Aapi Equity Alliance
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$8.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$5.3m
$2.8m liabilities
Net assets
$2.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.4y av
Staff
15
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
14
named in Part VII
Aapi Equity Alliance's network
7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eunice Song | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Grant Sunoo | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kimmy Maniquis | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda Akutagawa | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Manjusha Kulkarni | Executive Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rachelle Arizmendi | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shakeel Syed | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Candice CHO | Managing Director of Policy and Counsel | since 2024 |
| Darin Tokunaga | Director of Finance and Administration | since 2024 |
| Dennis Arguelles | Board Member | 2020 |
| Hoang Nyugen | Director of External Affairs | since 2024 |
| Kiran Bhalla | Project Manager | since 2024 |
| Linda Akutagawa | Board Member | 2020 |
| Mariko Kahn | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Michelle Wong | Managing Director of Programs | since 2024 |
| Nayon Kang | Company secretary | 2020 |
| Norbert K TAN | Deputy Director | since 2024 |
| Rachelle Arizmendi | President | 2020 |
| Shikha Bhatnagar | Vice President | 2020 |
| Tavae Samuelu | Board Member | 2020 |
| Tracy Zhao | Board Member | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjusha Kulkarni | Executive Director | 40 | $224k | $17k | |
| Norbert K Tan | Deputy Director | 40 | $195k | $9k | |
| Darin Tokunaga | Director of Finance and Ad | 40 | $143k | $7k | |
| Candice Cho | Managing Director of Polic | 40 | $143k | $13k | |
| Michelle Wong | Managing Director of Progr | 40 | $143k | $6k | |
| Kiran Bhalla | Project Manager | 40 | $128k | $13k | |
| Hoang Nyugen | Director of External Affai | 40 | $125k | $11k | |
| Rachelle Arizmendi | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Linda Akutagawa | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Grant Sunoo | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shakeel Syed | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kimmy Maniquis | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Estella Owoimaha-Church | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Eunice Song | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Aapi Equity Alliance
- EIN
- 710879827
- Address
- 905 East 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90021-1848
- State
- California
- Mission
- Aapi equity alliance is a coalition of community-based organizations that advocates for the rights and needs of the asian and pacific islander (api) community in the greater los angeles area, with particular focus on low-income, immigrant, refugee and other vulnerable populations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Manjusha P Kulkarni (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLinda Akutagawa
≥8years on the filingsRachelle Arizmendi
≥5years on the filingsGrant Sunoo
≥5years on the filingsManjusha Kulkarni
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.3m
- Total liabilities
- $2.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3k
- Employees
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $19.9m | $19.2m | $697k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.