Public Charity

ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES is a Public Charity headquartered in SAINT LOUIS, MO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $212K revenue, $258K expenses, $351K total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $319K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 161456606 SAINT LOUIS, MO Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$212K
Total Expenses$258K
Total Assets$351K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$319K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1979, THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES (AAAS) IS THE PRIMARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING HUB FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD BORN OUT OF THE 1960S MOVEMENTS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, THIRD WORLD LIBERATION, AND STUDENT ACTIVISM.ADVANCING THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES, AAAS IS COMMITTED TO SPONSORING CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, SPECIAL PROJECTS, AND PUBLICATIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES ENGAGE THE ASSOCIATION'S PRIORITIES WITH REGARD TO SCHOLARSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND PEDAGOGY. EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE ASSOCIATION'S VARIOUS OBJECTIVES REFLECT MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES AND VARIED IDENTITIES WITHIN THE BROADER ASIAN AMERICAN UMBRELLA.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT- ELECT Anita Mannur
REPRESENTATIVE Anna Gonzalez
REPRESENTATIVE Cheryl Narumi Naruse
REPRESENTATIVE Christina Ong
REPRESENTATIVE Edward Nadurata
ARCHIVIST Eric Hung

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$250,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$57,308 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$12,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $212K $258K $351K
2024 $258K $278K $325K
2023 $247K $219K $347K
2021 $557K $89K $627K
2020 $144K $123K $170K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $144K to $212K (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $351K.

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