To produce, present and promote art that empowers Asian Pacific American artists and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 16% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $55K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$289K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$362K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$289K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$289K
Expenses
$362K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$232K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$264K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$264K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1995.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $320K Management & general 10% · $36K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $148K 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
Co-Exec Dire
$74,207Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec Dire
$74,207Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Bayani’s $74K as Co-Exec Dire is at the 69th 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.

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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

Promotes and presents art empowering Asian Pacific American artists and communities.

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3 programs · $305K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Apature Festival

Apature is an annual, month-long multidisciplinary arts festival that showcases 75-80 emerging apa artists to an audience of nearly 1,000 in venues throughout san francisco. It draws diverse attendees from across the bay area, offering critical platforms for apa art that uplifts apa communities and, in today's political environment…

$225Kprogram expense
02

Ava Lab

Ava lab is a program intended to mentor emerging apa visual artists rooted in KSW'S organizational praxis of solidarity, renewal, futurity, and autonomy. Through a retreat and workshops led by artists and professional educators and curators a cohort of ten artists go through a six month program that ends with a three-week exhibition

$51Kprogram expense
03

Interdisciplinary Writers Lab

Interdisciplinary writers lab was held in partnership with the asian art museum. For twelve weeks over the summer a cohort of 15 students moved through three different four-week courses in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

$29Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$55K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $40K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$362K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Government grantsLn 1e$149K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Other assetsLn 15$850
Total assetsLn 16$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$205K$157K
Total assetsLn 16$360K$288K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$334K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33K$33K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$167K$167K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$56K$19K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$804$988
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K$238
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$584$550$34
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$17K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$818$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$500$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$362K$320K$36K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $289K$362K−$73K$264K 990 PDF
FY2024 $285K$270K$15K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$275K−$41K$319K 990 PDF
FY2022 $477K$232K$246K$358K 990 PDF
FY2021 $130K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 $331K$217K$114K$148K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $288,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,195$267,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,574$21,448
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$5
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,808$288,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$33,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,859$193,501
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,205$135,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,064$362,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,744−$73,454
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,895 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$120 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$148,823
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,619
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,568$21,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,448 · Excluded from tax $5$288,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $362,349 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,000$33,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $166,824$166,824
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,131$13,131
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,546$13,546
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,014$5,014
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,474 · Management $18,932 · Fundraising $1,775$77,181
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,205$3,205
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,419 · Management $804 · Fundraising $988$6,211
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,475 · Management $2,354 · Fundraising $238$5,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,170 · Management $4,689$11,859
IX-17 TravelPrograms $550 · Management $34$584
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,155 · Management $3,233 · Fundraising $1,749$22,137
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,045 · Management $818 · Fundraising $1,227$4,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $500$500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,494 · Management $35,878 · Fundraising $5,977$362,349
Part X · Balance sheet $288,405 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,324$110,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,370$46,527
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$125,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,089$5,486
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $850$850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $359,633$288,405
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,190$4,816
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,100$9,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,685$10,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,975$24,717
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $283,658$263,688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,658$263,688
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $359,633$288,405
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,688 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,895
XI-2 Total expenses$362,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,658
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,484
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,688

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