An associate board is a group of young professionals who rally behind an organization and use their own time, experience, and resources to further its mission. While it can be structured in a variety of ways,…

The Challenge: Recruiting and retaining talent have continued to be cited by our grantee partners as one of their major challenges in cultivating the next generation of leadership and ensure smooth organizational transitions. We identified an…

KACF is pleased to announce the members of the 2022 Community Grants Committee! Christine Byun Connie Kim Cyran Dan Ahn Daniella Choi Elliott Chang Estee Kim Grace Chung Howard Han Hyelin Kim Jennifer Hwang Josephine Shin…

KACF invites you to apply to volunteer on the 2022 Community Grants Committee (CGC) and join a growing community of strategic volunteers, activists, and philanthropists who give back better. As members of the CGC, you will work in…

Korean American photographer Juliana Sohn, whose portraits and photo essays have been published in The New York Times, Time, and The Wall Street Journal, has generously donated a family portrait session ($3,300 value) to benefit KACF….

“I believe the experiences our ancestors went through are so relevant to the ways we all interact with the world, even if you grow up removed from these experiences. Uplifting your own community is the catalyst to…

The Korean American Community Foundation is pleased to announce Jeannie Park as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2022.

The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) is now accepting applications online for the 2022 Community Grants cycle. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 9, 2022. Awards will be announced in December 2022. The Foundation invites…

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

  “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…

  “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…

  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,…

  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…

  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…

  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…