Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a network of legal and civil rights organizations dedicated to serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI/AANHPI). The network includes multiple regional affiliates operating across the United States, with the largest and longest-established being the Southern California affiliate based in Los Angeles.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$30.6M
+21.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.6M
-7.9% YoY
Grant Count
46
-11.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$35K
+4.1% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
Southern California Affiliate Mission: To advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.
Primary Program Areas:
Direct Legal Services: Free intake, referral, counseling, and legal services to low-income and limited English proficient Asian American and Pacific Islander community members in eight Asian languages plus English. Services cover family law/domestic violence, immigration, citizenship and naturalization, and housing protection.
Impact Litigation: Challenging systemic issues and civil rights violations to benefit the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including combating anti-Asian hate and racism, protecting voting rights, enhancing language access, and promoting immigrant rights.
Policy Advocacy: Advocating for policies to promote and expand support for underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including enhanced health access, language accessibility, immigrant rights, disaggregated demographic data, education/outreach, and coalition building.
Leadership Development and Capacity Building: Serving the most vulnerable members of the AAPI community while building a strong AAPI voice for civil rights and social justice.
National Organization Focus Areas: The national AAJC organization identifies expertise in affirmative action, anti-Asian violence prevention/race relations, census, immigrants' rights, immigration, language access, television diversity, and voting rights.
Grantmaking
The Southern California affiliate makes grants to other organizations. Based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing (2024):
Average Grant
Amount**: $5,425–$227,761
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
- Southern California Affiliate: Serves California, with satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento
- Network Reach: Through affiliates in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., the network operates across multiple regions nationally
- Grantmaking Geographic Focus: California, Michigan, and Washington (based on Southern California affiliate's grantmaking)
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Southern California Affiliate (2023):
- Total Assets: $25,161,489
- Total Revenue: $14,549,816
- Total Expenses: $14,528,197
- Total Liabilities: $2,430,000
- Employees: 99
Most Recent Filing (2024):
- Total Assets: $30,563,407
- Total Giving: $1,654,528
National Organization (AAJC):
- Annual Revenue: $4.7 million
- Employees: 46
Atlanta Affiliate (2023):
- Annual Revenue: $5,132,187
- Employees: 29
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $30,563,407 | $25,161,489 | $23,660,711 |
| Revenue | $19,672,490 | $14,549,816 | $14,614,761 |
| Expenses | $15,911,473 | $14,528,197 | $12,049,726 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,574,038 | $393,339 | $-406,646 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
246 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Southern California Affiliate:
- Stewart Kwoh: Founder and President Emeritus
- Connie Chung Joe: CEO
National Organization (AAJC): The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and coordinates with regional affiliates.
Atlanta Affiliate:
- Murtaza Khwaja: Executive Director
- Stephanie Cho: Director
- Jennifer Lee: Policy Director
- Meredyth Yoon: Litigation Director
- Sonjui Kumar: Chairman
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL CHAN | CHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| SAN SAN LEE | CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| OLIVIA SAMAD | CHAIR, GOVERANCE COMMITTEE, EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| JACK YEH | CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| GLORIA CHANG YIP | CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| JADE LEUNG | VICE CHAIR; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| PHILLIP LEE | VICE CHAIR, CHAIR BUILDING COMMITTEE; EXEC. COMMIT | 3 | — |
| CHRISTINE SONG | TREASURER, FINANCE CHAIR, EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| VINCENT GONZALES | SECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| THOMAS LEE | VICE SECRETARY; EXEC. COMMITTEE | 3 | — |
| GENEVIEVE CABANILLA | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ANDREW CHENG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| WEIHUA CHENG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| MIKE ENG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| CAMILLA ENG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| PETER HUH | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| KAREN HUOTH | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JENNIFER ISHIGURO | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JACQULINE JACKSON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JOSEPH KIM | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JOON KIM | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) | 3 | — |
| JOHN LY | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| TRACY PHAM | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| KEN REN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| FERN SHAW | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| NITA SONG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| MARIE TAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24) | 3 | — |
| VANNA TRAN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| SPRING WANG | DIRECTOR (THRU 05/24) | 3 | — |
| DON WIDJAJA | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| CALISTA WU | DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24) | 3 | — |
| CONNIE CHUNG JOE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $241,984 |
| AILEEN A LOUIE | CHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER | 40 | $233,420 |
| RICHARD CROWE | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE | 40 | $222,866 |
| CORILEE KAHEALANI ASUNCION RACELA | VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS | 40 | $200,273 |
| JANICE TSAO THRU 0324 | VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $194,606 |
| CHRISTINA YANG | GENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR | 40 | $174,014 |
| VICTORIA N DOMINGUEZ ZAMORANO | POLICY DIRECTOR | 40 | $157,866 |
| PAUL JOHN ESTUAR | LITIGATION DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) | 40 | $155,514 |
| JOHN Y KIM | MANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES | 40 | $152,998 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC announced a $500,000 grant program to support community organizations with AI and digital literacy
Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 AAJC Announces $500,000 Grant to\AAJC allocated an additional $280,000 in a second round of digital literacy subgrants to four community partners in AANHPI communities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC Allocates Additional $280,000 inAAJC received support from Google.org's AI Opportunity Fund to support community-based groups through a $250,000 grant
Asian Americans Advancing Justice \u2013 AAJC to Support Community-Based\Civil rights and anti-hate organizations, including AAJC, filed litigation challenging Department of Justice policies
Civil Rights and Anti-Hate Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging ...Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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