GRANTS

 
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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

2025

Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation

Catalyst San Gabriel Valley Inc.

Chinese American Museum LA

Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE)

Hope Community Services (OC)

Kizuna Little Tokyo

Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) Angeles

Kutturan Chamoru Foundation

Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program

Little Tokyo Community Council

Mentor For Change

Mercy Health

Pacific Islander Health Partnership

Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti

Rising FIlipinas

Saahas for Cause

Viet Rainbow of Orange County

YouStar Foundation

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

2024 - 2025

Asian American Professional Association

Love in Music

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)