2024-10-31T21:48:18-07:00 2023-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 942977665 Asian Immigrant Women Advocates Inc ASIA 5102680192 310 8th Street Ste 301 Oakland CA 94607 Young Shin Executive Dir. 2024-10-31 true true Tierna Jensen P02447146 5108352727 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Young Shin 310 8th Street Ste 301 Oakland CA 94607 375513 false X www.aiwa.org X 1985 CA Asian Immigrant Women Advocates empowers low-income, limited English speaking immigrant women and youth through education, leadership development and civic participation programs. 3 3 6 45 0 348884 259507 0 77605 115259 2511 747 429000 375513 800 350 0 184581 141530 0 7804 128844 121890 314225 263770 114775 111743 1459568 1569695 17181 15565 1442387 1554130 Asian Immigrant Women Advocates empowers low-income, limited English speaking immigrant women and youth through education, leadership development and civic participation programs. false false 201830 350 The programs and activities of Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) focus on the empowerment and self-determination of low-income, limited English-speaking Asian immigrant women and youths through Education, Leadership Development, and Civic Participation. Programs and activities are coordinated according to a specific leadership framework called the Community Transformational Organizing Strategy or CTOS. Educational Programs:Educational programs include Workplace and Digital Literacy classes, thematic workshops for adults, and after school general meetings, and workshops for youth. In 2023, Workplace Literacy classes were held in Spring and Fall, in which participants practiced how to talk about diverse topics, including preparing an emergency kit, community safety, and national holidays. Digital Literacy classes were offered in Spring and Summer, in which AIWA youth members shared their knowledge with women participants about how to use various smartphone apps and functions. In this years workplace safety and health training, the topic of which was Infectious Disease Pandemic Preparedness training for immigrant workers, we provided information regarding: (1)how infectious diseases occur and are transmitted from person to person; (2) signs and symptoms of infection; (3) general personal hygiene and work practices that could prevent and control workplace infection; and (4) specific and practical knowledge especially for homecare, restaurant, and nail salon workers. AIWA Nepali leaders continued holding weekly community support groups to assess community needs and organized workshops providing essential information about health and safety, vaccines, stress management, domestic violence, unemployment insurance, and rental assistance. Leadership Programs:Leadership programs at AIWA include Leadership Development Trainings, committee involvement, public speaking engagements, and intensive leadership opportunities for youths and women to build their skills and confidence, while reinvesting their collective efforts back into the low-income immigrant and other disadvantaged communities. In 2023, women peer leaders trained over 200 immigrants on workplace infectious diseases in Chinese and Nepali. They also held training on the history of the Civil Rights Movements. Women leaders continued organizing themselves in their Senior Trainers Committee. At their monthly meetings, they honed their skills for training new immigrant women workers, developed their ideas for Chinatown safety, and discussed and evaluated AIWA programs. Youth leaders, who cultivated their knowledge and leadership skills at their weekly meetings, conducted ten-week leadership sessions to train new immigrant youths regarding civil rights issues affecting them. The topics of their curricular encompass language justice, patriarchy, homophobia, Asian immigration history, community organizing. Civic Engagement Activities: Civic engagement projects address the surveyed needs of low-income immigrant women and youth. Activities include issue identification and education, self-advocacy, and networking with other organizations. AIWA Homecare Worker Committee members continued their Language Equity Campaign for Chinese-speaking homecare providers working under Alameda County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) by demanding IHSS to institute a Chinese hotline for its Chinese speaking employees, whose number reaches several thousands. After circulating a petition among IHSS homecare workers, they conveyed it to IHSS, and a meeting was subsequently set up the Committee members and IHSS Public Authority Director. The conversation with IHSS is still ongoing. As a response to the escalation of Anti-Asian hate crimes and violence during the pandemic, AIWA women leaders have advanced their campaign to increase credit card acceptance among Chinatown vendors, which may reduce robbery and make Oakland Chinatown safer and welcoming. They formulated and conveyed letters to the City of Oakland and the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, conducted a meeting with City Council President Nikki Bas, and discussed how the city could support their campaign. The conversation with the city is still ongoing. The leaders have collaborated with other Chinatown community organizations to increase public safety. 201830 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Young Shin 5102680192 310 8th Street Ste 301 Oakland CA 94507 Young Shin Executive Dir. 15.00 0.00 X 26673 0 1454 Latika Malkani President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mila Thomas Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Anna Rodrigues Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 26673 1454 0 false false false 0 239 56099 203169 259507 0 115259 115259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other income 900099 747 747 747 375513 116006 350 350 0 0 0 28127 22072 5241 814 0 94064 73817 17525 2722 3586 2813 669 104 5152 3673 1274 205 10601 8312 1977 312 0 0 7300 7300 0 0 0 9629 2817 6786 26 9 9 18871 6224 10491 2156 0 0 60797 58052 2070 675 2280 2280 0 6694 6584 100 10 0 0 0 0 Other expenses 7541 7112 417 12 Stipends 4590 4590 Dues & subscriptions 4179 3125 286 768 0 263770 201830 54136 7804 373781 190158 0 0 19534 3035 0 0 0 0 6963 5898 16274 16274 0 1059290 1364237 0 0 0 6367 1459568 1569695 17181 15565 17181 15565 X 1422387 1529130 20000 25000 1442387 1554130 1459568 1569695 111743 X false false false X 170125 291994 758758 348884 259507 1829268 0 0 170125 291994 758758 348884 259507 1829268 726456 1102812 32424 30291 65891 79545 61426 269577 0 4707 2511 747 7965 2106810 69 0.52350 0.51250 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16274 16274 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All members of the Finance Team including the Executive Director, Operations Director, Board Members and Contract Financial Manager review the 990 for accuracy prior to submission to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization requires all members at every level of the organization to uphold our reputation for conducting activities with transparent fairness and integrity. Immediate disclosure of any suspected conflicts of interest are required. A joint committee of board and staff strictly monitors and enforces compliance with this policy on an ongoing basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Salaries are compared with prevailing compensation standards to ensure the organization maintains competitive wages with its peers. The Operations Director gathers and analyzes comparative data through published wage and benefit reports and compensation surveys of comparable organizations. The results are used to propose updates to the organization's salary schedule. Any proposed increase to the Executive Director's compensation must be reviewed and approved by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Operations Director gathers and analyzes comparative data through published wage & benefit reports and compensation surveys of comparable organizations. Salaries are also compared with the prevailing compensation standards to ensure the organization maintains competitive wages. The results are used to propose updates to the organization's salary schedule. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 They are available online at the CA Attorney General's website (charity search) or by request.