Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association (APICA) is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of legislative staffers, advocates, and other API professionals based in the State Capitol community of Sacramento, California. The organization seeks to increase and support the representation of Asian Pacific Islander professionals working in the Capitol community.
- Income
- $102,837
- Spending
- $84,106
- Reserves
- 17.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- $59,699 spent. The Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association (APICA) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization of legislative staffers, advocates, and other professionals based in the State Capitol of Sacramento, California. APICA is dedicated to ensuring the success of AANHPI and SWANA identifying members in the Capitol Community. One of APICAs top accomplishments from 2025 is our paid summer fellowship program, which provides college students and recent graduates an opportunity to gain meaningful work experience in the California State Legislature. In collaboration with the California Asian American Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC), APICA hosted six fellows during the summer of 2025. Fellows participated in a 10 week program where they were placed in a legislative office for 32 hours per week. During the fellowship, APICA also provided the fellows with a week-long orientation, professional and skill development sessions, dedicated mentorship, and connection with a network of staff, advocates, and elected officials. Since its inception, the internship program has hosted over 50 interns. APICA also hosts an annual fundraiser event Sushi Showdown, where the proceeds support the diverse programming and summer fellowship program of the next year. For the 2025 Sushi Showdown, APICA secured over $100,000 of pledged donations from various corporations, lobbying firms, advocacy organizations, nonprofits, and individual donors. In 2025, APICA also hosted a variety of social and professional development events for our general membership and the broader Capitol community, including lunch-and-learn events with elected officials, policy briefings, workshops on legislative processes, networking receptions, financial literacy briefings, and more
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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