Apano Statewide

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Portland, OR501(c)(4)Since 2016Arts & Culture EIN 81-2970794Revenue $492K in FY2025Latest return filed May 15, 2026

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Apano unites asians and pacific islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2970794) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 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)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
65% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2.3 mo
of spending, in cash
2.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $339K
6 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
21% of total assets
Liabilities are 21% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$492K
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$504K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$253K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$492K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$492K
Expenses
$504K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$604K
FY2025$504K
Net assets
$253K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$516K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$253K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $325K Management & general 30% · $150K Fundraising 6% · $29K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (through 5/6/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (through 3/18/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (through 3/31/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Holt’s $44K as Interim Executive Dir is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Chi Nguyen 720—$89,778
Kathleen Holt$44,100—
Kathleen Holt 820 - 621—$27,500

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

Unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power and advance equity.

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3 programs · $288K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Apano organized and activated communities through our integrated voter engagement cycle which is comprised of community building opportunities, policy feedback, listening sessions, and other advocacy and civic engagement opportunities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2970794) · Dispute this line
$197Kprogram expense
02

Apano endorsed and supported mission-aligned candidates for state and school board elections.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2970794) · Dispute this line
$50Kprogram expense
03

Apano sunsetted its work with the sex worker affirming advocates program which included a steering committee of current and former sex workers driving policy priorities, including leading on the first non-partisan public health study on decriminalizing sex work in oregon.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2970794) · Dispute this line
$42Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $100K · 2021–2024
Portland Voter Guide PacFY2024$25,000
Friends of HoaFY2024$10,000
Communities of Color for Inclusive DemocracyFY2023$35,000
Friends of Tina KoteckFY2022$11,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,030
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,103

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$614
Money outPt IX
$504K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$150K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$253K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Other incomeLn 4–11$614
Gains on assetsLn 7$579
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$213K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$11K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$253K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$62K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K$97K
Total assetsLn 16$311K$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$253K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K$178K$79K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$964$239
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$15K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$16K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$838$490$336$12
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$11K$8K$280
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$30K$21K$763
Advertising and promotionLn 12$147$147
Office expensesLn 13$30K$10K$18K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$808$30
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$102$51
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$7K$2K$48
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K$132
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K$246
Total functional expensesLn 25$504K$325K$150K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $492K$504K−$13K$253K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $353K$604K−$250K$266K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $759K$553K$206K$516K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $310K$397K−$87K$310K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $489K$394K$95K$322K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $322K$160K$162K$207K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $491,789 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,470$461,994
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $105,254$29,145
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $581$615
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $98$35
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $353,403$491,789
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $46,000$35,867
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $304,683$328,174
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,954$140,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $603,637$504,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$250,234−$12,680
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $491,789 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$460,494
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,332
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$461,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,145$29,145
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36$36
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $579$579
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,145 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $650$491,789
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $504,469 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,867$35,867
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,160 · Management $79,243 · Fundraising $19,646$277,049
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,168 · Management $964 · Fundraising $239$3,371
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,785 · Management $6,576 · Fundraising $1,630$22,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,924 · Management $7,083 · Fundraising $1,756$24,763
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $490 · Management $336 · Fundraising $12$838
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,004 · Management $7,551 · Fundraising $280$18,835
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,959 · Management $20,558 · Fundraising $763$51,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $147$147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,896 · Management $17,683 · Fundraising $2,651$30,230
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,178 · Management $808 · Fundraising $30$2,016
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,974 · Management $3,605 · Fundraising $1,128$16,707
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,076 · Management $102 · Fundraising $51$2,229
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,493 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $48$9,520
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,341 · Management $2,766 · Fundraising $132$4,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,111 · Management $1,030 · Fundraising $246$4,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,426 · Management $150,431 · Fundraising $28,612$504,469
Part X · Balance sheet $320,827 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $306,273$96,990
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$213,246
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,012$10,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $311,285$320,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,056$31,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,100$8,455
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,095$27,466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,251$67,473
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,576$101,403
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $65,458$151,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,034$253,354
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $311,285$320,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,354 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$491,789
XI-2 Total expenses$504,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,034
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,354

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