Nickname | TAAF |
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Formation | 2021 |
Type | 501(c)3 organization |
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Legal status | Non-profit |
Purpose | Asian American movement |
Location |
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Services | incubator, funder, organizer, media |
Key people | Li Lu (Chairman), Norman Chen (CEO) |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
Affiliations | AAAJ, Stop AAPI Hate, National Asian American Women's Forum |
Website | www |
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) is an American foundation founded in 2021 by a group of prominent Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, aiming to support an array of Asian American and Pacific Islander causes and create a national infrastructure for a community that has faced an increasing number of racial attacks.[2] Launched with $250 million,[3] TAAF is described by organizers as the largest-ever philanthropic effort to support the AAPI community in history.[4] The founders include Joe Tsai, Joseph Bae, Li Lu, Peng Zhao, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Jerry Yang, Angela Chao[5] and Jonathan Greenblatt. Its Founding Advisory Council members include Daniel Dae Kim, Lisa Ling, Condoleezza Rice, Jeremy Lin and more.[6] The organization is chaired by Li Lu,[7][8] and Norman Chen is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[9]