As we work to free our Southeast Asian communities, we move with the understanding that the path to liberation must be holistic and address intersectional oppression. We plant and nourish seeds of action that sprout into both short-term and long-term change answering immediate needs through direct services and dismantling institutional oppression through larger initiatives (such as education and policy). Our vision is for sustainable, deep-rooted change that allows Southeast Asian communities to thrive independently with abundant access to resources and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $113K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$630K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$863K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$338K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$630K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$434K
FY2023$991K
FY2024$630K
Expenses
$863K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$10K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$863K
Net assets
$338K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$424K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$338K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $695K Management & general 14% · $118K Fundraising 6% · $50K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,123Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Montha Chum’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Montha Chum$100,123$100,772

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

Empowers Southeast Asian communities through direct services and policy change for lasting independence.

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3 programs · $611K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Leadership Development

We use leadership development as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by building up the leadership of impacted community members to share their story and advocate for change, supporting our members as they bloom in our leadership garden, hosting meetings with elected officials and impacted folks to share the impact of detention…

$361Kprogram expense
02

Direct Support

We use direct support as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by supporting community members in requesting forms and records for their legal cases, housing a legal kiosk for community members to access virtual court appointments and pro bono / low bono legal help, accompanying community members to their ice check-ins, hosting…

$164Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

We use advocacy as part of our 4 building blocks for liberation by advocating for policies to end collaboration between the twin cities metro area counties and ice, advocating for statewide legislative changes that increase options for deportation relief, and advocating for federal legislation demanding U.S.

$85Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $110K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,063
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,367

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$630K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$629K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$863K
Ln 25
Programscol B$695K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$338K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$629K
Government grantsLn 1e$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$630K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$338K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$634K$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$570K$338K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$110K$110K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$117K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$249K$34K$379
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K$13
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$29K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$28K$3K$476
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$52K$24K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$4K$570
TravelLn 17$44K$39K$4K$685
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$41K$2K$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$400$400
Total functional expensesLn 25$863K$695K$118K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $630K$863K−$232K$338K 990 PDF
FY2023 $991K$845K$146K$570K 990 PDF
FY2022 $434K$10K$424K$424K 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 $630,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $986,425$628,829
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,093$1,488
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $990,518$630,322
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$110,430
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $507,378$485,090
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,301$267,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $844,679$862,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $145,839−$232,452
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 $630,322 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$366,646
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$262,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$628,829
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,488$1,488
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,493$630,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $862,774 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $110,430$110,430
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,305 · Management $6,517 · Fundraising $6,517$130,339
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $248,677 · Management $33,992 · Fundraising $379$283,048
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,715 · Management $1,324 · Fundraising $13$6,052
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,238 · Management $4,591$33,829
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,058 · Management $3,288 · Fundraising $476$31,822
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,008$20,008
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,893 · Management $24,371 · Fundraising $39,098$115,362
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,858$1,858
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,708 · Management $9,336 · Fundraising $1,680$15,724
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,371 · Management $3,928 · Fundraising $570$21,869
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,683 · Management $4,266 · Fundraising $685$43,634
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,141 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $108$43,149
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,284$1,284
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,809 · Management $1,157$3,966
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $400$400
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $695,028 · Management $118,220 · Fundraising $49,526$862,774
Part X · Balance sheet $384,943 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $403,449$274,313
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $197,828$93,946
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,718
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,972$9,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,850$4,566
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,629$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $633,728$384,943
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,324$47,370
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,379$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,703$47,370
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $570,025$322,154
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,419
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $570,025$337,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $633,728$384,943
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$630,322
XI-2 Total expenses$862,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$232,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$570,025
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,573

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