2025-11-14T11:17:45-06:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-01-01 030417254 FAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FAIT 2139851500 3435 WILSHIRE BLVD 350 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 HYEPIN IM PRESIDENT AND CEO 2139851500 2025-11-14 0 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HYEPIN IM 3435 WILSHIRE BLVD 350 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 851500 0 X WWW.FACELA.ORG X 2001 CA FAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (FACE)'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S PARTICIPATION, CONTRIBUTION, & INFLUENCE THROUGH FAITH & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, FACE SERVES AS A LIGHT & BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY & THE GREATER COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY CONNECTING & CREATING PRIVATE & PUBLIC COLLABORATION, MAXIMIZING THE CAPACITIES OF FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS & OTHER COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS, INCREASING ACCESS TO RESOURCES & FUNDS, & ASSISTING LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS & REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS. TO DATE, WE HAVE GARNERED OVER 1,000 PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION, RANGING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, & KEY INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. FACE TRANSFORMS LIVES & COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CHALLENGES, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, IMMIGRANT, & DISENFRANCHISED INDIVIDUALS WHILE CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE FOR THE KOREAN/ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY. 7 6 9 0 0 0 1049144 779048 57083 53576 10643 18876 0 0 1116870 851500 0 0 0 0 319192 289204 0 0 17399 212783 173860 531975 463064 584895 388436 1365021 1789519 27070 63132 1337951 1726387 X FAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (FACE)'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S PARTICIPATION, CONTRIBUTION, AND INFLUENCE THROUGH FAITH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 248739 468538 HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM:AS A HUD-APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY, FACE ASSISTS FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS IN THEIR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROCESS THROUGH HOMEBUYER EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND COUNSELING. PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS LEARN ABOUT GOVERNMENT DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ESCROW, AND RELATED TOPICS THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO PURCHASE A HOME AND BE AN INFORMED, SMART BUYER. WE PROVIDE AN 8- HOUR CLASS CERTIFICATE FOR THOSE WHO SIGN UP FOR OUR HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASS. TO DATE, FACE HAS CONNECTED OVER 16,000 POTENTIAL BUYERS WITH OVER $4 MILLION IN DOWN PAYMENT AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, OUR 27TH HOMEOWNERSHIP FAIR. IT HAD 1,000 ATTENDEES FROM NINE COUNTIES AND 183 CITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FACE PROVIDES EXISTING HOMEOWNERS WITH MORTGAGE RELIEF AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING, SAVING OVER $93 MILLION IN MORTGAGES FROM GOING INTO FORECLOSURE. 20410 37700 CHURCH & NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP & ADVOCACY TRAININGC2 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: CHURCH & NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIPC2 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IS A TRANSFORMATIVE 15- WEEK LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS LEADERS AND AWAKENS THEM TO NEW POSSIBILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THEIR MINISTRIES BY STRENGTHENING CHURCH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY. THROUGH THE C2 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, C2 FELLOWS GAIN THE TOOLS, SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS TO CREATE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE INSTITUTE, EACH FELLOW LAUNCHES OR STRENGTHENS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. FELLOWS ARE MENTORED BY VARIOUS LEADERS, INCLUDING FUNDERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEDIA, FAITH LEADERS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS. FELLOWS DEVELOP THEIR PROJECTS USING THE SKILLS THEY ATTAIN SUCH AS FUNDRAISING, MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, NETWORKING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, GRANT WRITING, EVENTING, ADVOCACY, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH STRATEGIES, AND COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. FINALLY, FELLOWS RECEIVE ONGOING ONE ON ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR PROJECT. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN 8 COHORTS. FIRST LADIES LUMIERE: CHURCHES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING IMMIGRANTS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES NAVIGATE AND THRIVE IN AMERICAN LIFE-OFFERING HOPE, SUPPORT, AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE. BEHIND MANY OF THESE EFFORTS ARE PASTORS' WIVES-OUR "FIRST LADIES"-WHO SERVE FAITHFULLY, OFTEN WITHOUT PAY, TITLE, OR PUBLIC RECOGNITION. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, THOUGH ESSENTIAL, ARE FREQUENTLY MADE QUIETLY AND BEHIND THE SCENES. LUMIRE, MEANING "LIGHT" IN FRENCH, SYMBOLIZES OUR DESIRE TO HONOR THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN BY SHINING A LIGHT ON THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. THE FIRST LADIES' LUMIRE CELEBRATION IS A SPECIAL OCCASION TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SACRIFICE, UPLIFT THEIR STORIES, AND ALLOW THEIR LIGHT TO SHINE A LITTLE BRIGHTER. 