American Association Of Innovators Inc is located in Murrieta, CA. According to its NTEE Classification (U99) the organization is classified as: Science & Technology N.E.C., under the broad grouping of Science & Technology and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. American Association Of Innovators Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
Form
990EZ
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990EZ Filing
TAX YEAR
2020
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INNOVATORS - AAI A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED UNITED STATES BASED STARTUPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TRANSFORM THEIR IDEAS INTO MARKETABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. WE FOCUS ON HIGH-RISK, HIGH-IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES - THOSE THAT SHOW PROMISE BUT WHOSE SUCCESS HASN'T YET BEEN VALIDATED. AAI'S GOAL IS TO CAUSE THERE TO BE MORE STARTUPS, BY HELPING FOUNDERS TO START THEM. WE ACTIVELY CULTIVATE STARTUP CULTURE, GROWING COMMUNITIES OF ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH LIFE EVENTS, MENTORSHIP, AND EDUCATION TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE WORLD. OUR MAJOR OUTCOMES ARE TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND HELP CREATE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES. STARTUPS MAY BE SMALL COMPANIES; HOWEVER, THEY CAN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. DURING THE UNPRECEDENTED TIME OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, STARTUPS CAN IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO BOTH EXPERIENCED AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. THEY CREATE HIGH-SKILL JOBS THAT POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY AND ACCELERATE NATIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTH. AAI DESIGNED THREE ROBUST PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIOUS GOALS: 1.AAI CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 2.AAI TRAINING PROGRAM 3.AAI ACCELERATION PROGRAM. AAI CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - AAI CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED BY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND ACTIVE IT PROFESSIONALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO PROVE THEIR EXISTING IT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. AAI CERTIFICATION PROVIDES A TOOL FOR MEASURING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND AN INDIVIDUAL'S EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE IN RELATION TO OTHERS HAVING A SIMILAR BACKGROUND. AN AAI CERTIFICATION IS A QUICK AND READILY RECOGNIZED BENCHMARK MAPPED TO A SPECIFIC SKILL SET BASED ON STANDARDIZED TESTING. A CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES APPLICANT'S DEDICATION, MOTIVATION, AND KNOWLEDGE IN A SPECIFIC AREA OF IT: AAI CERTIFIED JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (AAI-JSD), AAI CERTIFIED SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (AAI-SSD), AAI CERTIFIED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION WRITER (AAI-TDW), AAI CERTIFIED TEST ENGINEER (AAI-TE), AAI CERTIFIED DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (AAI-DA), AAI CERTIFIED DATA SCIENTIST (AAI-DS), AAI CERTIFIED MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER (AAI-MLE), AAI CERTIFIED CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER (AAI-CE), AAI CERTIFIED UI/UX DESIGNER (AAI-UI/UX), AAI CERTIFIED TECHNICAL LEAD (AAI-TL), AAI CERTIFIED IT PROJECT MANAGER (AAI-ITPM). AAI TRAINING PROGRAM - AAI TRAINING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED BY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IT ENTREPRENEURIAL AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AREA. BEFORE STARTING THE PROGRAM, EVERY APPLICANT ATTENDS THE ENROLLMENT TEST TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE IN A SPECIFIC IT AREA. EVERY STUDENT IS PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY BASED ON ENROLLMENT TEST PERSONAL SCORES. AS A RESULT OF A COMPLETED TRAINING PROGRAM, THE ALUMNUS WILL RECEIVE THE AAI CERTIFICATES TO PROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN VARIOUS IT AREAS, INCLUDING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DESIGN OF ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; NETWORKED AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS SOFTWARE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND DATA MINING; DATABASES AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND VISUALIZATION; SECURITY AND PRIVACY; SINCE 2020, AAI HAS STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE PLATFORM (LXP) AS AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AAI TRAINING PROGRAM. AAI LXP IS A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-ORIENTED ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM THAT FOCUSES ON DELIVERING A PERSONALIZED TRAINING EXPERIENCE FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH THE ABILITY TO DEEPLY TRACK AND MANAGE THE TRAINING PROCESS BY THE AAI TEAM. AAI LXP IS AN INNOVATIVE OPEN-SOURCE EDUCATION PORTAL DRIVEN BY AI AND DESIGNED BY DEVELOPERS AND FOR DEVELOPERS. AAI LXP UNIQUE FEATURES: INBUILT AI. BASED ON WHAT THE AAI LXP SYSTEM KNOWS ABOUT THE USER'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, AN AI CAN AUTOMATICALLY SUGGEST THE BEST LEARNING MATERIALS AND COURSES, INCLUDING THOSE FROM THIRD-PARTY SOURCES (E.G. UDEMY, COURSERA, STACK OVERFLOW, YOUTUBE, QUORA, OTHERS); BITE-SIZED LESSONS. AAI LXP TENDS TO INCLUDE A BRIEF LEARNING KNOWLEDGE DATABASE THAT ANSWERS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS PRECISELY (E.G., "SCRAPE CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE"). THIS ADVICE IMPROVES THE AAI TRAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS' EFFICIENCY; SOCIAL INTEGRATION. BESIDES CONNECTION WITH VARIOUS SOCIAL NETWORKS, AAI LXP ALLOWS USER-GENERATED CONTENT UPLOADS TO SHARE NEW SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS; ANALYTICS. DETAILED REPORTS ARE SHOWING THE GROWTH OF LEARNERS' SKILLS, ROI, AND OTHER BUSINESS DATA; STANDARDS. SCORM, XAPI (TIN CAN), LTI - HAVE THE SYSTEM ACCEPT CONTENT FROM ANYWHERE AND IN ANY POPULAR FORMAT AAI ACCELERATION PROGRAM - AAI ACCELERATOR IS A CORE THREE MONTHS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-DRIVEN PROGRAM FOR U.S. LOCATED STARTUPS. AAI WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STARTUPS