Yappie Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Yappie aims to educate the public and promote civic engagement through the production of nonpartisan policy content about the news and issues that affect Asian America, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.
- Income
- $1,670
- Spending
- $33,330
- Reserves
- 32.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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)
- $25,033 spent. The Yappie, Inc. is a Delaware nonprofit corporation that operates as an online news service designed to serve AANHPI communities across the U.S. The Yappies content is produced by an editorial team consisting of 9 active editors and writers, all of whom are students or recent college graduates with journalism backgrounds. The corporations founders, Board of Directors, and officers have also worked at prominent news outlets (e.g., Politico, Axios), AANHPI advocacy groups (e.g., OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates), think tanks (e.g., Council on Foreign Relations, CSIS), and various government bodies. The Yappies newsroom produces three categories of content: newsletter briefings, hard news stories, and feature-length articles. Newsletter briefings collate and analyze recent policy developments affecting AANHPI communities. Hard news stories cover events with major policy implications for AANHPIs and are normally published in the immediate aftermath of said events. Lastly, feature-length articles are in-depth examinations of larger, longer-term policy issues relevant to AANHPI communitiesespecially those that have yet to receive significant attention. 2024 remained an active year for The Yappie. We published 12 biweekly newsletters, featuring both aggregations of recent news and analyses from our writersincluding specialized sections covering campaigns in the leadup to the 2024 elections. We broke important news exclusives regarding presidential campaigns advertising efforts targeting AANHPI communities. And we also published a number of in-depth features, examining everything from AANHPI participation in Hollywood actors unions and efforts to document the stories of Chinese dissidents. In the fall, as the 2024 elections approached, we paused our normal newsletter coverage and instead curated a series of features, analyzing where AANHPI voters stood in 8 battleground states. We also continued our partnership with the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in republishing pieces from their VOICES program, which supports youth journalism. Following the election, The Yappie has embarked on a major rebranding and transformation initiative. This effort aims to reevaluate how our editorial content can more effectively serve AANHPI communities representing diverse political perspectives and expand our audience, all the while maintaining our steadfast commitment to nonpartisan journalism.Thanks to the generosity of our past and present donors, we were able to subsidize our editors and writers as they attended important AANHPI-focused conferences, including AAJAs summer convention in Seattle. These events continue to help our staff build connections within the AANHPI community that will prove important to growing The Yappies reach and support. The Yappie will continue to build on these efforts in 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 December 2024.
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 November 2022.
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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