2025-11-17T15:43:18-05:00 2024-12-31 371122900 RICKHOFF & ASSOCIATES LTD 1107 FRONTAGE RD OFALLON IL 62269 990 2024-01-01 874516826 THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION VERY 3147199881 4818 WASHINGTON BLVD 19 ST LOUIS MO 63108 MICHELLE VAN DILLEN CO-PRESIDENT 3147199881 2025-11-17 false MICHAEL J RENNER II EA P01696026 6186321994 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHELLE VAN DILLEN 4818 WASHINGTON BLVD 19 ST LOUIS MO 63108 197774 false X HTTPS://WWW.VERYASIANFOUNDATION.ORG/ X 2022 MO THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. 11 11 0 30 1217 220017 150171 360 0 -19191 1243 200826 151774 11711 25364 0 396 0 0 12583 184925 122495 197032 147859 3794 3915 109861 113715 61 0 109800 113715 X THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. false false 66077 16436 THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY RAISING MONEY FOR ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) GROUPS AND ISSUES, AMPLIFYING STORIES AND EXPERIENCES, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND HOSTING COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS SUCH AS FILM SCREENINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND COMMUNITY MIXERS THAT FOSTER PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION. 43616 1500 THE MAY BOOK PROJECT IS AN ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH GUIDE FOR ALL READERS THAT LAUNCHED IN MAY 2022. INSPIRED BY STUDENT'S CALLS FOR GREATER ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) REPRESENTATION IN THE MADE BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THEM, THE MAY BOOK PROJECT PROVIDES A FREE TOOLKIT, RESOURCE GUIDE, AND BOOKLIST OF ABOUT 280 BOOKS OF HIGH-QUALITY, VETTED ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE. THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION THEN GIVES FREE BOOKS TO AT-NEED LIBRARIES. VAF HAS WORKED WITH LIBRARIES IN ATLANTA, CHICAGO, HENDERSON, NC, LOS ANGELES, MILWAUKEE, NEW YORK, SEATTLE, ST. LOUIS, AND ST. PAUL AND HAS HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS IN QUEUE. IT'S BEEN EMBRACED IN EACH STATE BECAUSE THIS PROJECT EMPHASIZES CHOICE AND CELEBRATION. 8528 7428 THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND AIMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING A CAREER PIVOT INTO A CREATIVE FIELD AND PROVIDE A LAUNCHPAD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY. THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND ALSO INCLUDES THE IDEA THAT, BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES, STORIES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF AANHPI CREATIVES AND BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORK, THIS GRANT PROGRAM CAN HELP CHANGE THE REPRESENTATION AND NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR MORE DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO BE VISIBLE. BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO ALSO HELP DEMYSTIFY THE CAREER PIVOT PROCESS AND DEBUNK MYTHS HINDERING INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS, BY PROVIDING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MADE IT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER AANHPI INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO A CREATIVE CAREER AND TO PROMOTE REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. 118221 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 0 true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X X THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION 3147199881 11939 MANCHESTER ROAD STE 303 ST LOUIS MO 63131 X LEI DENG TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE VAN DILLEN CO-PRESIDENT 25.00 X X 0 0 0 SOOGI HONG EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX LEE SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LENIVY VICE-PRESIDE 2.50 X X 0 0 0 KAT LIEU DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHRIS NGUYEN DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE NIPPER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANNY POON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE RIGELL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GIA VANG CO-PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 12728 137443 9602 150171 PROGRAM EVENT REVENUE 360 360 360 36078 12728 36078 11139 9922 1217 1217 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 26 26 26 151774 386 1217 13913 13913 11451 11451 5548 5548 516 258 129 129 14330 11030 2200 1100 12259 5249 3505 3505 9019 5060 3326 633 1680 840 420 420 15002 8675 6327 1876 938 469 469 PROGRAMMING / EVENTS 37365 37365 BOOKLISTS 23442 23442 TAXES 1458 1458 147859 118221 17055 12583 89892 105049 16268 3701 8666 109861 113715 61 61 0 X 84906 91766 24894 21949 109800 113715 109861 113715 3915 X false false X 168401 194358 150171 512930 168401 194358 150171 512930 136505 376425 32782 1217 33999 706 26 732 547661 13088 X PART II, LINE 10 732 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUNDAY FUNDAY 34801 6314 28487 9670 18817 4 OTHER EVENTS 14005 6414 7591 7591 48806 12728 36078 9670 26408 36078 true BRUCE LEE FOUNDATION 11693 SAN VICENTE BLVD 918 LOS ANGELES CA 90049 043657544 501C3 6349 GENERAL SUPPORT OTHER GRANTS UNDER 5000 EACH 7564 1 VAF AMPLIFICATION GRANTS 2 2523 CASH MAY BOOK HONORARIUMS 3 1500 CASH VERY ASIAN CREATOR GRANTS 9 7428 CASH SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 FOR VAF CREATOR'S FUND GRANTS, AN APPLICATION PROCESS IS REQUIRED AND APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE APPLICATIONS, ITS AWARD DECISIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT SUPPORTING INFORMATION. OTHER GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE ARE DETERMINED AND PROVIDED ON A SITUATIONAL BASIS BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND AIMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING A CAREER PIVOT INTO A CREATIVE FIELD AND PROVIDE A LAUNCHPAD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE AN IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY. THE VERY ASIAN CREATORS FUND ALSO INCLUDES THE IDEA THAT, BY AMPLIFYING THE VOICES, STORIES, AND PERSPECTIVES OF AANHPI CREATIVES AND BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THEM TO SHARE THEIR WORK, THIS GRANT PROGRAM CAN HELP CHANGE THE REPRESENTATION AND NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR MORE DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO BE VISIBLE. BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO ALSO HELP DEMYSTIFY THE CAREER PIVOT PROCESS AND DEBUNK MYTHS HINDERING INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF THEIR CREATIVE CAREERS, BY PROVIDING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MADE IT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER AANHPI INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO A CREATIVE CAREER AND TO PROMOTE REPRESENTATION AND DIVERSE NARRATIVES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PART VI LINE 15A - WHILE THE ORGANIZATION WOULD TRADITIONALLY UTILIZE COMPENSATION DATA CONSISTING OF INFORMATION FOR SIMILARLY-SIZED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE, AS WELL AS REVIEW, DISCUSSION, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION BY THE BOARD, NO COMPENSATION WAS PAID DURING THE YEAR. AS SUCH, THIS HAS BEEN MARKED NO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING, AND REVIEWED BY THE VP/FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 & 990-T ARE AVAILABLE AND UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE FOUND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORMS 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.