About ADA
Financials & Accountability
We believe a community-supported certification body should be radically transparent about its finances and governance. This page collects everything you need to assess how ADA operates and where your support goes.
Legal status
- Legal name
- Asian Doula Alliance
- EIN (Federal Tax ID)
- 93-3935047
- IRS classification
- 501(c)(3) public charity
- State of incorporation
- California, 2022
- Registered office
- 20 Fairbanks, Suite 184
Irvine, CA 92618
Documents available
- IRS Determination Letter recognizing 501(c)(3) status — available on request.
- Form 990 — our first annual filing covers fiscal year 2025 and will be published in Q3 2026. Future filings are released annually within 30 days of IRS acceptance.
- California Attorney General Registry of Charitable Trusts filings.
- Bylaws and conflict-of-interest policy — available on request.
- Annual program impact summary — see below.
To request any of the above documents, email finance@asiandoula.org. We respond within 10 business days.
Where our resources go
Planned allocation of ADA’s annual operating budget. Audited actuals will be disclosed each year on Form 990, beginning with the fiscal year 2025 filing (publication Q3 2026).
62%
Certification & Training
Multilingual exam development, training curriculum maintenance, examiner training, and the public verification registry.
22%
Scholarships
Need-based grants covering exam and training fees for doulas from underserved Asian communities.
10%
Community Programs
Workshops, family education events, partner outreach, and translation of postpartum care materials.
6%
Administration
Technology, accounting, legal, insurance, and the volunteer-led board governance.
Annual program impact
A snapshot of the doulas we trained, the families served, and the scholarships awarded since incorporation.
167+
Certified doulas
5
Languages of certification
50+
Workshops & seminars
$2M+
Scholarships secured
Governance commitments
ADA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the certified doula community every two years. We hold ourselves to the same standards we ask of certified doulas.
Meet the Board- Annual independent review of finances and program outcomes.
- Public Form 990 filing annually, starting with fiscal year 2025 (Q3 2026 publication).
- Volunteer Board of Directors — no board member receives compensation.
- Written conflict-of-interest policy reviewed annually.
- Whistleblower and document-retention policies in place.
- Donor privacy: we never sell or share donor lists with other organizations.
Have a question about our finances or governance?
finance@asiandoula.org