Californians for Equal Rights
Donations deductibleRevenue
$281k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$299k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$175k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$175k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.2 years on average
Staff
2
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Californians for Equal Rights' network
15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
15 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Shafter Left in 2024 | Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Gail Heriot | Executive Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Linghui WU | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Frank XU (also filed as Frank Xu) | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Grace Lee (also filed as Grace Lee) | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hongxking LI | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda LIU (also filed as Linda Liu) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paul Hannosh | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Naleid | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Saga Conroy | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shaohua Yang | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shin WEI (also filed as Shin Wei) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tony XU (also filed as Tony Xu) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Xiaodong Zhang | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| YAN LI (also filed as Yan LI, Yan Li) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Wenyuan WU | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Frank XU | President | since 2020 |
| Grace Lee | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Gail Heriot | Executive Vice President | since 2020 |
| Saga Conroy | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Xiaodong Zhang | Treasurer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Wenyuan Wu | Executive Director | 40 | $152k | $14k | |
| Frank Xu | President | 20 | $0 | ||
| Dr Gail Heriot | Executive Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Allan Shafter Left in 2024 | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Saga Conroy | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Xiaodong Zhang | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Grace Lee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tony Xu | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yan Li | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Liu | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hongxking Li | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shaohua Yang | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shin Wei | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Linghui Wu | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Hannosh | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Paul Naleid | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Californians for Equal Rights
- EIN
- 852315151
- Address
- 13126 Sienna Ct, San Diego, CA, 92129-2240
- State
- California
- Mission
- To safeguard and build awareness on the causes of equal rights and merit through policy monitoring, voter education, legal advocacy, rigorous research, alliance building, and media outreach. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R01 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Frank Xu (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsLinda LIU
≥6years on the filingsShaohua Yang
≥6years on the filingsShin WEI
≥6years on the filingsTony XU
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $175k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $175k
- Contributions and grants received
- $278k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $333k | $327k | $6k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.