A3PCON is a coalition of community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in the greater Los Angeles Area, with particular focus on low-income, immigrant, refugee and other vulnerable populations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $364K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.8M
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.8M
FY2025▼ -56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$19.9M
FY2025$8.8M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2025▼ -56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$19.2M
FY2025$8.5M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.5M

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 Apr 2003.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $7.8M Management & general 6% · $496K Fundraising 2% · $144K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
$224,463Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$195,422Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Progr
$143,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance and Ad
$143,000Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Polic
$143,000Pt VII · Sec A
Project Manager
$128,375Pt VII · Sec A
Director of External Affai
$125,260Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manjusha Kulkarni’s $224K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Manjusha Kulkarni$224,463$189,617$167,500$146,333$98,372
Norbert K Tan$195,422$170,467———
Darin Tokunaga$143,000$125,500———
Candice Cho$143,000$135,500———
Michelle Wong$143,000$135,500———
Kiran Bhalla$128,375$120,031———
Hoang Nyugen$125,260$115,308———

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

Advocates for Asian and Pacific Islander community rights and needs, especially for low-income and vulnerable groups.

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1 program · $7.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To Accomplish Its Mission, Aapi Equity Alliance

1. Promoted the needs, interests and concerns of the api community to the general PUBLIC.2. Strengthened collaboration, planning and collective action among its members through common advocacy, organizational develpopment and CAPACITY-BUILDING.3.

$7.8Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$1.1M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.8M
Managementcol C$496K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$8.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$605K$556K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$26K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$61K$56K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$89K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$131K$121K$4K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$653K$319K$300K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$4K$414
OccupancyLn 16$25K$1K$22K$914
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$190K$174K$13K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$15K$743
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.5M$5.4M$58K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$886
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$7.8M$496K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.8M$8.5M$325K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.9M$19.2M$697K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.1M$6.2M−$51K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.5M−$119K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$2.5M$1.2M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $576K$408K$168K$447K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,777,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,783,678$8,661,341
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74,511$103,075
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,800$12,925
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,869,989$8,777,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,400$2,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,774,450$2,058,358
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,396,055$6,391,644
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,172,905$8,452,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $697,084$324,539
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,777,341 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$43,804
VIII-1e Government grants$7,408,109
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,209,428
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,661,341
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $103,075$103,075
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,925$12,925
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,777,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,452,802 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,800$2,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $556,469 · Management $48,388$604,857
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,049,828 · Management $25,917 · Fundraising $89,026$1,164,771
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,066 · Management $1,694 · Fundraising $3,242$61,002
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $88,559 · Management $2,675 · Fundraising $5,121$96,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $120,743 · Management $3,648 · Fundraising $6,982$131,373
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $318,636 · Management $299,669 · Fundraising $34,266$652,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,865 · Management $3,945 · Fundraising $414$13,224
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,272 · Management $22,324 · Fundraising $914$24,510
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $174,427 · Management $13,363 · Fundraising $2,115$189,905
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,403 · Fundraising $743$16,146
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,427,869 · Management $57,877 · Fundraising $1,213$5,486,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,443 · Management $886$8,329
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,812,977 · Management $495,789 · Fundraising $144,036$8,452,802
Part X · Balance sheet $5,268,460 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,146$191,980
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,217,603$4,370,587
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $930,746$680,042
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102$12,194
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,428$13,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,299,025$5,268,460
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,161,455$484,179
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,998,134$2,320,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,159,589$2,804,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,367,540$1,692,304
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $771,896$771,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,139,436$2,463,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,299,025$5,268,460
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,463,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,777,341
XI-2 Total expenses$8,452,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$324,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,139,436
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,463,975

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