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Nonprofit · EIN 04-3289039

VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC

Tax-exempt · DORCHESTER, MA 02122

Financials

$2.4M$2.6M2023$2M$1.9M2024$3.3M$2.5M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,265,240$2,496,106$769,134$17,813,487$13,604,583$4,208,904
December 31, 2024990$2,041,022$1,861,004$180,018$8,237,266$4,797,496$3,439,770
December 31, 2023990$2,398,830$2,641,398-$242,568$6,572,826$3,313,074$3,259,752
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,124,753
of which government grants
$1,026,340
Program service revenue
$918,573
Investment income
$32,999
Other revenue
$188,915

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$136,946
Other salaries and wages
$1,012,516
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,300,208
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$515
Accounting fees
$64,705
Occupancy
$164,129
Depreciation
$166,299
Program services (functional)
$2,028,987
Management and general (functional)
$466,088
Fundraising (functional)
$1,031

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,237,266
Total assets, end of year
$17,813,487
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,604,583
Net assets, end of year
$4,208,904
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,682,246
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,520,881
Net assets with donor restrictions
$688,023
Gross receipts
$3,265,240
Employees
26
Volunteers
61
Year formed
1994
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GEORGE HUYNHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$127,666$6,946
JOHN HOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE GOATLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KERRY MCGOWANCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KHANG NGUYENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM COLLINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AISHA MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA TRANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN TRANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GEORGE HUYNHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$126,735$3,850
KIM THAICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN HOCO-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE GOATLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KERRY MCGOWANCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KHANG NGUYENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM COLLINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AISHA MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA TRANMEMBER (AS OF 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GEORGE HUYNHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37$129,893$8,985
KIM THAICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIELLE GOATLEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KERRY MCGOWANCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KHANG NGUYENMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM COLLINSMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AISHA MILLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
42 CHARLES STREET E, DORCHESTER, MA 02122-1441
In care of
% HIEP CHU
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
GEORGE HUYNH, 42 CHARLES STREET E, DORCHESTER, MA 02122
Signed the 990
GEORGE HUYNH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(617) 822-3717
Return prepared by
AAFCPAS INC

