Program areas at The AJA Project
Programs:the Aja Project exists to ignite change, break cycles of marginalization, and to build healthy communities. To achieve this, Aja provides participatory art and media arts programming to underserved, marginalized, and displaced youth, while amplifying their voices to advocate for social justice.public art: The Aja Project has shared its visual narratives with over 3 million viewers through large-scale public exhibits. Aja's public art portfolio has grown significantly over The past year as we bare witness to The power of public art to ignite important social conversations, promote cross-cultural understanding and foster a sense of collective belonging in diverse communities. In The past 12 months alone, this has included participatory installations - short-term, long-term, and permanent - at The san diego international airport, The san diego museum of man, market creek plaza in southeast san diego, The east african cultural center in city heights, and many others. Fee-for-service:aja also continued to significantly increase our fee-for-service program revenue stream created last fiscal year - a model that helps to supplement our grant and contribution revenue. By partnering with The following organizations, which directly fund Aja's programs and/or public art projects, Aja has diversified revenue streams, thus increasing The sustainability of funding:cajon valley unified school districtmedia arts center of san diegosan diego county office of educationmulticultural health foundationpartnership for The advancement of new americanskpbssan diego diplomacy councilthe jacobs center for neighborhood innovationprice charities The san diego museum of manthe san diego art institutejuvenile courtcommunity schools
Who funds The AJA Project
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The AJA Project
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Rizzhel Javier | Managing Director | $69,992 | 2022-08-31 |
Sandra Ainslie | Board | $23,221 | 2024-04-10 |
Yerin Kwak | Office Manager, Program | | 2024-04-10 |
Kris Lin-Bronner | Board | $0 | 2024-04-10 |
Aya Ibarra | Chair | $0 | 2022-08-31 |
...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for The AJA Project
Revenues | FYE 08/2023 | FYE 08/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $454,910 | $482,594 | -5.7% |
Program services | $52,192 | $210,070 | -75.2% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $678 | -100% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $9,025 | -100% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $330 | $15,257 | -97.8% |
Total revenues | $507,432 | $717,624 | -29.3% |
Organizations like The AJA Project
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Visual Art Exchange | 501(c)(3) | Raleigh, NC | $490,255 |
Naples Art Association | 501(c)(3) | Naples, FL | $1,568,764 |
Louisville Visual Art | 501(c)(3) | Louisville, KY | $1,058,076 |
Black Mountain Center for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Black Mountain, NC | $417,832 |
Inliquidcom | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $966,550 |
Seattle Design Festival | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $188,889 |
North Carolina Theatre Conference | 501(c)(3) | Greensboro, NC | $341,156 |
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network | 501(c)(3) | Bainbridge Island, WA | $2,081,207 |
Frederick Book Arts Center | 501(c)(3) | Frederick, MD | $243,945 |
Art Share Los Angeles | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $766,285 |
Data update history
April 10, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 4504 51st St
- San Diego, CA 92115
- Metro area
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- County
- San Diego County, CA
- Website URL
- theajaproject.org/Â
- Phone
- (619) 259-0136
IRS details
- EIN
- 33-0969020
- Fiscal year end
- August
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2000
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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