Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$6,089,887

Total expenses

$5,915,680

Contributions and grants received

$4,534,312

Grants paid

$1,017,636

Program service revenue

$1,450,396

Investment income

$75,344

Other revenue

$29,835

Total assets, end of year

$5,451,196

Total liabilities, end of year

$568,583

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,882,613

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,150,094

Management and general expenses

$713,533

Fundraising expenses

$52,053

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,150,094

Program services were 87.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF UTAH (AAU) WAS FOUNDED IN 1977 AND IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SALT LAKE CITY. ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT ASIAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THEIR TRANSITION TO LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS RESOURCES AND SERVICES OVER THE PAST 37 YEARS TO ASSIST REFUGEES, REFUGEE YOUTH, AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING FROM AROUND THE WORLD. TODAY, WE SERVE OVER 2,000 REFUGEES, REFUGEE YOUTH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS EACH YEAR. WITH OVER 60 STAFF MEMBERS, OUR BACKGROUNDS COVER 17 COUNTRIES AND OVER 30 LANGUAGES. OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, EQUIP, AND EMPOWER REFUGEES, REFUGEE YOUTH, AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IMPROVE, BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND THRIVE. WE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF RESOURCES. INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED CAN GET CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT HELP, COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, ENGLISH CLASSES, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING AND MORE. WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE UTAH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, STATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND MANY OTHERS, TO ENSURE A GREATER NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR OUR CLIENTS. AAU IS COMMITTED TO WALKING WITH PEOPLE ON THEIR JOURNEYS TO SELF- SUFFICIENCY. WE KNOW THAT OUR WORK NOT ONLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE BUT CHANGES OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. REFUGEE SERVICES HOUSING ASSISTANCE THE HOUSING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOW- TO MODERATE- INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING STABILITY THROUGH DIRECT RENT AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, WE SERVED 133 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES UTILIZING OVER 371,063 IN FUNDING. OUR HOUSING STAFF UTILIZE THE ARIZONA SELF-SUFFICIENCY MATRIX TO IDENTIFY NEEDS WITH HOUSING AND OTHER WRAP AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES AND REFERRALS. CLIENTS ACCESSED EMPLOYMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ESL CLASSES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL 133 CLIENTS SERVED HAD SUPPORT IN THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY GOALS. AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR AAU SERVED 160 YOUTH IN ITS PREVENTION BASED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE MAIN CURRICULUM THAT WAS ADMINISTERED WAS POSITIVE ACTION. POSITIVE ACTION TEACHES STUDENTS IMPORTANT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS. TEACHING THIS PREVENTION FOCUSED CURRICULUM HELPS IN THE PREVENTION OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE, VIOLENCE AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORS. ON AVERAGE, YOUTH WHO TOOK THE POSITIVE ACTION ASSESSMENT SURVEY SCORED IN THE 65%-70% RANGE INDICATING THEY ARE FOCUSING ON POSITIVE PROSOCIAL ACTIONS AS OPPOSED TO ANTISOCIAL ACTIONS. MENTORING PROGRAMS THE AAU MENTORING PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM SALT LAKE COUNTY, DWS REFUGEE SERVICES AND DWS TANF FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24. ACROSS ALL THREE FUNDING SOURCES WE SERVED 116 YOUTH WHO PRIMARILY RESIDE IN SALT LAKE COUNTY. EACH YOUTH WORKED WITH A MENTOR TO CREATE IN INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN FOCUSING ON IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FAMILY ATTACHMENT. OVER 70% OF THE YOUTH WE MENTORED INDICATED THAT THEY AVOID DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. FURTHERMORE, EACH MENTOR WORKED WITH EACH MENTEE TO IDENTIFY AND PARTICIPATE IN PROSOCIAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SPORT TEAMS, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SOCIAL SERVICES THE ORGANIZATION'S SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGERS WORK TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN REFUGEES AND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR INTEGRATION AND RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S. THEY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH LEGAL MATTERS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH COVERAGE, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND OTHER BASIS NEEDS SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A CLEAR PATH TO INTEGRATION FOR OVER 276 REFUGEES, ASYLEE, VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING, AND PAROLEES CASES. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) & LIFE SKILLS AAU PROVIDES THREE LEVELS OF CLASSES FOR ESL LEARNERS FROM NON-LITERATE TO INTERMEDIATE. THESE CLASSES ARE ALL TAUGHT BY TESOL CERTIFIED TEACHERS. ALL OUR CLASSES ARE FREE. WE FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS WITH THE GOAL OF THE STUDENT BEING ABLE TO GAIN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO GET A JOB AND BE SELF-SUPPORTING OR GO ON TO FURTHER EDUCATION OR TRAINING. WE EMPHASIZE DIGITAL SKILLS INCLUDING WRITING A RESUME, APPLYING FOR A JOB, AND FINDING JOB RESOURCES ONLINE. ALL OUR CLASSES ARE ACCESSIBLE VIRTUALLY THROUGH THE TEAMS APP, THUS ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH JOBS, CHILD-CARE ISSUES, ETC. FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE SERVED 200 STUDENTS EITHER IN-PERSON OR THROUGH OUR VIRTUAL CLASSES. WE HAVE AN EVENING CLASS AND A FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLASS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON CLASS AND WHOSE SCHEDULES DON'T ALLOW THEM TO ATTEND DURING THE MORNING. ALL OF THESE OPTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE OUR ESL CLASSES ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND. PARENTING PROGRAMS 67 PARENTS WERE SERVED IN THE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR UTILIZING THE SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) EVIDENCE BASED CURRICULUM. EACH PARENT WHO PARTICIPATED ATTENDED 80% OR MORE OF THE PROVIDED PARENTING CLASS. CLASSES WERE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, SWAHILI, DARI, SOMALI AND ARABIC SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE LANGUAGE COMMUNITY COULD MORE FULLY PARTICIPATE AND UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES TAUGHT IN THE CLASSES. PARENTS REPORTED "MY FAMILY IS MORE UNITED AND WE DO MORE ACTIVITIES TOGETHER- AND "WE FEEL CLOSER AND MORE CONNECTED AS A FAMILY" AFTER COMPLETING THE CLASS.

