The Boston Foundation’s Asian Community Fund has awarded $90,000 in funding this summer to seven Chinese-serving nonprofits.

The groups are:
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center: $25,000
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center: $25,000
Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts: $15,000
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England: $10,000
Andover Chinese Cultural Exchange, Inc.: $5,000
Boston Chinese Photography Association, Inc.: $5,000
Fan Chinatown, Inc.: $5,000

The grants are a part of The Asian Community Fund’s 2024 grant-making cycle, which brings $450,000 in total funding to 52 Asian American-serving nonprofits this year.

The fund has hit $1 million in total investments in community groups since it began two years ago.

Over the last 30 years, just 0.2% of philanthropic funding has gone to the Asian American and Pacific Islander-related organizations and causes, according to the Boston Foundation. Yet, more than one in 10 Greater Boston residents is Asian American. At total of 105 applications came into the group requesting grants, nearly double the number of organizations that applied in the 2023 cycle, according to the Boston Foundation.

“As we celebrate this historic infusion of funding, we are also reminded of how far we still have to go to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s AAPI community, which is amongst the fastest growing and most diverse in the state,” said Danielle Kim, executive director of the Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation. “We are grateful to our donors, friends, and partners who make it possible for ACF to mobilize resources to address longstanding needs and address systemic disparities.”

“The work ACF is doing, whether through convening, grantmaking, advocacy, or research is critical to changing perceptions and empowering our community to be recognized for our full and immense value,” said Paul Lee, chair and co-founder of the Asian Community Fund.