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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3018822

ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018

Financials

$5M$3.5M2023$6.1M$4.9M2024$7.1M$4.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$7,116,045$4,155,920$2,960,125$55,579,283$5,221,300$50,357,983
December 31, 2024990$6,127,906$4,892,434$1,235,472$49,166,461$4,144,186$45,022,275
December 31, 2023990$4,983,238$3,471,454$1,511,784$45,329,759$3,621,377$41,708,382
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,396,005
of which government grants
$238,804
Program service revenue
$48,438
Investment income
$4,671,602
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,440,310
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,034,535
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$325,846
Other salaries and wages
$822,088
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,661,478
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$477,058
Accounting fees
$59,673
Occupancy
$145,170
Travel
$79,455
Depreciation
$972
Program services (functional)
$2,318,147
Management and general (functional)
$1,209,047
Fundraising (functional)
$628,726

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$49,166,461
Total assets, end of year
$55,579,283
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,221,300
Net assets, end of year
$50,357,983
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,695
Publicly traded securities
$39,326,294
Net assets without donor restrictions
$14,459,149
Net assets with donor restrictions
$35,898,834
Gross receipts
$15,218,951
Employees
13
Volunteers
24
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
NY

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
JUDY KIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$265,901$57,336
CLAIRE LONERGANDIR., DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$149,684$50,961
JOSIE CRUZ NATORICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HANS MICHAEL JEBSENCO-VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN ROCKEFELLERCO-VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN R WITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANNE STRATON PIERSONSECRETARY, THRU NOV 2025/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ABIGAIL ALVAREZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERNEST DE LEON ESCALERTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAI GUO-QIANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENJAMIN HARBURGTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TONG HSUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONIA KATHERINE HSUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN HSU-BALCERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE HUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JULIE ANN KOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE KOO HAYASHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET NATHANAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL RATTRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD REITKNECHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES ROCKEFELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RUBY SHANGTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN SWIFTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MASAKO USHIODATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON WUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MERCEDES ZOBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 29 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUDY KIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$253,017$50,499
MOHAMED ABDELHALIMDIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$134,162$61,809
SHIN YOUNG KIMDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$133,070$21,009
JOSIE CRUZ NATORICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HANS MICHAEL JEBSENCO-VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN ROCKEFELLERCO-VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN R WITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANNE STRATON PIERSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
VALERIE ROCKEFELLERSECRETARY THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERNEST DE LEON ESCALERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAI GUO-QIANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN HARBURGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TONG HSUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONIA KATHERINE HSUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN HSU-BALCERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE HUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE ANN KOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE KOO HAYASHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET NATHANAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL RATTRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MISSIE RENNIETRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES ROCKEFELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ROCKEFELLER JRTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUBY SHANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN SWIFTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MASAKO USHIODATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON WUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YU JENNY ZENGTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MERCEDES ZOBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUDY KIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$242,280$49,622
MOHAMED ABDELHALIMDIRECTOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Officer
40$129,787$57,770
KATHY LIUDIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT THRU OCT 2023
Highest-paid employee
40$148,415$34,227
JOSIE CRUZ NATORICHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WENDY O'NEILLCHAIRMAN, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN ROCKEFELLERVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
HANS MICHAEL JEBSENVICE CHAIRMAN, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN R WITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
VALERIE ROCKEFELLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ERNEST DE LEON ESCALERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAI GUO-QIANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN HARBURGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE KOO HAYASHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TONG HSUTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONIA KATHERINE HSUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALICE HUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE ANN KOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YULING MAOTRUSTEE, THRU NOV 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET NATHANAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE STRATON PIERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL RATTRAYTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MISSIE RENNIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES ROCKEFELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ROCKEFELLER JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUBY SHANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN SWIFTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUNDARAM TAGORETRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MASAKO USHIODATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOICHIRO USHIODATRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON WUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YU JENNY ZENGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MERCEDES ZOBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8 W 38TH ST RM 901, NEW YORK, NY 10018-6239
In care of
% EILEEN CONNORDIR OF FIN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JUDY KIM, 8 WEST 38TH STREET 901, NEW YORK, NY 10018
Signed the 990
JUDY KIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 843-0403
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL ("ACC") DEEPENS INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE, UNDERSTANDING, AND RESPECT THROUGH CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES TO CREATE A MORE HARMONIOUS AND PEACEFUL WORLD. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL (ACC) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE TO ARTISTS, HUMANITIES SCHOLARS, AND ARTS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER CULTURAL EXCHANGE INITIATIVES, ACC AIMS TO BUILD GLOBAL ARTS COMMUNITIES WHOSE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE WORK SERVES TO ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT. ACC'S GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM ARE THE LARGEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT OF OUR PROGRAM AREAS. THE ACC GRANT MODEL IS UNIQUE IN THAT PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO PROCESS-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES THAT ENABLE CULTURAL IMMERSION, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, COLLABORATION, AND/OR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG PEERS.
    Expenses $2,318,147 · grants $1,034,535 · revenue $48,438

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
13-3018822
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
1980
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$55,579,283
Income (IRS master file)
$15,218,951

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$7,116,045$4,155,920$55,579,283XML
990December 2024$6,127,906$4,892,434$49,166,461IRS
990December 2023$4,983,238$3,471,454$45,329,759XML
990December 2022$8,111,295$3,551,537$41,045,875IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 13-3018822).

Questions about ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC

What is the EIN of ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC is 13-3018822.
Is ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
Are donations to ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL 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 ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JUDY KIM.
Who are the officers and directors of ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $265,901 (JUDY KIM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,116,045, expenses of $4,155,920 and total assets of $55,579,283 at year end.

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