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- EIN 52-1959306
- (202) 429-9210
- 1600 K St Nw Ste 601 Washington DC 20006-2834 USA
- www.aaiusa.org/about-foundation
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Civil Rights, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Education, International, International Cultural Exchange, International Exchange, Minority Rights
Mission: The arab american institute foundations goal is to encourage, recognize, and celebrate arab american participation in american civic life, and to cultivate and mobilize a strong, educated, empowered arab american community that can play a meaningful role in the betterment of our country. Aaifs programming provides communities with the platform and hard data necessary to strategically and successfully combat xenophobia, and anti-arab and anti-muslim bigotry. Through its numerous outreach programs aaif builds leadership skills among students and young professionals and informs the public, government agencies, and organizations about the contributions and concerns of arab americans.
Programs: Leadership: the foundation supports programs that promote civic leadership skills among arab american youth and young professionals and offers service awards and internships.
heritage programs: the foundation hosts a variety of events to promote arab american achievement, arab cultural heritage in america and supports international exchange initiatives between the u. S. And the arab world.
research and information: the foundation supports research projects and publishes material on arab american participation in american life for distribution to educational and civic organizations. The foundation also conducts demographic and opinion research and census outreach.