The Pacific American Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of Pacific americans by educating and informing decision makers and leaders at all levels on the vital policy areas for americans who trace their ancestry to the indigenous peoples of the Pacific islands. The Foundation partners with local communities, support agencies and funding organizations to collaboratively develop and conduct programs that make a difference in the quality of life of these americans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $187K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $187K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$668K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1994.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.4M Management & general 21% · $357K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO, Executive D
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louis F Perez III’s $143K as CFO is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Louis F Perez III$142,513$148,588———
Herb Lee JR$142,003$147,880$144,947$120,002$120,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Educates leaders on vital policies to improve Pacific Americans' lives through community partnerships.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

21ST century community learning centers program is a three-year after-school program connecting students with "community classroom" partners to augment the learning experience for public and charter school students on the windward side of oahu.

$932Kprogram expense
02

Edp is the second project of the castle complex engineering pipeline project providing teacher training of the engineering design process for implementation in their classrooms.

$104Kprogram expense
03

Noaa wired is an intensive, culturally-relevant stem program focused on watershed-related issues, providing top-quality,hands-on, college-level instruction to students on oahu.

$72Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$187K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$357K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$668K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$668K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5180
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$481K$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K$668K
Net assetsLn 32$353K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$990K$699K$292K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$13K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$60K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$70K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$1K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$140K$140K$21
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$15K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$7K$6K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$127K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$167K−$135K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$357K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $3.9M$3.8M$187K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2024 $2.8M$3.0M−$222K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2023 $3.1M$3.3M−$148K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2022 $2.2M$2.1M$119K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $2.7M$1.7M$1.0M$1.4M 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 $2,730,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,804,547$2,701,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,864$23,978
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,164$4,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,858,575$2,730,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,382,985$1,316,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $557,560$413,633
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,940,545$1,730,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,970$1,000,300
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $2,730,824 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,265,313
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,436,627
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,701,940
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,978$23,978
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,906$4,906
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,730,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,730,524 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,000 · Management $60,000$120,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $698,554 · Management $291,598$990,152
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,017 · Management $2,040$15,057
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,640 · Management $28,663$88,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,534 · Management $33,845$103,379
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,578$8,578
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,283 · Management $22,723$24,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,574 · Management $21$139,595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,112$7,112
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,105 · Management $1,031$16,136
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $15,523$15,523
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,158$4,158
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,642 · Management $1,121$6,763
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,298$5,298
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,759$5,759
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,906 · Management $21,558$148,464
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $167,451 · Management −$135,210$32,241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,373,274 · Management $357,250 · Fundraising $0$1,730,524
Part X · Balance sheet $2,021,009 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,355$1,638,259
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $108,522$311,723
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$13,090
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,983$22,685
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,252$35,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $481,112$2,021,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $127,984$253,473
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$150,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$264,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,984$667,581
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,266−$24,936
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $152,862$1,378,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $353,128$1,353,428
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $481,112$2,021,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,353,428 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,730,824
XI-2 Total expenses$1,730,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,000,300
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$353,128
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,353,428

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