Mission
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR PAN-ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN GREATER BOSTON.
Public Charity
ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP INC
ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP INC is a Public Charity headquartered in DORCHESTER, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $3.1M total assets. 91 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 042707980
DORCHESTER, MA
Ethnic & Immigrant Centers
NTEE: P84
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$3.1M
Grant Records91
Funding Total$2.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Asian American Resource Workshop Inc
How Asian American Resource Workshop Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $89 for programs
$89
Aarw organizes pan-asian communities around issues of displacement and supports grassroots leadership development
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
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$55,000
GRANT FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE WORK WITH THE LUCE NETWORK
$40,000
TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
$10,000
ANTI - HATE INITIATIVE
$250,000
COALITIONS (APISCAN) 2024-26
$183,000
Showing up to 5 of 91 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CO-PRESIDENT
Ashley Shen
DIRECTOR
Celina Lee
CO-CHAIR
Eleanor Craig
DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Jorge
DIRECTOR
Kathy Wu
DIRECTOR
Laura Knuttunen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.6M | $1.5M | $3.1M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $963K | $832K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $624K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $860K | $373K | $1.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $860K to $2.6M (+199%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.