Asian Pacific Fund
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About Asian Pacific Fund
To uplift Bay Area Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) by mobilizing resources and amplifying our voices to drive positive change and create an inclusive, thriving society.
Focus Areas
Senior servicesYouth servicesHealth and well-beingMental health and counselingLegal servicesAdvocacy and civic engagementArts and cultureNonprofit capacity building and organizational sustainabilityScholarships and education accessLeadership development
Who They Fund
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community organizationslocal/community affiliates and Tier 1 affiliates
About Asian Pacific Fund
Asian Pacific Fund is notable for combining scholarship support with a large Bay Area affiliate network serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Its recent grants show that mix clearly: a $1,400,134 fiscal sponsorship transfer to Asian Pacific Community Fund and a $100,000 ACT grant to All My Usos sit alongside smaller scholarship awards and recurring capacity-building support for community organizations. The foundation’s work reaches across senior services, youth services, health and well-being, counseling, legal services, advocacy, arts, and education access, but the throughline is support for AANHPI communities and organizations that serve them. The foundation also uses named funds and scholarship programs to direct support to specific communities and students. Recent examples include a $75,000 grant to Regents of the University of California Sf for mental health research and a $50,000 ACT grant to Filipino Advocates for Justice. The scholarship side is active as well, with awards such as the Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund and the Shui Kuen and Allen Chin Scholarship. Across the portfolio, the pattern is not one-off charity but a structured mix of network support, capacity building, and education funding.
What Asian Pacific Fund Funds
A major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is organizational strength. In 2025, it gave $54,000 to Chinese Progressive Association for affiliate skill share, and the same year it awarded $50,000 ACT grants to Korean American Community Services and Lead Filipino for capacity-building work. Health and mental health also appear prominently. Asian Health Services received $115,000 in 2025 through a Tencent grant, while Regents of the University of California Sf received $75,000 for mental health research. Community-based health support shows up through a $45,000 resiliency and recovery grant to Community Health for Asian Americans. Youth and civic engagement are another clear lane. Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote received $100,000 in 2023 for a youth voter program, and Community Youth Center of San Francisco received $60,000 in 2025 through a Tencent grant. Arts and culture are present as well, including a $50,000 ACT grant to Bindlestiff Studio.
How Asian Pacific Fund Gives
Asian Pacific Fund’s typical grant size is $12,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $25,091 at the 75th percentile, though its recent awards also include much larger transfers and program grants. The recent record shows repeat support to some organizations across multiple years, including Narika and Filipino Advocates for Justice, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Its structure blends a community foundation model with donor-advised and named funds, plus scholarship programs and affiliate-network grantmaking. Unsolicited applications are accepted for several scholarship programs, while affiliate and capacity-building programs are invitation-based or otherwise not open to unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$25.7M
Total Revenue
$3.6M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CAROLYN WANG KONG
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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