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Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations

Public charity · Grantmaker Covina, CA EIN: 20-4437353 Website

Empowering the next generation of Vietnamese youth with self-awareness, passion for change and propensity for leadership. Providing leadership and professional development for the Vietnamese college students and young professionals in the United States and Canada

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations at a glance

In short: Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations gave $140K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$140,384
+107.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,096
-48.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,711
Total assets
$259,754
-9.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Rhode Island (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund: $75KRock-Paper-Scissors Children'sFund$75KChinese for Affirmative Action: $24KChinese for Affirmative Action$24KOne Body Village: $22KOne Body Village$22KMessengers of Love: $20KMessengers of Love$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund ($75K). Together the top 4 received $140K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

SpringfieldHoustonSan FranciscoWakefield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2024) to $140K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $140K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rock-Paper-Scissors Children's Fund Wakefield, RIGrant for the purpose of providing tutoring, mentoring, and art and music programs for underserved children in Vietnam.$75,000
Chinese for Affirmative Action San Francisco, CAGrant for the purpose of supporting the Asian Prisoners Support Committee to give commissary donations, book mailings, legal services, and care packages for incarcerated community members.$23,722
One Body Village Springfield, GAGrant for the purpose of providing housing, meals, hygiene, wellness activities, medical care, and art therapy for children in Vietnam.$21,699
Messengers of Love Houston, TXGrant for the purpose of providing online learned and summer school for students in North & Central Vietnam villages.$19,963
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$259,754$209,005$235,259$140,3844$6,100
2024$286,008$222,390$160,421$67,5901$1,678
2023$224,039$183,472$122,850———
2022$163,417$117,696$77,999———
2021$123,720$36,531$63,847———

About Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations

Based on IRS filings

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Covina, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $260K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $140K. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations is led by Matthew Nguyen, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matthew Nguyen

    President

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Tran

    Board of Directors

    Treasurer → Board of Directors, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Tran

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Tran

    Internal Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Bui

    External Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Phan

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nghia Le

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thuc Nguyen

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Hoang An Nguyen (2022–2023) — Internal Vice President
  • Former: Kelly Tran (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Ngoc-lan Kristie Dinh (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Luke Kertcher (2021) — External Vice President
  • Former: Philip Nguyen (2021) — President
  • Former: Pongsathorn Muangchan (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Thien An Nguyen (2021) — Internal Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations

How much does Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations give each year?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations gave $140K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $68K across 1 grant.

What is Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations's typical grant size?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations's median grant in 2025 was $22,711, and its average grant was $35,096, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations give grants?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations gives mostly in Rhode Island: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (17%) and Georgia (15%).

Does Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations reported $260K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $209K.

What is Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Covina, CA. It holds $260K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations's EIN?

Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4437353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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