Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
Donations deductibleCenter for Empowered Politics Education Fund's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 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.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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex T Tom (also filed as Alex T Tom) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| MAO CHI LIU (also filed as Mao Chi Liu) | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| TIM DUY LY (also filed as Tim Duy Ly) | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duy Ly | Treasurer | 40 | $0 | $204k | $30k |
| Alex T Tom | President | 40 | $0 | $112k | $21k |
| Mao Chi Liu | Secretary | 40 | $0 | $115k | $9k |
Colorado roster
5 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263006915). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Michelle Foy | |
| Mao Chi Liu | Secretary |
| Alexander Tom | President |
| Tim Duy Ly | Treasurer |
| Alex T. Tom | President |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
- EIN
- 843636499
- Address
- 1212 Broadway Ste 700, Oakland, CA, 94612-1941
- State
- California
- Mission
- Cepef operates as a grassroots, community based organization, promoting civic education and engagement, conducting research on the effects of policies on poverty and racial inequity, training and developing leaders for racial injustice, building capacity for community organizations, and empowering lowincome and working class communities throughout the united states. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R22 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Shaw San Liu (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAlex T Tom
≥6years on the filingsMAO CHI LIU
≥6years on the filingsTIM DUY LY
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $30.6m
- Total liabilities
- $1.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $28.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $23m
- Program service revenue
- $1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 42
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Watering Hole Media Action | Community education and outreach | $495k |
| Chinese Progressive Association | Grant to chinese narrative hub project and general support | $303k |
| Cair-Philadelphia | Civic engagement and capacity building | $55k |
| Community Aid and Development | General support for its fiscally sponsored project ejerie labs | $55k |
| Asian Americans United | Civic engagement and capacity building | $53k |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta | General support | $50k |
| Highlander Research and Education Center | General support | $50k |
| Houston in Action | General support | $50k |
| State Democracy Project | General support for its fiscally sponsored projects the frontline election defenders | $50k |
| State Voices | General support | $50k |
| Nakasec | Civic engagement program support | $43k |
| Raizes Collective | General support | $37k |
| Free Migration Project | Legal service support and consultation | $36k |
| Camden Fireworks | Support for art project management services | $33k |
| Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture | Civic engagement and capacity building | $20k |
| Independent Arts & Media | For fiscally sponsored project anti-eviction mapping project's research efforts | $20k |
| Jubilee Gift Galaxy | 2024 witches wound gathering by its fiscally sponsored project the poop and stardust sisters | $20k |
| Inadvance | Organizing training | $18k |
| East Bay Alliance for A Sustainable Economy | General support | $16k |
| Filipino Advocates for Justice | General support | $15k |
| Tides Center | General support for its fiscally sponsored project people organizing to demand environmental & economic rights | $15k |
| Sonrisas | General support for its fiscally sponsored projects woven roots farm and finca luna buho | $13k |
| Gapura | Civic engagement and capacity building | $12k |
| Lancaster YWCA | Civic engagement program support for lancaster aapi | $11k |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | Grant for participation in core leaders program | $11k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 5 February 2026
- Registered agent
- Colorado Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.