Chinese Progressive Association
Chinese Progressive Association reported $22.9 million in revenue and $18.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $77.50 went to program services, $17.10 to management and general costs and $5.40 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. Government grants made up 12.1%. Revenue rose 236% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 12.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.5 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 88.9% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCpa'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
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…
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6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b6 · 6 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 4Yes
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6553
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RESILIENT STRATEGIES LLC Management fees | $18,279,136 |
| CIVITAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP Public affairs campaigns | $362,076 |
| A NEW HOPE CONSULTING Program management | $199,128 |
| INPARTNERSHIP CONSULTING INC Faciliation and strategic planning | $177,682 |
| SB DIGITAL Black agenda ad campaign | $147,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
32 private foundations reported grants to Chinese Progressive Association totaling $12M 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of Chinese Progressive Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Chinese Progressive Association reported that 77.5% of its $18.3 million in expenses went to program services, 17.1% to management and general and 5.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Chinese Progressive Association get its money?
Of $22.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.5% came from contributions and grants (including 12.1% from government grants) and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Chinese Progressive Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7404756 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349300335 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349319082 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349319436 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349306202 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103209349300005 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042959349300149 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7404756: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.