About Us

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Founded in 1990, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a national membership and philanthropic advocacy organization dedicated to advancing philanthropy and Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Our members include foundations, staff and trustees of grantmaking institutions, and nonprofit organizations in nine regional chapters in the United States. AAPIP engages AAPI communities and philanthropy to address unmet needs; serves as a resource for and about AAPI communities; supports and facilitates giving by and to AAPI communities; and incubates new ideas and approaches for social justice philanthropy.

AAPIP's Vision

We believe it is in the long-term interest of AAPIs nationwide to build philanthropy within our own communities. By investing in the issues that matter most to us, building leaders and lifting our voices in social and policy debates, we are powering the change and the future we want to see for our community.

AAPIP's mission of linking AAPI communities with charitable resources is reflected in its long-term goals to:

Expand circles of philanthropy and their extent of giving to AAPI communities by educationg the philanthropic sector about issues facing AAPIs;
Support and facilitate capacity building of key AAPI organizations through strategic grantmaking and new approaches to social justice philanthropy;
Promote equity, diversity, and leadership in the philanthropic sector;
Develop a diverse national membership organization with a regional infrastructure representative of geographic areas with major concentrations of AAPI populations.

AAPIP Funders and Institutional Members

The Atlantic Philanthropies - Bank of America Charitable Foundation - Blue Shield of California Foundation - The Boston Foundation - Bush Foundation - California Community Foundation - California Emerging Technology Fund - The California Endowment - California HealthCare Foundation - The California Wellness Foundation - Carnegie Corporation of New York - Marguerite Casey Foundation - The Annie E. Casey Foundation - The Chicago Community Trust - Citi Foundation -City of Seattle, Department of Neighborhoods - The Nathan Cummings Foundation - Diversity in Philanthropy Project - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Entertainment Industry Foundation - The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation - The Ford Foundation - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation - Give2Asia - Edwin Gould Foundation - The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - C.J. Huang Foundation - The Hyams Foundation, Inc. - The James Irvine Foundation - JPMorgan Private Bank - Johnson & Johnson - Kraft Foods - W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Levi Strauss Foundation - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Marin Community Foundation - The McKnight Foundation - Mertz Gilmore Foundation - Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation - The Minneapolis Foundation - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Northern California Grantmakers - Northwest Area Foundation - Northwest Health Foundation - Okura Mental Health Foundation - Otto Bremer Foundation - The Overbrook Foundation - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation - Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health - The William Penn Foundation - The Philadelphia Foundation - The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation - The Rockefeller Foundation - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors - Rosenberg Foundation - The Russell Family Foundation - The Saint Paul Foundation - The San Francisco Foundation - The Seattle Foundation - The Schott Foundation for Public Education - Silicon Valley Community Foundation - Small Change Foundation - Y & H Soda Foundation - Starry Night Fund of the Tides Foundation - The Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation - Social Venture Partners International - Tiger Baron Foundation Inc - Travelers Foundation - The Women’s Foundation of California - Unbound Philanthropy - Wells Fargo Foundation - ZeroDivide