Api Chaya
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
API CHAYA EMPOWERS SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO GAIN SAFETY, CONNECTION, AND WELLNESS. WE BUILD POWER BY EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING SOUTH ASIAN, ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND ALL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO END (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) EXPLOITATION,CREATING A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN HEAL AND THRIVE.
- Income
- $5.6 million
- Spending
- $5.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 76%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 70
- Highest pay
- $120,389, executive co-director
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal 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 (2)
- $2.8 million spent. SURVIVOR ADVOCACY: API CHAYA PROVIDES ADVOCACY-BASED COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, SAFE HOUSING ALTERNATIVES, HELPLINE, CRISIS INTERVENTION, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND A RESOURCE REFERRAL FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN 2024, API CHAYA PROVIDED 5600 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLIENT ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEIR CHILDREN. WE CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, WASHINGTON STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WASHINGTON COALITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS, THE WASHINGTON ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSE NETWORK AND THE FREEDOM NETWORK.
- $1.6 million spent. COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: API CHAYA ORGANIZES LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, PARENTING CLASSES, AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HEALING EVENTS, TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, PARENTING CLASSES, AND IN ROBUST VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS. IN 2024, API CHAYA COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS PARTNERED WITH OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE MORE THAN 300 LOCAL EVENTS TO INSPIRE SOCIAL CHANGE AND INCREASE THE SKILLS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES TO CREATE CONDITIONS OF SAFETY AND HEALING. THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND MEDIA, API CHAYA REACHED MORE THAN 12,000 INDIVIDUALS.
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 January 1997.
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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