Asian American Federation Inc

Organization Overview

Asian American Federation Inc is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1991. According to its NTEE Classification (P02) the organization is classified as: Management & Technical Assistance, under the broad grouping of Human Services and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Asian American Federation Inc employed 17 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Asian American Federation Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Asian American Federation Inc generated $10.8m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 6 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 55.4% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $3.3m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 21.2% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2016, Asian American Federation Inc has awarded 88 individual grants totaling $2,880,119. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED ASIAN AMERICANS THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY. THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES THIS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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RESEARCH REPORTS PUBLISHED: O HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: ASIAN POVERTY IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA O HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: KOREAN AMERICAN POVERTY IN THE NY METRO AREA O THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON ASIAN AMERICAN EMPLOYMENT IN NYC O SMALL BUSINESS, BIG LOSSES: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID CRISIS ON ASIAN SMALL BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY O WORKED WITH MASTERCARD ON A STUDY ON CONSUMER SPENDING IN ASIAN COMMUNITIESCENSUS ENGAGING CENSUS BUREAU ON 2020 CENSUS DATA PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY BALANCE DATA PRIVACY CONCERNS (WHICH RESULTS IN LESS DATA RELEASED) AND THE DATA NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, CURRENT PLANS FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU SUPPRESSES NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL DATA FOR ASIAN ETHNICITIES IN THE NAME OF DATA PRIVACYADVOCACY WORKED WITH OVER 40 FEDERAL/STATE/CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS ON NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ISSUES TESTIFIED AT 29 STATE SENATE/ASSEMBLY AND CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS LED THE ASIAN CAUCUS AT THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION CONFERENCE FOR OVER 100 ATTENDEES WORKING WITH THE GOVERNORS OFFICE, AAF IS LEADING THE DISTRIBUTION OF $6.8M TO ASIAN NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATEIMMIGRATION INTEGRATION LAUNCHED A CITYWIDE IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION PROGRAM IN 2020, WORKING WITH FIVE MEMBER AND PARTNER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE 40 WORKSHOPS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, AND VACCINE EDUCATION, AMONG OTHER TOPICSSMALL BUSINESS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 200 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO APPLY TO THE NEW YORK STATE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL LEASE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO OVER 100 SMALL BUSINESSES AWARDED A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT NEEDS ASSESSMENT GRANT FOR THE MURRAY HILL, QUEENS AREA; CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO 300 LANDLORDS IN THE AREA SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR NYS TO ALLOCATE $800M IN SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY GRANTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDED OUTREACH AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO OVER 2,000 SMALL BUSINESSES OUTREACHED TO OVER 500 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON THE CITYS SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM FACILITATED OVER 262 NEWS ARTICLES AND TV AND RADIO SPOTS ON ISSUES IMPACTING ASIAN AMERICANS WITH MAJOR MEDIA SOURCES, INCLUDING ABC, NBC, THE NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS, FORTUNE, AND THE CITYANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE RAISED $7M FOR THE HOPE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN, ALLOWING AAF TO REGRANT NEARLY $3M TO MEMBER AND PARTNER AGENCIES CREATED PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC SAFETY BOOKLETS AND VIDEOS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 55,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY PROVIDED NEARLY 100 COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS ON ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE TO OVER 7,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, POLICY MAKERS, FUNDERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN NY AND BEYONDCIVIC ENGAGEMENT RAISED OVER $750K TO MAKE NEARLY 2M CONTACTS WITH ASIAN VOTERS, PLUS OVER 3M IMPRESSIONS FROM OUR WECHAT CAMPAIGN TRAINED 10 ASIAN-SERVING NONPROFITS TO CONDUCT VOTER OUTREACH AND CREATED THE AAPI POWER COALITION WITH OUR TRAINEES CREATED A FIVE-VIDEO "RAISE AAPI VOICES" SERIES, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS RANKED CHOICE VOTING (IN FIVE LANGUAGES) AND EXPLAINING NYC GOVERNMENT (ELECTED OFFICES, COMMUNITY BOARDS, ETC.)COVID-19 RESPONSE DISTRIBUTED $450K IN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS TO LOW-INCOME, UNDOCUMENTED NEW YORKERS DISTRIBUTED $223K TO SIX SENIOR-SERVING MEMBER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO 2,885 LOW-INCOME SENIORS THROUGH NEARLY 28,000 SERVICES GUIDED STATE/CITY GOVERNMENTS TO SET UP NUMEROUS VACCINE SITES IN ASIAN NEIGHBORHOODS HELD 12 WORKSHOPS FOR MEMBER AGENCIES ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT STAFF AND COMMUNITYMENTAL HEALTH DISTRIBUTED $400K TO MEMBER AGENCIES TO RUN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SERVED APPROXIMATELY 4,500 LOW-INCOME ASIAN NEW YORKERS WITH OVER 32,000 CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESSENIORS FORMED THE ONLY ASIAN SENIOR ADVOCACY COALITION IN NEW YORK, REPRESENTING 12 ASIAN SENIOR-SERVING MEMBER AGENCIESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT PROVIDED TRAININGS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, BOARD DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING, AND ADVOCACY TO NEARLY 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM ASIAN NONPROFITS CREATED A NEW MEMBER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY BASED ON STAFF INPUT AND A DIVERSE RANGE OF MEMBER PERSPECTIVES


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Jo-Ann Yoo
Executive Dir.
$142,250
Joo Han
Deputy Director
$88,415
Howard Shih
Dir. Of Research
$76,159
Marjorie Hsu
Chairperson
$0
Stella Aquino
Treasurer
$0
Muzaffar Chishti ESQ
Secretary
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$183,288
Related organizations$0
Government grants $1,403,380
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$8,961,657
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$10,548,325
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $45,486
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $194,786
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $111
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $10,790,109

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Asian American Federation Inc has awarded $977,065 in support to 41 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

HAMILTON MADISON HOUSE

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New York, NY

PURPOSE: Mental Health, Sr. Adv., Other

$151,000

KOREAN CMTY SRVCS OF MET NY

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Bayside, NY

PURPOSE: Mental Health, COVID, Sr. Adv.

$112,000

ARAB AMERICAN ASSOCIATION NY

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Brooklyn, NY

PURPOSE: Mental Health

$100,000

Bronx, NY

PURPOSE: Mental Health, Immigration

$82,667

SOUTH ASIAN COUN SOCIAL SERV

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Flushing, NY

PURPOSE: Census, Sr. Adv., COVID

$35,240

BKLYN CHINESE-AMERICAN ASSOC

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Brooklyn, NY

PURPOSE: Sr. Adv., COVID, Census/Civic

$30,000
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that Asian American Federation Inc has recieved totaling $5,000.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Isabel Allende Foundation

Sausalito, CA

PURPOSE: EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FROM VIOLENCE

$5,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$310,995
Earnings$98,346
Other Expense$15,000
Ending Balance$394,341

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