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AAAA ARIZONA ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

SUN CITY, AZ · EIN 860687832 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE W70M · Public & Societal Benefit · Micro (<$100K) · azasianamerican.com
revenue
$3K
expenses
$6K
net assets
$10K
employees
mission · from form 990

Culture of Unity

profile · synthesized from sources

The Arizona Asian American Association (AAAA) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating Asian cultures across Arizona. It unites Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, promotes cultural diversity through festivals and events, and aims to integrate these communities into mainstream society through education, arts, commerce, and community service. Founded in 1988, AAAA represents over 20 Asian ethnicities.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Arizona Asian Festival
Arizona’s largest multicultural celebration featuring 20+ cultures, authentic performances, Asian food, engaging activities, and art.
Arizona Asian Grand Banquet
A night promoting classical indigenous culture through education, arts, and history.
International Women's Day Celebration
An event recognizing outstanding women who have uplifted and inspired the Arizona Asian community.
Mental Health Awareness
An initiative led by a dedicated team to promote mental health awareness, community resources, and storytelling through an Instagram podcast.
Monthly Cultural Meets
Monthly meetups for families and students to explore Asian cultures through hands-on workshops, interactive handouts, and food experiences.
activities · 5 clusters

what they do

  • Cultural Heritage Festivals & Celebrations 13 activities
    • Build Hmong and Filipino community engagement
      Advances Hmong community involvement in Arizona and promotes Filipino culture and heritage through targeted events such as Philippine Independence Day celebrations and participation in broader cultural programming.
    • Host monthly cultural meetups and educational workshops
      Organizes recurring monthly cultural meet events and hands-on workshops for families and students to explore Asian cultures through interactive activities, food experiences, and educational materials, with the goal of sharing cultural roots across generations.
    • Organize multicultural festivals and cultural events
      Produces large-scale cultural events including the Arizona Asian Festival—described as Arizona's largest multicultural celebration featuring over 20 cultures, performances, food, art, and activities—and other traditional festivals and performances to promote Asian cultures and community engagement.
    • Organizing Cultural Meetups and Events
      Organizes monthly cultural meet events and meetups for families and students to explore diverse Asian and other cultures through hands-on workshops, interactive handouts, and food experiences. Also organizes authentic festivals, traditional performances, and cultural events to promote Asian culture.
    • Organizing cultural events and meetups
      Organizes monthly cultural meet events and meetups for families and students, featuring diverse Asian and other cultural communities, traditional performances, and hands-on workshops to promote Asian culture and encourage sharing cultural roots.
    • Organizing cultural meetups and events
      Organizes monthly cultural meet events and meetups for families and students to explore diverse Asian cultures through hands-on workshops, interactive handouts, and food experiences, as well as authentic festivals and traditional performances.
    • Organizing the Arizona Asian Festival
      Organizes the Arizona Asian Festival, described as Arizona's largest multicultural celebration, featuring over 20 cultures, performances, food, activities, and art.
    • Organizing the Arizona Asian Festival
      Pioneers and organizes the Arizona Asian Festival, described as Arizona's largest multicultural celebration featuring over 20 cultures, performances, food, activities, and art.
    • Organizing the Arizona Asian Festival
      Pioneers and organizes the Arizona Asian Festival, described as Arizona's largest multicultural celebration, featuring over 20 cultures, performances, food, activities, and art.
    • Organizing the Arizona Asian Grand Banquet
      Organizes the Arizona Asian Grand Banquet to promote classical indigenous culture through education, arts, and history.
    • Promoting Asian culture and heritage
      Promotes diverse Asian cultures and encourages sharing cultural roots with future generations, including Filipino culture and heritage, and works to build Hmong community involvement and engagement in Arizona.
    • Promoting Specific Asian Cultures
      Promotes diverse Asian cultures, including Filipino culture and heritage through events like the Philippine Independence Day Celebration, and works to build Hmong community involvement and engagement in Arizona, representing their culture and people. Also organizes the Arizona Asian Grand Banquet to promote classical indigenous culture through education, arts, and history.
    • Recognize community leaders and host cultural banquets
      Organizes the Arizona Asian Grand Banquet to promote classical indigenous culture through education, arts, and history, and celebrates figures such as women who have uplifted the Arizona Asian community, including on occasions like International Women's Day.
  • Community Engagement & Volunteer Mobilization 4 activities
    • Community Engagement and Humanitarian Initiatives
      Participates in humanitarian missions and volunteer initiatives within the Filipino community through the Phoenix Asian American Lions Club and promotes cultural awareness and unity across cultural communities through engagement and involvement.
    • Community humanitarian and volunteer initiatives
      Participates in humanitarian missions and volunteer initiatives within the Filipino community through the Phoenix Asian American Lions Club.
    • Participate in community volunteer and humanitarian initiatives
      Engages in humanitarian missions and volunteer efforts within the Filipino community through affiliation with the Phoenix Asian American Lions Club.
    • Participating in humanitarian missions
      Participates in humanitarian missions and volunteer initiatives within the Filipino community through the Phoenix Asian American Lions Club.
  • Website Development & Branding Services 4 activities
    • Deliver capacity-building support to local entrepreneurs
      Provides branding, website development, digital systems, social media management, Google Business optimization, and merchant services setup for local entrepreneurs and mission-driven teams to strengthen community-based initiatives.
    • Providing Business and Digital Capacity Building
      Offers branding, website development, digital systems, social media management, Google Business optimization, and merchant services setup to local entrepreneurs and mission-driven teams.
    • Providing business development services
      Offers branding, website development, digital systems, social media management, Google Business optimization, and merchant services setup to local entrepreneurs and mission-driven teams.
    • Providing business development services
      Offers branding, website development, digital systems, social media management, Google Business optimization, and merchant services setup to local entrepreneurs and mission-driven teams.
  • Refugee & Immigrant Integration Support 4 activities
    • Support refugee and immigrant communities
      Provides support and assistance to Myanmar refugees, asylees, and other immigrants in Arizona, with a focus on community integration and empowerment.
    • Supporting Immigrants and Refugees
      Helps and supports Myanmar refugees, asylees, and other immigrants in Arizona.
    • Supporting refugees and immigrants
      Provides help and support to Myanmar refugees, asylees, and other immigrants in Arizona.
    • Supporting refugees and immigrants
      Helps and supports Myanmar refugees, asylees, and other immigrants in Arizona.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Launching a mental health podcast
      Launched an Instagram podcast highlighting mental health, community resources, and local organizations to create space for storytelling, healing, and connection.
    • Mental Health and Community Resource Podcast
      Launched an Instagram podcast highlighting mental health, community resources, and local organizations to create space for storytelling, healing, and connection.
    • Mental health and community resource podcast
      Launched an Instagram podcast highlighting mental health, community resources, and local organizations to create space for storytelling, healing, and connection.
    • Produce cultural and community storytelling programs
      Launched an Instagram podcast platform to highlight mental health, community resources, and local organizations, fostering storytelling, healing, and connection within the Asian American community.
    • Promoting Hmong community involvement
      Works to build Hmong community involvement and engagement in Arizona, representing their culture and people.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$3K
Contributions & grants$58K2300%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$6K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$10K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$10K
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -68.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 3
  • ELBERT KUO CONN — Director
  • KEIKO CONN — Director
  • MARIBEL DILLIARD — Director
relationships · 44

