FROM LA API Giving Circle:

We invite nonprofit organizations deeply rooted in the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AA/PI) Community to submit a proposal to this round of grantmaking for the Los Angeles Asian American and Pacific Islander Giving Circle.

Founded in 2007, the Giving Circle is made up of a group of community-minded friends who pool together our resources to support projects and organizations in Los Angeles County that are engaged in socially-innovative, grassroots ideas.

The Giving Circle’s grantmaking goal is to invest in community-based organizations engaged in progressive change work that serve AA/PI communities; we encourage organizations that may not have access to mainstream foundation funding due to their size or the nature of their program to apply.

Application Deadline: 

Friday, January 6, 2015, midnight – email to la.api.giving@gmail.com

Grant Announcements:       

February 2015

Grant Awards:

• Unrestricted grants of up to $3000 will be awarded
• The Giving Circle may, at its sole discretion, award smaller grants

Eligibility Requirements

• 501(c)3 organizations (or groups with an eligible 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor)
• Total annual operating budget of $100,000 or less
• Organizations that are AA/PI led and/or provide direct services to the AA/PI community
• Serve Los Angeles County

 Past recipients include:

• Chinese Progressive Association – San Gabriel Valley
• W. Lee Center for Leadership
• Thai Health and Information Services, Inc.
• Tongan Community Service Center
• Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress for Summer Activist Training
• California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
• Sessions LA
• Filipino Migrant Center
• Konnichiwa Little Tokyo
• YNOT Foundation
• Kizuna
• Center for Asian-American Wellness
• The Kutturan Chamoru Foundation (KCF)
• The Korean American Senior Citizens Association of San Fernando Valley
• The Pacific Islanders Education and Retention project (PIER)
• PFLAG – San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander
• Korea Academy for Educators
• Chinatown Community for Equitable Development
• Barangay Los Angeles

We do not fund membership associations, chambers of commerce or film projects. Organizations that have received funding from the LA AA/PI Giving Circle in the past are ineligible to apply.

For questions, please email la.api.giving@gmail.com