Asian Giving Circle Awards $100,000 in its 2025 Grantmaking Cycle

Asian Giving Circle, an initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, is a grassroots philanthropic initiative uniting donor to make a greater collective impact on the work of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)-serving nonprofit landscape. Since its founding in 2002, Asian Giving Circle has distributed over $1 million to organizations supporting the AAPI community.

This year, Asian Giving Circle made 10 grants totaling $100,000 to the following organizations:

• CIRCA Pintig
• HAIBAYO Cares
• Korean Adoptees of Chicago
• Muslim Civic Coalition
• National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial
• Nepalese Aid
• People Matter
• South Asian American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI)
• South American Coalition to Renew Democracy (SACRED)
• Umuwi Ethnic Studies

We are deeply grateful for the work of all the incredible applicants who are making a difference in AAPI communities in the Chicago region, as well as to all AGC members whose annual contributions make these grants possible.