To date, we’ve provided more than $36 million in grants to AAPI-led organizations across the country.
Current Grantees
Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice (NY)
APANO Communities United Fund (OR)
API RISE (CA)
Arizona AANHPI for Equity Coalition (AZ)
Asian American Community Fund of Pennsylvania (PA)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta (GA)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (IL)
Asian Americans United (PA)
Asian Community Development Council (NV)
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (CA)
Asian Prisoner Support Committee (CA)
Asian Texans for Justice (TX)
CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities (NY)
Center for Asian and Pacific Islanders USA (MN)
Chinese for Affirmative Action (CA)
Chinese Progressive Association–Boston (MA)
Chinese Progressive Association–San Francisco (CA)
Cia Siab, Inc. (WI)
Coalition of Asian American Leaders (MN)
Demo Lab South (CA/Regional)
EMBARC (IA)
Emgage Foundation (National)
Emgage Michigan (MI)
Emgage Texas (TX)
Filipino Advocates for Justice (CA)
Florida AAPIs for Progress Table (FL)
Future of Us (MN)
HANA Center (IL)
Hmong American Women’s Association (WI)
Hmong Innovating Politics (CA)
Khmer Girls in Action (CA)
Little Tokyo Service Center (CA)
Mekong NYC (NY)
Muslims for Just Futures (DC)
New Americans Initiative (KY)
New Mexico Asian Family Center (NM)
New Virginia Majority Education Fund (VA)
Nikkei Progressives (CA)
North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NC)
OCA–Greater Houston (TX)
Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition (OR)
Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment (MN)
Rising Voices Fund (MI)
South Asian American Coalition to Renew Democracy (IL)
Southeast Asian Coalition Village (IL)
Southeast Asian Freedom Network (National)
United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Washington (WA)
Viet Fact Check (CA/National)
VietLead (PA)
Creative Catalyst
Our annual Creative Catalyst Fellowship supports proposals that integrate the talents of artists and the activism of grassroots organizations toward artwork that can serve as a catalyst for civic participation.
2025 Creative Catalyst
AAPI Fund Announces 2025 Creative Catalyst Fellows. Projects include animated oral history, an interactive museum book, a zine-like video game, and a portrait series of historic AAPI environmentalists.
Past Fellows
This fellowship provides opportunities for independent artists to engage the public in critical issues impacting Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the country. Learn more about past fellowship artists below.
We provide general operating grants for grantees to implement year-round civic engagement programs. Our grants are primarily made through an invitation process and occasionally have open calls for special project grants. Sign up for our newsletter listserv to keep up to date with the most current announcements and opportunities. For further questions, email us at [email protected].
Mission
We foster a culture of civic participation in AAPI communities through grants & tailored technical assistance to local and state-based AAPI community organizations and leaders, strategic research, and narrative shaping projects that amplify multidimensional AAPI voices and stories.