Organization of Chinese American Women Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541149323
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Oakton, VA, USA
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,323
Expenses
$18,398
Assets
$113,959

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Maria Yang (National President)
  • Yong Yi (New Orleans Chapter President)
  • Barbara York (Virginia Chapter President)
  • Yu Fan Lu (Silicom Valley Chapter President)
  • Sharlene Chun (Hawaii Chapter President)
  • Maria Yang (Maryland Chapter Acting President)

People named in this filing

  • Maria Yang (National President)
  • Sharon Chun (National Web Designer)
  • Edwina Wang (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization is dedicated to advocating for and educating Asian Pacific women on historical and educational matters. We strive to address their unique needs and concerns through a range of activities such as workshops seminars and cultural events. By focusing on the rich history and educational advancement of Asian Pacific women we aim to empower and support this community in achieving their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2025

OCAW National supports AAPI Heritage Month by hosting celebrations at venues the Library of Congress to raise awareness and celebrate Asian American culture. This event on May 8 2025 highlights the organizations dedication to diversity inclusion and cultural appreciation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -78.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.19; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -54.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.