THE HANA CENTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE HANA CENTER

EIN 36-2746468 · Human Services (P840)

What they do

THE MISSION of HANA CENTER is to BUILD THE POWER of KOREAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, and MULTIETHNIC IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGOLAND THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, CULTURE, and COMMUNITY ORGANIZING to ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS.

Before you give

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$89.30of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$4.40of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$76.92spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$6.30of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$2.87in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

90.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $112,934 for INHE CHOI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$89.30

ManagementOffice and general costs$6.30

FundraisingAsking for donations$4.40

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202489.3% mission

202387.9% mission

202282.3% mission

202182.5% mission

202091.2% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,325,903

Expenses$4,096,507

Annual surplus $1,229,396 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,659,197 · 89.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$258,967 · 6.3% of expenses

Fundraising$178,343 · 4.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,325,903

Expenses$4,096,507

Assets$11,742,690

Income$5,360,853

Contributions$4,793,407

Mission work (program services)$3,659,197

Fundraising$178,343

Management and general$258,967

Accounting fees$37,919

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

INHE CHOIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $112,934Base $108,740 · Other $4,194

DANAE KOVACEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $109,078Base $95,674 · Other $13,404

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

INHE CHOIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DANAE KOVACEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BECKY BELCOREDIRECTOR

GRACE HONG DUFFINDIRECTOR

HYEONDO LUKE HWANGSECRETARY

HYON KODIRECTOR

JANET MARTINEZTREASURER

JAYE HOBARTDIRECTOR

KATHERINE DEL ROSARIODIRECTOR

NANCY BASONVICE PRESIDENT

THOMAS KIMPRESIDENT

YOUNGJU JIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 4300 N CALIFORNIA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60618
County: Cook
In care of: DANAE KOVAC
Primary officer: DANAE KOVAC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@hanacenter.org Phone(773) 583-5501

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PORTE BROWN LLC
NTEE classification: Human Services (P840)