New York · Public charity
Asian American Federation Inc
Established in 1989, the asian american federation (aaf) is the strongest leadership organization in new york serving 1.5 million asian new yorkers. Our mission is to raise the influence and well-being of the pan-asian american community through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and nonprofit support. Aaf does this work in…
- $14M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 63
- Grants FY2025
- 74
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $126,850
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,068,227
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 74
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $17M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Asian American Federation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 61 | $14M | 23% |
| FY2024 | 74 | $7.7M | 22% |
| FY2023 | 65 | $9.7M | 17% |
| FY2022 | 57 | $6.3M | 60% |
| FY2021 | 40 | $959k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $325k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $342k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $555k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Madison House Inc | $2,935,066 | 6 | 4% |
| Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Inc | $2,603,594 | 8 | 7% |
| The Korean American Family Service Center Inc | $2,554,249 | 4 | 22% |
| Council of Peoples Organization Inc | $2,169,117 | 8 | 6% |
| Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Inc | $2,140,442 | 8 | 4% |
| Asian Americans for Equality Inc | $1,643,499 | 5 | 3% |
| Homecrest Community Services Inc | $1,504,934 | 6 | 35% |
| South Asian Council for Social Services Inc | $1,436,483 | 5 | 11% |
| Arab American Association of Ny Inc | $1,366,749 | 8 | 14% |
| Sapna NYC Inc | $1,055,244 | 5 | 30% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Asian American Federation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 20 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 105 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Asian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc · Robin Hood Foundation · New York Immigration Coalition Inc · New York Foundation · The Asian American Foundation · New York Women's Foundation Inc · Gofundmeorg · Brooklyn Community Foundation · Minkwon Center for Community Action Inc · The Ong Family Foundation Co Law Office · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Research Foundation of the City University of New York
How this is measured
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About Asian American Federation Inc
- How much does Asian American Federation Inc give?
- Asian American Federation Inc reported 63 grants totaling $14,443,164 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 74 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Asian American Federation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (56%), Arts & Culture (9%), Civil Rights (8%).
- Who are Asian American Federation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Hamilton-Madison House Inc ($2.9M), Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Inc ($2.6M), The Korean American Family Service Center Inc ($2.6M).
- Does Asian American Federation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Asian American Federation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Asian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc, Robin Hood Foundation, New York Immigration Coalition Inc.
- Where is Asian American Federation Inc based?
- Asian American Federation Inc is based in NY.
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