Nonprofit · EIN 85-2050585
THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,869,269 | $26,082,793 | -$7,213,524 | $77,888,045 | $5,474,327 | $72,413,718 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,595,322 | $22,909,834 | -$6,314,512 | $80,525,812 | $1,185,037 | $79,340,775 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,890,275
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,978,994
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,117,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,255,727
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,357,263
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,757,320
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $25,176
- Accounting fees
- $85,963
- Occupancy
- $50,305
- Travel
- $435,564
- Depreciation
- $24,642
- Program services (functional)
- $21,991,115
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,926,126
- Fundraising (functional)
- $165,552
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $80,525,812
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,888,045
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,474,327
- Net assets, end of year
- $72,413,718
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $134,244
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $70,696,832
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,716,886
- Gross receipts
- $18,869,269
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRISCA BAE | CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $340,496 |
| GEORGETTE BHATHENA | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $313,156 |
| ISABEL KIM | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $304,606 |
| ROHIT PAUL | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $278,139 |
| JOY MOH | HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Key employee | 40 | $242,232 |
| NORMAN CHEN | CEO AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $89,903 |
| GERALDINE ACUNA-SUNSHINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JERRY YANG | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JOE TSAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JOSEPH BAE | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LI LU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| PENG ZHAO | CO-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RUSHIKA FERNANDOPULLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| SHAMINA SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| SHEILA MARCELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN CHEN | CEO AND DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $501,722 |
| PRISCA BAE | CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $329,709 |
| ISABEL KIM | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $299,257 |
| AUDREY YAMAMOTO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $294,805 |
| GEORGETTE BHATHENA | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $241,835 |
| JOY MOH | HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $229,622 |
| ROHIT PAUL | HEAD OF PEOPLE, TALENT AND CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $221,824 |
| EUGENA OH | REGIONAL DIRECTOR, GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,881 |
| SRUTHI CHANDRASEKARAN | DIRECTOR OF DATA AND RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,727 |
| TERRY PARK | EDUCATION AND NARRATIVE CHANGE PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,789 |
| JERRY YANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JOE TSAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JONATHAN GREENBLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JOSEPH BAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| LI LU | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PENG ZHAO | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHEILA MARCELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 21749, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-9749
- In care of
- % SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NORMAN CHEN, PO BOX 21749, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
- Signed the 990
- NORMAN CHEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (617) 697-1590
- Website
- WWW.TAAF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $9,187,126 · grants $6,530,000
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $5,748,557 · grants $40,000
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $2,684,884 · grants $1,390,000
- NARRATIVE CHANGETAAF'S NARRATIVE CHANGE EFFORTS ELEVATE STORIES AND STORYTELLERS THAT COMBAT STEREOTYPES AND CONTRIBUTE TO AANHPI'SBEING SEEN IN THEIR FULL HUMANITY. TAAF INVESTS IN DEBUT FILMMAKERS AND UNDERREPRESENTED AAPI VOICES, MENTORSHIP ANDTRAINING TO ADVANCE THE CAREERS OF AAPI CREATIVES, AND RESEARCH SUPPORTING AAPI LEADERS IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT ANDJOURNALISM.Expenses $2,637,227 · grants $1,157,000
- DATA & RESEARCH.Expenses $1,733,321
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 | Not 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
- 85-2050585
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R22)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $77,888,045
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,869,269
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,869,269 | $26,082,793 | $77,888,045 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,595,322 | $22,909,834 | $80,525,812 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,757,627 | $14,111,697 | $88,971,313 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 85-2050585).
Questions about THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION is 85-2050585.
- Is THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION 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 THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NORMAN CHEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $340,496 (PRISCA BAE, CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER).
- How much revenue does THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $18,869,269, expenses of $26,082,793 and total assets of $77,888,045 at year end.
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