120682 236000 ADVOCACY/RACE RELATIONSFACE HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE IN LIFTING UP THE AAPI AND FAITH VOICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND VOICELESS ON NUMEROUS ISSUES LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE FACE IS ENGAGING INCLUDES HOUSING & HOMEOWNERSHIP, IMMIGRATION REFORM, ELECTRIC CARS/CLEAN ENERGY, PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA, AND AN INCLUSIVE ETHNIC CURRICULUM, AMONGST OTHERS. FACE HAS ALSO HOSTED MANY CONVENINGS WITH GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE DECISION MAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WOULD ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY. SOME PAST CONVENINGS HAVE INCLUDED FREDDIE MAC, SBA, METRO CEO, LAPD, LAHSA, VARIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHITE HOUSE, SAMHSA, HUD, US. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SECRETARY, AMONGST OTHERS. IN ADDITION, FACE HOSTED A KOREAN AMERICAN ROUNDTABLE ON FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH UCI AND KOREAN AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, SCHOLARS AND NONPROFIT LEADERS AFFORDABLE HOUSING: FACE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE EMPOWERS AND EDUCATES CHURCHES ON HOW TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. FACE IS WALKING WITH CHURCHES AND CONNECTING THEM TO THE RIGHT ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THEIR LAND. IN TURN, CHURCHES ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEIR MINISTRY AND PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. SAIGU: BLACK/ASIAN SOLIDARITY & STOP AAPI HATE INITIATIVEWITH THE SURGE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES FACE HAS WORKED TO BRING SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE BLACK AND AAPI COMMUNITY THROUGH SEVERAL INTIMATE MEETINGS BETWEEN BLACK AND ASIAN CLERGY AS WELL AS SEMINARS AND AAPI TOWN HALLS TO DISCUSS MODEL MINORITY MYTH THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN USED AS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS. AS PART OF OUR STOP AAPI HATE INITIATIVE, FACE HAS ALSO WORKED TO SHED LIGHT ON THE OPPRESSION AND NEEDS OF THE AAPI COMMUNITY. FACE HOSTED "STOP THE HATE: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE WITH THE HELP OF ETHNIC MEDIA. YOUTH @WORK : AAPI CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE THE AAPI POPULATION MAKES UP 17% OF THE COUNTY POPULATION, YET ONLY 3% OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LA COUNTY'S PAID JOB TRAINING/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, YOUTH@WORK, ARE AAPI STUDENTS. THE AAPI CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LA COUNTY WDACS, IS AIMED TO ADDRESS THIS GAP. THROUGH FACE'S INITIATIVE, AAPI YOUTH (14-24) WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THESE PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH MENTORS AND TO ATTEND MONTHLY MENTORSHIP LEADERSHIP SEMINARS. FACE HOSTED ITS MONTHLY COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SERIES WITH IVY SCHOLARS AND LACAAEA.DONOR ADVISORY BOARD/ HOLIDAY RECEPTIONDONOR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING FACE'S VISION AND EXPANDING OUR REACH. MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO EXCLUSIVE, INTIMATE GATHERINGS WHERE MEMBERS CAN MEET AND NETWORK WITH FACE LEADERSHIP, STAFF, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS TWO TO THREE TIMES A YEAR. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS ARE GIVEN PRIORITY INVITATIONS TO FACE EVENTS AND OTHER EXCLUSIVE OFFERS, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION ON FACE'S WEBSITE AND EMAIL BLAST. ENTERING 2025, FACE WELCOMED 50 DONOR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. 389831 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X HYEPIN IM 2139851500 3435 WILSHIRE BLVD 350 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 EDWARD YEN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DAVIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC ASIEDU TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REV JOHN JONDAI PARK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURY RUANO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HYEPIN IM PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 142241 0 0 142241 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 249000 530048 779048 CLASSES/WORKSHOPS/CONV 900099 53576 53576 53576 18876 18876 851500 72452 0 0 142241 118060 18491 5690 95119 78949 12365 3805 31440 25152 4716 1572 20404 17140 2448 816 11831 11831 16495 14350 1650 495 40960 27443 10240 3277 14962 11970 2244 748 433 420 9 4 389 373 12 4 14104 11706 1834 564 PROFESSIONAL AND CONSUL 59082 58491 591 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 5670 4535 851 284 PRINTING AND COPYING 5655 5485 113 57 MEAL AND ENTERTAINMENT 2202 2202 2077 1724 270 83 463064 389831 55834 17399 1351338 1756856 430 18137 8812 8849 47923 46821 1490 1102 2951 4575 1365021 1789519 10716 13562 16354 49570 27070 63132 X 1337951 1726387 1337951 1726387 1365021 1789519 388436 0 X 0 0 0 X 291041 649568 697911 1089829 779048 3507397 291041 649568 697911 1089829 779048 3507397 112647 3394750 4 13 40 10643 18876 29576 1404 1404 3538377 269242 0.95940 0.95000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,404. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45979 45979 0 1944 842 1102 1102 ACCRUED VACATION 13873 ACCRUED EXPENSES 13697 403(B) PAYABLE 22000 49570 X 889286 37786 37786 851500 0 851500 500850 37786 37786 463064 0 463064 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NO BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD BY A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2023. GENERALLY, THE FOUNDATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, THE 990 IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW DISCLOSURES FROM OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF THE BOARD DEEMS A DISCLOSED INTEREST TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE BOARD ENFORCES THE POLICY BY REQUIRING COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9AM TO 5PM