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Center for Asian American Media

EIN 94-2801493Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences

Founded in 1980 the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), formerly known the National Asian American Telecommunications Association, has grown into the largest organization dedicated to the advancement of Asian Americans in independent media, specifically the areas of television and filmmaking. Dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible, CAAM funds, produces, distributes and exhibits works in film, television and digital media. Apart from their public television work, CAAM's most visible community contribution is their yearly San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF).

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.39Overall score
out of 100

92.03Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,666,484

Total expenses · USD$2,713,551

Program expenses

$2,238,679.57 recorded amount

82.5%

Fundraising expenses

$287,636.41 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$181,807.92 recorded amount

6.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Stephen Gong
Recorded compensation: $105,622.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.89%

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All 23 original fields for Center for Asian American Media
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1980 the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), formerly known the National Asian American Telecommunications Association, has grown into the largest organization dedicated to the advancement of Asian Americans in independent media, specifically the areas of television and filmmaking. Dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible, CAAM funds, produces, distributes and exhibits works in film, television and digital media. Apart from their public television work, CAAM's most visible community contribution is their yearly San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF).
`ein` EIN	94-2801493
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2713551.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.067
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.825
`fscore` Financial score	92.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen Gong
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	105622.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.038900000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences
`name` Charity name	Center for Asian American Media
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3666484.0
`score` Overall score	90.39
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2238679.5749999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	287636.406
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	181807.91700000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2801493
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.