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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

501(c)(6) organization Washington, DC EIN: 77-0233358 Website

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) serves as the national voice for the asian pacific American ("apa") legal profession. NAPABA promotes justice, equity, and opportunity for asian American, native hawaiian, and pacific islander communities. NAPABA fosters professional development, legal scholarship, advocacy, and community involvement.

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association at a glance

In short: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association gave $8K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $8K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$7,500
-86.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-50.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$7,500
-72.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$8,369,379
+15.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who National Asian Pacific American Bar Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies: $8KThe Asian Pacific AmericanInstitute for Congressional…$8K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

WashingtonSan FranciscoSan JoseFayetteville

How National Asian Pacific American Bar Association gives

  • Giving fell 87% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $66K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Washington, DCTo Support Programs$7,500
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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$8,369,379$5,197,404$4,116,520$7,5001$272,546
2023$7,265,751$3,719,248$3,306,665$54,3102$132,486
2022$5,907,965$4,480,464$3,256,632$58,0002$210,658
2021$5,259,545$2,773,968$2,089,172$60,0002$80,717
2020$3,894,017$1,349,960$1,255,866$20,0002$59,161
2019$3,971,642$2,795,801$2,331,105$66,0002$97,442

About National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Based on IRS filings

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $273K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is led by Priya Puranare, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 38 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Priya Puranare

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → Napaba Executive Director, 2022

    Napaba Executive Director → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $163K (2019) → $273K (2024)

  • Thy Bui

    President

    Regional Governor → President-Elect, 2023

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pang Dao Moua

    Meetings Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2023) → $119K (2024)

  • Angela Lim

    Director

    At-Large Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zarra Elias

    Director

    Se Regional Governor → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alen Hsu

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen Gelwicks

    Deputy Executive Director

    Operations Director → Deputy Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $137K (2023) → $162K (2024)

  • Rahat Babar

    Deputy Executive Director & General Counsel

    Deputy Executive Director → Deputy Executive Director & General Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2023) → $219K (2024)

  • Anna Mercado Clark

    Immediate Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2023

    President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Y. Lee

    Secretary

    Regional Governor → Ne Regional Governor, 2021

    Ne Regional Governor → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy Gonowon

    Central Reg Governor

    At-Large Board Member → Central Regional Governor, 2022

    Central Regional Governor → Central Reg Governor, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Leung

    Immediate Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2022

    President → Immediate Past President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Sarrol

    Northeast Reg Governor

    Ne Regional Governor → Ne Reg Governor, 2023

    Ne Reg Governor → Northeast Reg Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Kwok

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Yang

    Treasurer

    Southern California Regional Governor → Southern Ca Reg Governor, 2023

    Southern Ca Reg Governor → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elisa Dozono

    Northwest Reg Governor

    Nw Regional Governor → Nw Reg Governor, 2023

    Nw Reg Governor → Northwest Reg Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Kim

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenjiro Lecroix

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mari Bandoma Callado

    Northern Ca Reg Governor

    Northern California Regional Governor → Northern Ca Reg Governor, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Qiaojing Ella Zheng

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Tony King

    Southwest Reg Governor

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avani Patel

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Brody

    Northeast Reg Governor

    Ne Reg Governor → Northeast Reg Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Kim

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • M. Tae Phillips

    Southeast Reg Governor

    Se Reg Governor → Southeast Reg Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Hong

    Central Ca Reg Governor

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrice De Guzman Huber

    Eastern Ca & Nv Reg Governor

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Ngo

    At-Large Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anushree Bagrodia

    At-Large Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Wong

    At-Large Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric De Los Santos

    Northwest Reg Governor

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Dejonker

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Yao

    President-Elect

    New on the 2024 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Chen

    Northeast Reg Governor

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Mak

    Northern Ca Reg Governor

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Phil Bautista

    Central Reg Governor

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sapna Palla

    At-Large Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Wang

    Southern Ca Reg Governor

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (51)
  • Former: Ab Cruz III (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kristin Haugen (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Jen C. Won (2020–2023) — Central Ca Reg Governor
  • Former: Marty Lorenzo (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Alberto Montefalcon (2021–2023) — Eastern Ca & Nv Reg Governor
  • Former: Eileen Sullivan (2021–2023) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: Stacey Cho Hernandez (2021–2023) — Sw Reg Governor
  • Former: Terri Ann Motosue (2021–2023) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: Vincent Roldan (2021–2023) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: James Kim (2022–2023) — Special Outside Counsel - Non-Voting
  • Former: Courtney Fong (2019–2022) — General Counsel
  • Former: Elaine Edralin Pascua (2019–2022) — Nw Regional Governor
  • Former: Hogene Choi (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Johnny Wang (2019–2022) — Central Regional Governor
  • Former: Mark Punzalan (2019–2022) — Northern California Regional Governor
  • Former: Denise Crawford (2020–2022) — Southern California Regional Governor
  • Former: Judy M. Lam (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Sanjeev Bhasker (2020–2022) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Lyn (2021–2022) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: Bonnie Lee Wolf (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Brendan Wong (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christine D. Han (2019–2021) — Se Regional Governor
  • Former: Christopher Sukhaphadhana (2019–2021) — Central Ca Regional Governor
  • Former: David Sohn (2019–2021) — Ne Regional Governor
  • Former: Gino Barrica (2019–2021) — Eastern Ca & Nv Regional Governor
  • Former: Jill Werner (2019–2021) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Lance J. Ream (2019–2021) — Sw Regional Governor
  • Former: Peter Sabido (2019–2021) — At-Large Board Member
  • Former: Jim Goh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Philip Nulud (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sidney Kanazawa (2020–2021) — President-Elect
  • Former: Avanti Bakane (2019–2020) — Vice President for Communications
  • Former: Bridgette Ahn (2019–2020) — Vice President for Membership
  • Former: Bruce Ishimatsu (2019–2020) — Vice President for Finance & Development
  • Former: Craig I. Nakanishi (2019–2020) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Daniel Sakaguchi (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Gary Zhao (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Gregory Schwartz (2019–2020) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Irene Kao (2019–2020) — Deputy General Counsel
  • Former: Jeffrey Javinar (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Carolynn Beck (2019) — At-Large Member
  • Former: Charles H. Jung (2019) — Vice President, Programs & Operations
  • Former: Christopher J. Chan (2019) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Daniel Hu (2019) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Jared Leung (2019) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Jennifer C. Won (2019) — At-Large Member
  • Former: Pankit J. Doshi (2019) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Puneet Kakkar (2019) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Robert C. Kim (2019) — Regional Governor
  • Former: Tina Matsuoka (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Victor Diune (2019) — Regional Governor

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Priya Puranare — Executive Director: $273KPriya PuranareExecutive Director$273KRahat Babar — Deputy Exec DIR & Gen Counsel: $219KRahat BabarDeputy Exec DIR & Gen Counsel$219KMaureen Gelwicks — Deputy Executive Director: $162KMaureen GelwicksDeputy Executive Director$162KPang Dao Moua — Meetings Director: $119KPang Dao MouaMeetings Director$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $273K, to Priya Puranare (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

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

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association gave $8K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $54K across 2 grants.

How large is National Asian Pacific American Bar Association?

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association reported $8.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.

Where does National Asian Pacific American Bar Association operate?

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

What is National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's EIN?

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0233358. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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