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Asian & Pacific Islander American Health

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-3030866 Website

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health is a public charity based in San Francisco, California. Established in 1986, APIAHF works to improve health equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities through policy advocacy, community mobilization, and support for programs and organizations.

Key facts about Asian & Pacific Islander American Health

In short: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health gave $57K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
94-3030866
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$57,084
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$9,514
Median grant
$8,750
Total assets
$14,343,063
Primary geography
New York (36% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The filing says grant and assistance proposals are reviewed by a committee that includes the project director, executive vice-president, and chief administrative officer. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$14.3M

-17.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$57K

-95.7% YoY

Grant Count

6

-80.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-77.9% YoY

How Asian & Pacific Islander American Health gives

  • Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

APIAHF states that its mission is to achieve health equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities through law, policy, and practice. Its filing describes work in health insurance outreach and enrollment, health policy development, community initiatives, capacity building, and special projects. Activities include providing grants and training to community-based organizations, advocating for improved access to care and better representation of distinct communities’ health needs in policy, and sharing research and promising practices.

The organization’s grant and capacity-building work can involve community members, service providers, researchers, advocates, and community-based organizations. One 2025 grantee, Pacific Islander Health Partnership, describes its own mission as educating Pacific Islanders through education and health access.

Grantmaking

In 2025, APIAHF reported six grants totaling $57,084. Grants ranged from $5,417 to $13,750, with a median of $8,750. All six listed grants were for health education. The largest grants were $13,750 each to Hope Clinic in Houston, Texas, and Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York in Bayside, New York. Other listed grants included $10,000 to Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center in Washington, DC; $7,500 to Asian Pacific Partners of Empowerment Advocacy and Leadership in Oakland, California; $6,667 to NYU School of Medicine; and $5,417 to Pacific Islander Health Partnership in Santa Ana, California.

How to Apply

The filing says grant and assistance proposals are reviewed by a committee that includes the project director, executive vice-president, and chief administrative officer. Grantees must provide proof of incorporation and tax status, their Form 990s, and budgets for the last two fiscal years. Selection criteria are documented and filed with grant agreements. Except for general support grants, grantees must report deliverables through interim and final reports.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

APIAHF describes its work as national, serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities across the United States, U.S. territories, and U.S.-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions. Its website says its network has worked with more than 300 community organizations in all states and U.S. territories. The 2025 grants were reported to recipients in New York, Texas, California, and Washington, DC.

Grant Distribution by State

30states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonSan FranciscoNew YorkGarden GroveHonoluluHoustonSan DiegoOaklandSeattleSpringdaleNew OrleansPhiladelphiaAkronBaysideDoylestownSan LeandroSt. PaulBiloxiEl MonteFederal Way

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M29 grants2020 49 grants2021 55 grants2022 55 grants2023 31 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2025) to $4.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $57K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Hope Clinic: $14KHope Clinic$14KKorean Community Services of Metropolitan New York: $14KKorean Community Services ofMetropolitan New York$14KHealthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center: $10KHealthy Asians & PacificIslanders Medical Center$10KAsian Pacific Partners of Empowerment Advocacy and Leadership (Appeal): $8KAsian Pacific Partners ofEmpowerment Advocacy and…$8KNYU School of Medicine: $7KNYU School of Medicine$7KPacific Islander Health Partnership: $5KPacific Islander HealthPartnership$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Clinic ($14K). Together the top 6 received $57K.

Grant Size Distribution

196 grants across all recorded years

124<$50K49$50–100K20$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 124 grants of 196 (63%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Clinic Huston, TXHealth Education$13,750
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Bayside, NYHealth Education$13,750
Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center Washington, DCHealth Education$10,000
Asian Pacific Partners of Empowerment Advocacy and Leadership (Appeal) Oakland, CAHealth Education$7,500
NYU School of Medicine New York, NYHealth Education$6,667
Pacific Islander Health Partnership Santa Ana, CAHealth Education$5,417

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $14,343,063 $3,071,152 $5,344,215 $57,084
2024 $17,331,902 $5,395,436 $8,328,720 $1,335,635
2023 $20,095,812 $8,866,167 $9,456,053 $2,748,679
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$14,343,063$17,331,902$20,095,812
Revenue$3,071,152$5,395,436$8,866,167
Expenses$5,344,215$8,328,720$9,456,053
Net Investment Income$863,476$655,600$549,756

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Sheri Hamamoto Boyle as chair; Albert Shen as vice chair, treasurer, and finance committee chair; Karin Wang JD as secretary and governance committee chair; Nelly Ganesan as board member and development committee chair; Chang Rim Na as board member and audit committee chair; and Bleu Blakslee, Jeanette Quick, Jennifer Rasing, Jennifer Jae Requiro, and Sheldon Riklon as board members.

