Chinese for Affirmative Action

“The Finance Policies & Procedures require the signature of the Executive Director on the Form 990. The Executive Director is responsible for reviewing the Form 990 to ensure a complete and accurate filing. A live signature by the Executive Director indicating his/her approval for filing is required on the Form 990 before submission.”

“All staff are trained on the record/document retention, conflict of interest and whistleblower protection policies as part of initial staff orientation and annually at staff meetings. Board and staff complete the conflict of interest disclosure on an annual basis. Implementation of policies is monitored by Senior Management and the Administration and Finance Manager. Specifically, storage and destruction of documents is completed under the supervision of Senior Management and the Administration and Finance Manager. The Executive Director works with the Board Chair on the annual filing of Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms, as well as safeguarding against Conflicts of Interest. The whistleblower protection policy is posted prominently for all staff, proper implementation is supervised by Senior Management should the need arise.”

“The Executive Committee makes the recommendation for the Executive Director salary to the full Board of Directors for approval. The decision is based on a performance review of the Executive Director, the Board's extensive knowledge and experience with executive compensation at similar organizations, compensation levels of past executive directors, and compensation levels of other staff.”

“The Executive Director determines and approves the salary of the Chief Financial Officer. The decision is based on a performance review of the Chief Financial Officer and compensation levels of other staff.”

“The organization's governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“The organization received noncash contribution of donated goods and services in the amount of $ 833,780. Of this amount, $749,165 represented Services like advertising, pro bono research support and $84,165 represented Stocks and mutual funds. As per reporting instructions, only the Stocks and Mutual Funds have been reported on line 1g and in Schedule M. The donated services has been reconciled in Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2b.”

“Stop AAPi Hate: In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, CAA with partners AAPI Equity Alliance and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University, launched Stop AAPI Hate to track and respond to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against AAPIs in the United States.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Programs:CAA continues to support and contribute to a broader progressive movement for social change in multiple ways. In addition to fiscally sponsoring ASPC and HIP, CAA is the fiscal sponsor for eight additional groups: The Alliance of South Asians taking action, Apex Express, APIENC (API equality-northern california), Asian Refugees United, Hyphen Magazine, The Network on Religion and Justice, Vietunity-East Bay, and The Visibility Project. Together with CAA, these groups share administrative, campaign, and movement building resources while exploring and deepening the connections that our collective members, volunteers, and staff have with one another. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Stop AAPi Hate: In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, CAA with partners AAPI Equity Alliance and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University, launched Stop AAPI Hate to track and respond to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, Discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against AAPIs in the United States. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Shared”