ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EIN 95-3854152 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I80Z)

What they do

to ADVOCATE for CIVIL RIGHTS, PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES and EDUCATION, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND BUILD COALITIONS to POSITIVELY INFLUENCE and IMPACT ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, and PACIFIC ISLANDERS and to CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE and HARMONIOUS SOCIETY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $78.00 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

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

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They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.10%of revenue went to mission work78.0% of expenses · Program services

6.85%of revenue went to fundraising8.5% of expenses

$80.88spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.94%of revenue went to management and office costs13.5% of expenses

$1.92in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

92.4%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 $259,579 for CONNIE CHUNG JOE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 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.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$19,672,490

Mission workProgram services$12,413,06663.10% of revenue78.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,151,50110.94% of revenue13.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,346,9066.85% of revenue8.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,761,01719.12% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,911,47380.88% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.0% mission · 13.5% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 10.6% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 13.2% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.45% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 18.1% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.19% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 13.9% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.64% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.6% mission · 19.7% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.13% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 8.2% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.76% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 7.7% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.15% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$19,672,490

Expenses$15,911,473

Annual surplus $3,761,017 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)$12,413,066 · 78.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,151,501 · 13.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,346,906 · 8.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$19,672,490

Expenses$15,911,473

Assets$30,563,407

Income$25,040,413

Contributions$18,174,296

Mission work (program services)$12,413,066

Fundraising$1,346,906

Grants given$10,971,426

Average grant$35,622

Management and general$2,151,501

Executive compensation (total)$691,233

Stocks and bonds$21,691,622

Accounting fees$68,343

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

CONNIE CHUNG JOECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $259,579Base $241,984 · Other $17,595

RICHARD CROWEVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $246,488Base $222,866 · Other $23,622

AILEEN A LOUIECHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $245,222Base $233,420 · Other $11,802

JANICE TSAO THRU 0324VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION · 40 hrs/week $204,722Base $194,606 · Other $10,116

CORILEE KAHEALANI ASUNCION RACELAVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $203,312Base $200,273 · Other $3,039

CHRISTINA YANGGENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $185,152Base $174,014 · Other $11,138

VICTORIA N DOMINGUEZ ZAMORANOPOLICY DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $168,695Base $157,866 · Other $10,829

JOHN Y KIMMANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $168,584Base $152,998 · Other $15,586

PAUL JOHN ESTUARLITIGATION DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) · 40 hrs/week $166,101Base $155,514 · Other $10,587

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 (40)

CONNIE CHUNG JOECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

RICHARD CROWEVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

AILEEN A LOUIECHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

JANICE TSAO THRU 0324VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION

CORILEE KAHEALANI ASUNCION RACELAVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS

CHRISTINA YANGGENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR

VICTORIA N DOMINGUEZ ZAMORANOPOLICY DIRECTOR

JOHN Y KIMMANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES

PAUL JOHN ESTUARLITIGATION DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)

SAN SAN LEECHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE

MIKE ENGDIRECTOR

NITA SONGDIRECTOR

OLIVIA SAMADCHAIR, GOVERANCE COMMITTEE, EXEC. COMMITTEE

PAUL CHANCHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE

PETER HUHDIRECTOR

PHILLIP LEEVICE CHAIR, CHAIR BUILDING COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMIT

JOSEPH KIMDIRECTOR

SPRING WANGDIRECTOR (THRU 05/24)

THOMAS LEEVICE SECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE

TRACY PHAMDIRECTOR

VANNA TRANDIRECTOR

VINCENT GONZALESSECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE

WEIHUA CHENGDIRECTOR

JACK YEHCO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE

ANDREW CHENGDIRECTOR

CALISTA WUDIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)

CAMILLA ENGDIRECTOR

CHRISTINE SONGTREASURER, FINANCE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE

DON WIDJAJADIRECTOR

FERN SHAWDIRECTOR

GENEVIEVE CABANILLADIRECTOR

GLORIA CHANG YIPCO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE

MARIE TANDIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)

JACQULINE JACKSONDIRECTOR

JADE LEUNGVICE CHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE

JENNIFER ISHIGURODIRECTOR

JOHN LYDIRECTOR

JOON KIMDIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)

KAREN HUOTHDIRECTOR

KEN RENDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1984
Location: 1145 WILSHIRE BLVD 2ND FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017-1900
County: Los Angeles
In care of: AILEEN LOUIE
Primary officer: AILEEN LOUIE, CHIEF OF STAFF/INTERIM CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(213) 977-7500

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I80Z)
IRS tax category: All Other Legal Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes