The Organization aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and throughout New York City by achieving equity through community organizing and healing, promoting arts and languages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$61K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $647K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$840K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$391K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$840K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$840K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$391K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$925K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$848K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $771K Management & general 5% · $39K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Socheatta Meng’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 31st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chhaya Chhoum—$59,971$103,950$64,449$61,200
Socheatta Meng$95,113————
Kim to—$43,375———

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

Organizes and heals Southeast Asian communities, promoting arts and languages for equity.

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1 program · $771K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Organizing and Support

the organization aims to improve the quality of life of the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and throughout New York City by achieving equity through community organizing and healing, promoting arts, culture and languages, and creating a safety net by improving access to essential social services.

$771Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$840K
Ln 25
Programscol B$771K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$391K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$132K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$391K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$408K
Total assetsLn 16$162K$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$152K$391K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$31K$12K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$280K$280K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$84$126
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$30K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$25K$982$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$101K$3K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$360
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$366
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$13K$3K
InterestLn 20$70$70
InsuranceLn 23$630$630
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$275K$268K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K$771K$39K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$24K$848K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$22K$824K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.6M−$124K$801K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.1M$534K$925K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$840K$239K$391K 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 $1,079,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $630,557$1,079,345
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $630,557$1,079,345
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $321,112$403,417
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,341$436,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $539,453$839,898
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,104$239,447
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,079,345 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$132,347
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$946,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,079,345
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,079,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $839,898 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,600 · Management $12,240 · Fundraising $18,360$61,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $279,953$279,953
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,129 · Management $84 · Fundraising $126$2,339
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,640 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $1,752$32,560
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,910 · Management $982 · Fundraising $1,473$27,365
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,600$7,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,007 · Management $3,079 · Fundraising $5,000$109,086
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,746 · Management $2,073$13,819
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,040 · Management $360$2,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,949 · Management $366$7,315
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,372 · Fundraising $3,343$16,715
IX-20 InterestManagement $70$70
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $630$630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $267,592 · Management $7,533$275,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,228 · Management $2,493$3,721
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $771,166 · Management $38,678 · Fundraising $30,054$839,898
Part X · Balance sheet $414,581 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $162,019$408,059
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,019$414,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,287$23,402
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,287$23,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,732$214,897
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,000$176,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $151,732$391,179
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,019$414,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $391,179 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,079,345
XI-2 Total expenses$839,898
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$151,732
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$391,179

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