Chinese for Affirmative Action

Analysis

Chinese for Affirmative Action is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chinese for Affirmative Action reported income of $16.8m and spending of $15.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $16.8m (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 586%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Chinese for Affirmative Action sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anti Defamation League Foundation ($16.8m), California Calls Education Fund ($16.8m) and Ohio Access to Justice Foundation ($16.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $617k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.1m. It paid $145k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $49.0m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $47.2m. It reported 140 employees.