138: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.