The Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco uplifts and connects the Korean American community through philanthropy.
A defining feature of the Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco is its repeated support for Korean American-serving organizations across health, senior services, and language-access work. The foundation’s recent grants include major awards to Asian Amer Comm Involvement in San Jose for physical and mental health and to Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay in Oakland for senior care and empowerment, showing a clear preference for direct service organizations rooted in California communities. It also funds work that helps Korean Americans navigate systems more effectively, including legal and immigration assistance, safety services, and culturally specific community programming. The foundation operates on a local giving model and all recorded recent grants went to U.S. recipients in California. Its portfolio reaches beyond one service line: it supports older adults, emerging leaders, and Korean immigrants, while also backing nonprofit partners through capacity-building grants and special projects. The named grantees in the recent data show a consistent pattern of investment in organizations serving Korean American communities in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In addition to program grants, the foundation uses smaller capacity-building awards to strengthen current partners’ internal operations, suggesting an interest in sustaining the organizations delivering these services over time.
Physical and mental health is one of the clearest pillars in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $100,000 to Asian Amer Comm Involvement in San Jose for physical and mental health, following earlier grants of $153,815 in 2023 and $130,000 in 2024 for the same area. Senior care is another repeated theme: the foundation awarded $100,000 in 2023 and $90,000 in 2024 to Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay in Oakland for senior care and empowerment, then renewed support in 2025 with $30,000. The foundation also funds legal and immigration assistance. Asian Pac Islander Legal in Oakland received $30,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025 for legal and immigration work. Cultural programming appears as well, with Korean Center Inc in San Francisco receiving $30,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for cultural work. For leadership development, TakeRoot in Sunnyvale and Fulcrum Arts in Pasadena each received $15,000 grants for emerging leaders.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $30K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$30K
Sung Jin Ingriselli
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The typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. That distribution suggests a core grant level around $30,000, with smaller awards used for leadership and capacity-building work. The foundation also makes much larger program grants, including six-figure awards in its recent record. Its giving shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in health, senior services, and legal assistance. The program structure includes annual community grants, capacity-building grants for current grantee partners, special projects grants, scholarships, and one-off rapid response opportunities. Community grant and RFP opportunities accept unsolicited applications, while capacity-building and special projects grants are invitation-only or limited to current partners.
All recorded recent grants went to recipients in the United States, and every grant landed in California. San Jose appears frequently, including awards to Asian Amer Comm Involvement, Korean American Comm Svcs, and Kor Amer Snr Citizens Lg. Oakland is another major node, with Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay, Asian Pac Islander Legal, and East Bay Korean Am Snr Svcs among the recipients. San Francisco also appears through Korean Center Inc and Asian Womens Shelter, while Los Angeles and Pasadena show up in grants to Koreatown Youth & Com Kyccla, Korean American Family Svcs, and Fulcrum Arts.
It supports community-based organizations serving Korean American communities, especially in physical and mental health, senior care and empowerment, domestic and family safety, civic engagement, youth empowerment, cultural competency and language access, legal and immigration assistance, and capacity building for nonprofit partners.
The recent grants listed are all in California, and the recipient country distribution shows 100% of grants went to U.S. organizations. Its geographic scope of giving is local, with programs centered in Northern California and the Bay Area.
The typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show larger grants in the $90,000 to $153,815 range for core program support.
Yes for some programs. The annual community grant and RFP opportunities accept unsolicited applications, and the scholarship programs also accept unsolicited applications. Capacity-building and special projects grants are limited to current grantee partners or by invitation.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years in the recent grants list, including Asian Amer Comm Involvement, Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay, Asian Pac Islander Legal, Korean Center Inc, and Korean American Comm Svcs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community service organizations serving the needs of underserved Korean Americans in the greater Bay Area. Priority is given to organizations addressing KACF-SF's grantmaking areas and serving vulnerable Korean Americans.
Deadline: Application Deadline: Friday, August 28, 2026 (8:00pm ET).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR AMERICAN COMM FOUNDATIO | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | KOREAN IMMIGRANT |
| ASIAN AMER COMM INVOLVEMENT | SAN JOSE, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH |
| KOREAN AMERICAN COMM SVCS | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT |
| KOREAN CENTER INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| KOR COMM CTR OF EAST BAY | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT |
| ASIAN WOMENS SHELTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SAFETY |
| ASIAN PAC ISLANDER LEGAL | OAKLAND, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION |
| KOREATOWN YOUTH & COM KYCCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | KOREAN AMERICAN POPULATION NEEDS |
| FULCRUM ARTS | PASAGENA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | EMERGING LEADERS |
| TAKEROOT | SUNNYVALE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | EMERGING LEADERS |
| KOR AMER SNR CITIZENS LG | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT |
| EAST BAY KOREAN AM SNR SVCS | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT |
| Asian Amer Comm Involvement | San Jose, CA | $130,000 | 2024 | Physical and Mental Health |
| Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 2024 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| Korean Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Cultural |
| Asian Pac Islander Legal | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Legal and Immigration |
| Asian Womens Shelter | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Safety |
| Korean American Comm Svcs | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| TakeRoot | Sunnyvale, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | Emerging Leaders |
| Fulcrum Arts | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | Emerging Leaders |
| Kor Amer Snr Citizens Lg | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| East Bay Korean Am Snr Svcs | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| Asian Amer Comm Involvement | San Jose, CA | $153,815 | 2023 | Physical and Mental Health |
| Kor Comm Ctr of East Bay | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| Asian Pac Islander Legal | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | Legal and Immigration |
| Korean American Comm Svcs | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| Asian Womens Shelter | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | Safety |
| Natl Alliance on Mental Ill | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | Mental Health |
| GYOPO | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | Senior care. |
| East Bay Korean Am Snr Svcs | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
| Korean American Family Svcs | Los Angeles, CA | $12,936 | 2023 | Physical and Mental Health |
| Kor Amer Snr Citizens Lg | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Senior Care and Empowerment |
ASIAN AMER COMM INVOLVEMENT
$100,000PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
KOREAN AMERICAN COMM SVCS
$30,000SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT
KOREAN CENTER INC
$30,000CULTURAL
SAFETY
ASIAN PAC ISLANDER LEGAL
$30,000LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION
TAKEROOT
$15,000EMERGING LEADERS
KOR AMER SNR CITIZENS LG
$10,000SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT
EAST BAY KOREAN AM SNR SVCS
$10,000SENIOR CARE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asian Amer Comm Involvement
$130,000Physical and Mental Health
Korean Center Inc
$30,000Cultural
Asian Pac Islander Legal
$30,000Legal and Immigration
Korean American Comm Svcs
$30,000Senior Care and Empowerment
TakeRoot
$15,000Emerging Leaders
Kor Amer Snr Citizens Lg
$10,000Senior Care and Empowerment
East Bay Korean Am Snr Svcs
$10,000Senior Care and Empowerment
Asian Amer Comm Involvement
$153,815Physical and Mental Health
Asian Pac Islander Legal
$30,000Legal and Immigration
Korean American Comm Svcs
$30,000Senior Care and Empowerment
East Bay Korean Am Snr Svcs
$15,000Senior Care and Empowerment
Kor Amer Snr Citizens Lg
$10,000Senior Care and Empowerment