Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
US Asia Institute
US Asia Institute (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $126,264 to it, the largest being THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($70,003). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $574k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $126k
- Net assets
- $138k
What US Asia Institute does
Mission
To facilitate understanding and communication between the U.S. and Asia by educating congressional members and staff; diplomats; and others from business, government, and academia through people-to-people exchanges, off-the-record briefings, networking
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Professional development programs: American Rule of Law. American law students traveled to China and Hong Kong for a two-week period in May 2024 to learn firsthand about Chinas legal system. This program found them meeting with law professors and students, government and non-government institutions, lawyers and businessmen in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. The interactive discussions provided them with a basic knowledge of China and Hong Kongs legal systems, allowing for comparisons to the US rule of law. This was the ninth year of this program. Chinese Rule of Law. The Chinese Rule of Law program brought Chinese law students from three top Chinese universities Tsinghua, Peking University School for Transnational Law and Shanghai Jiao Tongto the US as the program returned to an in-person format. The students were able to meet with Members and staff of Congress, judges at all levels, law students, practicing lawyers, think tanks and others to gain gain insight into the U.S. rule of law system This was the 17th year the program was held. Youth Development Programs The US-Asia Institute continued three youth development programs for Filipino American, Mongolian American,…
$118,916 spent23% of program spendingNetworking Receptions: The US-Asia Institute kicked off 2024 and its 45th Anniversary Year of its founding with its annual Lunar New Year reception. More than 350 attendees participated from the government, business, academic and diplomatic communities. Courtyard Receptions. In July and September of 2024, the US-Asia Institute hosted Courtyard Receptions utilizing the outdoor space surrounding USAI Headquarters. More than 350 people stopped by. These receptions are integral to USAIs mission of people-to-people interaction to build understanding and keep the lines of communication open. Holiday Luncheon. An in-person holiday luncheon was hosted by USAI in December 2024 to show appreciation for USAI Board Members, Advisory Board counselors, Congressional Circle, and other friends and volunteers who support USAI. 63 people were able to attend in person.
$109,577 spentof which $25,000 as grants22% of program spendingBriefings and Webinars: Most of the US-Asia Institutes programming were in-person event. Those programs that were virtual remained on the Zoom platform, enabling USAI to expand its reach for audience participation and to attract speakers from around the world. In 2024, USAI hosted: China 101 seminars for Congressional staff (in person) ASEAN 101 seminars for Congressional staff (in person) India 101 seminars for Congressional staff (in person) Korea 101 seminars for Congressional staff (in person) Japan 2024 seminars for Congressional Staff (in person; smaller roundtable discussions) Southeast Asia In Focus Webinars (virtually) Northeast Asia In Focus Webinars (virtually) North Korea briefings (virtually and in person)
$89,101 spent17% of program spendingDelegations: A corporate delegation to South Korea was conducted in October 2024 to provide insight into Koreas plans as the host for APEC 2025. Also the US-Asia Institute welcomed various delegations from Asia including a group of scholars from the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies who participated in a roundtable with Congressional staff, and corporate, academic, and USAI-affiliated friends; a delegation of young rising provincial leaders from the Chinese National Peoples Congress who joined in a discussion with Congressional staff and corporate and academic friends; two delegations of Mongolian mid-career professionals for two separate week-long democracy and leadership training programs; over 125 delegates from the US and China met in Memphis in November 2024 to discuss common issues and challenges facing the Yangtze and the Mississippi River regions.
$70,405 spent14% of program spendingDiplomatic Programming: US-Asia Relations and the 118th Congress USAI welcomed Asia diplomats to a panel discussion on understanding the new leadership in the House and Senate in regard to US-Asia relations. State Government 101 for Diplomats USAI Congressional Circle member Matt Renninger led a group of diplomats from 10 Asian countries on a trip to Atlanta to see firsthand state government in action and to visit a Congressional District Office, to learn about election integrity from experts at the Carter Center, and to observe a Presidential rally in the lead up to the Georgia Primary Election. Diplomats from the 15 Embassies USAI works with participated in Election 2024 programming which helped them to understand elections for President of the United States, Members of the US Congress, as well as a handful of state and local races and ballot initiatives.
$64,965 spent13% of program spendingOther Programming: Asia News Brief. Every Monday and Thursday, the US-Asia Institute disseminates a news briefing email to more than 11,000 subscribers providing them with insight into the stories of the day from an Asian news perspective. Asia Unscripted. Asia-focus podcasts are released occasionally addressing interesting and insightful topics of the day Congressional Circle. The USAI Congressional Circle hosted events to engage members of the Circle and to get their ideas for moving forward.
$56,626 spent11% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $509,590.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $221k to $407k (+84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of US Asia Institute’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $10k → $16k.
5 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of US Asia Institute’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 5 of 6 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
US Asia Institute leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund US Asia Institute.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 50% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 62% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of US Asia Institute's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $126k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
US Asia Institute's revenue grew 54% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,524 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
34%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for US Asia Institute: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds US Asia Institute?
- US Asia Institute (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $126,264 to it, the largest being THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($70,003). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does US Asia Institute have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $126,264 in grants to US Asia Institute, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of US Asia Institute?
- THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $70,003 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like US Asia Institute find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing