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ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $425K · expenses $356K · assets $378K

EIN
37-1948314
Address
35 FAYWOOD AVE APT 2, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128-1066
Website
www.aawpi.org
NTEE code
R20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

ORGANIZING NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP FORUMS FOR ASIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND COALITIONS WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT GROUPS, WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, RACIAL MINORITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS COMMON RELATIONSHIPS AND COALITIONS WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT GROUPS, WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS, RACIAL MINORITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS COMMON CONCERNS FOR ASIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN AND ADVOCATING FOR THE INCLUSION OF ASIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Diana Hwang SECRETARY2019-2024 $57,000$187,000 2
Tiffani Sykammountry (former) DIRECTOR / TREASURER2019-2021 $0$15,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Lena Wu PRESIDENT2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Nancy Yap TREASURER2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Theresa Lau (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Baldwin (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Zainab Khan (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Erin Liang (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Krista Gon (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Gianina Chua (former) DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $57K · 0 employees · 133 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA HWANG SECRETARY5 $57,000$0$0 $57,0002
LENA WU PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY YAP TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $64K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA HWANG DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT10 $64,000$0$0 $64,0002
LENA WU DIRECTOR / CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THERESA LAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH BALDWIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ZAINAB KHAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN LIANG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY YAP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KRISTA GON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $40K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA HWANG DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT10 $40,500$0$0 $40,5002
LENA WU DIRECTOR / CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
THERESA LAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH BALDWIN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ZAINAB KHAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIN LIANG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY YAP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KRISTA GON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $18K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA HWANG DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT1 $17,500$0$0 $17,5002
TIFFANI SYKAMMOUNTRY DIRECTOR / TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GIANINA CHUA DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIFFANI SYKAMMOUNTRY DIRECTOR/TREASURER1 $15,000-$0 $15,0001
DIANA HWANG DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT1 $8,000-$0 $8,0002
GIANINA CHUA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA HWANG DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
TIFFANI SYKAMMOUNTRY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GIANINA CHUA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$424,597$355,806 $378,091$373,091 $454,707$0 $57,0000133
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$397,846$381,135 $313,899$303,899 $397,846$0 $94,00000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$391,949$295,947 $339,234$334,234 $391,949$0 $40,50000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$295,229$74,874 $238,222$238,222 $294,729$500 $17,50000
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,495$77,249 $34,130$17,867 $85,495- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,700$79 $9,621$9,621 $9,700- ---

Funders of this organization

19 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,026,644 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$250,500 2024$75,500
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PANORAMA GLOBAL DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$250,000 2024$250,000
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NEW PROFIT INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$100,000 2022$100,000
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ASIAN AMERICAN FUTURES Public charity Exact 2021 1$100,000 2021$100,000
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BOSTON WOMENS FUND INC Public charity Exact 2021-2024 4$80,000 2024$20,000
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NEW VENTURE FUND Public charity Exact 2022 1$75,000 2022$75,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022, 2024 3$35,500 2024$5,500
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THE HARRY AND MASIE MASTO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE INC” 2022-2023 2$35,000 2023$20,000
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GOFUNDME ORG DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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FINISH LINE YOUTH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Asian American Women's Political Initiative” 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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HLH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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PROTEUS FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$9,271 2021$9,271
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WILD GEESE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S POLITICAL INITIATIVE” 2020 1$5,000 2020$5,000
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AMICA COMPANIES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE INC” 2020-2022, 2024 4$725 2024$200
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GANNETT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE INC” 2021 1$600 2021$600
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ASIAN AMERICAN WOMENS POLITICAL INITIATIVE INC” 2021-2023 3$48 2023$28
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,101,90614 22010–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; PURE HOPE COALITION
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,000,0002 12021–2021 INSTITUTE OF THE BLACK WORLD 21ST CENTURY INC
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,521,8399 52020–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; 907 INITIATIVE; EQUALITY FEDERATION; WYOMING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NETWORK and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,508,25568 262016–2024 VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP; MUSLIM AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE; NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; APEX ADVOCACY INC and 22 more
SHERWOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,257,01221 12017–2024 INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,600,0001 12024–2024 SHE TANK INC
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,150,0003 12022–2024 FFRF ACTION FUND INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,035,57833 182019–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; CHESTERFIELD CASA INC; PURE HOPE COALITION; MOTHERS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY and 14 more
Juanita M Smith Foundation Inc Private foundation$985,0504 12010–2013 CICOA FOUNDATION INC
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$949,05931 112012–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC; MISSISSIPPI IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ALLIANCE; CASA FOR KIDS INC and 7 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$941,59346 182014–2024 MUSLIM AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE; FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC; WYOMING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NETWORK; VOICE OF WITNESS -A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP and 14 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $355,806 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,500 · events $30,110
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $261,150$261,150-- 73.4%
Grants to US individuals $39,500$39,500-- 11.1%
Travel $38,255-$38,255- 10.8%
Office expenses $13,842-$13,842- 3.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,059-$3,059- 0.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$30,110reported apart
Total$355,806100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $381,135 spent · pay $94,000 · grants $75,468 · events $19,617
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $128,742$128,742-- 33.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $94,000$94,000-- 24.7%
Grants to US individuals $42,968$42,968-- 11.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $32,500$32,500-- 8.5%
Other (as described)OPERATIONS $24,527$24,527-- 6.4%
Advertising and promotion $22,336$22,336-- 5.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $19,617$19,617-- 5.1%
Travel $11,003$11,003-- 2.9%
Fees: accounting $5,000-$5,000- 1.3%
Office expenses $442$442-- 0.1%
Total$381,135100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $295,947 spent · pay $40,500 · grants $48,286 · events $10,969
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $147,756$88,654$59,102- 49.9%
Grants to US individuals $48,286$48,286-- 16.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $40,500$40,500-- 13.7%
Travel $21,307$21,307-- 7.2%
Other (as described)OPERATIONS $16,284$16,284-- 5.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $10,969$10,969-- 3.7%
Fees: accounting $5,000-$5,000- 1.7%
Information technology $4,605$4,605-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,240$1,240-- 0.4%
Total$295,947100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $74,874 spent · pay $17,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $51,230$30,738$20,492- 68.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $17,500$17,500-- 23.4%
Other (as described)OPERATIONS $3,729-$3,729- 5.0%
Travel $2,415$2,415-- 3.2%
Total$74,874100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $77,249 spent · pay $23,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $40,500 52.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $23,000 29.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,749 17.8%
Total$77,249100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $79 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $79 100.0%
Total$79100%

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