THAT DEVELOPING PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE GLOBAL MARKETS. EACH SELECTED COMPANY RECEIVES AWARD - UP TO 1,000 HOURS OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BY A HIGHLY SKILLED ENGINEERING TEAM, FORMED AND MANAGED BY AAI. DURING THE PROGRAM, THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAM WILL HELP TO BUILD SEVERAL RELEASES OF THE MINIMAL VALUABLE PRODUCT (WORKABLE PROTOTYPE) TO GET THE FIRST MARKET TRACTION AND QUICKLY VALIDATE THE BUSINESS IDEA/MODEL. FOCUS INDUSTRIES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY, BIOMETRICAL TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, DIGITAL HEALTH, EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES, FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INTERNET OF THINGS, QUANTUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, ROBOTICS, TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES, WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES. AAI ACCELERATION PROGRAM MILESTONES: 1. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION. HIGH EXPERIENCED AAI BUSINESS ANALYSTS AND SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGERS WILL HELP TO CREATE AND, DURING THE PROGRAM, CONTINUOUSLY UPGRADE THE MVP PROJECT DOCUMENTATION. THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WILL CONTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PRODUCT ROAD-MAP, FINANCIAL, TALENT, AND TIMING REQUIREMENTS TO MEET THE FOUNDERS' VISION AND BUSINESS GOALS. 2. MVP DEVELOPMENT. A MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP) IS A PRODUCT VERSION WITH JUST ENOUGH FEATURES TO SATISFY EARLY CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. DURING THE PROGRAM, SOFTWARE PROGRAM CODE, USER INTERFACES, AND CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE MVP WILL BE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY AAI CERTIFIED SOFTWARE ENGINEERS, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS BASED ON TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION AND REAL-TIME CUSTOMERS' FEEDBACK. DURING THE PROGRAM, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM MIGHT CREATE SEVERAL VERSIONS (UPDATES) OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND LAUNCH SEVERAL MVP RELEASES BASED ON THE TARGET CUSTOMERS' FEEDBACK AND REQUESTS. THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS A KEY APPROACH DURING THE AAI ACCELERATION PROGRAM. 3. COMPUTING CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE. AAI SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATED STARTUPS WITH A HOST OF BENEFITS, INCLUDING COMPUTING CLOUD CREDITS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROVIDERS: AMAZON WEB SERVICES, GOOGLE CLOUD, IBM BLUEMIX, MICROSOFT AZURE. 4. INVESTMENT. AAI SUPPORTS THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO BE SELECTED AND FUNDED BY MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND INFLUENTIAL ACCELERATION PROGRAMS: 500 STARTUPS (GLOBAL), ALCHEMIST (SAN JOSE, CA), TECHSTARS (GLOBAL), Y COMBINATOR (MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA). EVERY PRE-APPROVED PROPOSAL IS EVALUATED BY A GROUP OF TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL EXPERTS, WHO PROVIDE DETAILED FEEDBACK TO ALL REVIEWED APPLICATIONS; EVEN COMPANIES THAT DON'T RECEIVE AWARDS GET VALUABLE, ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK. SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM PROJECTS RETAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR COMPANY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. AND BECAUSE AAI'S AWARDS AREN'T LOANS, THERE'S NOTHING TO PAY BACK. OUR GOAL IS TO INVEST IN A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THE PROJECT IS BEYOND THE IDEA STAGE; HOWEVER, AT THE MOMENT, AAI PROGRAMS ARE NOT LAUNCHED YET. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY FINISHING ALL THREE PROGRAMS' DESIGN AND ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS TO START THE PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS. WE PASSED THE PROOF OF CONCEPT STAGE BY UNDERSTANDING STARTUP AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITIES' NEEDS BASED ON DECADES OF THE AAI CORE TEAM EXPERIENCE. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY PREPARING A PILOT PROJECT TO LAUNCH PROGRAMS WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Andrei Klimanov CEO | 40 | $45,645 | |
Elena Klimanova COO | 40 | $45,645 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $61,800 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Investment income | $0 |
Gain or Loss | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming & Fundraising | $0 |
Other Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $61,800 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and similar amounts paid | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits | $122,884 |
Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors | $0 |
Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance | $0 |
Printing, publications, postage, and shipping | $0 |
Other expenses | $0 |
Total expenses | $122,884 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash, savings, and investments | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $0 |
Total liabilities | $61,084 |
Net assets or fund balances | -$61,084 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that American Association Of Innovators Inc has recieved totaling $10,000.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Inland Empire Community Foundation Riverside, CA PURPOSE: San Bernardino County Nonprofit Technical Assistance | $10,000 |
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Flextech Alliance Inc San Jose, CA | $34,447,158 | $61,964,414 |
Wadhwani Institute For Artificial Intelligence Foundation Los Altos, CA | $3,256,790 | $7,610,704 |
Imec Inc San Francisco, CA | $1,494,519 | $4,897,734 |
Scintillon Institute San Diego, CA | $1,260,479 | $3,205,276 |
Kestrel Institute Palo Alto, CA | $2,764,272 | $3,386,483 |
Open Research Lab Inc Oakland, CA | $10,022,134 | $10,163,260 |
Sierra Institute For Community And Taylorsville, CA | $4,935,635 | $3,987,418 |
Phoenix Bioinformatics Corporation Newark, CA | $2,438,726 | $1,432,149 |
Scientific Analysis Corp Alameda, CA | $2,082,230 | $1,446,716 |
Biocom Institute San Diego, CA | $371,676 | $1,938,912 |
Group Conscience San Diego, CA | $762,518 | $582,951 |
Project Invent San Francisco, CA | $570,134 | $1,005,665 |