Public Charity

CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION

Based in CHICAGO, IL, CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.6M in revenue, $14.4M in expenses, $8.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 59 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.4M.

EIN: 363139799 CHICAGO, IL Ethnic & Immigrant Centers NTEE: P84 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$14.4M
Total Assets$8.7M
Grant Records59
Funding Total$4.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROUDLY FOUNDED BY ETHNIC CHINESE REFUGEES, CHINESE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION (CMAA) IS LED BY MANY PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE NEEDS, PROMOTE THE INTERESTS, AND ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF LOW-INCOME, DIVERSE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES ACROSS METROPOLITAN CHICAGO THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND ASSISTANCE FOR YOUTH, ADULTS, THE ELDERLY, AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

Where $100 goes at Chinese Mutual Aid Association

How Chinese Mutual Aid Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$63
Care for older adults
71% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 330,000 hours of care; 241 adults
$11
Citizenship education and employmentadult education
12% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 309 clients; 112 clients
$7
Social services:cmaa's social services program provides case management, translation, and resource navigation to help immigrant and refugee families access essential benefits and services
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,743 clients

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Support Sick and Hungry Kids
$10,000
2024
IMMIGRANT & REFUGEES ASSISTANCE
$747,973
2024
Health Education and Employment Preparation
$40,000
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$25,500
$25,358

Showing up to 5 of 59 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ajay Shah
PRESIDENT Bart Moy
DIRECTOR Denny Lau
SECRETARY John Tao
DIRECTOR Lang Nguyen
DIRECTOR Laura Lee

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,148,592 9 grants
General Support
$731,632 23 grants
Health & Medicine
$288,998 6 grants
Training & Professional Development
$64,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$40,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.6M $14.4M $8.7M
2024 $14.8M $14.4M $6.9M
2023 $12.8M $12.4M $6.0M
2021 $10.5M $9.7M $5.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.5M to $14.6M (+39%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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