Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,169,301 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($1,337,087). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $4.2M
- Net assets
- $5.4M
What Organization of Chinese Americans Inc does
Mission
Organization of chinese americans, inc. (oca-asian pacific american advocates) is a national organization of community advocates dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of asian-pacific americans. To fulfill its mission, oca has established the following goals: advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment; promote civic participation, education, and leadership; advance coalitions and community building; and to foster cultural heritage.oca aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of asian-pacific americans in the u.s. Oca is engaged in organizing its over 80 chapters and college affiliates across the nation to develop both leadership and community involvement. Oca chapters and college affiliates are establishing strong local programs in all parts of the country. Oca's headquarters in washington, dc gives the national center an effective vantage point for monitoring legislation and policy issues affecting asian-pacific americans.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Other programs: includes apa youth advocates, apia u leadership training, jacl/oca leadership summit, k-12 aanhpi curriculum project, mentorin asian american professional program, technology data fellowship, oca documentary project and scholarship programs.
$622,217 spentof which $34,000 as grants48% of program spendingNational convention corporate achivement awards (caa):the annual oca convention is one of the preeminent annual events for the asian-pacific american communtiy, drawing hundreds of people from around the country for educational, cultural, and networking events. The event includes workshops and senior citizens, college and youth leadership training, a job fair, an exhibit area, a community health fair, meal events with keynote speakers, and an awards banquet. During the banquet, asian pacific leaders in a number of fields are honored. Oca also recognizes the achievements of its own members with the chapter of the year award, and the unsung heroes' awards. Oca's national board and business advisory council also meets during the convention.caa is dedicated to celebrating and recognizing apas in the corporate sector who exemplify not only excellence in their profession, but also leadership and commitment in their respective conmmunities, and to the existing corporate culture of diversity.
$426,758 spent$152,003 earned by the program33% of program spendingInternship: every year, oca's internship program brings asian-pacific american college students to washington, dc to gain experience in public policy by placing interns in congressional offices, federal agencies, non-profit organizations and at the oca national center. Students have the opportunity to gain experience firsthand about national issues and policies that affect asian-pacific americans.
$197,704 spentof which $64,650 as grants15% of program spendingAnti-asian hate program: this is a two-year funded program. The anti-hate program at oca consists of education and advocacy work around racial profiling and discrimination, bias education and trainings, and solidarity building. This work is done through workshops, panel discussions, community festivals and celebrations, and other events that bring together different communities to build understanding and allyship.
$55,744 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,302,423.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.7M to $3.0M (+80%).
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 4% · 2022 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Thu Nguyen
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $33k → $561k.
9 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 57% 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 ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 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
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 32% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
81% 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 ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 69% · 2018 68% · 2019 23% · 2020 45% · 2021 46% · 2022 24% · 2023 22% — 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
54% of ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% 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
57% of ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.8M that is directly attributable, 67% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 10 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 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.
Government funding ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $698k on record.
- Federal Communications Commission$698k
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 ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
57%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 16 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC?
- ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,169,301 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($1,337,087). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 57% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $4,169,301 in grants to ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC?
- CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $1,337,087 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 36 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