2024-11-15T16:14:54-05:00 2023-12-31 371122900 RICKHOFF & ASSOCIATES LTD 1107 FRONTAGE RD OFALLON IL 62269 990 2023-01-01 874516826 THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION VERY 3147199881 4818 WASHINGTON BLVD 20 ST LOUIS MO 63108 MICHELLE VAN DILLEN PRESIDENT 3147199881 2024-11-15 false MICHAEL J RENNER II EA P01696026 6186321994 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X MICHELLE VAN DILLEN 4818 WASHINGTON BLVD 20 ST LOUIS MO 63108 245782 false X HTTPS://WWW.VERYASIANFOUNDATION.ORG/ X 2022 MO THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. 4 4 0 15 5767 168401 220017 0 0 42354 -19191 210755 200826 2808 11711 0 1266 396 0 22019 100675 184925 104749 197032 106006 3794 116895 109861 10889 61 106006 109800 X THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. false false 47773 2793 1199 THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY RAISING MONEY FOR ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) GROUPS AND ISSUES, AMPLIFYING DIVERSE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND HOSTING COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS SUCH AS FILM SCREENINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND COMMUNITY MIXERS THAT FOSTER PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION. 65009 2100 THE MAY BOOK PROJECT IS AN ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH GUIDE FOR ALL READERS THAT LAUNCHED IN MAY 2022. INSPIRED BY STUDENT'S CALLS FOR GREATER ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) REPRESENTATION IN THE MADE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THEM, THE MAY BOOK PROJECT PROVIDES A FREE TOOLKIT, RESOURCE GUIDE, AND BOOKLIST OF ABOUT 250 BOOKS OF HIGH-QUALITY, VETTED ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE. THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION THEN GIVES FREE BOOKS TO AT-NEED LIBRARIES. VAF HAS WORKED WITH LIBRARIES IN ATLANTA, CHICAGO, HENDERSON, NC, LOS ANGELES, MILWAUKEE, NEW YORK, SEATTLE, ST. LOUIS, AND ST. PAUL AND HAS HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS IN QUEUE. IT'S BEEN EMBRACED IN EACH STATE BECAUSE THIS PROJECT EMPHASIZES CHOICE AND CELEBRATION. 12152 6818 THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND AIMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING A CAREER PIVOT INTO A CREATIVE FIELD AND PROVIDE A LAUNCHPAD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY. THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND ALSO INCLUDES THE IDEA THAT, BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES, STORIES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF AANHPI CREATIVES AND BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORK, THIS GRANT PROGRAM CAN HELP CHANGE THE REPRESENTATION AND NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR MORE DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO BE VISIBLE. BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO ALSO HELP DEMYSTIFY THE CAREER PIVOT PROCESS AND DEBUNK MYTHS HINDERING INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS, BY PROVIDING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MADE IT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER AANHPI INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO A CREATIVE CAREER AND TO PROMOTE REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. WHILE THE PROGRAM ITSELF DID NOT START IN EARNEST UNTIL 2023, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN RAISING FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2022. 124934 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 0 true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X X MICHELLE VAN DILLEN 3147199881 11939 MANCHESTER ROAD STE 303 ST LOUIS MO 63131 SOOGI HONG EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 32610 0 0 MICHELLE VAN DILLEN PRESIDENT 25.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX LEE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LENIVY VICE-PRESIDE 10.00 X X 0 0 0 GIA VANG SECRETARY 15.00 X X 0 0 0 32610 false false false 41221 178796 24722 220017 11741 41221 37898 -26157 12825 7058 5767 5767 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1199 1199 1199 200826 1199 5767 X 2573 2573 9138 9138 340 272 34 34 56 44 6 6 32611 21197 6522 4892 4650 4650 500 250 125 125 38209 22604 10163 5442 16394 4368 6013 6013 7911 4174 3215 522 9965 6746 3219 2630 864 1766 PROGRAMMING / EVENTS 30223 30223 BOOKLISTS 23345 23345 TAXES 18487 18487 197032 124934 50079 22019 115779 89892 16268 1116 3701 116895 109861 10889 61 10889 61 X 68318 84906 37688 24894 106006 109800 116895 109861 3794 X false false X 168401 220017 388418 168401 220017 388418 86084 302334 32782 32782 706 706 421906 12940 X PART II, LINE 10 706 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUNDAY FUNDAY E 52962 41221 11741 37898 52962 41221 11741 37898 37898 -26157 true EVENT TICKETS 11 220 CASH MAY BOOK HONORARIUMS 3 2100 CASH VERY ASIAN CREATOR GRANTS 5 6818 CASH SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 FOR VAF CREATOR'S FUND GRANTS, AN APPLICATION PROCESS IS REQUIRED AND APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE APPLICATIONS, ITS AWARD DECISIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT SUPPORTING INFORMATION. OTHER GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ARE DETERMINED AND PROVIDED ON A SITUATIONAL BASIS BY MANAGEMENT. SLO 83 LLC 35% CONT ENTITY 32610 CONTRACTOR false SCHEDULE L, PART V PART IV LINE 1,COLUMN D - FILING ORGANIZATION ENGAGED WITH ENTITY TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND AIMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING A CAREER PIVOT INTO A CREATIVE FIELD AND PROVIDE A LAUNCHPAD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY. THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND ALSO INCLUDES THE IDEA THAT, BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES, STORIES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF AANHPI CREATIVES AND BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORK, THIS GRANT PROGRAM CAN HELP CHANGE THE REPRESENTATION AND NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR MORE DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO BE VISIBLE. BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO ALSO HELP DEMYSTIFY THE CAREER PIVOT PROCESS AND DEBUNK MYTHS HINDERING INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS, BY PROVIDING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MADE IT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER AANHPI INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO A CREATIVE CAREER AND TO PROMOTE REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. WHILE THE PROGRAM ITSELF DID NOT START IN EARNEST UNTIL 2023, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN RAISING FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH AN EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION (SLO 83, LLC) TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE SERVICES INCLUDED GENERAL OPERATIONAL / ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT. COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR TOTALED 48,751. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, AND REVIEWED BY THE VP/FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. SUCH DISCLOSURE, AS WELL AS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO DISCUSSION AND VOTING, SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEETING MINUTES. ANNUAL STATEMENTS DISCLOSING ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE ALSO REQUIRED FROM ANY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT POLICY BEGAN IN 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT BOARD UTILIZED COMPENSATION DATA CONSISTING OF INFORMATION FOR SIMILARLY-SIZED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLES. FOLLOWING REVIEW AND DISCUSSION, THE BOARD APPROVED A COMPENSATION OFFER FOR THE POSITION. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD FOR THE RESULTING COMPENSATION OFFER WAS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN WRITING AND KEPT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 & 990-T ARE AVAILABLE AND UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORMS 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES 1,500 0 0 CONTRACTED SERVICES 5,000 0 0 ADMIN FEES 1,573 0 0 ADMIN FEES 4,720 0 0 ADMIN FEES 1,573 0 0 ADMIN FEES 0 6,294 1,573 GRANTWRITING 3,869 0 0 GRANTWRITING 3,869 0 0 GRANTWRITING 0 3,869 3,869 DESIGN/BRANDING 500 0 0 TOTAL 22,604 10,163 5,442