Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Immigration and immigrant rights: aajc provides leadership, educates policymakers, stakeholders, and the media on immigration policy as it affects the asian american and pacific islander communities. Aajc advocates for fair and just immigration policies that protect family unity, provide access to immigration status and citizenship, and promote civil rights protections and due process in enforcement. Aajc also provides the asian american community with essential information, insight and analysis on newly enacted and proposed immigration and immigrant integration policies and programs. Aajc works to combat the government's racial targeting and profiling of asian american and asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars, particularly those of chinese descent. Aajc leads federal advocacy efforts, including successful advocacy to end the department of justice's china initiative. Aajc also provides a legal referral service in english and mandarin chinese that connects people impacted by government profiling to attorneys and helps ensure they know their rights.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -26.4%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 25% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings