Public Charity

ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC

Based in NEW YORK, NY, ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $18.7M in revenue, $19.6M in expenses, $17.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 61 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.0M.

EIN: 133572287 NEW YORK, NY Management & Technical Assistance NTEE: P02 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$19.6M
Total Assets$17.1M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$8.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1989, THE ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION (AAF) IS THE STRONGEST LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK SERVING 1.5 MILLION ASIAN NEW YORKERS. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE THE INFLUENCE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PAN-ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND NONPROFIT SUPPORT. AAF DOES THIS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH APPROXIMATELY 70 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED.

Where $100 goes at Asian American Federation Inc

How Asian American Federation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
1) we strengthened asian american nonprofits serving New York: a) we successfully co-led the asian american pacific islander equity budget coalition to secure $30 million from New York…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 136 organizations; 62 organizations; 4,800 members
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Comprehensive Toolkit and Training Program
$10,000
2024
Enhance Voter Education GSNC
$226,094
2024
DISTRIBUTION THOUGH OUR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
$150,000
2024
ANTI - HATE INITIATIVE
$100,000
2024
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 61 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ahyoung Kim
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Andrew Sta Ana
DIRECTOR Andrew Yue
CEO (BEGAN 5/25) Catherine Chen
DIRECTOR Chris M Kwok
TREASURER Emily Clarice Ho Mathews

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,483,997 30 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$359,000 6 grants
Education
$226,094 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$180,000 5 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$150,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $19.6M $17.1M
2024 $12.6M $12.9M $14.6M
2023 $14.3M $14.5M $18.2M
2022 $12.4M $9.8M $17.8M
2021 $10.8M $3.3M $9.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.8M to $18.7M (+74%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.1M.

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