Gold House Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GOLD HOUSE IS THE LEADING CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM THAT UNITES, INVESTS IN, AND CHAMPIONS ASIAN PACIFIC LEADERS TO POWER TOMORROW FOR ALL. AS A NON-PROFIT COLLECTIVE OF DIVERSE LEADERS, WE FORGE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND PROPEL ALL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE MORE AUTHENTIC, MORE SUCCESSFUL, AND HEALTHIER LIVES.
- Income
- $9.1 million
- Spending
- $9.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 50%
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $367,814, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $7.6 million spent. WE OPERATE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ONLINE AND IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, AND SAN FRANCISCO. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY PHYSICAL OFFICES OUTSIDE OF USING CO-WORKING SPACE ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY. WE DO NOT OWN ANY SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL PROPERTY. OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF A MIX OF PASSIONATE FULL-TIME STAFF AND PART-TIME VOLUNTEERS (30-60 AT ANY GIVEN TIME). OUR FULL TIME STAFF GREW TO 21 AS OF THE END OF 2024. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. UNITY & SOLIDARITY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS AND PLATFORMS, WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AMONG ESTABLISHED, EMERGING, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR PROGRAMS POWERING UNITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -FAMILY DINNERS ARE INTIMATE GATHERINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 30 TOP LEADERS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND INDUSTRIES ANCHORED IN CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES. THESE WORKING DINNERS ARE FOCUSED ON SOLVING AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, CHANNELING THE ROOM'S EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO UPLIFT THE ASIAN PACIFIC DIASPORA AND CULTURES. WE HOST ABOUT 10 FAMILY DINNERS A YEAR. -CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING LUNAR NEW YEAR, EID AL-FITR, MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, AND DIWALI. GOLD HOUSE HOSTS A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS EACH YEAR TO CELEBRATE THESE CULTURAL MOMENTS AND SHARE THEIR TRADITIONS WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. -GOLD FORUM IS THE DEFINITIVE THINK-TANK EVENT CONVENING TOP LEADERS ACROSS INDUSTRIES TO HONE SHARED RESOURCES, IDENTIFY COLLABORATIONS, AND ALIGN ON COLLECTIVE PRIORITIES TO UPLIFT THE BROADER ASIAN PACIFIC AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE HOST THIS FULL-DAY SUMMIT EACH FALL IN NEW YORK CITY. -THE FUTURES NETWORK IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF THE MOST-PROMISING CREATIVE ARTISTS, FOUNDERS, AND LEADERS ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES. WE HOST A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO HELP PROPEL THE CAREERS OF THESE FUTURE CHANGEMAKERS, INCLUDING SPECIAL PRIZES, ACCELERATORS, MASTERCLASSES, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR FOUNDERS, FINE ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS, FILMMAKERS, AND MUSIC ARTISTS. -GOLD WOMEN INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT POWER THE FOREMOST FEMALE EXECUTIVES TO CLAIM AND SUSTAIN LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONNECTION AND ADVANCEMENT, ALL THE WHILE UPLIFTING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES - ESSENTIAL GIVEN THAT ASIAN WOMEN ARE THE LEAST LIKELY DEMOGRAPHIC TO BE PROMOTED TO MANAGEMENT. NARRATIVE CHANGE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND RESOURCES, WE RESHAPE PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND DISMANTLE STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE ASIAN PACIFIC DIASPORA WHILE ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES, HERITAGE, AND STORIES WITH ALL AUDIENCES. OUR NARRATIVE CHANGE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -CULTURAL RESEARCH, WHERE GOLD HOUSE PARTNERS WITH LEADING ACADEMIC, COMMERCIAL, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS ON ORIGINAL STUDIES AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE ASIAN PACIFIC REPRESENTATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE REPORTS ON MISSED OPPORTUNITIES BY NOT INVESTING IN ASIAN PACIFIC STORIES AND CREATIVES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL SPECIFICITY IN ASIAN PACIFIC REPRESENTATION ON-SCREEN. WE CO- AUTHOR THE REPORTS AND HOST EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE THEIR FINDINGS. -CULTURAL EDUCATION & GUIDANCE, WHERE GOLD HOUSE PARTNERS WITH LEADING STUDIOS AND CREATIVES THROUGH THE ENTIRE LIFECYCLE OF A PROJECT TO ENSURE CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY AND AFFIRMING PORTRAYAL OF ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS. -COMMUNITY PROMOTION, WHERE GOLD HOUSE MOBILIZES THE COMMUNITY TO CHAMPION THE SUCCESS OF AUTHENTIC AND AFFIRMING ASIAN PACIFIC-LED FILMS AND SERIES. THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, SCREENINGS, CONVERSATIONS, PANELS, AND CAMPAIGNS, WE WORK TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF MARGINALIZED STORIES TO RESHAPE PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS WITH BROADER AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE BREAKING BOX-OFFICE RECORDS WITH FILMS LIKE CRAZY RICH ASIANS AND MAKING AWARDS HISTORY WITH FILMS LIKE PARASITE AND EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. -CREATIVE EQUITY FUND INCLUDES A SLATE OF ACCELERATORS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT STORIES FURTHERING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND INTERESTS. WE PARTNER WITH THE WORLD'S TOP CREATIVE LEADERS AND PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND PROMOTION IN FILM, MUSIC, ART, JOURNALISM, AND MORE. -SUNRISE COLLECTIVE HOUSE, WHERE WE CO-HOST THE OFFICIAL ASIAN PACIFIC HOUSE AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL EACH JANUARY WITH THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND 3AD. OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT SUNRISE COLLECTIVE HOUSE INCLUDE INDUSTRY-LEADING PANELS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, AND NETWORKING GATHERINGS TO UPLIFT DIVERSE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH THE LARGEST NETWORK AND ACCELERATOR FOR TOP ASIAN PACIFIC AND MULTICULTURAL FOUNDERS, WE RESHAPE POWER AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. OUR PROGRAMS POWERING ECONOMIC EQUITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -FOUNDER NETWORK, WHICH IS PART OF OUR BROADER FUTURES NETWORK, INCLUDES THE LARGEST NETWORK OF THE MOST-PROMISING FOUNDERS ALSO ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES, HERITAGE, AND INTERESTS. WE PROVIDE REGULAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKING EVENTS TO SUPPORT THESE DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR SMALL-TO-MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES. -FOUNDER ACCELERATORS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT THE TOP EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH AN INTENSIVE 12-WEEK PROGRAM WITH TARGETED MASTERCLASSES, 1:1 ADVISING, AND A COMMUNITY OF OTHER MARGINALIZED FOUNDERS. AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST SUCCESSFUL STARTUP ACCELERATORS, PARTICIPANTS CONTINUE TO SHATTER THE "BAMBOO CEILING- AND DEFY STEREOTYPES. -ONE HOUSE LEADERSHIP COALITION IS AN ALLIANCE OF LEADING MULTICULTURAL VCS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO ACCELERATE THE PLACEMENTS OF LEADERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AS BOARD DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS OF PRIVATELY HELD AND NEWLY LISTED COMPANIES. SINCE LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE COALITION HAS PLACED OVER 60 DIVERSE CANDIDATES. RECOGNITION & BELONGING THROUGH A SLATE OF AWARDS, PRESS, PLATFORM PARTNERSHIPS, AND MAINSTREAM
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 March 2019.
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 October 21, 2026.
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