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ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND

EIN 13-2855641 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2024
$2,538,914
Expenses 2024
$4,997,862

Program services were 75.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
99 HUDSON ST 12TH FLOOR

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 · 2024

Mission

THE ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND (AALDEF), FOUNDED IN 1974, IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS AND PROMOTES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS & PROMOTES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS.

  • VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM - PROMOTES CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY AMONG NEW CITIZENS AND FIRST-TIME VOTERS, AND SEEKS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATORY BARRIERS TO THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

    Expenses $1,033,447

  • ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE PROJECT - PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ASIAN AMERICAN VICTIMS OF HATE VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, AND DISCRIMINATION; CONDUCTS LEGAL RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND MEDIA OUTREACH TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANTI-ASIAN HATE; ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.

    Expenses $800,989

  • IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM - PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO ASIAN IMMIGRANTS, MIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES AND TO ASIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH VULNERABLE STATUS; ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY CHANGES.

    Expenses $808,234

  • ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM - SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AMERICANS ARE TREATED FAIRLY IN THE WORKPLACE AND PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS TO MINIMUM WAGE, OVERTIME PAY, AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM - PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION SUPPORT TO ASIAN AMERICANS SEEKING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION.HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM - PROVIDES LEGAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO ASIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES SEEKING TO DEFEND AND MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. OTHER PROGRAMS - LEGAL ACCESS PROJECT, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $1,135,411 · Revenue $73,852

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Richard K Kim

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Tajitsu Nash

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Irene Chang-Cimino

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Leung

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayaz R Shaikh

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marvin Liang

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tommy Shi

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Y K Woo

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denley Y Chew

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Chen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas V Chen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alice Hsu

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ko-Yung Tung

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Chong Wong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bethany Li

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $223,836
    From this org
    $223,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,836
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $223,836
  • Margaret Fung

    FORMER CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $217,061
    From this org
    $202,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,881
    Filer's total
    $217,061
  • Yasmin Khan

    FORMER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $227,264
    From this org
    $208,104
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,104
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,160
    Filer's total
    $227,264
  • Jennifer Weng

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $237,202
    From this org
    $208,104
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,098
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,104
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,098
    Filer's total
    $237,202
  • Annie Wang

    SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $181,790
    From this org
    $172,574
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,574
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,216
    Filer's total
    $181,790
  • Jeffrey Chang

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $209,474
    From this org
    $166,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,991
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,483
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,991
    Filer's total
    $209,474
  • Jerry Vattamala

    DIRECTOR, DEMOCRACY PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $156,076
    From this org
    $156,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,076
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $156,076

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,538,914
    Expenses
    $4,997,862
    Contributions
    $2,342,457
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,666,179
    Expenses
    $4,100,701
    Contributions
    $4,659,391
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,505,249
    Expenses
    $2,942,607
    Contributions
    $3,509,114
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $6,077,815
    Expenses
    $2,272,326
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,813,524
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,525,573
    Expenses
    $1,786,191
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,960,817
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,095,435
    Expenses
    $1,615,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,398,864
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,031,459
    Expenses
    $1,678,223
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,691,637

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.