The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) Commits $1.8 Million in Grants to 35 Nonprofits Strengthening the Economic Security of Low-Income Korean and Asian Americans

This investment will support 35 organizations across the United States with a track record of working with hard-to-reach groups within the Korean American community. They make up KACF’s largest national cohort of grantee partners to date, and are making an impact at the local, regional, and national levels through direct services, advocacy and coalition-building efforts, and research studies that close data gaps on community needs.

“For over two decades, we’ve been committed to expanding the philanthropic pie for our community, and we’re proud to be making bold investments in these high-impact organizations,” said KACF President and Co-Founder Kyung B. Yoon. “Equally important, we want to help break down silos of geography and foster more connections, conversations, collaboration between communities to more effectively move the needle on issues of economic insecurity.”

Funding for the grantee partners in the Washington metropolitan area was supported through the efforts of KACF’s Philanthropic Network of Washington DC (PNDC), a group of donors who are leading local efforts to grow a culture of giving among Korean Americans in support of the Foundation’s mission.

“It is exciting to be playing a role in supporting KACF’s first grants to nonprofits in the DC metro area. We’re proud to be part of the Foundation’s work to transform how Korean Americans give back to their communities,” said Yekyu Kim, a long-time supporter of KACF who is a member of the PNDC Steering Committee.

KACF is the first and largest organization in the U.S. dedicated to mobilizing Korean American philanthropy. By the end of this year, the Foundation will have distributed $14 million in cumulative grantmaking since its inception in 2002.

See below for a full list of grantee partners by state:

California

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Southern California
• Korean American Community Services
• Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
• Koreatown Youth & Community Center
• Somang Society

Georgia

• Catalyst Coalition

Illinois

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Chicago
• Hana Center
• KAN-WIN
• National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
• National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

New York/New Jersey

• The Advocacy Institute
• Asian Americans for Equality
• Asian Women’s Christian Association
• Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
• Coalition for Asian American Children & Families
• Community Inclusion & Development Alliance
• Community Resource Exchange
• Esther Ha Foundation
• Family Touch
• Give Chances
• Korean American Civic Empowerment
• Korean American Senior Citizens Associate of New Jersey
• Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
• MinKwon Center for Community Action
• The Nanoom House
• Red Canary Song
• Renaissance Economic Development Corporation
• WomanKind

Pennsylvania

• Woori Center

Texas

• Mustard Seed Generation (Capacity Building Grant)
• Woori Juntos

Washington Metropolitan Area (Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia)

• Family Counseling Center of Greater Washington
• Hamkae Center
• Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington

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