Asian American Writers' Workshop
City-funded organization
Asian American Writers' Workshop, City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $118,000 awarded since 2017
- Paid to date
- $118,000
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $118,000 · 1 contract
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,110,250 · 59 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2016–FY2026); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $134,380 · Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $25,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $25,000
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House CM Powers · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $25,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $23,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $23,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Johnson · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $23,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Lower East Side Prepatory High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Hunter College High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Hunter College High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Lower East Side Prepatory HS Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Hunter College High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- LES Preparatory High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Richard R. Green High School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 14 awards $285,000
- Christopher Marte FY2022-2025 · 5 awards $95,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2025 · 4 awards $75,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $70,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $43,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $30,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022 · 1 award $15,000
- Deutsch FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Inna Vernikov FY2022 · 1 award $10,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Jafreen Uddin Executive Director $134,380
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +11% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Jafreen Uddin · 9.37% of revenue $99,476
- FY2021 Jafreen Uddin · 9.77% of revenue $123,545
- FY2022 Jafreen Uddin · 8.49% of revenue $106,400
- FY2023 Jafreen Uddin · 39.84% of revenue $132,815
- FY2024 Jafreen Uddin · 19.58% of revenue $134,380
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $60,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $50,000