asian americans advancing justice | aajc

What asian americans advancing justice | aajc does

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is a nonprofit civil rights organization headquartered in Washington, DC, and the national entity within an affiliation of five regional civil rights organizations that also includes Chicago, AJSOCAL (Los Angeles), Atlanta, and the Asian Law Caucus. The organization advances civil and human rights for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders through a portfolio of approximately thirteen advocacy programs — including Anti-Asian Hate, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Voting Rights, Census, Education Advocacy, Legal Advocacy, Redistricting, Media Diversity, Racial Justice, Telecommunications and Technology, and the Wholestory Education campaign — supported by direct services such as Know Your Rights resources, citizenship clinics, a legal referral service, a voter hotline, and the Stand Against Hatred hate-incident reporting portal. AAJC is governed by a Board of Directors and led by President and Executive Director John C. Yang, with a senior team spanning Strategic Communications, Community Engagement, Immigration Advocacy, and Census/Voting Programs.

AAJC's core technology is its research, policy advocacy, legal advocacy, and community organizing platform rather than a commercial product. The organization produces recurring proprietary research (the A Community of Contrasts demographic series, a 2,000-respondent multilingual media consumption survey, differential privacy/census impact analyses), multilingual Know Your Rights fact sheets, and policy briefs. It distributes these through a website (advancingjustice-aajc.org), a monthly email newsletter (Justice in Brief), social channels on Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Medium, the annual Advancing Justice Conference (the largest national conference focused on AAPI civil and social justice), and the American Courage Awards. The organization has no mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML engineering function disclosed.

AAJC operates as a 501(c)-style nonprofit funded through individual donations, corporate giving, foundation grants (Ford, Kresge, Carnegie, JPB, OSF, Kendeda, Unbound Philanthropy, Wellspring, Wallace Global Fund), collaborative funds such as the State Infrastructure Fund at NEO Philanthropy (which has raised close to $60M), and revenue from events. All community-facing services are provided free of charge; the organization does not have a pricing model, is not venture-backed, and has no parent company or subsidiaries.

Name

asian americans advancing justice | aajc

Legal name

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC

Website

https://advancingjustice-aajc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit civil rights organization and the national affiliate within a five-organization affiliation that advances civil and human rights for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders through policy advocacy, litigation, research, and direct community services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Civil rights advocacy
• Immigration legal services
• Voting rights advocacy
• Community policy research
• AAPI outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Corporate Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals and corporations to support its mission and programs. The website features a prominent donate button and Ways to Give section.
2. Foundation Grants: The organization receives funding from foundations including Ford, Kresge, Carnegie, JPB, OSF, Kendeda Fund, Unbound Philanthropy, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, Wallace Global Fund, and others through collaborative funds like the State Infrastructure Fund at NEO Philanthropy.
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue generated through events such as the annual Advancing Justice Conference (the largest national conference focusing on civil and social justice issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) and the American Courage Awards.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is a national nonprofit civil rights organization that advances civil and human rights for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through policy advocacy, impact litigation, community organizing, research, and direct multilingual community services. It operates 13 advocacy programs spanning anti-Asian hate response, voting rights, immigration, census, education equity, racial justice, redistricting, and technology policy, complemented by free direct services including Citizenship Clinics, Legal Referral, the Stand Against Hatred reporting portal, voter hotline, and Know Your Rights resources.

Product overview

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is a civil rights nonprofit organization that operates through a portfolio of advocacy programs rather than a unified technology product. The organization offers approximately 13 core programs spanning Anti-Asian Hate, Civil Rights & National Security/Anti-Profiling, Census, Community Partners, Education Advocacy, Immigration and Immigrant Rights, Legal Advocacy, Media Diversity, Racial Justice, Redistricting, Telecommunications and Technology, Voting Rights, and the Wholestory Education (WE) Campaign. Supporting these programs are direct services including Know Your Rights resources, Legal Referral Service, Citizenship Clinics, a Report Hate platform, and an Asian Resource Hub. The organization also produces research reports, voter guides, demographic studies, and policy publications as part of its advocacy work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stand Against Hatred (Report Hate Platform) Online platform (standagainsthatred.org) where Asian American and Pacific Islander community members can report hate incidents and access community support resources in response to anti-Asian racism and discrimination.
• Citizenship Clinics Free legal assistance workshops helping community members apply for naturalization and citizenship, offered in DC, MD, and VA.
• Legal Referral Service Connects Asian American and Pacific Islander community members with qualified attorneys for legal assistance on civil rights matters.
• Election Day Protection Voter Hotline Voter protection hotline providing Asian American voters with election-day assistance, including language access support and information on language rights at the polls.
• Advancing Justice Conference Annual national conference convened by AAJC, the largest U.S. conference focused on civil and social justice issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, drawing advocates, community members, and policymakers.
• American Courage Awards Annual awards ceremony recognizing contributions to the Asian American community, with sponsorship opportunities available to supporters.
• Wholestory Education (WE) Campaign Free resources and events for individuals and organizations to begin, supplement, or further advocacy for more comprehensive, honest, and empowering education about Asian American history and experiences.
• Asian Resource Hub Centralized online collection of resources, fact sheets, and translated materials for the Asian American community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Conducted multilingual survey of 2,000 Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders for media consumption research.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional affiliate of the AAJC affiliation, providing localized civil rights advocacy and services in the Chicago area. Part of the five-organization affiliation structure.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AJSOCAL (Los Angeles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional affiliate providing civil rights advocacy and legal services in Southern California. Part of the five-organization affiliation structure.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional affiliate serving the growing Asian American community in the Atlanta/Southeast region. Part of the five-organization affiliation structure.
• Asian Law CaucuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated civil rights organization specializing in legal advocacy for Asian American communities. Part of the five-organization affiliation structure.
• Asian Pacific American Legal CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-publisher of the A Community of Contrasts demographic report series and collaborative partner in research and advocacy efforts.
• Voting Rights Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 11 leading legal advocacy organizations advancing voting rights for communities of color. AAJC is a member organization alongside ACLU, NAACP LDF, Brennan Center, MALDEF, and others.
• Election Protection CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of over 100 partner organizations providing resources and assistance to voters. AAJC participates as a member working to protect voting access.
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA Vote)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in voter engagement and AAPI electorate research. Collaborated on voter surveys including the 2012 AAPI Post-Election Survey.
• OCA - Asian Pacific American AdvocatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in joint advocacy efforts. Collaborated on Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling statements.
• WLC (Women's Leadership Conference)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization collaborating on civil rights advocacy. Collaborated on Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling statements.
• National Advisory CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory body providing guidance and support to the organization on civil rights priorities and strategies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Asian Law Caucus: Asian Law Caucus is the fifth affiliate in the AAJC affiliation, specializing in legal advocacy and impact litigation for Asian American communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a directly comparable peer organization with overlapping legal advocacy and immigration rights programs.
• OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates: OCA is a national AAPI civil rights advocacy organization pursuing many of the same issue areas as AAJC (civic engagement, education equity, immigration, hate crimes). It is directly comparable as a peer AAPI advocacy nonprofit with overlapping constituency and program portfolio, and is identified as an AAJC partner in the source data.
• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL): JACL is one of the oldest Asian American civil rights organizations, focused on protecting Japanese American and broader AAPI civil liberties, including redress, immigration, and anti-discrimination work. It is directly comparable to AAJC in mission, constituency, and advocacy approach.
• South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT): SAALT is a national civil rights and advocacy organization serving South Asian American communities across immigration, hate violence, civic engagement, and racial justice. It operates with a similar mission, constituency focus, and nonprofit advocacy model as AAJC.
• National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA): NCAPA is a national coalition of AAPI-serving organizations that coordinates policy advocacy across civil rights, immigration, education, and health. AAJC is a member organization within NCAPA's network, making NCAPA a directly comparable convening and advocacy peer at the national umbrella level.
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): AALDEF is a national AAPI legal advocacy organization focused on voting rights, immigration, employment discrimination, and census participation through litigation, legal advocacy, and community education. It directly mirrors AAJC's legal advocacy and voting rights programs.
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA Vote): APIA Vote is a national nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing AAPI political participation through voter registration, education, and mobilization. It directly overlaps with AAJC's voting rights and civic engagement programs and is explicitly listed as an AAJC partner organization.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago: Advancing Justice | Chicago is one of the five regional affiliates within the same AAJC affiliation, providing localized civil rights services to Asian American communities in the Chicago area. It is directly comparable in mission and operational model, with shared programmatic resources.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AJSOCAL: AJSOCAL is the Southern California affiliate of the AAJC affiliation, delivering civil rights advocacy and legal services to the large and diverse AAPI community in the Los Angeles region. It is a direct peer in mission, services, and structure.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Atlanta: Advancing Justice | Atlanta is the Southeast regional affiliate of the AAJC affiliation, serving the rapidly growing AAPI community in Georgia and surrounding states. It is a directly comparable peer operating under the same affiliation umbrella with localized programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AAAJ_AAJC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AdvancingEquality
• Facebookfacebook.com/advancingjusticeaajc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asian-american-justice-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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