KACF has surpassed $1.5 million in cumulative grantmaking across Southern California—more than tripling its regional investment in just three years and deepening its impact in one of the largest Korean American communities in the United States.

Since our first grants in Southern California in 2023, KACF has funded 16 nonprofit organizations. From Koreatown to Orange County, these nonprofit partners are strengthening support for older adults and family caregivers, providing assistance to small business owners, increasing access to social services and health care, expanding disability services, and supporting survivors of gender‑based violence.

Conversations Shaping What Comes Next

This year, we hosted our third annual reception in Los Angeles, an evening dedicated to celebrating our grantee partners and getting to know the people driving their work. 

We also continued our series of intimate gatherings, bringing community members into honest conversation about giving, local needs, and what lasting impact in Southern California actually looks like.

With the support and leadership of Bonnie & Ekwan Rhow, James Cha & Eric Kim, and Jihee & Peter Huh, KACF also convened a series of intimate gatherings that created space for connection, reflection, and meaningful conversations about the role each of us—and all of us collectively—can play in building the culture of giving our communities need.

Looking Ahead

Together, these efforts are helping to build momentum toward KACF’s inaugural gala in Los Angeles Gala this fall and a broader vision for growing Korean American philanthropy nationwide.

As KACF’s impact in the region continues to deepen, so does the opportunity to bring more people into a shared mission—to give together, strengthen the organizations serving our communities, and help establish Southern California as a cornerstone of Korean American philanthropy.