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HOME  >  DONORS & ADVISORS  >  REASONS TO GIVE Reasons to Give Your goals. Our goals. Donors have told us they like working with the Asian Pacific Fund because we offer personalized service and we specialize in working with Asians donors. We have a deep respect for the diversity across the Asian ethnic groups and we strive to be responsive to the needs in each community. Although many of our donors also support charities across a broad range of communities and needs, they often have personal priorities they want to address and some of them learn through us about needs in Asian communities that they did not know existed. One reason to give is that there are problems in the Asian community that many people are not aware of. The Fund monitors these issues and also receives professional advice in evaluating which programs and organizations to support. Another reason to give is that the Fund offers donors targeted solutions for the type of charitable investment they want to make. Donors and advisors like working with us because we place a very high priority on helping donors fulfill their wishes. In addition to enabling the donor to pursue personal interests and priorities, most gift options entitle the donor to an immediate tax deduction, while other gift options offer advantages in terms of capital gains or estate taxes. Timing is also important as we are all affected by life’s cycles. Some people like to give at times of celebration such as a marriage, a promotion, the birth of a grandchild, college graduation, or retirement. Some donors like to make gifts to honor a family member or loved one. Others consider gifts to ensure financial stability for a loved one. For example, we can help donors set up a donor advised fund, a scholarship program or a charitable trust. We will take into account your goals and tax interests, so you benefit even as your contribution supports important programs. About the Asian Pacific Fund The Asian Pacific Fund is a community foundation established in 1993 to improve the health and well-being in Bay Area communities and is the only local organization focused on working closely with Asian donors to help them fulfill their charitable goals. We raise funds for community agencies and public education projects, ensuring that contributions have a lasting impact and address pressing community needs. By providing services and awarding grants to more than 90 local Asian organizations, the Fund supports a broad range of local groups that serve Cambodians, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Japanese, Koreans, Laotians, Thai, Vietnamese and other Southeast and South Asians in the region. The Fund also brings public attention to emerging and often overlooked problems that Asian Americans struggle to overcome. Asian Americans comprise 25 percent of the population in this region, and many are poor, vulnerable and disenfranchised. Many Asians live with abusive partners, and elderly Asian women have the highest suicide rate of any racial or ethnic subgroup in the United States. These problems can negatively impact entire communities, but Asian organizations receive less than 1 percent of mainstream foundation and corporate support. The Asian Pacific Fund was created to address this funding disparity and increase resources available to this incredibly diverse and still-growing population.

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