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Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV

501(c)(6) organization Palo Alto, CA EIN: 61-1515075 Website

Foster professional development, advocacy and community involvement for Silicon Valleys Asian Pacific American legal community, and to promote justice and equality for all.

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV at a glance

In short: Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV gave $25K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$24,963
-16.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$12,482
-58.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$12,482
Total assets
$518,382
+7.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (83% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Asian Pacific Bar Assoc Charity: $21KAsian Pacific Bar AssocCharity$21KNational Asian Pacific American Bar: $4KNational Asian PacificAmerican Bar$4K

The largest 2024 recipient was Asian Pacific Bar Assoc Charity ($21K). Together the top 2 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Palo AltoWashington

How Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV gives

  • Giving grew 25% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $30K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asian Pacific Bar Assoc Charity Palo Alto, CALaw School Scholarships$20,813
National Asian Pacific American Bar Washington, DCNational Legal Campaign$4,150
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$518,382$234,186$192,219$24,9632$121
2023$481,242$221,660$184,108$30,0001$560
2022$443,690$61,425$25,815$20,0001$90
2021$408,080$143,525$45,892$20,0001$31
2020$310,447$3,126$31,791$24,4001$65

About Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV

Based on IRS filings

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $518K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $121.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV is led by Cheryl Ho, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 24 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Cheryl Ho

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Han

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jennife Murakami

    Director

    Vice President → Co-President, 2021

    Co-President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Mathew

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cloris Cui

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Lin

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Iris Chiu

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Shaw

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Liang

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Yang

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Frakes

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Neal Jagtap

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Rosaleen Chou

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sarina Jwo

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Subroto Bose

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tej Singh

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Chen

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Ho

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Pho

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaya Reddy

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Lu

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kavita Aggarwal

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendrick Lam

    Co-Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Chou

    Co-Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Deanna Kwong (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Jennifer Gossain (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jamie Otto (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: William Mosley (2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV

How much does Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV give each year?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV gave $25K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $30K across 1 grant.

How large is Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV reported $518K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $234K.

What is Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Palo Alto, CA. It holds $518K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV operate?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia.

What is Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV's EIN?

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of SV's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1515075. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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