Chinese-American Planning Council

Legal name: Chinese-american Planning Council Inc

Overview

Mission

To advance the well-being of Asian American and low-income communities in New York City through education, family support, and community and economic empowerment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth services - includes 1) summer youth employment program - this program is 6 weeks-long summer internship where nyc youth ages 14-24 gain real world experience and necessary skill sets from a job sector. The program is a lottery-based opportunity administered by the nyc department of youth and community development. Work learn and grow is the continuation of this program; with participants working when school is in session, the program supports community members, youth, and young adults to develop the experience and skills necessary for a smooth transition into work and exposes them to different career fields. 2) nda program at fdr hs, fort hamilton hs and new utrecht hs-to provide academic support, aiming to improve students grades, educational workshops, field trips and internship opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 64% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136202692
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
1-212-941-0920
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $31.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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; 76th 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: 7.6%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.56; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 75.8% of revenue deployed · 81.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $52.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $331K · 32 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $868K reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 13 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

32 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • WAYNE HO (PRESIDENT & CEO): $330,576 total reported compensation
  • EDGAR PEREIRA (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $242,933 total reported compensation
  • LILLIAN ZHAO (SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $206,630 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.