ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE -AAJC INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

R20Z

Classification

1000

Street

1620 L ST NW STE 1050

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• VOTING RIGHTS: AAJC WORKS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATORY BARRIERS TO ASIAN AMERICANS AND OTHERS IN VOTING AND CIVIL RIGHTS. AAJC PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING ON MANY VOTER-RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE MANDATED BY THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT, VOTER SUPPRESSION, AND ELECTION REFORM.

  Expenses $5,746,254 · Grants $5,269,210

• COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CREATED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AAJC WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL PARTNERS. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS NETWORK, WHICH HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVER 250 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 37 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC, PROVIDES A CRITICAL LINK ALLOWING AAJC TO TARGET UNDERSERVED ASIAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS.

  Expenses $2,905,131 · Grants $434,571 · Revenue $22,200

• TECH/TELECOMMS AND MEDIA: AAJC WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE PRINCIPLES OF OPPORTUNITY, FAIRNESS, AND EQUITY ARE PROTECTED ON-LINE. IT DOES SO BY ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT ENSURE THAT THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAS NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT BE USED IN A WAY THAT WILL HARM THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, AAJC ADVOCATES FOR THE FAIR AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF ASIAN AMERICANS BOTH IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE CAMERA. THROUGH AAJC'S MIS/DISINFORMATION PROJECT, AAJC PROMOTES MEDIA AND DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH COMMUNITY TRAININGS, PROVIDES TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES AND PROCESSES THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY REDUCE HARMFUL CONTENT TARGETING THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $1,262,839 · Grants $486,446

• LITIGATION: AAJC PARTICIPATES IN KEY CIVIL RIGHTS CASES THROUGH DIRECT LITIGATION, AND THROUGH AMICUS BRIEFS TO THE SUPREME COURT AND OTHER COURTS, ON CASES THAT PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THROUGH OUR VARIOUS LITIGATION EFFORTS, WE HAVE ADVOCATED ON ISSUES INVOLVING CENSUS, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, VOTING RIGHTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. AAJC HAS PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN PRESERVING AND PROTECTING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES THAT PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND BENEFIT ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. WE ARE INVOLVED IN LAWSUITS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM POLICIES THAT SEEK TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $833,083

• ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE AND RACE RELATIONS: ADDRESSING HATE AND DISCRIMINATION HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO AAJC'S WORK SINCE THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED OVER 30 YEARS AGO. THROUGH OUR ANTI-HATE WORK, AAJC STRIVES TO ENSURE THAT THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS ARE PROTECTED. AAJC WORKS TO ADVANCE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT ADDRESS ANTI-ASIAN HATE, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO HATE CRIMES LAWS AND GOVERNMENT DATA COLLECTION, AND ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO HATE CRIMES AND HATE INCIDENTS AND TO BUILD COMMUNITY SAFETY. AAJC WORKS WITH POLICY MAKERS ON THE HILL, IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AND IN EXECUTIVE AGENCIES; WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES, INCLUDING THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS HATE CRIMES TASK FORCE; COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS NETWORK OF OVER 250 AAPI-SERVING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; AND THE MEDIA TO ADDRESS ANTI-ASIAN RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA. AAJC ALSO HAS ESTABLISHED RESOURCES FOR RESPONDING TO ANTI-ASIAN HATE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING NATIONWIDE.

  Expenses $807,718 · Grants $430,000

• IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: AAJC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE MEDIA ON IMMIGRATION POLICY AS IT AFFECTS THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. AAJC ADVOCATES FOR FAIR AND JUST IMMIGRATION POLICIES THAT PROTECT FAMILY UNITY, PROVIDE ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP, AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND DUE PROCESS IN ENFORCEMENT. AAJC ALSO PROVIDES THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS ON NEWLY ENACTED AND PROPOSED IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.AAJC WORKS TO COMBAT THE GOVERNMENT'S RACIAL TARGETING AND PROFILING OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN IMMIGRANT SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, AND SCHOLARS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF CHINESE DESCENT. AAJC LEADS FEDERAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, INCLUDING SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY TO END THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S CHINA INITIATIVE. AAJC ALSO PROVIDES A LEGAL REFERRAL SERVICE IN ENGLISH AND MANDARIN CHINESE THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE IMPACTED BY GOVERNMENT PROFILING TO ATTORNEYS AND HELPS ENSURE THEY KNOW THEIR RIGHTS.

