ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 380768, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02238-0768

In care of

% KAMAL AHMAD

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

KAMAL AHMAD, PO BOX 380768 125 MT AUBURN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02238

Signed the 990

KAMAL AHMAD, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(617) 914-0500

Website

WWW.ASIAN-UNIVERSITY.ORG

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Mission

ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (AUW) SEEKS TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO YOUNG WOMEN OF EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS DRAWN FROM DIVERSE NATIONAL, ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.IT IS OPEN TO YOUNG WOMEN OF TALENT AND COMMITMENT FROM ALL SECTIONS OF SOCIETY WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO WORK FOR A JUST AND PEACEFUL WORLD. AUW SETS AS A GOAL TO RECRUIT AT LEAST HALF ITS STUDENT BODY FROM UNDERSERVED GROUPS ACROSS ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, ESPECIALLY THOSE DISPLACED BY WAR OR POLITICAL UPHEAVAL. AUW SEEKS TO GRADUATE WOMEN WHO WILL BE SKILLED AND INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONALS, SERVICE-ORIENTED LEADERS IN THE BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY WILL WORK AND LIVE, AND PROMOTERS OF INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Program accomplishments

• ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN SUPPORT FOUNDATION EXISTS SOLELY TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (AUW) WHICH IS IN CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH. AUW WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A PATHWAY FOR WOMEN FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO EMERGE AS EFFECTIVE LEADERS THROUGH AN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES. TODAY AUW ALSO OFFERS GRADUATE EDUCATION IN A SELECT SET OF FIELDS. AUW WELCOMES TALENTED AND MOTIVATED YOUNG WOMEN FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO ENROLL AT THE UNIVERSITY. IT PARTICULARLY STRIVES TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT WOMEN OF UNCOMMON MERIT DRAWN FROM CHALLENGING SOCIETAL OR ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO GET AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION AND PREPARE TO SERVE AS ETHICAL LEADERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.OVER 85% OF AUW STUDENTS ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY ON FULL SCHOLARSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE INSTITUTION COVERING ALL COSTS OF ROOM, BOARD, TUITION, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (WHERE NEEDED), PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COSTS. IT RELIES ON GLOBAL PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO FUND ITS OPERATIONS AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.THIS YEAR SAW ENROLLMENT RISE TO 1,960 STUDENTS. AT A TIME WHEN EDUCATION IS BEING DENIED TO GIRLS AND WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN, AUW CHOSE TO OFFER MORE EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO AFGHAN WOMEN SEEKING AN EDUCATION. WITH NEARLY 600 AFGHAN WOMEN ENROLLED AT AUW, IT HAS BECOME THE SINGLE LARGEST HOST OF AFGHAN WOMEN AT ANY UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD. SIMILARLY, AUW HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ROHINGYA GIRLS AND WOMEN.IN 2025, AUW INTRODUCED A NEW UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR IN APPLIED MATH AND DATA SCIENCES, AN ADDITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IS EXPECTED TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2026-2027.MEANWHILE, THE MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH WAS INAUGURATED AS THE FIRST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN JANUARY 2022, SAW ITS FOURTH CLASS ENTER IN 2025. THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IS DELIVERED IN COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY FROM JOHN'S HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND OTHER COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS.THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPAREL AND FASHION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, LAUNCHED AS THE SECOND GRADUATE PROGRAM IN JANUARY 2023, WELCOMED ITS THIRD COHORT IN 2026. THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM IS TAUGHT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FACULTY FROM VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIELD. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY HSBC BANGLADESH.GRADUATES OF THE MASTER'S IN EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE LEADING AN INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMPS IN COX'S BAZAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF, AUW HAS DEPLOYED 16 MASTER'S GRADUATES TO TRAIN OVER 1,100 UPPER PRIMARY TEACHERS AND TRAINERS IN THE CAMPS. THESE EDUCATORS WILL GO ON TO TEACH THOUSANDS OF ROHINGYA CHILDREN, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE THEIR ASPIRATIONS.THE AUW LABORATORY SCHOOL, INAUGURATED AS A PILOT IN 2024, IS GROWING AND IS EXPECTED TO OFFER K-12 CLASSES IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. ALONGSIDE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION AND STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) SUBJECTS, THE SCHOOL PROVIDES A STRONG CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM INCLUDING LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH AND WRITING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND STUDENT WELLNESS. AUW ALSO SAW SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL EXPANSION. A THIRD CAMPUS AREA WAS INAUGURATED AT THE KOREAN EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE (KEPZ), WHICH INCLUDES DORMITORIES, A DINING HALL, AND A LIBRARY. CURRENTLY, 250 STUDENTS RESIDE AT KEPZ. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON AUW'S FIRST MAJOR BUILDING ON ITS PERMANENT CAMPUS: THE CAMPUS CENTER, WITH EXPECTED COMPLETION IN 2027. THIS NEW BUILDING, WHOSE STRUCTURE IS ALMOST DONE, WILL OFFER STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LABS AS WELL AS TEACHING AND LEARNING SPACES FOR UP TO 1800 STUDENTS. THE FACILITIES WILL BE EXPANDED OVER TIME IN THREE EARMARKED PHASES. IN THE MEANTIME, AUW HAS RETAINED THE ARCHITECT RENZO PIANO TO REVISE THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN FOR THE AUW CAMPUS IN ORDER TO ULTIMATELY ACCOMMODATE AND SERVE 6,000 RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS.THE AUW MENTAL WELLNESS CENTER NOW REACHES MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS EACH SEMESTER FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, HELPING STUDENTS MANAGE TRAUMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND ACADEMIC STRESS. IN PARALLEL, THE TEAM TRAINED 260 PEER WELLNESS AMBASSADORS, ENSURING THAT EVERY 10 STUDENTS HAVE A TRUSTED PEER TO TURN TO. AT THE HEART OF THIS WORK IS THE GOODLIFE CENTER, INAUGURATED IN 2024 AND MODELED AFTER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING AT YALE UNIVERSITY. THE CENTER IS A WELCOMING HUB WHERE STUDENTS CAN PAUSE, REFLECT, AND RECHARGE; IT SERVES AS A SYMBOL OF SAFETY AND RENEWAL ON CAMPUS.
  Expenses $7,195,097 · grants $6,750,105

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

36-4483980

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

2002

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B11)

Assets (IRS master file)

$45,778,335

Income (IRS master file)

$96,899,024

Filing history

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 36-4483980).

Questions about ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION is 36-4483980.

Is ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.

Are donations to ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION 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 ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAMAL AHMAD.

Who are the officers and directors of ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $316,490 (KAMAL AHMAD, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN -AUW- SUPPORT FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,207,993, expenses of $8,109,709 and total assets of $45,778,335 at year end.

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