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 and financial strain, as they continue to provide essential services in innovative ways.

KACF re-imagined our work to respond to urgent needs in the Korean American — and the broader Asian American — community. Here’s a timeline of our work in the past three months. Thanks to the support of our donors, we set a grantmaking record with $1 million in grants awarded as of today for 2020!