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CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 136202692 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P840 · Human Services · Very Large (>$50M) · cpc-nyc.org
revenue
$69.7M
expenses
$64.4M
net assets
$120.7M
employees
1,058
volunteers
642
program ratio
81%
mission · from form 990

CPC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF CHINESE AMERICAN, IMMIGRANT AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) promotes social and economic empowerment for Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities in New York City. The organization delivers direct services including early childhood education, senior centers with congregate and home-delivered meals, childcare, and home attendant programs. CPC also engages in policy advocacy, particularly around fair pay and improved working conditions for home care workers.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $10.31M
    CHILD CARE SERVICES / SCHOOL-AGE SERVICES - CPC PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE A UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS AS YOUNG AS 6 MONTHS OLD, AS WELL AS A FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM. CPC ALSO PROVIDES SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE WHICH OFFERS ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.
  2. #2 $8.49M
    SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES - CPC SERVES THOUSANDS OF ELDERLY MEMBERS THROUGH ITS THREE SENIOR CENTERS ( MANHATTAN AND QUEENS ) AND A SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM IN BROOKLYN. MEMBERS MAY ENJOY CONGREGATE MEALS, MEALS-ON-WHEELS, A WIDE-RANGE OF SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FIELD TRIPS, EXERCISE CLASSES, EDUCATIONAL AND ESL WORKSHOPS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER THEIR WELL-BEING.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

CPC Home Attendant Program (CPCHAP)
Provides home care services to Medicaid recipients through personal care assistants; advocates for fair pay and reform of 24-hour shifts.
Child Care Services / School-Age Services
Provides universal pre-kindergarten for children as young as 6 months, academic assistance, enrichment activities, and food services.
Community Services
Offers assistance with benefit applications, immigration needs, legal services, special needs support, HIV/AIDS support, childcare referrals, and health care consulting.
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)
Subsidiary CPC Consumer Directed facilitates CDPAP services, helping consumers manage personal care assistants in partnership with Public Partnerships LLC.
Senior Citizen Services
Operates three senior centers in Manhattan and Queens and a program in Brooklyn offering congregate meals, Meals-on-Wheels, social and recreational activities, ESL workshops, citizenship classes, and housing assistance.
activities · 12 groups

What they do

  • Policy Advocacy & Research 1 activity
    • Advocating for AAPI, immigrant, and low-income communities
      Organizes annual State Advocacy Day events in Albany with hundreds of staff and community members to meet with state legislators and advocate for policy and budget priorities benefiting AAPI, immigrant, and low-income populations.
  • Worker Rights Advocacy & Wage Protection 1 activity
    • Advocating for fair pay and labor rights for home care workers
      Participates in campaigns such as the Fair Pay for Home Care Act through rallies, dance events, and consortium advocacy to secure home care workers’ wages at 150% of the regional minimum wage.
  • Developmental Disability Service Coordination 1 activity
    • Conducting community-led research and surveys
      Conducted a 2026 community-led survey with 345 caregivers representing 372 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to inform services and advocacy.
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Services 1 activity
    • Delivering HIV and public health testing services
      Partners with Mount Sinai Hospital to provide free and confidential HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C testing as part of community health outreach in New York City.
  • Senior Congregate Centers 1 activity
    • Delivering senior services and congregate programs
      Operates senior centers and services in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, serving thousands of older adults with congregate meals, Meals-on-Wheels, social and recreational activities, exercise classes, educational and ESL workshops, housing assistance, and citizenship classes.
  • Workforce Readiness Training 1 activity
    • Facilitating career development and economic independence
      Engages individuals in planning and developing career paths through workforce training and supportive services to promote long-term economic independence.
  • Early Childhood Education & Development Programs 1 activity
    • Operating early childhood education programs
      Provides bilingual early childhood education and universal pre-kindergarten for children as young as 6 months to 5 years old, including meals, academic assistance, and enrichment activities across multiple centers in New York City.
  • Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
    • Organizing cultural and community engagement events
      Co-organizes cultural events such as the AAPI Heritage Night at Maimonides Park and hosts performances, recognition ceremonies, and idea exchanges to celebrate community contributions and foster inclusion.
  • Distribution of PPE and Crisis Supplies 1 activity
    • Providing COVID-19 relief and emergency assistance
      Delivered remote and frontline services, distributed personal protective equipment, and provided advocacy and support to over 15,000 community members during the pandemic, with a focus on Asian American, Pacific Islander, and immigrant communities.
  • Comprehensive Community Service Hubs 1 activity
    • Providing comprehensive community-based services
      Offers a wide range of services including benefit application assistance, immigration support, legal services, early intervention, child care referrals, health care consulting, and training for child care providers through community centers across New York City.
  • After-School Academic and Enrichment Programs 1 activity
    • Supporting youth through after-school and leadership programs
      Provides after-school academic support, individual counseling, extracurricular activities, and leadership development through weekly workshops and projects, with participants achieving measurable academic improvements annually.
  • Child Care Provider Support Services 1 activity
    • Training and supporting child care providers
      Hosts annual provider orientations and training sessions for family child care providers from Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens to build capacity and share best practices.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$69.71M
Contributions & grants$53.12M76%
Program service revenue$10.65M15%
Investment income$2.06M3%
Other revenue$3.89M
expenses
Total expenses$64.40M
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$34.38M
Grants paid out$309K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$164.90M
Cash$26.93M
Investments$18.03M
Liabilities$44.15M
Net assets$120.75M
Liquid reserves8.4 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -0.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 10
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
WAYNE HO PRESIDENT & CEO 35 $331K
EDGAR PEREIRA CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 35 $243K
LILLIAN ZHAO SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 35 $207K
BRIAN TIMOTHY CHEN CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 35 $205K
CARLYN COWEN CHIEF POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFR. 35 $200K
ALICE WONG CHIEF OF STAFF 25 $187K
BILL YEUNG CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 35 $177K
MARY PIK WAN CHENG DIVISION DIRECTOR 38 $163K
LUTHER FLURRY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35 $148K
ALAN GERSON GENERAL COUNSEL 9 $131K
board members · 15
  • CALVIN CHIN — DIRECTOR
  • CHESTER LEE — DIRECTOR
  • CHRISTOPHER KUO — DIRECTOR
  • CYNTHIA ZHU — DIRECTOR (INCOMING)
  • DANIEL HO — DIRECTOR (INCOMING)
  • EDDIE MO — DIRECTOR
  • FABIEN LEFEBVRE — DIRECTOR
  • FLORA SI — CHAIR
  • GEBOND CHOW — DIRECTOR
  • GIGI LAM — SECRETARY
  • HOWARD CHIN — VICE CHAIR
  • JAY LAU — DIRECTOR (OUTGOING)
  • LI YAN CHEN — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL LEE — DIRECTOR
  • PAT WANG — DIRECTOR (INCOMING)
relationships · 29

