GRANTS
As the only community-based fund in Southern California focused on the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, APCF is committed to sustaining and growing the local API nonprofit sector. Competitive grants from APCF transform the lives of countless residents throughout Los Angeles County and beyond; in the process, they help strengthen the entire nonprofit sector in the region. This makes APCF more than a typical funder – we partner with nonprofit organizations to maximize their impact by offering long-term funding opportunities, core operating support, and resources that go beyond traditional grant making. All grant applicants must serve low-income or underserved AAPI communities locally and meet the strategic criteria of the area to which they apply.
APCF OPERATING GRANT
Since the launch of our operating grant program in 2017, APCF has invested 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 annually awards grants of $5,000 - $15,000 to support the ongoing work and operations of these organizations.
2017
Asian American Christian Counseling Services
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment
OCA – Greater Los Angeles
United Cambodian Community
Visual Communications
2023
API Equality - LA
Chinese American Museum
El Monte Promise Foundation
Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
Hope Community Services
ISAAC
Kizuna Little Tokyo, Inc
Korean American Coalition - LA
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA)
Kutturan Chamoru Foundation
Little Tokyo Community Council
NAPAFASA
Pacific Islander Health Partnership
TeachAAPI
Vigilant Love
2018
API Equality – LA
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
Korean American Coalition
Korean American Special Education Center
2024
Ahri for Justice
Asian Solidarity Collective
El Monte Promise Foundation
Hope Community Services
Kutturan Chamoru Foundation
Little Tokyo Community Council
Mentor For Change
Mercy Health
Pacific Islander Health Partnership
TeachAAPI
2019
API Equality – LA
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Center for Asian Americans United in Self Empowerment
Council on Pakistani American Affairs
Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
Filipino American Service Group, Inc
Filipino Migrant Center
Hope Community Services
Korean American Coalition
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
Thai Community Development Center
Visual Communications
2020
API Equality - LA
Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Catalyst San Gabriel Valley
Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
Hope Community Services
Kizuna
Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
Korean American Special Education Center
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation
2021
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
API Equality - LA
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment
Filipino American Service Group, Inc.
Hope Community Services
Korean American Coaltion
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
Korean American Special Education Center
Little Tokyo Community Council
Saahas for Cause
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
Thai Community Development Center
Viet Rainbow of Orange County
2022
API Equality - LA
El Monte Promise Foundation
Friends of the Chinese American Museum
Hope Community Services
Hwarang Youth Foundation
Kizuna
Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program
Little Tokyo Community Council
Marshallese Youth of Orange County
Saahas for Cause
Thai Community Development Center
Upward Bound Study Center
ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY GIVING CIRCLE
Through the Asian Pacific Community Giving Circle (APCGC), APCF offers an annual grant opportunity to organizations serving the underserved AAPI communities throughout Greater Los Angeles County. Comprised of APCF board members and other community members, APCGC’s grant making area changes each year, and has previously included mental health, youth leadership development, language access, bullying prevention, environmental justice, financial literacy, and more. APCGC is a member of the Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) National Giving Circle Network.
2009 – 2010
Japanese American Citizens League – PSW
Khmer Girls in Action
2014 – 2015
Asian American Christian Counseling Service
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment
Chinatown Service Center
Chinese Christian Herald Crusade - Family Center
Korean American Family Service Center
South Asian Network
2019 – 2020
Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center
Visual Communications
2010 – 2011
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
Koreatown Youth and Community Center
2015 – 2016
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays: San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander
Khmer Girls in Action
2020 - 2021
Asian American Senior Citizens Services Center
Little Tokyo Community Council
2011 – 2012
Asian Youth Center
Visual Communications
2016 – 2017
Housing Rights Center
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center
2021 - 2022
Mentor for Change
Youstar Foundation
2012 – 2013
API Equality – LA
Herald Christian Health Center
Korean American Family Services
2017 – 2018
K.W. Lee Center for Leadership
United Cambodian Community
2022 – 2023
Catalyst San Gabriel Valley
Little Tokyo Community Council
Mentor for Change
2013 – 2014
OCA – Greater Los Angeles
Thai Community Development Center
2018 – 2019
Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
2023 – 2024
Dominguez Samoan CCC
Korean American Community Coalition
Viet Voices
FIRECRACKER FUND
Since 2012, APCF has partnered with the Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker Run Committee, Inc., to offer the Firecracker Fund grant annually to eligible nonprofit organizations conducting programs promoting healthy lifestyles through nutrition and/or physical fitness/activities among underserved AAPIs in Los Angeles and/or Orange Counties.
2012 – 2013
Asian Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance (now known as Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement)
2017 – 2018
Asian American Studies Program, Cal State LA
2013 – 2014
Koreatown Immigrant Wokers Alliance
2018 – 2019
United Cambodian Community
2014 – 2015
San Gabriel Education Foundation
2019 – 2020
Little Tokyo Service Center
2015 – 2016
Visual Communications
2020 - 2021
San Gabriel Educational Foundation
2016 – 2017
Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program
2021 - 2022
Angel City Sports
Past Grant Opportunities
API COVID-19 Recovery Fund
The API COVID-19 Recovery Fund was established to support efforts addressing the pandemic's devastating impact on the physical, mental, and economic health of the local API community. Thanks to generous support from the James Irvine Foundation, the fund was administered by the Asian Pacific Community Fund and is made possible through support from the Asian Pacific Fund.
GRANTEES
Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center
Anderson Munger Family YMCA
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program
Asian Youth Center (AYC)
Catalyst San Gabriel Valley Incorporated
Center For Asian Americans United For Self Empowerment (CAUSE)
Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)
East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
El Monte Promise Foundation
Filipino Migrant Center
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
Hope Community Services
Korean American Coalition
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA)
Korean American Special Education Center
Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program
Little Tokyo Community Council
Makoto Taiko
Saahas for Cause
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
Southeast Asian Community Alliance
Thai Community Development Center
United Cambodian Community
Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association
SOCALGAS API RACIAL EQUITY & SOLIDARITY FUND
The Southern California Gas Company's API Racial Equity & Solidarity Fund was established to provide funding for small nonprofit organizations in addressing COVID-19 related needs of the local Asian & Pacific Islander (API) community, including basic needs such as food security, public safety, health and mental health, housing, financial stability, employment, and accessing public benefits, as well as services regarding anti-Asian hate. Administered by the Asian Pacific Community Fund, the Fund intended to support the most underserved segments of the local API community with the potential for greatest impact as funds will go towards the smallest, often underfunded organizations that are providing critical services during the pandemic.
GRANTEES
API Equality - LA
Dominguez Samoan Congregational Christian Church
Hope Community Services
Inland Korean American Association
Saahas for Cause
Taiwanese American Professionals - Orange County
The Young S.A.M.O.A.
Viet-CARE (Vietnamese Community Actions for Resources and Empowerment)