Mission
APANO UNITES ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS TO BUILD POWER, DEVELOP LEADERS, AND ADVANCE EQUITY THROUGH ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND CULTURAL WORK.
Public Charity
APANO COMMUNITIES UNITED FUND
APANO COMMUNITIES UNITED FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $4.2M expenses, $7.9M total assets. 111 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 800252850
PORTLAND, OR
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$7.9M
Grant Records111
Funding Total$7.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Apano Communities United Fund
How Apano Communities United Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$76
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $76 for programs
$32
Graduated 4 cohorts of emerging childcare providers in english, vietnamese, and cantonese and provided ta, start up funds, and grants towards creating 500 new childcare seats in our…
$23
Apano's 'behind the wok' project, which celebrated 6 long time chinese restaurants in Portland's jade district, including the historic canton grill
$21
Our small business support program has continued to thrive and supported roughly 50 businesses in the city of Portland and 135 businesses in washington, clackamas, and lincoln counties
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
COMMUNITY PARTNER CAPACITY
$65,000
field infrastructure
$50,000
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
$20,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$247,858
Cultural Heritage
$233,500
Showing up to 5 of 111 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amy Powers
VICE CHAIR
Desireeeden Ocampo
SECRETARY
Jackie Liang
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Jason Burton
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kimberly Lepin
BOARD MEMBER
Nhi Nguyen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.5M | $4.2M | $7.9M |
| 2024 | $5.8M | $4.1M | $9.6M |
| 2023 | $6.3M | $4.4M | $8.3M |
| 2022 | $4.8M | $4.2M | $5.2M |
| 2021 | $5.3M | $4.4M | $4.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.3M to $3.5M (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.