AAPI Operating Grant

AAPI Operating Grant is sponsored by Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF). APCF annually awards grants to support the ongoing work and operations of organizations that serve low-income or underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in Southern California, providing culturally appropriate and in-language services.

Current Grant Opportunities — Asian Pacific Community Fund 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.

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 El Monte Promise Foundation Filipino American Service Group, Inc. Korean American Coalition - LA Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) Kutturan Chamoru Foundation Little Tokyo Community Council Pacific Islander Health Partnership Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Korean American Coalition Korean American Special Education Center Asian Solidarity Collective El Monte Promise Foundation Kutturan Chamoru Foundation Little Tokyo Community Council Pacific Islander Health Partnership 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 Korean American Coalition Thai Community Development Center 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) Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) Angeles Kutturan Chamoru Foundation Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program Little Tokyo Community Council Pacific Islander Health Partnership Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti Viet Rainbow of Orange County 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. Korean American Coalition - Los Angeles Korean American Federation of Los Angeles Korean American Special Education Center Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment Filipino American Service Group, Inc. Korean American Federation of Los Angeles Korean American Special Education Center Little Tokyo Community Council Thai Community Development Center Viet Rainbow of Orange County El Monte Promise Foundation Friends of the Chinese American Museum Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program Little Tokyo Community Council Marshallese Youth of Orange County Thai Community Development Center Upward Bound Study Center 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.

Japanese American Citizens League – PSW Asian American Christian Counseling Service Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment Chinese Christian Herald Crusade - Family Center Korean American Family Service Center Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center Asian American Professional Association Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Koreatown Youth and Community Center Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays: San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander Asian American Senior Citizens Services Center Little Tokyo Community Council Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center Herald Christian Health Center Korean American Family Services K.

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Lee Center for Leadership United Cambodian Community Catalyst San Gabriel Valley Little Tokyo Community Council OCA – Greater Los Angeles Thai Community Development Center Empowering Pacific Islander Communities Korean American Community Coalition 2025-2026 Applications Open 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.

Asian Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance (now known as Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement) Asian American Studies Program, Cal State LA Koreatown Immigrant Wokers Alliance United Cambodian Community San Gabriel Education Foundation Little Tokyo Service Center San Gabriel Educational Foundation Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program 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 .

Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center Anderson Munger Family YMCA Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program 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 Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Korean American Coalition Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) Korean American Special Education Center Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program Little Tokyo Community Council 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.

Dominguez Samoan Congregational Christian Church Inland Korean American Association Taiwanese American Professionals - Orange County Viet-CARE (Vietnamese Community Actions for Resources and Empowerment) 2021 applications are closed