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2023 Grants
2023 Funding Focuses:
- Arts & Culture Focus: The Foundation will provide support for nonprofits that foster Asian art and culture. Examples include Asian cultural festivals, music and dance, Chinese and Japanese gardens, museums highlighting Asian art, and educational programs on Asian or Asian American history. Priority will be given to organizations that are inclusive to the general public and foster a greater understanding and appreciation for Asian art and culture. Grant awards may be for general operating support or for specific programs and will be in the range of $10,000-$15,000. Priority will be given to nonprofits serving communities in Oregon's Willamette Valley and in California's Bay Area.
- Environment: The Foundation is focused on creating wildfire resiliency by supporting work to build healthy and biodiverse forests. Examples include: advocacy & policy work, wildfire planning & adaptation, preserving & increasing wildlife biodiversity, and public engagement & outreach through education, communications, and messaging. The Foundation will award around five two-year $40,000 grants (Y1: $20,000, Y2: $20,000).
- Education: The Foundation intends to award grants for paid internships at nonprofits for college undergraduate and/or graduate students (grants distributed in calendar year 2023 may be utilized for calendar year 2024 internships as needed). These internships must provide an above minimum wage stipend. The internship experience should include enrichment opportunities which should include skill building, visibility into nonprofit management, peer networking, professional seminars, capstone project/report, etc. Priority will be given to internships that recruit using a DEI lens. Average size grants in this area of focus are $8,000-$12,000 per internship. You are welcome to request funding for more than one internship in an application if you have previously received funding from the Foundation. Please note that grant recipients who received awards from us in this focus area each year for the last 3 consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022) are not eligible for a grant in 2023. You will be eligible to reapply in 2024.
- Health & Human Services: The Foundation is committed to supporting elders living in our communities by encouraging self-sufficiency and aging in place. In 2022, the Foundation awarded multi-year grants in the amount of $20,000 ($10,000 each year) over two years to a group of nonprofits. Funding was focused on housing specifically around aging in place: a) Home modifications for accessibility and home maintenance; b) Assistance with household tasks; c) Affordable permanent housing; d) Collaborative partnerships that advocate for age-friendly communities. The Foundation is not awarding any new grants in 2023, they are fulfilling 2022 existing multi-year commitments.
Grants Awarded in 2023
Arts & Culture
Asian Art MUSEUM, San Francisco, CA, $10,000.
For general operating support. Inspiring new ways of thinking by connecting diverse communities to historical and contemporary Asian art and cultures through a world-class collection, exhibitions, and programs.
chinese historical society of america, san francisco, ca $15,000.
For general operating support. The Chinese Historical Society of America collects, preserves, and illuminates the history of Chinese in America by serving as a center for research, scholarship and learning to inspire a greater appreciation for, and knowledge of, their collective experience.
Lan Su Chinese garden, portland, or. $20,000.
For general operating support. The Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of only 10 publicly open Chinese gardens in North America. Its mission is to cultivate an oasis of tranquil beauty and harmony to inspire, engage and educate our community in the appreciation of a richly authentic Chinese culture.
music workshop, Portland, OR. $13,500.
To create and expand the K-8 music education culture series "Music from the Continent of Asia." Music Workshop empowers teachers to engage, educate and inspire their students through high-quality, culturally responsive music education.
portland Japanese garden, portland, OR. $10,000.
For general operating support. The Garden's mission is to bring the ideals of Asian gardens to the world: art of craft, connection to nature, experience of peace.
takohachi, inc., portland, OR. $10,000.
For capacity building support. Preserving traditional Japanese music and dance. Takohachi seeks to educate and entertain as they perform throughout the Portland area at schools, festivals and cultural events.
tiger tiger (fiscally sponsored by APANO communities united fund), portland, or. $11,500.
A presenting sponsor for Tiger Tiger PDX - A celebration of our AANHPI Community. A one day festival celebrating food, music, and community at Fernhill Park in NE Portland.
Environment
1000 Friends of oregon, portland, or. 2023: $20,000; 2024: $20,000.
For the wildfire resilience education and outreach program. 1000 Friends works with Oregonians to enhance quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas. They are at the forefront of "conserving Oregon’s forest land for forest uses" and protecting Oregon and Oregonians from the ever-increasing risks of wildfires that threaten the state’s livability.
firefighters united for safety, ethics, and ecology, eugene, or. 2023: $10,000; 2024: $10,000.
For general operating support. FUSEE does public education and policy advocacy promoting safe, ethical, ecological wildland fire management.
klamath-siskiyou wildlands center, ashland, or. 2023: $20,000; 2024: $20,000.
To support their wildlife campaign as part of their climate program. KS Wild protects and restores wild nature in northern California and southern Oregon.
mid klamath watershed council, Orleans, ca. 2023: $20,000; 2024: $20,000.
For general operating support. The Mid Klamath Watershed Council collaboratively plans and implements ecosystem restoration, promotes community vitality, and involves people in land stewardship.
pepperwood preserve, santa rosa, ca. 2023: $20,000; 2024; $20,000.
For general operating support. A forest and fire resiliency science-based living laboratory research center.
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