2025 APCF Operating Grant

As the only community-based fund in Southern California focused on the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) is committed to sustaining and growing the AAPI nonprofit sector. Through our operating grant program, APCF invests funds along with capacity building resources in supporting organizations that serve AAPI community members in need of the most assistance, with the potential for greatest impact. Given the challenges faced by nonprofits in providing culturally appropriate services in-language to the incredibly diverse AAPI community in Southern California, APCF will awards grants of $5,000 - $15,000 to support the ongoing work and operations of these organizations.

GRANT CRITERIA:                            Organizational budgets of under $1 million
Operating in Southern California – with program beneficiaries in Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara, and/or Ventura Counties.
Employ a minimum one full-time staff    

GRANT AWARD TIMEFRAME:  Grantees will be notified in early March 2025
                       

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT:  One member of the organization’s board may be invited by APCF to participate in the Board Leadership Program (BLP) for the organization as part of the grant requirement. Of the 8 sessions, the board member must attend all sessions in order to satisfy this additional requirement. The 2025 BLP runs from April to August as a hybrid of virtual and in-person sessions (venue TBD in San Gabriel Valley); subject to change based on local public health orders.

Additional information on the BLP is available at aapamentoring.com/board-leadership-program.html

If selected and invited to participate, the board member must attend the sessions (Mid-April 2025) – no exceptions or substitutions. Upon award notification, the organization/board member will be required to submit the discounted registration fee of $499 to the Asian American Professional Association for the program fee.

For any assistance regarding your application, please email Data Manager, Rachel Benitez at rbenitez@apcf.org

IMPORTANT - Do not create a new account if you are a Network Agency or a returning Grant Applicant