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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,277,281
Total expenses
$1,155,605
Contributions and grants received
$1,273,500
Grants paid
$764,085
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,781
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$446,610
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,203
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$443,407
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,001,659
Management and general expenses
$45,542
Fundraising expenses
$108,404
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,001,659

Program services were 86.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,273,500

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $811,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,781

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $370,835 · program services $370,835

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $393,250 · program services $393,250

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,500 · program services $2,500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $67,550 · program services $20,750 · management and general $18,750 · fundraising $28,050

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $24,915 · fundraising $24,915

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,990 · management and general $1,248 · fundraising $3,742

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,811 · management and general $23,311 · fundraising $7,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,321 · fundraising $3,321

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,240 · fundraising $22,240

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $167,651 · program services $167,651

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,860 · program services $8,900 · management and general $480 · fundraising $480

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND COPYING

    total $2,350 · management and general $398 · fundraising $1,952

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE,COMPUTER, INTERNET EXPENSE

    total $35,482 · program services $21,753 · management and general $1,275 · fundraising $12,454

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE /MAILING/SHIPPING/PACKING

    total $18,630 · program services $14,830 · management and general $50 · fundraising $3,750

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $1,220 · program services $1,190 · management and general $30

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $170,727 · end of year $255,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $160,000 · end of year $191,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,996 · end of year $3,203

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $321,731 · end of year $443,407

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE BELIEVES THAT PEACE, SECURITY AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY ARE INSEPARABLE. OUR MISSION IS TO BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE POWERLESS IN SOCIETY THROUGH RECONCILIATION AND BY BUILDING MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND LIVELIHOOD SKILLS IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND SEVERE POVERTY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AAIS MISSION IS TO BUILD HOPE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT AND SEVERE POVERTY.OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD INTEGRATED LOCAL PROGRAM THAT CAN BE REPLICATED GLOBALLY

  • IN JANUARY 2025 MET WITH GLOBAL GIVING CG A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THROUGH ITS CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM. CG PROMOTES COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICE FORUM FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION WHICH IS IN LINE WITH AAI VALUES GLOBAL GIVING IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRICTLY VET THEIR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CG STAFF TO VISIT MEMBER PROGRAM AREAS IN THE FIELD. AAI HAS BEEN A MEMBER ORGANIZATION SINCE 2011.

    Expenses $20,950 · Revenue $10,741

  • IN 2025 AAI MET WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DIANA DAVIS SPENCER FOUNDATIONDDSF A GRANT MAKING FOUNDATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AMERICAN VALUES AT HOME AND ABROAD. AAI HAS BEEN A RECURRING RECIPIENT OF DDSF GRANTS. GRANTEES ARE INVITED TO APPLY ON A ROTATING BASIS OF 1-18 MONTHS DDSF SUPPORTS AAIS MISSION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN REMOTE AND FORGOTTEN AREAS. AAI CONSIDERS CITIZEN DIPLOMACY AND PARTICIPATION AS THE BEST WAY TO DETER CRIME, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM IN AREAS OF EXTREME POVERTY WHICH HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE.DDSF ENCOURAGES A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS PARTICIPATION AS A KEY TO MEANINGFUL SUCCESS AAI PROGRAMS HAVE POSITIVE EFFECT ON GIRLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.MAJORITY OF AAI COORDINATORS ARE WOMEN ESPECIALLY NURSES AND EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $60,695 · Grants $450,000

  • IN JANUARY 2025 MET WITH THE OFFICERS OF FORT MYER COMMISSARY AND AGREED TO DONATE ON A REGULAR BASIS CANNED FOODS AND NON-PERISHABLE GOODS TO BE DONATED TO THE NEEDY IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC. FORT MYER COMMISSARY IS PART OF THE FEDS FEED FAMILIES CAMPAIGN AT US MILITARY BASES. SOLDIERS DONATE BAGS OF GROCERIES THAT GO TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS. AAI IS A VETTED RECIPIENT AND IN 2025 RECEIVED FOODS THAT WAS DONATED TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT IRONSTARTFOUNDATION.ORG IRON STAR IN TURN DISTRIBUTED FOOD IN HIGH-RISK HIGH POVERTY AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC.

    Expenses $59,600 · Revenue $52,800

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Yolanda Stern

    MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Luis Martinez

    MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Connie Elliott

    MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Lani Elliott

    MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Robert Santos

    MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Albert Santoli

    PRES/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    55 + 55 related

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
30 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202612129349300021

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