About Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc
Our mission is to advance civil and human rights of Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
Focus Areas
Civil rightsImmigrant rightsVoting and civic participationAnti-hate and community safetyEducation policyCensus outreachMedia and technology policy
Who They Fund
Asian American communities and survivors of anti-Asian violenceimmigrant communitiesgrassroots community partner organizations and local nonprofitsunderrepresented voters / communities of color
Funding Style
About Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc directs large, issue-specific grants toward civil rights work for Asian American communities, with voting rights and anti-Asian violence response appearing repeatedly in its recent awards. In 2023, the foundation’s largest listed grant went to the Asian American Education Project in Los Angeles for $1,257,411, showing that it backs both advocacy and education-oriented work. Its portfolio also includes multi-state grants to network partners such as Aaaj-atlanta in Norcross, Aaaj-asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, Aaaj-la in Los Angeles, and Aaaj-chicago in Chicago, each funded at $685,000 in 2023 for anti-Asian violence and voting rights. The foundation also supports national civil-rights infrastructure, including a 2025 grant of $597,036 to Maldef in Los Angeles for voting rights and $462,036 to Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, DC for the same purpose. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: targeted programmatic grants to organizations working on civic participation, immigrant rights, and community safety, often through well-known legal advocacy and community-based intermediaries.
What Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Funds
Voting rights is a core theme in the recent grants. In 2025, the foundation gave $597,036 to Maldef in Los Angeles, $597,036 to Narf- Native Am Rights Fund in Boulder, and $597,036 to Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham, all for voting rights. It also funded Demos and Latino Justice Prldef at $447,777 each for the same purpose. Anti-Asian violence response is another major line of support: in 2023, Aaaj-atlanta in Norcross received $735,000 for anti-Asian violence and voting rights, while Asian Mental Health Collective Inc in Friendswood received $175,000 in 2024 for anti-Asian violence. The foundation also invests in education and civic infrastructure, including $298,518 to Aaldef in New York for education and $200,000 to Instituto Lab in Phoenix for census work.
How Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with a p25 of $50,000, median of $80,375, and p75 of $100,000. The recent record shows both one-time and repeated support: Nat'l Asian Pacific Ctr Aging (napca) appears in 2023 and 2025, and several grantees show up across different issue areas in multiple years. Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc is classified as a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants are targeted programmatic awards rather than open-ended support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.9M
Total Assets
$33.9M
Total Revenue
$8.9M
Total Expenses
$15.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $100K, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National31 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN C YANG
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