  Expenses $2,276,326

• BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THE AAU BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM, LICENSED BY THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, AND LOW-BARRIER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AGES 5 AND UP. SUPPORTED BY STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE FUNDING, THE PROGRAM'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY, HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM UTILIZED EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS TO PROMOTE RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EVALUATION AND THERAPY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, OUTPATIENT DRUG AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING FOR BOTH VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS, AND TARGETED BEHAVIORAL CASE MANAGEMENT. THERAPY SERVICES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AAU SERVED 591 CLIENTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES 295 EVALUATION APPOINTMENTS, OVER 2500 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS, 250 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT, AND 156 HOURS OF MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ADDITION, CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INSTRUCTORS ON STAFF PROVIDED BOTH ADULT AND YOUTH FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES TO LOCAL PROVIDERS AIMED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE AND WHEN TO CONNECT AN INDIVIDUAL WITH PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. A TOTAL OF 123 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED, 63 IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM, AND 60 IN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED INCLUDED AAU, CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, WEST VALLEY CITY LIBRARY, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CACHE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CONNECTION, AND THE INN BETWEEN. PSYCHOEDUCATION COURSES WERE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN AT THE SUNNYVALE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. PILOT PROGRAMS INCLUDED 6-WEEK PSYCHOEDUCATION COURSE PROVISION THAT TAUGHT STUDENTS ABOUT EMOTIONS, COPING, SELF-CARE, AND WELL-BEING. TWO 6-COURSE SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED, AND 20 STUDENTS ATTENDED TRAININGS.

