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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,167,062
Total expenses
$3,239,379
Contributions and grants received
$3,011,521
Grants paid
$468,087
Program service revenue
$167,497
Investment income
$12,979
Other revenue
-$24,935
Total assets, end of year
$9,345,916
Total liabilities, end of year
$542,645
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,803,271
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,443,002
Management and general expenses
$388,566
Fundraising expenses
$407,811
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,443,002

Program services were 75.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $64,925

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,936,596

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $90,476 · related or exempt $90,476

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP INCOME

    total $77,021 · related or exempt $77,021

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,979 · excluded $12,979

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $64,925

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $31,435

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$24,935 · excluded -$24,935

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $286,016 · program services $286,016

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $182,071 · program services $182,071

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $190,250 · program services $123,663 · management and general $19,025 · fundraising $47,562

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $493,235 · program services $357,597 · management and general $120,050 · fundraising $15,588

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,983 · program services $6,306 · management and general $1,861 · fundraising $816

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $56,978 · program services $40,458 · management and general $12,162 · fundraising $4,358

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,333 · program services $35,493 · management and general $13,253 · fundraising $4,587

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,863 · management and general $7,863

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,600 · management and general $3,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $840,722 · program services $418,250 · management and general $127,772 · fundraising $294,700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,201 · program services $8,555 · fundraising $1,646

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $58,800 · program services $41,431 · management and general $12,013 · fundraising $5,356

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,163 · program services $33,670 · fundraising $2,493

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $248,700 · program services $244,268 · management and general $4,432

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONVENTION EXPENSES

    total $593,220 · program services $593,220

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS

    total $156,968 · program services $66,979 · management and general $59,456 · fundraising $30,533

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD MEETINGS/RETREAT

    total $6,645 · management and general $6,645

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS & HONORARIUMS

    total $5,631 · program services $5,025 · management and general $434 · fundraising $172

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,325,073 · end of year $1,719,045

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $505,091 · end of year $940,791

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $7,386

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $120,079 · end of year $109,159

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $17,566

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $17,566

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,972,389 · end of year $6,558,735

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $10,800

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $266,969 · end of year $30,317

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $80,000

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $389,594

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $42,734

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,835,481 · end of year $3,183,224

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $820,182 · end of year $5,620,047

Mission and programs · 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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENCOURAGE ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS TO ENTER THE RANKS OF JOURNALISM, WORK FOR FAIR AND ACCURATE COVERAGE, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS AND NEWS MANAGERS IN THE INDUSTRY.

  • DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THEREAFTER, AAJA CONTINUED TO ADAPT TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS, TO HELP THOSE IN THE JOURNALISM INDUSTRY HANDLE THE MANY CHALLENGES. VIA ZOOM MEETINGS, WE WERE ABLE TO STAY CONNECTED, ENCOURAGE AND PRESENT OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. THE AAJA CONVENTION CONTINUES TO MEET THE SKILLS TRAINING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING INDUSTRY, DRAWING MORE THAN 1,500 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY SINCE WE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON CONVENINGS IN 2022.

    Expenses $2,336,494 · Grants $361,579 · Revenue $167,497

  • SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: AAJA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS COMMITTED TO A CAREER IN JOURNALISM. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIP GRANTS, MEDIA INTERNSHIPS, JOURNALISM TRAINING AND GRADUATE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ALL AVAILABLE.

    Expenses $106,508 · Grants $106,508

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicole Dungca

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Frank Bi

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Leezel Tanglao

    VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Marian Chia-Ming Liu

    VICE PRESIDENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chris Nguyen

    VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Anika Varty

    VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Aric Johnson

    SMALL/MEDIUM CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jessica Kim Cohen

    SMALL/MEDIUM CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Ahn B Do

    LARGE CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dian Zhang

    AT-LARGE CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jin Ding

    AT-LARGE CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Naomi Tacuyan Underwood

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $190,250
    From this org
    $185,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,250
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $190,250

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • PRISCA PROJECT LLC

    $194,016

    MULTIPLE STUDIES ABOUT THE BROADCAST LANDSCAPE, WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON AAPI BROADCASTERS, AS WELL AS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.

  • AMBREEN ALI LLC

    $92,000

    FELLOWSHIPS FOR SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISTS AND TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM FOR SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES IN NEW JERSEY.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523099349302547

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