Illinois · Nonprofit
CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION
CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,591,502 to it, the largest being ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS ($3,148,592). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $15M
- Funders on record
- 38
- Grants received
- $5.6M
- Net assets
- $6.0M
What Chinese Mutual Aid Association does
Mission
Proudly founded by ethnic chinese refugees, Chinese Mutual Aid Association (cmaa) is led by many prominent individuals from the asian american community. Our purpose is to serve the needs, promote the interests, and enhance the well-being of low-income, diverse immigrant and refugee communities across metropolitan chicago through social services, advocacy, and educational programming, and assistance for youth, adults, the elderly, and small businesses.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
In 2025, cmaa expanded its reach by purchasing a property in west ridge and opening a third office location, in addition to its uptown and elgin offices. Cmaa is also working alongside partners apna ghar and indo-american center to advance the development of a pan asian american center, including governance planning, community engagement, and early-stage design and site planning.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Citizenship education and employmentadult education: through a grant from the illinois community college board (iccb), cmaa and its partner agencies, representing the only consortium of diverse partner organizations in the state of illinoisprovided english as a second language (esl) and adult basic education. This past year, the consortium served 1,000+ adult learners. For those needing extra support, the department coordinates volunteer tutors who provide one-on-one and small group instruction. For those needing extra support, the department coordinates volunteer tutors who provide one-on-one and small group instruction. Cmaa's transitions case managers connect all learners to the wraparound services vital to retention, and partner with clients to create plans to meet their long-term educational goals.workforce development:cmaa career coaches offer tailored employment preparation, referrals, and job placement assistance to community members who are unemployed or underemployed. Our clients come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including healthcare, hospitality, and industrial sectors, and possess diverse levels of education. While cmaa primarily serves immigrants and…
$1,564,136 spent$11,926,824 earned by the program12% of program spendingCare for older adults: cmaa's care for older adults programs include in-home care and golden age club, all designed to support aging adults in maintaining independence and social connection. In 2025, cmaa provided over 330,000 hours of care to residents across cook and kane counties. Client satisfaction remained exceptionally high, with 100% satisfaction with services, 98% satisfaction with home care aide relationships, and 98% overall program satisfaction. The golden age club connected 241 older adults to community, with 91% reporting increased social connection and 90% indicating they would recommend the program.
$9,014,442 spent70% of program spendingSocial services:cmaa's social services program provides case management, translation, and resource navigation to help immigrant and refugee families access essential benefits and services. In 2025, cmaa served 2,743 clients through outreach, translation, and assistance with food, energy, and medicaid benefits. The program secured $488,441 in energy assistance for clients, with a 95% application success rate and an average benefit of $500 per household.
$948,978 spent7% of program spendingYouth services: cmaa's youth department serves immigrant-origin students and families from early childhood through college through after-school programs, mentoring, and family literacy initiatives. In 2025, cmaa served 200 students and provided over 1,000 hours of programming focused on academic support, social-emotional development, and cultural enrichment. Notably, 100% of graduating seniors enrolled in post-secondary education, demonstrating strong outcomes in college access and persistence.
$659,023 spent5% of program spendingSmall business development center:cmaa's economic development center operates as a certified illinois small business development center (sbdc), apex accelerator, and neighborhood business development center. In 2025, cmaa provided over 2,000 hours of business advising to more than 400 entrepreneurs and small businesses, more than half of whom are immigrants and approximately half aanhpi. Through apex programming, clients secured $1.37 million in government contracts, supporting business growth and economic mobility.
$466,627 spent4% of program spendingPan asian american center:the pan asian community center (the "corporation") is organized and, at all times hereunder, shall be operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and/or to carry out the purposes of apna ghar, inc., an illinois not-for profit corporation ("apna ghar"), Chinese Mutual Aid Association, inc., an illinois not-for profit corporation ("cmaa"), and indo american center ("iac"), an illinois not-for profit corporation, through the ownership, operation, and maintenance of a physical facility (the "center") that would be operated exclusively for the benefit of apna ghar, cmaa and iac, would provide each of apna ghar, cmaa, and iac a location to perform the functions of, and/or to carry out the purposes of such organization. The pan asian american centerpan-asian center will serve asian communities across the chicagoland area through an inclusive, one-stop facility where all asians can feel welcomed and have access to resources that meet their needs and provide a central, accessible gathering space across generations.the center aims to create a community resource or "welcome center" where asians can find the resources they need under one…
$145,539 spent1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,798,745.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $6.9M to $8.7M (+27%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 19% · 2022 16% · 2023 21% · 2024 16% · 2025 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
17% of CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $249k → $877k.
10 of 38 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 38 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
78% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 64% · 2018 61% · 2019 75% · 2020 39% · 2021 60% · 2022 48% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
56% of CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
98% of CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $415k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $210k on record.
- Department of Homeland Security$210k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION?
- CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,591,502 to it, the largest being ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS ($3,148,592). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 38 organizations giving $5,591,502 in grants to CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION?
- ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS is the largest funder on record, with $3,148,592 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 38 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing