Asian American Resource Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To improve the health and well-being of Asians and Asian Americans in Central Texas through education advocacy and support. A new contracted outreach program with Central Health began to conduct community outreach for the Medical Access Program providing culturally and linguistically appropriate health information and enrollment support.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $928,486
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 6.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 85%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $105,003, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.9 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $824,391 spent. AACHIs Community Health Navigator program funded in partnership with Austin Public Health served 331 residents of Austin and Travis County during the fiscal year. Community Health Workers assisted clients with enrolling in or maintaining health coverage including private insurance Medicare Medicaid ACA plans and local coverage options such as the Medical Access Program. As a result 95.4 percent of clients successfully obtained or maintained health coverage during the reporting period. AACHI also helped clients overcome language and system barriers to medical care. Staff scheduled more than 1,000 medical appointments and accompanied clients to over 750 appointments to provide interpretation patient advocacy and transportation support as needed. These services supported consistent access to care for clients and their families. AACHI launched a new partnership with Central Health to conduct community outreach for the Medical Access Program a local healthcare coverage program for uninsured residents. Through this partnership AACHI completed more than 5,000 community touchpoints over approximately 380 hours of contracted outreach work increasing awareness and use of available health services among underserved Asian American communities. AACHI also partnered with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Austin Public Health to organize a language accessible community health fair. The event served more than 430 individuals and provided culturally and linguistically appropriate health information screenings and referrals. In addition to direct services AACHI strengthened organizational infrastructure and partnerships. The organization expanded multilingual website content in Arabic Burmese Chinese English Korean Nepali and Vietnamese. AACHI also improved referral coordination with CommUnity Care and implemented its first digital case management system to support secure data management and more efficient client services.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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