Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to disrupt gender-based violence, which causes physical, sexual, emotional, spiritual, and economic harm within AAPI communities throughout the U.S. and its territories.
- Income
- $9.8 million
- Spending
- $9.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 86%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $173,790, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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 September 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 (3)
- $7.4 million spent. The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Its mission is to disrupt gender-based violence, which causes physical, sexual, emotional, spiritual and economic harm within AAPI communities throughout the U.S. and its territories. To that end, it works together with and within its community to uplift the voices and experiences of AAPI communities impacted by violence, build capacity through training and technical support for organizations serving AAPI communities, engage allied communities and systems to create shifts in gendered cultural norms and address injustices, educate communities to mobilize them to prevent gender-based violence, and advocate for policies and practices that ensure access to essential rights and services. QUICK FACTS FOR 2024-2025: 1880 INDIVIDUALS FROM LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS ATTENDED 29 TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, LISTENING SESSIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS; 91 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RESPONSES WERE RECORDED; 4,970 PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING MATERIALS, WEBINAR RECORDINGS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS WERE DISSEMINATED ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR OTHER ONLINE PLATFORMS; 10 PRODUCTS SUCH AS REPORTS, FACTSHEETS, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND WEBINAR RECORDINGS WERE PRODUCED; 71,558 VISITORS PAID 84,716 VISITS TO THE WEBSITE.
- $518,900 spent. The Interpretation Technical Assistance & Resource Center (ITARC) works to improve systems responses to LEP victims by providing technical assistance and training on the development and implementation of language access policies and procedures. Technical assistance and training includes, but is not limited to: language and interpreter skill assessment; interpretation and translation procedures; interpreting for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and trafficking ; and building pools of qualified trauma informed interpreters through workshops on interpretation ethics and skills building.During the fiscal year, ITARC provided 2,894 hours of training on language assistance planning to participants representing a wide range of professions and systems, including victim service organizations, state coalitions, courts, legal services, law enforcement, interpreters and translators, technical assistance providers, child welfare, higher education, healthcare, and other community partners. ITARC also provided 106 technical assistance support to a wide range of partners, including domestic violence and sexual assault programs, state and territorial coalitions, culturally specific organizations, legal services, courts, Family Justice Centers, child welfare agencies, disability organizations, and other national and community partners in over 20 states.ITARC continued to expand its Healing Across Languages (HAL) Interpreting Skills-Building Training, an intensive 20 to 40-hour program designed to address the shortage of qualified, trauma-informed interpreters serving victims and survivors of gender-based violence.
- $292,989 spent. The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center working together with and within its community to build capacity through training and technical support for organizations serving AANHPI/MENA communities, engage allied communities and systems to create shifts in gendered cultural norms and address injustices, educate communities to mobilize them to prevent gender-based violence.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 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 September 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 September 2013.
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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