Nonprofit · EIN 22-2981076
ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,107,429 | $1,128,179 | -$20,750 | $2,177,902 | $206,738 | $1,971,164 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,196,003 | $804,871 | $391,132 | $2,155,361 | $163,447 | $1,991,914 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $798,295 | $644,720 | $153,575 | $2,271,921 | $671,139 | $1,600,782 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $901,933
- Program service revenue
- $163,011
- Investment income
- $42,485
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,417
- Other salaries and wages
- $551,018
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $732,713
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,850
- Occupancy
- $16,569
- Travel
- $5,963
- Depreciation
- $1,687
- Program services (functional)
- $953,593
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,595
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,991
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,155,361
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,177,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $206,738
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,971,164
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,058
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $92,133
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,879,031
- Gross receipts
- $1,154,236
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 550
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVIAN CHANG | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $72,692 | $7,726 |
| NEETA PATEL | INTERIM PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY CHEN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ENGST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HUIDAN MEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENYU WU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AISHIKA JENNELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SYMBOL LAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIX WEBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY ZHANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE LO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIVIAN CHANG | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $70,000 | $7,168 |
| NEETA PATEL JAN-FEB | INTERIM E.D. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $11,106 | $6,015 |
| ALICE VUONG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ENGST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AISHIKA JENNELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HUIDAN MEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENYU WU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEETA PATEL | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $55,000 | $11,192 |
| VIVIAN CHANG NOV-DEC | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $8,077 | $0 |
| ALICE VUONG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ED NAKAWATASE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ENGST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AISHIKA JENNELA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HUIDAN MEI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENYU WU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1023 CALLOWHILL ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123-3704
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NEETA PATEL, 1023 CALLOWHILL STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123
- Signed the 990
- VIVIAN CHANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (215) 925-1538
- Website
- WWW.AAUNITED.ORG
- Return prepared by
- O'HARA WARD & ASSOCIATES
Mission
AAU EXISTS SO THAT PEOPLE OF ASIAN ANCESTRY IN PHILADELPHIA EXERCISE LEADERSHIP TO BUILD THEIR COMMUNITIES AND UNITE TO CHALLENGE OPPRESSION. AAU'S ARTS AND CULTURE WORK CREATES SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN: BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY, REALIZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS' INHERENT ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE POTENTIAL, AND BUILDING PRIDE IN CULTURAL HERITAGE. AAU'S YOUTH WORK EXISTS SO THAT THE YOUTH BECOME INDIVIDUALLY, SOCIALLY, AND POLITICALLY AWARE; EXERCISE THEIR VOICE; AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE CREATE LEADERS WHO SUSTAIN, FIGHT FOR, AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O AAU WORKS DILIGENTLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS IMPACTED BY ANTI-ASIAN RACISM AND ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS. AAU CONTINUED TO UPLIFT WORKING-CLASS STORIES THROUGH THE "OUR CHINATOWN" STORYTELLING PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE NEW TO PHILADELPHIA'S ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY. OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (CE) TEAM CONTINUED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP BY HOSTING CITIZENSHIP CLINICS, SCREENING PEOPLE FOR CITIZENSHIP AND GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS, N- 400, I-90, AND I-912 APPLICATIONS, AND REVIEWING AND REFERRING ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO OUR LEGAL PARTNERS FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CE TEAM ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE U.S. CITIZENS TO EXCERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE BY HOSTING VOTER REGISTRATION EVENTS IN CHINATOWN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THEY CONDUCTED GET OUT THE VOTE EVENTS INCLUDING PHONE BANKING, TEXT BANKING, DOOR KNOCKING AND MAILINGS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE, AND POLLING MONITORING TO CONTINUE ENFORCEMENT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDEERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT. AAU ORGANIZED A COLLECTIVE VOICE AND PEOPLE POWER AGAINST DISPLACEMENT THAT THREATENS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY, AAU WORKED TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE AND NURTURE OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. THROUGH OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, AAU RAN A SUMMER CAMP SERVING 100+ CHILDREN ACROSS THE CITY; FACILITATED MEETINGS AND BROUGHT THE INCH-BY-INCH GARDEN TO LIFE IN THE SPRING; TAUGHT DOZENS OF ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL YOUTH ABOUT MULTICULTURAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION; AND RALLIED FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION. THE CHINESE YOUTH ORGANIZING PROJECT (CYOP) HELD IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH TO EXPLORE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM. CYOP SUMMER YOUTH UNCOVERED HIDDEN STORIES AND CREATED CAPSTONE PROJECTS. OVER 300 YOUTH VOLUNTEERED AT THE 30TH ANNUAL MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, AND OVER 20 YOUTH SERVED AS LEAD COORDINATORS OF THE FESTIVAL, WHICH FEATURED CULTURAL HERITAGE PERFORMANCES, ARTS ACTIVITIES, CARNIVAL FOLK GAMES, RESOURCE INFORMATION AND CULMINATED WITH OUR LANTERN PARADE. AAU CELEBRATED 40 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND GROWING LEADERSHIP IN EACH GENERATION. FROM IMMIGRANT JUSTICE TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FROM WORKERS' RIGHTS TO EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, FROM SAVING CHINATOWN TO BUILDING ALTERNATIVE VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE, AAU IS ENTERING THE NEXT DECADE EMPOWERED BY THE FOUNDATIONAL ORGANIZNG WE HAVE DONE AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT SUSTAIN US.Expenses $953,593 · revenue $163,011
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2981076
- 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
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,177,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,154,236
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,107,429 | $1,128,179 | $2,177,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,196,003 | $804,871 | $2,155,361 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $798,295 | $644,720 | $2,271,921 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $915,245 | $503,668 | $2,003,012 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 22-2981076).
Questions about ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED
- What is the EIN of ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED is 22-2981076.
- Is ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED 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 AMERICANS UNITED 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 AMERICANS UNITED 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 AMERICANS UNITED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NEETA PATEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,692 (VIVIAN CHANG, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,107,429, expenses of $1,128,179 and total assets of $2,177,902 at year end.
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