About Asian American Futures
Asian American Futures is building a multiracial future where our communities thrive with limitless possibility and opportunities to flourish.
Focus Areas
narrative changeculture changeAAPI civic engagement and power-buildingcreative and content labsresearch on audience segmentation and messagingmental health stigma outreach
Who They Fund
Asian American communities (including specific ethnic groups: Vietnamese, Hmong, Nikkei/Japanese, South Asian/Desi)Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities (Samoan, Pacific Islander groups)youth-led organizations and young peopleLGBTQIA+ Asians and allied familiesgrassroots community organizations and collectives in California
About Asian American Futures
Asian American Futures backs community-led work that sits at the intersection of Asian American and NHPI civic engagement, narrative and culture change, and leadership development. A defining feature of its recent grantmaking is the repeated use of state-focused, programmatic awards in California and the Gold Futures Challenge, alongside large support for coalition infrastructure and grassroots capacity. The foundation has used six-figure grants to fund regional intermediaries and community organizations working across ethnic and islander communities. Community Partners received $300,000 in 2023 for the Activate California Grant – EPIC/CVPIA/Vigilant Love, and Kutturan Chamoru Foundation received $300,000 in 2024 for the NHPI California Grant. Other large awards have supported groups such as Api Rise, Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute, and Samoan Solutions, showing a mix of civic engagement, leadership, and community organizing priorities. Its portfolio also reaches into identity-specific and cross-ethnic work, including support for Vietnamese, Hmong, Nikkei, Filipino, South Asian/Desi, Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, and broader Pacific Islander communities. That mix suggests a funder that pairs place-based giving with targeted support for racial justice, cultural preservation, and power-building among Asian American and NHPI communities.
What Asian American Futures Funds
In civic engagement and power-building, Asian American Futures supported Every Voice Texas dba Asian Texans for Justice with $101,000 through the Gold Futures Challenge, and it also funded Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute with $100,000 for Activate California. Those grants point to an interest in organizing, leadership, and political participation. For NHPI community work, the foundation made several $100,000 grants in 2024, including to Tofa of Sacramento for the NHPI California Grant and to Samoan Community Development Center for the same program. It also gave $100,000 to Pacific Islander Health Partnership, connecting NHPI work with community support. The foundation has also funded cross-ethnic solidarity and cultural identity work. Philipino Workers Center of Southern California received $100,000 for the Asian Solidarity Collective, while Vietnamese Rainbow of Orange County received $100,000 for Activate California Grant – Vietnamese Rainbow of Orange County. These awards show support for community-led projects rooted in specific ethnic and coalition-based approaches.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$833K
Total Assets
$1.7M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $26K and $100K, with a median of $51K.
25th Percentile
$26K
Median
$51K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Regional12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for Asian American Futures?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime