Public Charity

ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.2M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $9.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 72 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.1M.

EIN: 953755203 WASHINGTON, DC Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: A03 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$9.3M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$5.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS - SUCH AS MULTIMEDIA TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND FELLOWSHIPS. STUDENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE MEDIA INTERNSHIPS, JOURNALISM TRAINING INTERNSHIP GRANTS, AND JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS.

Where $100 goes at Asian American Journalists Association

How Asian American Journalists Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$46 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$28 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $46 for programs

$44
During the COVID pandemic and thereafter, aaja continued to adapt to virtual meetings, to help those in the journalism industry handle the many challenges
96% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,500 participants
$2
Scholarship program
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

LARGE CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE Ahn B Do
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS Anika Varty
SMALL/MEDIUM CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE Aric Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE Chris Nguyen
AT-LARGE CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE Dian Zhang
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Frank Bi

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,037,396 34 grants
Arts & Culture
$566,950 11 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$389,238 11 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$260,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$100,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.2M $3.2M $9.3M
2023 $5.0M $2.5M $8.9M
2022 $2.7M $2.8M $6.0M
2021 $3.7M $1.7M $6.3M
2020 $1.7M $1.1M $4.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.2M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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