Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California reported $19.7 million in revenue and $15.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $78.01 went to program services, $13.52 to management and general costs and $8.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.4% of the total. Government grants made up 25.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $259,579 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 66% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 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 $20M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$66.82 $13M
- Government grants$24.90 $4.9M
- Program service revenue$0.33 $65,600
- Investment income$7.95 $1.6M
Other revenue was negative: −$141K. 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) | 78.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.5% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.4% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 25.1% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $259,579 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.63% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 32 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.5 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 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 expenseProvided 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
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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $241,984 | $0 | $17,595 | $259,579 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $222,866 | $0 | $23,622 | $246,488 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $233,420 | $0 | $11,802 | $245,222 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $194,606 | $0 | $10,116 | $204,722 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,273 | $0 | $3,039 | $203,312 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,014 | $0 | $11,138 | $185,152 |
| POLICY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,866 | $0 | $10,829 | $168,695 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,998 | $0 | $15,586 | $168,584 |
32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $955K (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–1b27 · 27 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5111
- Volunteers Part I, line 6209
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
20 private foundations reported grants to Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California totaling $1.5M 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 Americans Advancing Justice Southern California spent in 2024, $78.01 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California reported that 78.0% of its $15.9 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 8.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $259,579, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California get its money?
Of $19.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 92.4% came from contributions and grants (including 25.1% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3854152 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 202502939349300425 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442919349301529 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312269349302621 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222939349301027 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122569349301167 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349307747 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3854152: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.