Union of Pan Asian Communities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING AND EDUCATION OF THE ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER AND OTHER ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. UPAC RECOGNIZES THE DIVERSE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND STRENGTHS OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR NEED FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
- Income
- $17.1 million
- Spending
- $18.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 98%
- Employees
- 288
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $230,300, nurse practioner
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 58% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $7.5 million spent. ADULT AND OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS AND TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH (AGES 18-24) INCLUDING PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,142 CLIENTS WITH 20,456 VISITS AND 467 SCREENINGS AND 1,662 OUTREACH.
- $3.4 million spent. CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH (CMH) IS AN OUTPATIENT, CLINIC-BASED AND SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO MEDI-CAL BENEFICIARIES AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS UP TO AGE 21 IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST REGIONS AND NORTH COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH AND PROVIDES SERVICES AT 11 SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL AND 4 SCHOOLS IN NORTH COUNTY REGIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE AN INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP (FSP) PROGRAM. THE CMH PROGRAM HAS THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FSP PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO IDENTIFY AND SCREEN CLIENTS WHO EXHIBIT SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 289 CLIENTS WITH 7302 VISITS, 290 SCREENINGS.MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY COUNSELING (MCC) PROVIDES INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHOTHERAPY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR SERIOUSLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 20 AND FAMILIES UTILIZING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT IS COMMUNITY BASED, CLIENT AND FAMILY DRIVEN, TRAUMA INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) AND LATINO SERIOUSLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CLIENTS WITH EMPHASIS ON API COMMUNITIES. MCC IS CONTRACTED TO 4 SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO ALL 6 HHSA REGIONS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2024, WE SERVED 154 CLIENTS WITH 4,011 VISITS 202 SCREENINGS AND 467 COMMUNITY OUTREACH CONTACTS.
- $4.3 million spent. ALCOHOL & DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES (AOD) PROVIDES ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG TREATMENT, RECOVERY AND EDUCATION TO ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS. AOD SERVICES INCLUDE GROUP COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, RELAPSE PREVENTION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN BECOMING ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 581 CLIENTS WITH 21,439 VISITS. UPAC PROBLEM GAMBLING SERVICES OFFERS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT (PG-IOP) AND OUTPATIENT GROUPS (PG-OP GROUPS) TREATMENT TO ANY ADULT RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA WHO HAS A GAMBLING ADDICTION. FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF PROBLEM GAMBLING, THROUGH THE UCLA GAMBLING STUDIES PROGRAM, NO-COST COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO THE GAMBLER IN THE FORM OF EDUCATIONAL AND PROCESS GROUPS, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING WITH A LICENSED CALGETS CLINICIAN, FINANCIAL COUNSELING THROUGH GAMFIN, PEER SUPPORT, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS NEEDED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2025, THE PROGRAM SERVED 80 CLIENTS
- $1.3 million spent. COMMUNITY COUNTY-WIDE VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM (CCVRT) PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF AND WITNESSES TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE IN A MANNER THAT IS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, SHORT-TERM SYSTEM NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, GRIEF COUNSELING, AS WELL AS LINKAGES AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES. CVRT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD AND/OR INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY AND COMBAT THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE. CVRT WILL ALSO AIM TO ENHANCE THE SKILLS OF PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY-BASED AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE COORDINATED AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESPONSE TO GANG/COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 684 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS AND 240 PRE-EXISTING DIRECT SERVICES CLIENTS, 3,448 REPONSES HOURS, AND 1,173 CLIENT OUTREACH HOURS, 17 NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, 1,885 CLIENT BRIEFING HOURS. YOUTH SUCCESS INITIATIVE (YSI) IS A MENTORING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTING MENTORSHIP TO TWO CATEGORIES OF YOUTH - GANG INVOLVED AND AT RISK. YOUTH ARE SCREENED AND ASSESSED AND THEN MATCHED WITH DIVERSE MENTORS BASED ON THE YOUTH'S STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS. THE ACTIVITIES MAY INVOLVE MANY INTERACTIONS INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE YOUTH MENTORSHIP COMPONENT, YOUTH SUCCESS INITIATIVE ALSO PROVIDES WALK AND KNOCKS TO THREE TARGET AREAS OF SAN DIEGO LOGAN HEIGHTS, CITY HEIGHTS, AND SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO. WALK AND KNOCKS ARE LED BY YSI AND INVOLVE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS GOING HOUSE-TO-HOUSE OF THESE TARGET AREAS. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY FORUMS ARE HELD IN EACH REGION THAT PROVIDES A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT MATTERS THAT IMPACT THEIR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE YOUTH SUCCESS INITIATIVE TEAM AND THEIR PARTNERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30TH, 2025, WE MENTORED 100 YOUTH, 100 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH, PROVIDED 16 COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND CONDUCTED 24 WALK AND KNOCKS.THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENTERPRISE CENTER (NEC) AND TIMMY'S PLACE PIZZERIA AND PRINT ARE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMSREVENUE GENERATING BUSINESSES WITH A SOCIAL MISSION. WHEN YOU EAT AND SHOP AT NEC AND TIMMY'S PLACE YOU RECEIVE QUALITY FOOD AND MERCHANDISE AND HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SAN DIEGO YOUTH! ALL REVENUE GENERATED FROM EACH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GOES INTO THE ON-GOING OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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