Organizations Filed Purposes:
Leap's mission is to achieve full participation and equality for Asian Pacific Americans through leadership, empowerment and policy.
DEVELOPING PEOPLE - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR UPPER MANAGEMENT ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (API). SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDED: 1) CUSTOMIZED 3-DAY PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR COMPANIES SEEKING TO INCREASE THE SUCCESS OF THEIR API TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF. CONDUCTED 2 PROGRAMS WITH 39 PARTICIPANTS. EACH PARTICIPANT SPENT 24 HOURS IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING 2) 4-DAY RESIDENTIAL LDP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF API COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY AND STAFF TO MOVE INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. PROGRAM INCLUDED 36 PARTICIPANTS FROM 30 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EACH PARTICIPANT ENGAGED IN 33 HOURS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING OVER THE 4 DAYS. PROGRAM SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLICDONATED IN-KIND SERVICES FROM TRAINERS $10,000, FACILITY USE $1,253 AND SUPPLIES $1,220
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES - COMPREHENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE THE CULTIVATION OF NEW COMMUNITY LEADERS, TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, RESOURCE SHARING AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. IN 2019, PROGRAMS INCLUDED 1) LEAP IMPACT DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF DIVERSE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING API SENIOR STAFF FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ROLES IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED 16 API SENIOR MANAGERS FROM 9 DIFFERENT CITIES IN 5 STATES. EACH PARTICIPANT GAINED 79 HOURS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND 6 HOURS OF EXECUTIVE COACHING. 2)LEAP EMERGE, 7 COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A PAID EIGHT-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS WITH PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HANDS ON AT 7 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA API COMMUNITY. THE SUMMER INTERNS SPENT 99.5 HOURS OVER EIGHT-WEEKS IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, INTERNS COLLABORATED ON A GROUP PROJECT CONDUCTING SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN LOS ANGELES' HISTORIC API ENCLAVES: HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN, KOREATOWN, LITTLE TOKYO AND THAI TOWN. THE PROJECT CAN BE VIEWED ON LEAP'S WEBSITE AT WWW.LEAP.ORG 3) LEAP EMERGE: LEADERSHIP RETREAT WEEK IS A 4-DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT INVITED 5 COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ATTEND LEADERSHP DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PARTICIPANTS. THESE STUDENTS REPRESENTED THE COALITION FOR ASIAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEW YORK, THE EAST COAST ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION, THE MIDWEST ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES. THEY RECEIVED 40 HOURS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 4) LEAP EMERGE, THE CLASSROOM EDITION, A 16-WEEK PROGRAM CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES FOR 16 OF THEIR STUDENTS WHERE THEY ALSO RECEIVED CLASS CREDIT. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND A STUDENT INTERNSHIP TO THE CAMPUS TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR WORKING STUDENTS. 5) CAREER AND LEADERSHIP SEMINARS ARE A COMBINATION OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR COLLEGE-AGE AUDIENCES. LEAP DELIVERED 15 WORKSHOPS AND PANELS TO 170 PARTICIPANTS. 6) HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE INCLUDES A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS TAILORED TO API HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-18 TO INCREASE SELF-AWARENESS AS WELL AS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL VALUES. LEAP DELIVERED 6 WORKSHOPS TO 270 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. DONATED IN-KIND SERVICES FROM TRAINERS OF $11,500, FACILITY USE OF $600, AIRLINE TICKETS $39,625 AND $4,500 IN SUPPLIES
WORKSHOP SERIES - GENERAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS. THE WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS HELP PARTICIPANTS ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ADDRESS THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEPTIONS, BEHAVIORS, AND VALUES ON PERSONAL EFECTIVENESS, AND HELP FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF API COMMUNITIES, CULTURES AND ISSUES. LENGTHS OF WORKSHOPS VARY ROM FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS TO HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS TO ONE-HOUR PRESENTATIONS. 95 WORKSHOPS PRESENTED WITH A TOTAL OF 2,848 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Grace Toy | CFO | 40 | $117,488 |
| Linda Akutagawa | President & CEO | 50 | $116,704 |
| Bruce Thao | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William Kaneko | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Lactaoen | Vice Chair | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kc Choi | Vice Chair | 1.5 | $0 |
| Rizwan Kassim | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Xiong | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Higashi | Director | 1 | $0 |
| George Wu | Board Chair | 2.5 | $0 |
| Deborah Buhles | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Wen-Fu Wu | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mai Ton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bradley Cooper | Imm. Past Chair | 2.5 | $0 |
| Erik Takayesu | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Lee | Treasurer | 2.5 | $0 |
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https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202032589349301478_public.xml