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The Asian American Bar Association of

501(c)(6) organization New York, NY EIN: 13-3546484 Website
Public safety

Offering educational programming and activities to promote and benefit asian American and pacific islander legal professionals and the wider community.

Key facts about The Asian American Bar Association of

In short: The Asian American Bar Association of gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
13-3546484
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,509,313
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.5M

+9.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$10K

About The Asian American Bar Association of

Based on IRS filings

The Asian American Bar Association of is a public charity focused on Public safety, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $65K.

Focus Areas

Public safety
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American Bar Foundation: $10KAmerican Bar Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Bar Foundation ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Bar Foundation Chicago, ILPortrait project 2.0 seeks to provide more descriptive data in two particular ways: (1) by updating the 2017 study situating asian americans in the legal profession; and (2) by studying diversity within judicial clerkships. Future research will investigate other parts of the legal profession from mobility at large law firms to the leadership ranks within the public sector, the legal academy, and non-profit organizations.$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,509,313$2,296,403$1,979,435
Revenue$669,028$701,210$487,956
Expenses$604,535$492,404$402,304
Net Investment Income$64,631$69,897$35,505

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Asian American Bar Association of is led by Yang Chen, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yang Chen

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $63K (2019) → $150K (2025)

  • Joseph Eng Jr.

    President

    Vice President Programs & Operations → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dwight Yoo

    Director

    Immediate Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence G. Wee

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Hao

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • P. Bartlett Wu

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gigio Ninan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Fu

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Loanzon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Varuna Bhattacharyya

    Development Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alysha Naik

    Membership Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Wu

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Yam

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vishal Chander

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Biagini

    Deputy Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $87K (2025)

  • Jasmine Ball

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Kim

    Immediate Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Mok

    Vice President, Programs & Operations

    Vice President of Programs & Opereratio → Vice President, Programs & Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Shan

    Vice President, Programs & Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Hsing

    President-Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Mou

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (37)
  • Former: Francis Chin (2019–2024) — Technology Director
  • Former: Beatrice Leong (2020–2024) — Vice President of Programs & Opereratio
  • Former: Christopher Bae (2021–2024) — Membership Director
  • Former: Kazuko Wachter (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Won Shin (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: William Ng (2022–2024) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Shirley Bi (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Andy Yoo (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Kwok (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Sohn (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Ikejiri (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Kim (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Terrence Shen (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Anna Mercado Clark (2022–2023) — Development Director
  • Former: Karen Kithan Yau (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Evelyn Gong (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Edward Kim (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Margaret T. Ling (2019–2022) — Development Director
  • Former: Naf Kwun (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sapna Palla (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Una Dean (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Lam (2022) — Vice President Programs & Operations
  • Former: Brian Song (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Dai Wai Chin Feman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Edward Lee (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marianne Chow Newman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tiffany Miao (2020–2021) — Vice President Programs & Operations
  • Former: Irene Tan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: James R. Cho (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Jung Choi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Manisha Sheth (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gurinder Singh (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Bobby Liu (2019) — Director
  • Former: Charles Chen (2019) — Vice President Programs & Operations
  • Former: Diane Gujarati (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marianne Chow (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sonia Low (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Yang Chen — Executive Director: $150KYang ChenExecutive Director$150KAlice Biagini — Deputy Executive Director: $87KAlice BiaginiDeputy Executive Director$87K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $150K, to Yang Chen (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Asian American Bar Association of

How much does The Asian American Bar Association of give each year?

The Asian American Bar Association of gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Asian American Bar Association of?

The Asian American Bar Association of reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $669K.

What is The Asian American Bar Association of?

The Asian American Bar Association of is a public charity focused on Public safety, based in New York, NY. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Asian American Bar Association of operate?

The Asian American Bar Association of has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is The Asian American Bar Association of's EIN?

The Asian American Bar Association of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3546484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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