ABOUT NAACF
Asian Americans have been an integral part of building this nation and, as the fastest growing population in the United States, we will continue to make substantive contributions. However, our diverse communities face a unique set of challenges. Our communities are underserved, often given a proportionately smaller share of charitable funds. Our philanthropic efforts, both regionally and nationally, are fragmented, and as a result, we are underrepresented in important dialogues and decisions. A groundbreaking philanthropic initiative to unify Asian American donors across the nation, the National Asian American Community Foundation (NAACF) plays a strategic role in growing and leveraging our community’s resources. NAACF aims to create innovative collaborations and to make sustainable investments to empower our communities and to positively impact all of American society.
CORE VALUES
- Embracing Diversity, Inclusion & Equity: We embrace the incredible strengths and diversity of Asian American communities and acknowledge the need to be inclusive of the wide range of voices within our communities.
- A Culture of Integrity & Collaboration: We operate on a shared principle of utmost integrity and strive to build trust and collaborative bridges between individuals, leaders, and organizations to strategically expand our capacity and strengthen our communities.
- A Commitment to Innovation: We recognize the need to stay attuned to transformations within society as we pursue our mission and we consider innovative solutions as an integral component of our work.
- Investing in Our Future: We believe that investing in our communities will benefit the future of all Americans.
The NAACF Advisory Board
Emeritus Board Members and Directors
- Carol Choi, Founding Board Member Emeritus
- Ruchi Warrier, Founder and President at Strategy & Seva
- Johanna Kim, Founding Board Member Emeritus
- Kenneth Kim, Founding Board Member Emeritus
- Sylvia Kim, Founding Director Emeritus
- Ginger Sun, Founding Board Member Emeritus

Founding Donors
The Legacy Circle
- The Carol & Eugene Choi Family Foundation
- Long Family Foundation
- The Hsia Family
- Anita Pramoda
- Dr. Kenneth & Johanna Kim
- Tokita Family Foundation
- The Kong Family
- Yang-Uk Kim
- Susan & Canyon Lew
- Charlie and Ling Zhang
The Gold Circle
- Asian Pacific Community Fund
- Arthur & Ginger Ong
- Wells Fargo
The Silver Circle
- Daniel Hsia
- South Coast Plaza
- June Lee
- Vietnamese in Philanthropy Fund
- Helen & Jonathan Min
- Magi Yang
- Linda Trinh Vo & John Kamei
- Linda Young
- Zion Enterprises LLC
The Bronze Circle
- Advance Beauty College
- Orange County Community Foundation
- GATI Global
- Tarsadia Family Foundation
- Frank Quevedo
- Vizio
- Gloria Lee & Calista Wu
- UCI
- Scott Seigel
- US Bank
The Community Circle
- 7 Leaves Cafe
- Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center
- Ray Chen
- Dr. Kenneth Chang
- Sohrab Charna
- Tony Chou
- Henry Chow
- Pat Hwang
- The Jilla Family
- Christine Kim
- Ted Kim
- Linh Kochan
- Albert Kong
- Micki Kwon
- Jeene Lee Um
- Jack Lew
- Kai Liang
- Bob Mah
- Goren Matijasevic
- Meg McComb
- Song Richardson
- Chiyo Rowe
- Anne Shih
- Hye-Won Shin
- Susan Song
- Josie Tong
- Tyler Tsay
- William Um
- Ruchi Warrier
- Susie Yoon
- Burton Young
- Teddy Zee
- John and Michele Forsyte
Additional Founding Supporters
- Jason Ahn
- Amy Chen
- Deth Im
- Elaine Quach
- Mark Percy
- Yumiko Whitaker