Asian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc

Overview

Mission

Cacfs mission is to advocate for equity and opportunity for marginalized asian american and pacific islander children and families.

What it reported doing in 2024

Policy and advocacy - to advocate for improved policies, funding and services for asian pacific american children and families by targeting elected and appointed officials.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 93% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 81% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133682471
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128094675
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Child Abuse, Prevention

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $76.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.7%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.5; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 34.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.9% of revenue deployed · 95.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $15.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $120K · 23 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $708K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 100 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 97 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Vanessa Leung (Co-ED): $120,159 total reported compensation
  • Anita Gundanna (Co-ED): $114,280 total reported compensation
  • Ambrosia Kaui (Grant&Contract Dir): $104,514 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.