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health is led by Juliet K. Choi, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Juliet K. Choi

    President & CEO

    Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff → President & CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $40K (2020) → $294K (2025)

  • Chang RIM NA

    Board Member & Audit Committee Chair

    Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Board Member & Audit Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheri Hamamoto Boyle

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nelly Ganesan

    Board Member & Development Committee Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Development Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Albert Shen Vice Chair

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karin Wang Jd Secretary

    Governance Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lily Shen

    Chief of Staff

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $160K (2025)

  • Jennifer Jae Requiro

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Member & Development Committee Chair, 2024

    Board Member & Development Committee Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kealoha Fox

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2021

    Board Treasurer → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neal Shah

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2024

    Chairperson → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sohini Gupta

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Leung

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Member & Audit Committee Chair, 2024

    Board Member & Audit Committee Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heang K. Tan

    Board Member

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shao-Chee Sim

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheldon Riklon

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey S. Roh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Eng

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bleu Blakslee

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanette Quick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Rasing

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Oliver J. Kim (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Karin Wang (2022–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Jamila Shipp (2023–2024) — Interim Director of Programs
  • Former: Xiaojing Li (2023–2024) — Controller
  • Former: Albert Shen (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Elizabeth Krause (2020–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 123119
  • Former: Clark Jensen (2023) — COO
  • Former: Lianne Araki (2023) — Confidential Assistant & Board Liason
  • Former: Chuen Yee (2020–2022) — Board Secretary
  • Former: Diane Paloma (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Marc Chow (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Curtis Leong (2021–2022) — Cfao · Filing note: Thru 722
  • Former: Benjamin Eng (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rina Kitazawa Griffin (2022) — Vice President & Chief of Staff
  • Former: Jacob Fitisemanu Jr. (2020–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 721
  • Former: Kathy Ko Chin (2020–2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Payal Shah (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Walter Tsou (2020–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 12/2021
  • Former: Debbie Chang (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Dianne Yamashiro-Omi (2020) — At-Large
  • Former: Ed Tepporn (2020) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Gail Hanneman (2020) — At-Large
  • Former: Gayle Tang (2020) — At-Large
  • Former: Mark Keam (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Martine Pham (2020) — CAO & CFO
  • Former: Misun Kim (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Remy Lee Pon (2020) — Senior Executive Administrator · Filing note: Thru 83119

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Juliet K Choi — President & CEO: $294KJuliet K ChoiPresident & CEO$294KLily Shen — Chief of Staff: $160KLily ShenChief of Staff$160K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $294K, to Juliet K Choi (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 461 Bush Street 400, San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (415) 568-3320
Website: https://apiahf.org

Frequently asked questions about Asian & Pacific Islander American Health

How much does Asian & Pacific Islander American Health give each year?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health gave $57K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 31 grants.

What is Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's typical grant size?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's median grant in 2025 was $8,750, and its average grant was $9,514, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Asian & Pacific Islander American Health give grants?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's top state is New York, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (24%) and California (23%).

Does Asian & Pacific Islander American Health give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health Education" (6 grants).

Who are Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's largest grantees?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Clinic ($13,750), Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York ($13,750) and Healthy Asians & Pacific Islanders Medical Center ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Asian & Pacific Islander American Health?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.

What does Asian & Pacific Islander American Health fund?

APIAHF states that its mission is to achieve health equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities through law, policy, and practice. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Asian & Pacific Islander American Health?

The filing says grant and assistance proposals are reviewed by a committee that includes the project director, executive vice-president, and chief administrative officer. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's EIN?

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3030866. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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