  Expenses $1,812,116 · Revenue $1,450,396

• HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUPPORT (HTS) SERVICES HTS SERVICES ARE FUNDED THROUGH MULTIPLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE GRANTS. THROUGH THESE GRANTS, WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE ALL VICTIMS OF BOTH SEX AND LABOR TRAFFICKING, OF ALL AGES, GENDERS, AND IMMIGRATION STATUSES STATEWIDE. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, HTS SERVED 900+ SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACROSS HTS PROGRAMMING. PROGRAM REFERRALS OUTREACH EFFORTS RESULTED IN 404 NEW CLIENT REFERRALS TO THE HTS PROGRAM; A 92% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. THE LARGE VOLUME OF REFERRALS IS ADDRESSED THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, THE INTERIM GROUP LIST AND THE DROP-IN CENTER. CASE MANAGEMENT HTS UTILIZES A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES MODEL THAT IS TRAUMA-INFORMED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE, AND ADDRESSES 17+ COMPONENTS OF VICTIM NEEDS. THIS FISCAL YEAR HTS SERVED 279 TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, INCLUDING 156 PRIMARY TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND 123 SECONDARY SURVIVORS IN FULL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. CASE MANAGERS PROVIDED 14,236+ SERVICE INCIDENTS TO ENROLLED SURVIVORS. SERVICE CATEGORIES INCLUDED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SAFETY AND HEALTH; PERSONAL ADVOCACY AND ACCOMPANIMENT; INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; SHELTER AND HOUSING; EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND LIFE SKILLS; AND CRIMINAL/CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM ASSISTANCE. INTERIM GROUP LIST/CRISIS SERVICES DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF REFERRALS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, AAU ALSO HAD TO UTILIZE AN INTERIM GROUP LIST. INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERIM GROUP LIST HAVE ACCESS TO A CRISIS CASE MANAGER, EMERGENCY SERVICES, REFERRALS, AND AAU'S WEEKLY DROP-IN CENTER, BUT ARE NOT ASSIGNED A PERMANENT CASE MANAGER NOR ENROLLED IN FULL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES UNTIL SPACE ON A CASELOAD IS AVAILABLE. AAU PROVIDED 2,721 CRISIS SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE INTERIM GROUP LIST. SERVICES INCLUDED CRISIS CASE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, LEGAL, SAFETY, MEDICAL/DENTAL, EDUCATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING ASSISTANCE/ADVOCACY, INTERPRETATION, MENTAL HEALTH, BASIC NEEDS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. DROP-IN CENTER HTS RUNS A WEEKLY DROP-IN CENTER. THE DROP-IN CENTER, FUNDED THROUGH MULTIPLE GRANTS, OFFERS MULTIPLE SERVICES ON A WALK-IN BASIS. HTS PROVIDED 3,205 SERVICES TO 281 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 859 VISITS TO THE DROP-IN CENTER. THE SERVICES INCLUDE NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD (READY-MADE AND DRY GOODS), CLOTHING, PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, MEDICAL SCREENING/ TREATMENT, HOUSING SERVICES, DAILY BUS PASSES, CRISIS CASE MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, MEDICAID APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, HARM REDUCTION INCLUDING SYRINGE EXCHANGE AND SAFE SEX KITS, ALTERNATIVE MENSTRUAL CARE, ACCESS TO BATHROOMS AND SAFE, TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SPACES. AAU COLLABORATES WITH 4 PARTNERS AGENCIES WEEKLY TO PROVIDE THESE CRITICAL SERVICES TO EXPLOITED POPULATIONS. HOUSING PROGRAMMING HTS HOUSING SERVICES ADDRESS NEEDS ACROSS THE HOUSING SPECTRUM: EMERGENCY SHELTER, SHORT TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND PERMANENT HOUSING. HTS PROVIDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO 38 SURVIVORS, 14 THROUGH A MASTER LEASE CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALT LAKE CITY AND PROVIDED 384 INCIDENTS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS IN UTAH, TOTALING 232,349. ADDITIONALLY, HTS PROVIDED 50 INCIDENTS OF EMERGENCY HOTEL ASSISTANCE, MANY OF THEM MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS, TOTALING 18,688. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THIS FISCAL YEAR, HTS HAS ENHANCED OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS MANAGEMENT, CAREER EXPLORATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SKILL BUILDING/WORK READINESS, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS. HTS PROVIDED 1014+ ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS IN UTAH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCREASING THE COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ANOTHER KEY FOCUS AREA OF THE HTS SERVICES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH COORDINATED EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES. THIS FISCAL YEAR HTS TRAINED 2001 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS THROUGH 59 PRESENTATIONS, REACHED 1150+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH 46 OUTREACH EVENTS, AND ESTABLISHED 214+ NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS WITH 39+ FORMAL MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS). STATEWIDE TASK FORCE AS THE LEAD VICTIM SERVICES PARTNER FOR THE UTAH TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (UTIP) TASK FORCE, AAU'S HTS HAS PARTNERED WITH THE UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE 2015 TO CO-FACILITATE THE STATEWIDE TASK FORCE. THIS MULTI- DISCIPLINARY GROUP AIMS TO ENHANCE UTAH'S RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND VICTIM SERVICES. NOTABLE PROJECTS INCLUDE CO-HOSTING A STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE WITH 520+ ATTENDEES, THE SUBMISSION OF A NEW GRANT APPLICATION TO DOJ FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE TASKFORCE GRANT AND PARTICIPATING AS KEY PARTNER IN THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE TASK FORCE TO MORE CLOSELY ALIGN WITH THE DOJ. NEW FUNDING: THIS FISCAL YEAR HTS RECEIVED SIX NEW GRANTS: ONE NEW FEDERAL GRANT FOCUSED ON MINOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING, ONE STATE GRANT, TWO LOCAL GRANTS FOCUSED ON HOUSING, AND ONE PRIVATE GRANT FOCUSED ON DIRECT SERVICES AND HOUSING SUPPORT.

  Expenses $1,061,652

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

5 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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