All people have a right to a clean and healthy environment in which their communities can live, work, learn, play and thrive. Towards this vision, APEN brings together a collective voice to develop an alternative agenda for environmental, social and economic justice. Through building an organized movement, we strive to bring fundamental changes to economic and social institutions that will prioritize public good over profits and promote the right of every person to a decent, safe, affordable quality of life, and the right to participate in decisions affecting our lives. APEN holds this vision of environmental justice for all people. Our work focuses on Asian immigrant and refugee communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
34
named funders · $3.6M
Looks good: 34 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
4% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$8.0M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$11.3M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$14.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1997.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.1M Management & general 9% · $364K Fundraising 11% · $447K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$96,431Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Inter Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alvina Wong’s $126K as Basebuilding Dir. is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alvina Wong$125,844————
Vivian Yi Huang—$125,280$111,317——
Miya Yoshitani—$34,977$120,163$102,041$96,431
Amee Raval——$111,000$119,710—
Christine Cordero$117,708$113,720$107,292——
Vivian Huang$115,771————
Chiravann Uch$108,567————
Megan Zapanta$104,563————

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

Advocates for environmental justice, empowering Asian immigrant and refugee communities for healthy lives and community participation.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Richmond & Oakland

APEN completed two virtual APEN Academy series with our membership bases in Oakland and Richmond to develop community leadership by providing participants knowledge and skills to grow as leaders in the social and environmental justice movement.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

State & Policy

APEN provided leadership in coalitions, including AAPIs for Civic Empowerment (AAPIForce), CA Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA), Reclaim Our Power Coalition, and a CA Green New Deal Coalition.

$645Kprogram expense
03

Network & Communications

APEN was included in at least 58 media pieces in English and Chinese--spanning print, radio, online, and TV for local, national, and international audiences to advance a Just Transition. APEN members, in collaboration with RichmondLAND, contributed to the zine Richmond is Home: Preventing a Second Displacement of Laotian Americans, which…

$586Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
New Venture FundFY2024$535K
Total grants receivedfrom 34 funders$3.6M
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Grants paid · 67 grants · $4.4M · 2020–2024
ScopeCA · FY2024$30,000
ChirlaCA · FY2024$25,000
Black Women for WellnessCA · FY2024$20,000
Tides FoundationCA · FY2024$15,000
Comite Civico Del Valle INCCA · FY2024$10,000
Oakland Community Land TrustCA · FY2023$600,000
The Ivywood FoundationPA · FY2023$300,000
ScopeCA · FY2023$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$447K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$531K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$509K
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5128
VolunteersI 650
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$120K$120K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$130K$130K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$58K$5K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.8M$172K$250K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$89K$68K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$302K$233K$33K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$130K$16K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K$74K$7K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$94K$71K$13K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$471K$361K$51K$59K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$255$283
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$27K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$544$630
InsuranceLn 23$10K$5K$4K$792
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$32K$4K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.1M$364K$447K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.0M$7.7M$289K$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.4M$7.5M$2.9M$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.6M$7.2M−$564K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.4M$4.4M$7.0M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.5M$3.9M$1.6M$5.1M 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 $5,485,168 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,939,111$5,195,650
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $150,956$275,028
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,473$4,974
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,479$9,516
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,065,061$5,485,168
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $206,400$250,050
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,378,224$2,846,929
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $70,320$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $774,448$800,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,429,392$3,897,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$364,331$1,588,036
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $5,485,168 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$531,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,664,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,195,650
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,028$275,028
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,974$4,974
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,516$9,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,028 · Excluded from tax $14,490$5,485,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,897,132 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $120,200$120,200
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $129,850$129,850
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,126 · Management $5,285 · Fundraising $42,274$105,685
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,763,497 · Management $171,777 · Fundraising $250,059$2,185,333
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,966 · Management $10,368 · Fundraising $10,329$88,663
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $233,460 · Management $32,740 · Fundraising $35,714$301,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $130,235 · Management $16,271 · Fundraising $18,828$165,334
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,310$2,310
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,530$43,530
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,848 · Management $6,882 · Fundraising $5,919$86,649
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,793 · Management $12,859 · Fundraising $9,951$93,603
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $361,493 · Management $50,914 · Fundraising $58,915$471,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,267 · Management $255 · Fundraising $283$9,805
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,837 · Management $2,150 · Fundraising $2,156$31,143
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,625 · Management $544 · Fundraising $630$4,799
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,717 · Management $4,366 · Fundraising $792$9,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,046 · Management $4,236 · Fundraising $10,835$47,117
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,085,960 · Management $364,487 · Fundraising $446,685$3,897,132
Part X · Balance sheet $5,300,434 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,482,941$508,957
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $871,642$2,809,319
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $976,009$1,654,069
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $186,493$193,182
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,048$114,547
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,159$20,360
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,653,292$5,300,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $148,127$204,138
X-25 Other liabilities$20,095
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,127$224,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,133,249$2,221,095
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,354,916$2,855,106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,488,165$5,076,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,653,292$5,300,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,076,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,485,168
XI-2 Total expenses$3,897,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,588,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,488,165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,076,201

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