Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE)

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE), formerly known as Chinese for Affirmative Action, is a San Francisco-based advocacy organization. Founded in 1969, its initial goals were equality of access to employment and the creation of job opportunities for Chinese Americans.

At-A-Glance

Website: aacre.org
Location: San Francisco, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-2161304
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $52,257,890 Revenue: $19,659,649 Expenses: $19,037,363

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE), formerly known as Chinese for Affirmative Action, is a San Francisco-based advocacy organization. Founded in 1969, its initial goals were equality of access to employment and the creation of job opportunities for Chinese Americans.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $52,257,890 $19,659,649 $19,037,363 View
2023 $48,992,575 $16,797,759 $15,888,677 View
2022 $44,089,083 $13,816,264 $13,209,349 View
2021 $46,812,510 $48,725,620 $9,077,900 View
2020 $6,424,523 $7,104,499 $6,258,045 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 162

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Cynthia ChoiCo-Executive Director$195,451
Vincent PanCo-Executive Director$192,195
Jeremy RyeManaging Director of Development$171,043
Andy WongManaging Director of Advocacy$161,762
Annette WongManaging Director of Programs$160,877
John FongDirector of Finance$152,888
Lee WangManaging Director, Stop AAPI Hate$149,222
Mia NakanoDirector of IT$143,217

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $57,531,594
  • Number of Grants: 758
  • Number of Funders: 243

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$10,000,0002021 The Chicago Community TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,671,3052022 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,500,0002023 The Chicago Community TrustUnrestricted support for Lavender Phoenix (all investment earnings on this contribution shall inure for the benefit of Lavender Phoenix)
$1,441,3422021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,371,3192021 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,000,0002021 The Asian American FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT
$795,0002023 The California EndowmentTo support a program that helps remove barriers to civic participation, voice and power for Hmong residents through providing culturally-rooted supports for intergenerational leadership development, advocacy and deep alliance building at various levels in the power building eco-systems in the Central Valley and Sacramento regions of California to advance health equity and racial justice.
$752,9552021 PayPal Giving FundGeneral Support
$674,0002025 The California EndowmentTo expand strategic digital and other communications efforts to engage Chinese-language communities in California; combat disinformation and misinformation about community health, safety and social justice issues; and provide accurate and timely news and information on social justice issues along with community-based solutions.
$600,0002023 The California EndowmentTo expand strategic digital and other communications efforts to engage Chinese-language communities in California; combat disinformation and misinformation about community health, safety, and social justice issues; and provide accurate and timely news and information on social justice issues along with community-based solutions.
$583,4872023 Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program ManagementGENERAL SUPPORT
$518,5002022 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$507,5602021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$500,0002021 StartSmall LLCChinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) was founded in 1969 to protect the civil and political rights of Chinese Americans and to advance multiracial democracy in the United States. Today, CAA is a progressive voice in and on behalf of the broader Asian and Pacific American community. CAA advocates for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial injustice. Programs encompass community building, coalition building, research and analysis, and policy work to advance systemic and cultural change.
$494,1242023 San Francisco FoundationPROGRAM – TO SUPPORT THE JUSTICE FOR JAXON SALES CAMPAIGN. PROGRAM – FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. PROGRAM – TO SUPPORT BAY AREA CREATIVE CORPS. ADVISED – TO HELP STOP AAPI HATE SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR ASIAN AMERICANS IN THE BAY AREA. ADVISED – FOR THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROJECT OF ASIAN PRISONER SUPPORT COMMITTEE. ADVISED – FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$435,0002024 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$427,3112022 Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program ManagementGENERAL SUPPORT
$422,5002020 NEO PhilanthropyProgram Grant
$400,0002025 The Ford FoundationGeneral support for long-term movement building, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders committed to social justice
$400,0002021 NEO PhilanthropyProgram Grant
$400,0002021 Jpmorgan Chase FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$400,0002021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$400,0002021 East Bay Community FoundationAddressing Racial Disparities within Asian/Pacific Islander Community, FBO: Stop AAPI Hate
$397,5002023 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$394,1242022 Asian Law CaucusCDSS API Capacity Project pursuant to Grant

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $6,000
  • Number of Grants: 1
  • Number of Recipients: 1

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$6,0002024 COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCOSupport