Nonprofit · EIN 20-1879258
ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,277,281 | $1,155,605 | $121,676 | $446,610 | $3,203 | $443,407 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $869,756 | $737,024 | $132,732 | $330,727 | $8,996 | $321,731 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $407,179 | $667,932 | -$260,753 | $197,995 | $8,996 | $188,999 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,273,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,781
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $764,085
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,500
- Accounting fees
- $67,550
- Occupancy
- $30,811
- Travel
- $3,321
- Program services (functional)
- $1,001,659
- Management and general (functional)
- $45,542
- Fundraising (functional)
- $108,404
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $330,727
- Total assets, end of year
- $446,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,203
- Net assets, end of year
- $443,407
- Gross receipts
- $1,277,281
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR YOLANDA STERN | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUIS MARTINEZ | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE ELLIOTT | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANI ELLIOTT | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT SANTOS | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT SANTOLI | PRES/DIRECTOR Officer | 55 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR YOLANDA STERN | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUIS MARTINEZ | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE ELLIOTT | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARMITAGE | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT SANTOLI | PRES/DIRECTOR Officer | 55 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR YOLANDA STERN | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUIS MARTINEZ | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE ELLIOTT | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD ARMITAGE | MEMBER BD OF DIRECTORS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT SANTOLI | PRES/DIRECTOR Officer | 55 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1523 16TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1441
- In care of
- % ALBERT SANTOLI
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALBERT SANTOLI, 1523 16TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- ALBERT SANTOLI, PRESIDENT DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 232-7020
- Return prepared by
- COMPREHENSIVE BUS OF NOVA
Mission
ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE BELIEVES THAT PEACE, SECURITY AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY ARE INSEPARABLE. OUR MISSION IS TO BE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE POWERLESS IN SOCIETY THROUGH RECONCILIATION AND BY BUILDING MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND LIVELIHOOD SKILLS IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND SEVERE POVERTY.
Program accomplishments
- IN JANUARY 2025 MET WITH GLOBAL GIVING CG A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THROUGH ITS CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM. CG PROMOTES COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICE FORUM FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION WHICH IS IN LINE WITH AAI VALUES GLOBAL GIVING IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRICTLY VET THEIR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CG STAFF TO VISIT MEMBER PROGRAM AREAS IN THE FIELD. AAI HAS BEEN A MEMBER ORGANIZATION SINCE 2011.Expenses $20,950 · revenue $10,741
- IN 2025 AAI MET WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DIANA DAVIS SPENCER FOUNDATIONDDSF A GRANT MAKING FOUNDATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AMERICAN VALUES AT HOME AND ABROAD. AAI HAS BEEN A RECURRING RECIPIENT OF DDSF GRANTS. GRANTEES ARE INVITED TO APPLY ON A ROTATING BASIS OF 1-18 MONTHS DDSF SUPPORTS AAIS MISSION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN REMOTE AND FORGOTTEN AREAS. AAI CONSIDERS CITIZEN DIPLOMACY AND PARTICIPATION AS THE BEST WAY TO DETER CRIME, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM IN AREAS OF EXTREME POVERTY WHICH HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE.DDSF ENCOURAGES A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS PARTICIPATION AS A KEY TO MEANINGFUL SUCCESS AAI PROGRAMS HAVE POSITIVE EFFECT ON GIRLS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.MAJORITY OF AAI COORDINATORS ARE WOMEN ESPECIALLY NURSES AND EDUCATORS.Expenses $60,695 · grants $450,000
- IN JANUARY 2025 MET WITH THE OFFICERS OF FORT MYER COMMISSARY AND AGREED TO DONATE ON A REGULAR BASIS CANNED FOODS AND NON-PERISHABLE GOODS TO BE DONATED TO THE NEEDY IN THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC. FORT MYER COMMISSARY IS PART OF THE FEDS FEED FAMILIES CAMPAIGN AT US MILITARY BASES. SOLDIERS DONATE BAGS OF GROCERIES THAT GO TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS. AAI IS A VETTED RECIPIENT AND IN 2025 RECEIVED FOODS THAT WAS DONATED TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT IRONSTARTFOUNDATION.ORG IRON STAR IN TURN DISTRIBUTED FOOD IN HIGH-RISK HIGH POVERTY AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC.Expenses $59,600 · revenue $52,800
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1879258
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $446,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,277,281
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,277,281 | $1,155,605 | $446,610 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $869,756 | $737,024 | $330,727 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $407,179 | $667,932 | $197,995 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,541,109 | $1,428,442 | $458,748 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1879258).
Questions about ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE is 20-1879258.
- Is ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALBERT SANTOLI.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASIA AMERICA INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,277,281, expenses of $1,155,605 and total assets of $446,610 at year end.
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