who they work with

  • AZ Burmese Community Partner — Emily Cheint Win is affiliated with the AZ Burmese Community.
  • Arizona Asian American Association Partner — Sponsor of the Arizona Asian Grand Banquet and cultural initiatives
  • Arizona Asian Festival Partner — Collaborates with the Arizona Asian Festival to host cultural events.
  • Arizona Hmong Community Partner — Marie Chang is affiliated with the Arizona Hmong Community.
  • Asian Pacific Community in Action Partner — Maribel Dillard is affiliated with Asian Pacific Community in Action.
  • Boeing Asian American Professional Association Partner — Maribel Dillard is affiliated with the Boeing Asian American Professional Association.
  • Boeing Company Partner — Maribel Dillard works for the Boeing Company.
  • Burmese Community Interpreter Partner — Emily Cheint Win is affiliated with the Burmese Community Interpreter.
  • CAFÉ 86 - CHANDLER Partner — Provides 10% off to 4A members who present membership card
  • DRAGON WOK CHINESE RESTAURANT Partner — Provides exclusive discount on total bill to 4A members
  • EDDIBLE DELIGHTS & FRESH FRUIT ARRANGEMENTS Partner — Offers exclusive discounts on fresh fruit carving arrangements and total bill to 4A members
  • Filipino Families Support Team of Arizona Partner — Suzanne Kennedy is affiliated with the Filipino Families Support Team of Arizona.
  • GOLDEN PHOENIX LION DANCE Partner — Provides 10% off booking services and free membership to join team for 4A members
  • Gallop International Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Gallop International.
  • Giving University Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Giving University.
  • India Association of Phoenix Partner — Babu Raman K is affiliated with the India Association of Phoenix.
  • Indo American Cultural Connect Partner — Babu Raman K is affiliated with Indo American Cultural Connect.
  • International Mother Language Day AZ Partner — Tauhid Rahman is affiliated with International Mother Language Day AZ.
  • Lions Club Partner — Grace Dising is involved with the Lions Club for humanitarian work.
  • MAI HOLISTIC BEAUTY SHOP Partner — Offers exclusive 20% discount on Reiki healing services to 4A members
  • Mai Holistic Beauty Shop Partner — Marie Chang is affiliated with Mai Holistic Beauty Shop.
  • Mary Mother of the Poor USA Partner — Maribel Dillard is affiliated with Mary Mother of the Poor USA.
  • McDermott Aviation Services Partner — Pimm Jintasawang McDermott is affiliated with McDermott Aviation Services.
  • Mesa Martin Luther King Celebration Committee Partner — Maribel Dillard is affiliated with the Mesa Martin Luther King Celebration Committee.
  • Million Dollar Diamond Beauty Pageant Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Million Dollar Diamond Beauty Pageant.
  • Miracle Life Church of Arizona Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Miracle Life Church of Arizona.
  • Musical Instrument Museum of Arizona Partner — Partnered for an "Experience Southeast Asia" event.
  • NATALIA YAYA DESIGNS Partner — Provides exclusive 25% discount to 4A members
  • Neighborhood Christian Clinic Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Neighborhood Christian Clinic.
  • Nhu Lai Thien Tu Partner — Victoria Valead is affiliated with Nhu Lai Thien Tu.
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