Accelerating Capacity for Transformation (ACT) for AANHPIs Fund
Funding Amount
$100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Bay Area (serves Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders)
Focus Areas:
- Nonprofit capacity building and transformation
- Culturally relevant skill development
- Organization sustainability and scaling
- Community-driven solutions for AANHPI populations
Award Details:
- Amount: $100,000 per organization over two years
- Duration: Two-year grant period
- Support includes: Culturally relevant skill and capacity building, mentorship, and other resources
Program Inspiration: Modeled after successful initiatives like the Greenlight Fund and the Latino Community Foundation's Nonprofit Accelerator
Program Goals:
- Foster an ecosystem where funders, community leaders, and nonprofits collaborate
- Address evolving needs of the AANHPI population
- Build a network of culturally competent capacity builders, coaches, and mentors
- Support AANHPI nonprofits to grow, thrive, and increase visibility
Inaugural Cohort Members:
- All My Usos
- Bindlestiff Studio
- Filipino Advocates for Justice
- Korean American Community Services
- LEAD Filipino
- Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce
Contact Information:
- Address: 345 California Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
- Phone: 415.395.9985
- Email: Contact through website
What Asian Pacific Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 42
- Total given
- $1.59M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $10K–$115K
- By dollars: California 94%, Virginia 3%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; San Jose, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$100K
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$75K
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
- BIPOC
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