Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc

Analysis

Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc reported income of $794k and spending of $749k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $671k to $794k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centrepeace Inc ($793k), Legal Assistance of Olmsted County ($794k) and Polk County House of Hope ($792k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $237k. At year end it held assets of $829k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $816k. It reported 8 employees.