Who they work with

  • 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Partner — Collaborated with CPC in advocating for home care inclusion in the state budget and participated in joint advocacy events.
  • Apex for Youth Partner — Supporting partner for AAPI Heritage Night.
  • Asian Americans for Equality Partner — Supporting partner for AAPI Heritage Night.
  • Brooklyn Cyclones Partner — Co-organized AAPI Heritage Night at Maimonides Park.
  • CPC Family Child Care Network Network — CHINESE-AMERICAN PLANNING COUNCIL INC operates as part of the CPC Family Child Care Network, hosting annual orientations for providers.
  • CPC Tenant and Building Services, Inc. Partner — Provides, expands, and maintains high-quality facilities for CPC's programs and affiliates, including affordable and senior housing.
  • Charter Partner — Collaborates with CPC on bilingual job recruitment and sponsors Spectrum Learning Labs at CPC locations.
  • Community Homecare Consortium Coalition — Member coalition of 10 nonprofit home care agencies, including CPC Home Attendant Program Inc, advocating for fair pay for home care workers.
  • Empowerment of Asian Americans Partner — Supporting partner for AAPI Heritage Night.
  • Families Advocating for Individual Rights Partner — Collaborates with CPC on advocacy and research for AAPI families raising children with developmental disabilities.
  • Homecrest Community Services Partner — Co-organized the 2nd Annual AAPI Heritage Night.
  • JASA Partner — Co-published a joint op-ed with CPC in the Gotham Gazette advocating for equitable compensation for home care workers.
  • Mount Sinai Hospital Partner — Collaborates with CPC to provide free and confidential HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C testing.
  • NY Caring Majority Partner — Partner organization in advocacy efforts for home care reform, including joint events and budget advocacy in Albany.
  • NYC Department for the Aging Government — Funds the NY Chinatown Older Adult Center program.
  • NYC Department of Education Government — Funds the Early Childhood Center at Chung Pak program.
  • NYC Department of Youth and Community Development Funder — Funds the A.C.E. program at New Utrecht High School.
  • Nan Shan Local Development Corp. Government — Wholly-owned nonprofit subsidiary of CPC that constructed and owns the CPC Queens Community Center building.
  • New Utrecht High School Partner — Hosts CPC's A.C.E. program on campus for after-school services.
  • New York City Department of Education Government — Co-funder and partner in supporting the Early Childhood Center at Little Star.
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Government — Primary funder of the Early Childhood Center at Little Star.
  • Parent-Child Relationship Association Partner — Co-organized the 2nd Annual AAPI Heritage Night.
  • Public Partnerships LLC Partner — Partner in facilitating the transition of CDPAP consumers in New York City as part of a statewide initiative.
  • Raising Health Partner — Supporting partner for AAPI Heritage Night.
  • Taiwan Fund for Children and Families Partner — Hosted a delegation from the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families for a knowledge-sharing exchange on child and family services.
  • Teachers College, Columbia University Partner — Partnered with CPC and FAIR on the 2026 survey, with Dr. Xinwei Zhang leading research efforts.
  • The Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program, Inc. Partner — Non-profit home care service agency serving nearly 3,000 home care recipients and employing over 6,000 home care workers.
  • The New York Community Trust Funder — Supported FAIR's leadership and survey initiative to advance inclusion for AAPI families.
  • United Chinese Association of Brooklyn Partner — Co-organized the 2nd Annual AAPI Heritage Night.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Career Pathways for Economic Independence
    methodology: career-path development
    By linking career development and professional growth to long-term financial stability, we produce economic self-sufficiency, because structured pathways increase the likelihood of sustained workforce participation and upward mobility.
  • Community-Led Advocacy for Structural Change
    methodology: community-led advocacy
    By empowering community members to lead advocacy efforts, we produce lasting social change, because local leadership ensures culturally relevant and sustainable policy reforms.
  • Culturally Responsive, Whole-Child Development
    methodology: culturally responsive service models
    By delivering developmentally appropriate, play-based early education within a culturally responsive and family-engaged framework, we support holistic child growth across cognitive, emotional, and social domains, because equitable learning outcomes require addressing the whole child in context.
  • Integrated Services and Advocacy Model
    methodology: integrated-services-and-advocacy
    By combining direct social services with community-led advocacy, we produce long-term social and economic empowerment for immigrant and low-income communities, because systemic change requires both immediate support and structural reform.