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About
The APIs RISE mission is to increase the capacity and impact of API philanthropic giving in the region.
APIs RISE’s members advance their mission by cultivating and securing philanthropic resources and by engaging with local people to learn about the issues affecting the community. They use their charitable fund at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation to organize and facilitate their efforts.
Application Opens
December 16, 2024Application Closes
January 17, 2025Grant Criteria & Application
APIs RISE will award grants of up to $10,000 to projects that focus on at least one of the following:
- Multi-racial democracy, which can be done through:
- Community empowerment and leadership development, specifically the representation of and how leaders make a difference in the AANHPI community;
- Media literacy and capacity-building to increase the social media presence and visibility of movement journalism around the AANHPI community.
- AANHPI mental health resources.
Applicants must provide:
- A project description of how their organizations will advance one or more of the above focus areas;
- Background information and examples of their organization’s experience in working with AANHPI populations;
- Clarity around what makes the organization best suited to this work;
- Budget and budget justification;
- A brief report, no longer than one page, at the conclusion of the grant period or project if awarded.
- Take place in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, or Yolo counties.
To be eligible, the following must be met:
- The applicant agency must serve Asian, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander populations;
- The applicant agency must have 501(c)3 status;
- The funded project must service Sacramento and/or Yolo counties;
- The requested grant cannot exceed $10,000 per organization; and
- The applicant agency has not been awarded APIs RISE Fund grants over two consecutive years, beginning from grants awarded in 2020.
- Please note that Pacific Islander-led and -serving organizations are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please contact us for questions about the grant application submission system. For questions regarding eligibility requirements and criteria, email jasonmjong@gmail.com or vincesales@aol.com.
Proposals will only be accepted through our online application; no email or paper applications will be accepted.
Please ensure your organization’s legal name associated with your tax ID number and mailing address are current in your grant organization profile. If you are a fiscally sponsored organization, please make sure your fiscal sponsor name and tax ID number are current in your grant organizational profile.
- Kansha Open History
- Capital Stage Company
- Sacramento Filipinx LGBTQIA+
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- Council on American-Islamic Relations California
- Asian American Liberation Network
- Community Partners
- Asian American Liberation Network
- Los Rios Colleges Foundation
- Abas Law Foundation
- Community Partners
- Council on American-Islamic Relations California
- My Sister’s House
- Chinese for Affirmative Action
- Jakara Movement
- Philippine National Day Association
- Black Zebra Productions Inc.
- Philippine National Day Association
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley Inc.
- Organization of Chinese Americans Inc
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- Chinese for Affirmative Action
- Jakara Movement
- Legal Services of Northern California
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sacramento Coalition
- Chinese for Affirmative Action
- My Sister’s House
- Asian Pacific Islander Queer Sacramento Coalition
- Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- University Foundation at Sacramento State
- KVIE, Inc.