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Kan-Win

EIN 36-3752338 · Park Ridge, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong96 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KAN-WIN'S MISSION IS TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, BY EMPOWERING ASIAN AMERICAN SURVIVORS AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND ADVOCACY.

Income
$3.5 million
Spending
$2.7 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
15.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 76%
Employees
30
Volunteers
32
Highest pay
$142,683, executive di

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

Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 15.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 16% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 31% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $277,451 spent. THE GOAL OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED, LONG-TERM HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASIAN IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (TH) PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL AID TO SURVIVORS AS THEY RECOVER AND REBUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FREE FROM VIOLENCE. THE TH PROGRAM ASSISTS SURVIVORS WITH FINDING AND SECURING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, CREATING BUDGETS, AND COVERING UP-FRONT RENTAL EXPENDITURES SUCH AS SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTHS RENT, AND/OR UTILITIES. SURVIVORS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TH PROGRAM DEVELOP LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY MAXIMIZING KAN-WINS LONG-TERM EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICE PLANS. KAN-WINS TH PROGRAM OFFERS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SO OUR CLIENTS CAN SELECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE IN. THE TH PROGRAM COORDINATOR WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO ASSESS HOUSING OPTIONS AFTER DECIDING ON THEIR IDEAL LOCATION. SHE CONDUCTS IN-DEPTH INSPECTIONS, GUIDES THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND SCREENING PROCESSES, AND SPEAKS WITH LANDLORDS ABOUT THE SURVIVORS PARTICULAR NEEDS TO HELP THEM RESOLVE ANY CREDIT OR DOCUMENTATION PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR ALSO TRAVELS WITH SURVIVORS TO UTILITY OFFICES, PUBLIC BENEFIT OFFICES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THEY MAY REQUIRE ADVOCACY OR INTERPRETATION TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL AID, SUCH AS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. EXPENDITURES FOR CLIENTS IN THE TH PROGRAM INCLUDE: APPLICATION FEES, MOVING COSTS, UTILITY BILLS, AND RENT COSTS. THE GOAL OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED, LONG-TERM HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASIAN IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (TH) PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL AID TO SURVIVORS AS THEY RECOVER AND REBUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FREE FROM VIOLENCE. THE TH PROGRAM ASSISTS SURVIVORS WITH FINDING AND SECURING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, CREATING BUDGETS, AND COVERING UP-FRONT RENTAL EXPENDITURES SUCH AS SECURITY DEPOSITS, FIRST MONTHS RENT, AND/OR UTILITIES. SURVIVORS WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TH PROGRAM DEVELOP LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY MAXIMIZING KAN-WINS LONG-TERM EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICE PLANS. KAN-WINS TH PROGRAM OFFERS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SO OUR CLIENTS CAN SELECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE IN. THE TH PROGRAM COORDINATOR WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO ASSESS HOUSING OPTIONS AFTER DECIDING ON THEIR IDEAL LOCATION. SHE CONDUCTS IN-DEPTH INSPECTIONS, GUIDES THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND SCREENING PROCESSES, AND SPEAKS WITH LANDLORDS ABOUT THE SURVIVORS PARTICULAR NEEDS TO HELP THEM RESOLVE ANY CREDIT OR DOCUMENTATION PROBLEMS. THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR ALSO TRAVELS WITH SURVIVORS TO UTILITY OFFICES, PUBLIC BENEFIT OFFICES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE THEY MAY REQUIRE ADVOCACY OR INTERPRETATION TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL AID, SUCH AS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. EXPENDITURES FOR CLIENTS IN THE TH PROGRAM INCLUDE: APPLICATION FEES, MOVING COSTS, UTILITY BILLS, AND RENT COSTS.
  2. $185,956 spent. THE PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP (PAL) PROGRAM LEVERAGES A PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION METHOD TO ESTABLISH TRUST AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON DOMESTIC, DATING, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND STALKING ISSUES. THE PROGRAM IS RUN IN MONGOLIAN, KOREAN, MANDARIN CHINESE, AND HAS A YOUTH PROGRAM (YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP, OR YPAL). PARTICIPANTS ATTEND A 5-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THEIR PEERS TO DELIVER EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PALS TO PRACTICE VERBALIZING AND NORMALIZING TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES, HELP THEM DISCOVER IN THEIR LANGUAGE HOW TO DEFINE VARIOUS CONCEPTS, AND USE THEIR TRUST NETWORKS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND OPTIONS. PAL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STIPENDS OF UP TO 100 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. THIS AUTUMN SEASON, WE HAD 51 DEDICATED PARTICIPANTS ACROSS EACH PAL PROGRAMS. THE PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP (PAL) PROGRAM LEVERAGES A PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION METHOD TO ESTABLISH TRUST AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON DOMESTIC, DATING, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND STALKING ISSUES. THE PROGRAM IS RUN IN MONGOLIAN, KOREAN, MANDARIN CHINESE, AND HAS A YOUTH PROGRAM (YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP, OR YPAL). PARTICIPANTS ATTEND A 5-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THEIR PEERS TO DELIVER EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS PALS TO PRACTICE VERBALIZING AND NORMALIZING TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES, HELP THEM DISCOVER IN THEIR LANGUAGE HOW TO DEFINE VARIOUS CONCEPTS, AND USE THEIR TRUST NETWORKS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND OPTIONS. PAL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STIPENDS OF UP TO 100 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. THIS AUTUMN SEASON, WE HAD 51 DEDICATED PARTICIPANTS ACROSS EACH PAL PROGRAMS.
  3. $101,004 spent. 24-HOUR HOTLINE
  4. $1.8 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

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

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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