Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Asian Counseling and Referral Service reported $40.4 million in revenue and $41.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.07 went to program services, $11.85 to management and general costs and $2.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 60.4% of the total. Government grants made up 48.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $355,835 (MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 53 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $40M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$12.12 $4.9M
- Government grants$48.19 $19M
- Program service revenue$37.33 $15M
- Investment income$2.36 $955K
Other revenue was negative: −$77,612. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 60.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 48.3% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 37.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $355,835 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.86% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 53 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.9 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 28 of 28 | 100.0% |
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 expenseBehavioral health: the behavioral health (bh) program serves over 2616 individuals combines eastern and western approaches to offer a comprehensive array of specialized mental health services to individuals and families with a team of trained mental health case managers, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurses that speak more than twenty different asian and pacific islander languages and dialects. Bh staff assist individuals to develop and regain the skills and independence to live meaningful lives in their communities. Bh staff also provide important linkage to other community resources…
Aging and adult services: the aging and adult services (aas) plays a vital role in supporting low-income, diverse asian, and native hawaiian/pacific islander (a&nh/pi) seniors, mostly living in the king county area. Through its four core programs - title xix case management, community living connections, health home and care transitions, and club bamboo senior center - the aas department promotes the health and well-being of its focus population by creating opportunities for the clients and their families to have access to culturally, and linguistically appropriate comprehensive, and…
Children, youth, and family: school-based youth programs offered in-schools for middle school and high school students. We offer social and emotional support while helping young people develop key skills. Topics include cultural identity, healthy relationships, history and culture, job searching, college or career-readiness and financial planning.youth mental health services including intake assessments, individual therapy, group therapy, case management, family therapy, crisis response and management, psychiatric services, and medication management. Bilingual case managers work in…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 36.00 hrs/week | $325,303 | $0 | $30,532 | $355,835 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $249,627 | $0 | $21,811 | $271,438 |
| ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $233,081 | $0 | $26,968 | $260,049 |
| PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 24.00 hrs/week | $207,444 | $0 | $15,802 | $223,246 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $185,183 | $0 | $15,490 | $200,673 |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,804 | $0 | $15,341 | $194,145 |
| PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 21.00 hrs/week | $170,026 | $0 | $22,339 | $192,365 |
| OPERATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS DIR. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,344 | $0 | $14,745 | $181,089 |
53 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Asian Counseling and Referral Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b28 · 28 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 5343
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,443
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VECA ELECTRIC & TECHNOLOGIES LLC Security system hardware/installation | $156,123 |
| CITY WIDE FACILITY SOLUTIONS OF WA Janitorial service | $103,517 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Asian Counseling and Referral Service totaling $467K 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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Of every $100 Asian Counseling and Referral Service spent in 2024, $86.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Asian Counseling and Referral Service's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Asian Counseling and Referral Service reported that 86.1% of its $41.3 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Asian Counseling and Referral Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Asian Counseling and Referral Service reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $355,835, for the role of MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Asian Counseling and Referral Service get its money?
Of $40.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 60.4% came from contributions and grants (including 48.3% from government grants) and 37.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Asian Counseling and Referral Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0916176 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202513179349309356 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433209349309673 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349322719 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349328230 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349326255 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349312745 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0916176: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.