Mission

VIETAID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A STRONG VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY AND A VIBRANT FIELDS CORNER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MEASURES: PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SPACE; ENRICHING YOUTH LEADERSHIP; OFFERING HIGH-QUALITY CHILD AND SENIOR CARE SERVICES; AND PROVIDING DIVERSE DIRECT AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, VIETAID'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO SUPPORT STABILIZING THE WORKING CLASS CORE OF DORCHESTER. ONE WAY WE HAVE WORKED TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IS BY BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND DEED RESTRICTING THEM IN PERPETUITY TO CREATE STABILITY AMONG HOUSING OFFERINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. VIETAID HAS DEVELOPED FIVE SIGNIFICANT, MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN A HALF-MILE RADIUS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN DORCHESTER. VIETAID HAS HIRED TRINITY MANAGEMENT, LLC, A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MANAGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AN URBAN SETTING, TO MANAGE OUR PORTFOLIO OF 123 AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS THAT PROVIDE AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY HOUSING TO OVER 123 FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE HELP APPLICANTS NAVIGATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS (LIHTC) AND THE MASSACHUSETTS RENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAMS (MVRP).AS A MASSACHUSETTS HOMEOWNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE APPROVED COUNSELING AGENCY, VIETAID SUPPORTS FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RENTING A HOME OR ACQUIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING TENANT AND LANDLORD'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND NAVIGATING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AGENT, LANDLORD, AND TENANT. VIETAID'S FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TRAINING TEACHES ABOUT BASIC HOME PURCHASING, FINANCING APPLICATION PROCEDURES, BUILDING CREDIT, MORTGAGE QUALIFICATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. VIETAID IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT PROVIDES HOME BUYING COUNSELING IN VIETNAMESE. WE HAVE ASSISTED OVER 400 FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS AND CERTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 600 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR TEN-HOUR WORKSHOPS. VIETAID HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR INCOME AS WELL AS ACCUMULATE AND EXPAND FAMILY WEALTH BY EDUCATING 250-300 PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS/HOMEOWNERS ON THE HOME-BUYING PROCESS AND HOMEOWNERSHIP, ASSISTING 40-50 GRADUATES IN PURCHASING THEIR FIRST HOMES, AND ASSISTING 100 HOMEOWNERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO RETROFIT OR REPAIR THEIR HOMES.
    Expenses $698,036 · revenue $1,015,571
  • COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT - VIETAID PARTICIPATES IN AND HOSTS A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, RECOGNIZING THAT THE CELEBRATION OF A VARIETY OF OCCASIONS ARE KEY TO BUILDING A SENSE OF UNITY AND BELONGING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE: TET, THE VIETNAMESE LUNAR NEW YEAR; DORCHESTER DAY PARADE; AND MANY MORE. IN ADDITION TO VIETAID LED EVENTS, WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS TO HELP BROADEN OUR REACH IN ENGAGEMENT. WE PARTICIPATE THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS SUCH AS BEING PART OF OTHER HOSTED EVENTS OR COMMUNITY MEETINGS. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE: A TET TALK AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS; LOVE YOUR BLOCK (A CITY-WIDE CLEAN-UP INITIATIVE); AND MORE.BEYOND CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, VIETAID IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCATING FOR AND WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES. OVER THE YEARS, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS LED CANVASSING EFFORTS FOR INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGED IN ACTIONS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, AND SUPPORTED MANY OTHER MOVEMENTS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.OLDER ADULT PROGRAM: IN 2018, VIETAID TOOK OVER A DROP IN DAY PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONLY FREE PROGRAM, THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES HEALTHY AGING THROUGH WELLNESS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. BETWEEN 85-120 PARTICIPANTS VISIT THE PROGRAM ON A DAILY BASIS.
    Expenses $465,079
  • EARLY EDUCATION - FOUNDED IN 2005, AU CO PRESCHOOL IS THE FIRST AND ONLY VIETNAMESE BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS. AU CO IS A MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE CERTIFIED PROGRAM. MOST CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED WITH TUITION SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. RUN BY SEVEN, EXPERIENCED BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL DAYCARE PROVIDERS, AU CO PREPARES OUR STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH AN APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE SUPPORT ALSO AVAILABLE. OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE A STUDENT: TEACHER RATIO OF 8:1.
    Expenses $781,346 · revenue $11,242
  • VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY CENTER LLC - IN 2001, VIETNAMESE RESIDENTS IN DORCHESTER DECIDED TO BUILD A CENTER AT THE HEART OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE CENTER WOULD BE A BRAND NEW COMPLEX WITH A NON-PROFIT TENANT GROUP PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE MIX OF SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER (VACC) WAS A MAJOR COMMUNITY PROJECT COORDINATED BY VIETAID STAFF AND A 28 MEMBER COMMUNITY CENTER STEERING COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE INVOLVED 100 ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS, WHO SUCCESSFULLY RAISED MORE THAN $140,000 FROM OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES FOR THE PROJECT. THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY RAISED $5.1 MILLION FROM GRASSROOTS, MAJOR CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE CENTER'S PLANNING PROCESS BUILT LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY BY ENGAGING VIETNAMESE-SPEAKING RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND NEEDS, MOBILIZING OTHER RESIDENTS' SUPPORT, AND ASSISTING VIETAID TO INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT IN THE CENTER'S DEVELOPMENT PHASES. TO THIS DAY, THE COMMUNITY CENTER REMAINS A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE WHERE DORCHESTER RESIDENTS CAN CELEBRATE, ORGANIZE, GATHER, AND ACCESS NEEDED SERVICES. THE VACC SERVES A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND TAKE PART IN OR LEARN ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL WELL-BEING, AND MORE. THE VACC HOUSES VIETAID'S DAY-CARE PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES 45 PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AS WELL AS OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND DROP IN DAY PROGRAM FOR AGING ADULTS. VIETAID IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATES OUT OF THE VACC. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, AS MANY AS 200 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS ACCESS SERVICES IN THE BUILDING.
    Expenses $84,526 · revenue $80,675

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-3289039
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1996
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$17,813,487
Income (IRS master file)
$3,265,240

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,265,240$2,496,106$17,813,487XML
990December 2024$2,041,022$1,861,004$8,237,266XML
990December 2023$2,398,830$2,641,398$6,572,826XML
990December 2022$1,939,615$2,104,763$5,585,930IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3289039).

Questions about VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC

What is the EIN of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC is 04-3289039.
Is VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
Are donations to VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GEORGE HUYNH.
Who are the officers and directors of VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,666 (GEORGE HUYNH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,265,240, expenses of $2,496,106 and total assets of $17,813,487 at year end.

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