Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471917492
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone
3172373489
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,506
Expenses
$4,626
Assets
$12,910
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rachana Fischer (President)
  • Terry Tolliver (Immediate Past President)
  • Haroon Anwar (Board Member and Past President)
  • Melissa Lin (Board Member and Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Rachana Fischer (President)
  • Tawfiq Ali (Treasurer)
  • Terry Tolliver (Immediate Past President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of APABA-IN is to provide a vehicle and forum for the unified expression of opinions and positions for Asian Pacific American APA) law students, lawyers, and judges in the State of Indiana, to promote the advancement of APAs in the legal profession and to assist in voicing the concerns of the growing APA community in Indiana.

What it reported doing in 2024

The purpose of APABA-IN is to provide a vehicle and forum for the unified expression of opinions and positions for Asian Pacific American (APA) law students, lawyers, and judges in the State of Indiana, to promote the advancement of APAs in the legal profession and to assist in voicing the concerns of the growing APA community in Indiana. Multiple networking events were held in 2024 and planning for future events in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 42%; rating input score 42

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -207.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.79; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 54.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 64.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 42% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.