Empower korean american and multi-ethnic immigrant communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 184 volunteers and 75 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2025▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$11.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1973.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.7M Management & general 6% · $259K Fundraising 4% · $178K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $204K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$108,740Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$95,674Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Inhe Choi’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Inhe Choi$108,740$102,412$91,498$78,589$78,701
Danae Kovac$95,674$91,353$83,420$69,934$62,144

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Korean American and multi-ethnic immigrant communities.

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3 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Social Services

Hana center's social service programs support immigrant community members through linguistically and culturally competent resources and services to meet immediate needs and access critical protections.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Community engagementhana center's community engagement programs provide opportunities for skill development, community building, and training. Programs include community education & workforce empowerment, community navigators, and illinois welcoming center.

$635Kprogram expense
03

Organizing & youth empowermenthana center's organizing and youth empowerment programs mobilize korean, asian american, and multiethnic immigrant communities through education, leadership development, and collective action to advance immigrant justice.

$604Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
City Bureau NfpFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $331K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,705
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$55,527
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,407
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$21,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Investment incomeLn 3$241K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$259K
Fundraisingcol D$178K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Investment incomeLn 3$241K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.3M
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6184
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.1M$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$358K$334K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$132K$132K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$188K$166K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.8M$116K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$20K$2K$917
Other employee benefitsLn 9$400K$354K$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$220K$195K$13K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$8K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$357K$346K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$64K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$57K$6K$79
TravelLn 17$33K$33K$118$97
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$32K$5K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$74K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$330K$307K$23K$147
All other expensesLn 24e$137K$118K$17K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.7M$259K$178K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.3M$4.1M$1.2M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.4M$3.9M$3.5M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.2M$1.3M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$2.7M$2.2M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$3.9M$956K$3.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,325,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,933,845$4,793,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $232,051$269,801
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $184,775$240,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,674$22,068
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,424,345$5,325,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $78,934$131,705
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,679,056$2,809,505
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,131,574$1,155,297
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,889,564$4,096,507
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,534,781$1,229,396
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,325,903 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,780
VIII-1e Government grants$2,443,063
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,271,564
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,793,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $269,801$269,801
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $240,627$240,627
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $32,855$32,855
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,576−$12,576
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,789$1,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $304,445 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $228,051$5,325,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,096,507 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $131,705$131,705
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $165,751 · Management $11,301 · Fundraising $11,301$188,353
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,752,681 · Management $116,099 · Fundraising $109,424$1,978,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,168 · Management $1,833 · Fundraising $917$22,918
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $354,309 · Management $23,035 · Fundraising $22,648$399,992
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $194,838 · Management $12,939 · Fundraising $12,261$220,038
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,580$6,580
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,941 · Management $29,978$37,919
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $346,310 · Fundraising $10,666$356,976
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,506 · Management $2,519 · Fundraising $2,077$68,102
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,009 · Management $6,221 · Fundraising $79$63,309
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,189 · Management $118 · Fundraising $97$33,404
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,830 · Management $4,650 · Fundraising $3,877$40,357
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $74,410 · Management $3,841 · Fundraising $3,169$81,420
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $307,292 · Management $22,876 · Fundraising $147$330,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $118,258 · Management $16,977 · Fundraising $1,680$136,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,659,197 · Management $258,967 · Fundraising $178,343$4,096,507
Part X · Balance sheet $11,742,690 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,076,265$9,299,318
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,137$91,051
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,890,713$1,817,708
X-4 Accounts receivable$78,387
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,246$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $357,788$334,442
X-12 Other securities$71,663
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $82,010$50,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,462,159$11,742,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $167,080$177,777
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,512$46,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,592$224,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,453,152$10,364,083
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $835,415$1,153,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,288,567$11,517,963
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,462,159$11,742,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,517,963 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,325,903
XI-2 Total expenses$4,096,507
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,229,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,288,567
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,517,963

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