Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Chicago

What it reported doing in 2024

Civic engagement: we organize our communities in Illinois and across the midwest to be engaged year-round in order to grow our power. We get out the vote during election seasons, educate our communities on issues, and mobilize community members to win campaigns.elections are one of the ways that we exercise our power as a community. We conductseasonal get out the vote campaigns with the pan-asian voter empowerment (pave) coalition to register, educate, and engage the asian american and immigrant communities to show up and display our power on election day.asian american and immigrant communities have historically faced barriers that prevent participation in elections. We protect our communities' rights to vote by recruiting, training, and deploying volunteer poll monitors to over 100 precincts every election day to ensure that voters' rights are protected.asian americans face a unique set of challenges in chicago and across the state. We educate our communities year-round on issues and current events, promoting action beyond election season.every year, we organize a legislative advocacy day in springfield with our partners in the pave coalition. Over 300 asian american community members participate annually to rally and meet with elected officials at the state capitol on issues that affect our communities.a complete census count ensures that our communities get the resources and representation that they deserve. Historically, asian american and pacific islanders are among those most likely to be undercounted. In the 2020 decennial census, we will be working to educate our communities and get a complete count of aapi communities in Illinois.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 72.3%; rating input score 72
• Program expense ratio: 76.9%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 8.2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.31; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings