Asian American Federation Inc
Asian American Federation Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Established in 1989, the Asian American Federation's (AAF) mission is to raise the influence and well-being of the pan-Asian American community through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and organizational development. We are a New York city based nonprofit leadership organization that represents and supports a network of 70 nonprofits which serve low-/moderate-income households through programs in health & human services, education, economic development, civic participation, and social justice.
About
Founded in 1989, the Asian American Federation (AAF) is a pan-Asian nonprofit leadership organization that represents and supports a network of 70 Asian American community service organizations. AAF aims to overcome the significant obstacles that Asian Americans face by empowering our 70 member nonprofits to better serve their communities. Our leadership role helps us strengthen the collective voice of the more than 20 ethnic groups diverse in language, culture, and religion that make up New York's Asian community. Major Activities: Our activities can be grouped into four core programmatic areas: Research: Our reports provide hard data on and highlight issues affecting the Asian American community, such as poverty, mental health, and limited access to economic opportunity, as well as provide policy recommendations to address those challenges. Advocacy: We advocate to implement our research recommendations with elected officials and funding agencies in order to affect changes in policy. Direct Programs: We also use our research to design direct services programs that address new or underserved needs. We raise money for these programs and re-grant funds to member organizations who help us implement the programs. Training Nonprofits: We provide workshops, capacity building trainings, and mentorship to our member organizations, allowing them to thrive as nonprofits. Program Service Accomplishments:As a leadership organization for the pan-Asian community, we have created and led coalitions drawn from our 70 member nonprofits around pressing issues impacting the community, such as mental health, domestic violence prevention, economic development, and the decennial census. Since 2016, AAF has led the research and advocacy efforts to highlight the increasingly visible mental health needs of the pan-Asian American community in New York City and to secure resources to build capacity for linguistically and culturally competent mental health services and programs. In FY 17-18, we provided approximately 10 presentations and workshops to address mental health needs in the Asian community.AAF has created over 20 original policy briefs and research reports on Asian American issues, such as poverty, mental health, economic contributions and challenges, and social service needs, which have been instrumental in driving policy changes at the city and state levels. In August 2017, we released updated City Council briefs on Asian demographics in the 51 City Council districts. In October 2017, we produced the first-ever report focusing on the mental health needs of the Asian American community, titled Overcoming Challenges to Mental Health Services for Asian New Yorkers. In June 2018, we released a report on the high poverty rates in the Asian American community, titled Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian Poverty in New York City.Since 2016, AAF has been one of the lead organizers for coordinating rapid response advocacy for Asian New Yorkers impacted by changing immigration policies, harsh immigration enforcement, and workers rights issues. In FY 17-18, we organized over 20 rallies, press conferences, and meetings to advocate for Asian communities adversely affected by federal and local policies.For over three years, AAF has run immigrant integration programs for the Asian community in partnership with several of our member agencies. These programs aim to provide ESOL classes, entrepreneurship workshops to help new immigrants access opportunities, and immigration legal services to help immigrants obtain citizenship. In FY 17-18, we served nearly 6,500 Asian immigrants through these programs.We have trained our 70 member organizations to fundraise, advocate, and use communications tools more effectively; build leadership capacity at the board, executive, and senior leadership levels; and build coalitions to develop resources for the pan-Asian American community. In FY 17-18, we provided 10 workshops to build the capacity of Asian nonprofits.Since 1989, we have raised more than $15 million to re-grant to Asian nonprofits, empowered 70 nonprofits, and transformed the lives of tens of thousands of Asian New Yorkers. In the last three years, we secured nearly $4 million in awards to build capacity for critical immigrant services for the Asian American community throughout New York City.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The organization's mission is to improve the lives of underserved asian americans through leadership and advocacy. the organization advances this mission through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and organizational development.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “The organization's mission is to improve the lives of underserved asian americans through leadership and advocacy. the organization advances this mission through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and organizational development.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is NY.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2019 is 120 Wall Street 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10005.
- The non-profit has reported 10 employees on their form for the year 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $209,608.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation and endorsement by an independent source.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1989.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $609,125 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $113,790 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
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