Grantmaking

KACF invests in programs and initiatives that strengthen the economic security of low-income Korean Americans in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

 
 
 

Grants at a Glance

Expand the categories to see the full list of nonprofit partners supported by our grants in 2021 and 2022.

 

 

2021

$1,460,500

+ Community Grants $1,037,000

  • Asian American Federation
  • Chinese-American Planning Council
  • CMP
  • Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
  • Community Inclusion & Development Alliance
  • Communities Resist
  • Esther Ha Foundation
  • Family Touch
  • Give Chances
  • Korean American Family Service Center
  • MinKwon Center for Community Action
  • New York Immigration Coalition
  • Renaissance Economic Development Corporation

+ Capacity Building $123,500

Supports KACF's organizational management consulting and Fellowship programs through which we help nonprofits grow and develop Korean American nonprofit talent.

  • Community Resource Exchange

+ COVID-19 Community Action Fund $300,000

  • Asian Women’s Christian Association
  • Right to Be (fka Hollaback)
  • Immigrant History Initiative
  • Korean American Senior Citizens Association of New Jersey
  • Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
  • Milal Mission (New York)
  • National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
  • Nanoom House
  • WomanKind
  • YWCA of Queens

 

2022

$1,782,750

+ Community Grants $1,105,000

  • Asian Americans for Equality
  • Asian Women's Christian Association
  • Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
  • Chinese American Planning Council
  • Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
  • Communities Resist
  • Esther Ha Foundation
  • Family Touch
  • Give Chances
  • Korean American Family Service Center
  • Korean American Senior Citizen's Association of New Jersey
  • Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
  • MinKwon Center for Community Action
  • The Nanoom House
  • Redeemer Counseling Services

+ Special Projects Grants $147,250

  • Asian American Federation
  • KoreanAmericanStory.org
  • Listen4Good

+ National Grants $310,000

  • Advocacy Institute
  • Asian American Federation
  • Mustard Seed Generation
  • National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

+ Capacity Building $220,500

Supports KACF's organizational management consulting and Fellowship programs through which we help nonprofits grow and develop Korean American nonprofit talent.

  • Community Resource Exchange

Grants in Action

Raising the Voice & Visibility of Asian Americans

  • Commissioned two comprehensive demographic reports on how the Asian American populations in New York City and New Jersey are shifting.

  • Supported critical advocacy and community organizing efforts to fight for equity for the AAPI community, ensuring fair allocation of resources and representation in New York City and State’s budgets.

 

Addressing Housing Insecurity

  • Helped an organization expand its housing legal services to the Korean and Asian American communities in Queens facing eviction or housing disputes, ensuring they stay housed.

  • Supported the relocation of a shelter housing homeless Korean Americans and ensured that it could sustain its programs.

  • Invested in improving access to public and affordable housing for housing-insecure Korean Americans.

Bridging Education Gaps

  • Bridged learning gaps faced by low-income youth and young people with disabilities.

Pathways to Economic Empowerment for Domestic Violence Survivors

  • Established pathways to employment and economic security for survivors of domestic violence and gender-based violence.

Advancing Access to Health Care & Public Benefits in Bergen County, NJ

  • Deepened our investment in increasing access to health care and social services for Korean immigrants in Bergen County, NJ, the county with the highest density of Koreans outside of Korea.

Responding to Anti-Asian Hate

  • Supported The State of Safety of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women, a groundbreaking national study spotlights AANHPI women’s experiences with discrimination, harassment, and violence amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and one year since the mass shootings in Atlanta that claimed the lives of six Asian American women.

  • Invested in the development of bystander training resources for youth

BRIEFING: State of Safety of AANHPI Women

Addressing Mental Health Stigma

  • Trained faith-based organizations and leaders to help tackle stigma around talking about mental health issues and seeking care.

Job Readiness & Small Business Support for Korean Immigrants

  • Invested in developing pathways for Korean immigrants to start their own small businesses and access capital and support.

  • Focused on preparing Korean immigrants for the job market through job readiness programs, enhancing their employment opportunities.

 

Our grants help ensure the economic security of low-income immigrants, small business owners, women and children affected by domestic violence, seniors, people with disabilities, and public housing tenants in the Asian American community in the New York/New Jersey area and beyond.