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KACF Celebrates 20th Anniversary & Raises Record-Breaking $4M at Annual Gala

May 18, 2022

The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) marked its 20th anniversary at its Annual Gala held at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Centered around the theme, CELEBRATE ELEVATE, KACF’s 2022 Annual Gala celebrated the Foundation’s…

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KACF & KACF-SF Joint Statement on the 30th Anniversary of Sa-I-Gu

April 29, 2022

On April 29, 1992, Los Angeles erupted into violence following the acquittal of four LAPD officers who had been videotaped beating Rodney King, an unarmed Black man. The acquittal, coupled with a controversial verdict in which…

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Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

June 11, 2021

  “KACF has been equipping and planting young leaders in Korean American nonprofits through its Fellowship program”   Since our founding in 2002, the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) has been tackling economic insecurity in the…

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KACF Board Members Making Waves!

May 28, 2021

KACF Board Members are leaders in numerous fields. This Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here’s a snapshot of some of their recent feats. We are proud of their contributions to the world and grateful…

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Giving Summit: Anti-Asian Racism & Violence

March 19, 2021

  “Fighting invisibility and building unity takes work — it takes every one of us.”   On March 17th, on the heels of the shootings in Atlanta that left eight dead, including six Asian women (four…

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Anti-Asian violence: Putting numbers to the stories

February 24, 2021

  If you’ve seen the “1,900 percent increase” in anti-Asian hate crimes reported in New York City, here’s some context behind that number: In the first half of 2020, the NYPD counted 20 reported anti-Asian incidents,…

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“We can do great things when we come together”

December 31, 2020

  If there’s one thing we should take away from the work of KACF’s Associate Board in 2020, “it’s the idea of community,” says Yoonmee Cho, Chair of the Associate Board. In a deeply challenging year…

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Why Jen gives to KACF

December 18, 2020

  Five years ago, Jennifer Kang got involved with KACF when her cousin and KACF Board Member, Cathy Oh, introduced her to us. Today, Jen serves as the Vice Chair of the KACF Associate Board, engaging…

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“We would not exist without KACF’s capacity building support.”

December 18, 2020

  This year, KACF supported 21 nonprofit partners with COVID-19 relief and community grants, but did you know that we provide more than just funding? We believe in three ingredients for a nonprofit to best support the most…

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Supporting small businesses in a time of emergency

December 16, 2020

    Thanks to our generous donors, in this extraordinary year alone, we invested $1 million in grants — a historic record for the Foundation. With KACF funding, one of our grantee partners, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation…

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Bid For Better: KACF Associate Board hosts virtual auction this week

December 9, 2020

  Bid For Better is live for one week!   The “Bid for Better” Virtual Auction, a fundraiser hosted by the KACF Associate Board, is open for bidding from December 7th, 10 am EST, to December 11th,…

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Save the Date! KACF Annual Gala is going virtual!

June 26, 2020

  Come Together to Uplift & Celebrate Our Community Given the health and safety concerns of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, our Annual Gala is going virtual on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Please save the date for this…

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How KACF stepped up to serve our community amid COVID-19

June 20, 2020

The health and economic crisis of COVID-19 has changed how we live and work. As small businesses, families and individuals face the pandemic’s consequences, nonprofit organizations serving them in the frontlines have also faced tremendous disruption…

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KACF Capacity Building Webinar Series to help us through the pandemic

June 15, 2020

KACF is continuing to work with grantee partners in the frontlines to respond strategically to the coronavirus pandemic. The public health emergency has left many without ample time to prepare internal protocols or to transition their…

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KACF deploys 2nd round of COVID-19 Community Action grants

May 20, 2020

In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our families and neighbors, we launched the KACF COVID-19 Community Action Fund in March to provide immediate and longer-term support to the most vulnerable among us.   …

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