Aimpower

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Mountain View, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 88-1534897

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Mission: Research, develop, and advocate for technologies to benefit minority and marginalized populations. Activities include: 1. Research and identify technological challenges experienced by certain communities, such as research to uncover systematic issues for people who stutter in speech-related technologies and telecommunication systems; 2. Evaluate existing technologies, especially technologies powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, to understand their performances and gaps for people who stutter; 3. Design and create technical solutions to close the experience and performance gap in existing technologies for the stuttering community, making existing technologies more accessible and accommodating to users who stutter; 4. Develop general recommendations and guidelines for accessible speech and telecommunication technologies; 5. Advise, mentor, and support the stuttering community as well as other disability communities on technical issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 34% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $206K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$146K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$179K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2025▼ -32%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$213K
FY2025$146K
Expenses
$179K
FY2025▲ +207%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$58K
FY2025$179K
Net assets
$141K
FY2025▼ -19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$174K
FY2025$141K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $166K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer and Program Director
$36,557Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shaomei Wu’s $37K as Chief Executive Officer and Program Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Shaomei Wu$36,557$2,723
Jingjin Li—$16,501

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

Develops and advocates for technologies to improve minority and marginalized populations' experiences.

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3 program services account for $53K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Accessible Communication Technology for People Who Stutter. In 2024, our organization continued its mission-driven work in the research, design, and development of stuttering-friendly communication technologies. This includes accessible videoconferencing tools and speech AI systems tailored to the needs of people who stutter.

$51Kprogram expense
02

Mentorship and educational program. In 2024, we provided mentorship and educational outreach to students in technical fields, focusing on community-centric, socially conscious technology that is inclusive by design.

$1Kprogram expense
03

Public advocacy program. In 2024, we advanced public advocacy efforts promoting community-centric, socially conscious technology that serves marginalized populations. As part of this program, we launched and maintained a bi-weekly "Tech for All" newsletter, sharing insights on inclusive technology practices and developments.

$179program expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$206K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$146K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$146K
Money outPt IX
$179K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$146K
Total revenueLn 12$146K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $146K$179K−$33K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $213K$58K$155K$174K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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