Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles is a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocating for civil rights, providing legal services and education and building coalitions on behalf of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
Location: Los Angeles, CA View on map
Tax ID: 95-3854152
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $30,563,407 Revenue: $19,672,490 Expenses: $15,911,473

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles is a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocating for civil rights, providing legal services and education and building coalitions on behalf of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $30,563,407 $19,672,490 $15,911,473 View
2023 $25,161,489 $14,549,816 $14,528,197 View
2022 $23,660,711 $14,614,761 $12,049,726 View
2021 $23,080,618 $17,309,227 $11,456,180 View
2020 $17,359,005 $9,723,047 $10,368,714 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 111

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Connie Chung JoeCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$241,984
Aileen A LouieCHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER$233,420
Richard CroweVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE$222,866
Corilee Kahealani Asuncion RacelaVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS$200,273
Janice Tsao Thru 0324VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION$194,606
Christina YangGENERAL COUNSEL & PRO BONO DIRECTOR$174,014
Victoria N Dominguez ZamoranoPOLICY DIRECTOR$157,866
Paul John EstuarLITIGATION DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)$155,514
John Y KimMANAGING DIRECTOR CLIENT SERVICES$152,998

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $100,536,850
  • Number of Grants: 688
  • Number of Funders: 161

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$8,016,2502024 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$8,000,0002024 MacKenzie ScottMacKenzie Scott made an unrestricted grant of $8 million to Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California. AJSOCAL is a social justice organization that protects and strengthens the rights and dignity of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, especially those that are most disadvantaged.
$1,132,6552023 Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSUPPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
$1,075,9172024 Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSUPPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
$1,063,6552022 Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSUPPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
$685,0002022 Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Aajc IncANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE, VOTING RIGHTS
$500,0002024 Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$500,0002023 Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$500,0002023 Conrad N. Hilton Foundationfor general operating support
$500,0002022 Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$500,0002021 Conrad N. Hilton FoundationFor general operating support.
$400,0002021 Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Aajc IncANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE
$400,0002020 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advocates for civil rights, provides legal services and education, and builds health coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in service of creating a more equitable and harmonious society in California.
$400,0002020 The Ford FoundationCore support for leadership transition and institutional strengthening activities to better advance civil rights advocacy, legal assistance and coalition-building for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
$350,0002020 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERSTO SUPPORT REDISTRICTING EFFORTS
$312,5002021 The Clara Lionel FoundationTO SUPPORT LEGACY-RELATED PROJECTS
$250,0002021 StartSmall LLCAsian Americans Advancing Justice-los Angeles is the region’s leading organization dedicated to providing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities with multilingual, culturally-sensitive legal services, education and civil rights support. Serving more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year through direct legal services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and organizational capacity building, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-los Angeles focuses on the most vulnerable community members while building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice.
$219,9462023 The Asian American FoundationTAAF ANTI-HATE INITIATIVE
$200,0002023 Wallace H Coulter FoundationGeneral Support
$200,0002022 Wallace H Coulter FoundationGeneral Support
$200,0002022 Weingart Foundation
$200,0002022 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advocates for civil rights, provides legal services and education, and builds health coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in service of creating a more equitable and harmonious society in California.
$200,0002021 Weingart FoundationUnrestricted Operating Support
$200,0002020 The James Irvine FoundationTo protect the rights of immigrants in California and support the organization's leadership transition.
$200,0002020 Weingart FoundationUnrestricted Operating Support

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $10,198,065
  • Number of Grants: 282
  • Number of Recipients: 92

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$227,7612024 KCS, Inc.IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$216,5752021 Korean Community Center of the East BayPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$210,7742020 Boat People Sos IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$186,0702022 Korean Community Center of the East BayPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$179,2002023 Korean Community Center of the East BayCOVERED CA ENROLLMENTS
$171,4002022 KCS, Inc.PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$170,1402023 KCS, Inc.CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$162,5002020 Korean Community Center of the East BayPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$153,0502020 International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$143,8532024 Boat People Sos IncCITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$121,1262021 Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Aajc IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$119,5032022 Boat People Sos IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$117,7202024 International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit IncCITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$116,7602023 International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit IncCITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$113,6262021 ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE – ATLANTAPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$113,6262021 Asian Americans Advancing Justice – ChicagoPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$113,6262021 Asian Law CaucusPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$107,2802023 Boat People Sos IncCITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$105,6062022 International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$100,0002023 Shalom Center for Tree of LifeDV LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$99,0182021 Clinica Msr Oscar a RomeroPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC
$93,3612024 South Asian Network IncIMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP LEGAL SUPPORT
$85,0002020 Chaldean Community FoundationPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$82,9302020 ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE – ATLANTAPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
$81,9132022 South Asian Network IncPROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC BENEFITS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

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