  Expenses $793,296 · Grants $91,600

• EDUCATION ADVOCACY: AAJC WORKS WITH STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS, CONVENING, SHARING RESOURCES, AND BUILDING CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE FOR ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO BE INCLUDED IN K-12 CURRICULUM. WE HAVE PROVIDED TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF BILLS THAT SEEK TO DIVERSIFY HISTORY CURRICULA AT THE STATE LEVEL, SUPPORTED FEDERAL MEASURES TO UPLIFT THE NEED FOR ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND ENGAGED IN CROSS-RACIAL COALITIONS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF THE HISTORIES OF ALL COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

  Expenses $533,393 · Grants $216,666

• CENSUS: IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CENSUS. ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC IS A NATIONAL LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO CENSUS POLICY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC PURSUES A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE DECENNIAL CENSUS AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS). ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC PARTNERED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS NATIONWIDE IN LEADING A CENSUS 2020 GET OUT THE COUNT CAMPAIGN. ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS CENSUS TASK FORCE.

  Expenses $176,622

• DIRECT LOBBYING

  Expenses $14,318

• GRASSROOTS LOBBYING

  Expenses $9,766

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

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $8,897,328

  Expenses

  $15,485,941

  Contributions

  $7,738,503

  Grants paid

  $6,928,493

• 2023

  Revenue

  $13,736,910

  Expenses

  $9,455,739

  Contributions

  $12,567,368

  Grants paid

  $1,917,100

• 2022

  Revenue

  $11,134,690

  Expenses

  $14,337,667

  Contributions

  $10,760,659

  Grants paid

  $7,924,938

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $39,299,452

  Expenses

  $10,063,435

  Assets (EOY)

  $42,722,924

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,089,716

  Expenses

  $4,912,837

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,804,280

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,326,297

  Expenses

  $3,231,821

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,109,975

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,454,304

  Expenses

  $3,888,893

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,932,947

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,765,757

  Expenses

  $3,121,510

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,600,703

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,196,404

  Expenses

  $3,835,163

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,973,475

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,404,225

  Expenses

  $3,280,282

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,159,952

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

• ACLU FOUNDATION

  $1,606,695

  2025 · VOTING RIGHTS

• ASIAN AMERICAN EDUCATION PROJECT

  $1,257,411

  2022 · ASIAN AMERICAN EDUCATION PROJECT

• AAAJ-ATLANTA

  $735,000

  2022 · ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, VOTING RIGHTS

• AAAJ-ASIAN LAW CAUCUS

  $685,000

  2022 · ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, VOTING RIGHTS

• AAAJ-CHICAGO

  $685,000

  2022 · ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, VOTING RIGHTS

• AAAJ-LA

  $685,000

  2022 · ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, VOTING RIGHTS

• MALDEF

  $527,260

  2025 · VOTING RIGHTS

• NARF- NATIVE AM RIGHTS FUND

  $517,260

  2025 · VOTING RIGHTS

• SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

  $517,260

  2025 · VOTING RIGHTS

• DEMOS

  $387,945

  2025 · VOTING RIGHTS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

• NEO PHILANTHROPY INC

  $5,150,000

  2023 · Program Grant

• NEO PHILANTHROPY INC

  $3,675,000

  2024 · Program Grant

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $1,965,025

  2022 · EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $701,545

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $647,932

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• NEW VENTURE FUND

  $375,000

  2022 · CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $373,323

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC

  $300,000

  2022 · DATA EQUITY PROGRAM

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $267,116

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $257,825

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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