California · Public charity
Union of Pan Asian Communities
To improve the general well-being and education of the asian, pacific islander and other ethnic communities of san diego county. Upac recognizes the diverse ethnic and cultural identities and strengths of these communities and their need for self-sufficiency.
- $48k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $45k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $23,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Union of Pan Asian Communities funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $45k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $64k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $40k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $35k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce | $151,250 | 8 | 1% |
| Kyoto Symposium Organization | $35,000 | 8 | 1% |
| New Americans Museum Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| San Diego Chapter Japanese American Citizens League Inc | $20,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana | $20,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Nami San Diego | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lao Americans Organization of San Diego | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Asian Business Association San Diego | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dsds Lew Family Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 50% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce | $151,250 | 8 | 1% |
| Kyoto Symposium Organization | $35,000 | 8 | 1% |
| New Americans Museum Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| San Diego Chapter Japanese American Citizens League Inc | $20,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana | $20,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Nami San Diego | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lao Americans Organization of San Diego | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Asian Business Association San Diego | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dsds Lew Family Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Wayword Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Union of Pan Asian Communities supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Union of Pan Asian Communities
- How much does Union of Pan Asian Communities give?
- Union of Pan Asian Communities reported 5 itemized grants totaling $45,200, out of $48,450 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Union of Pan Asian Communities fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (52%), Arts & Culture (15%), Civil Rights (12%).
- Who are Union of Pan Asian Communities's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce ($151k), Kyoto Symposium Organization ($35k), New Americans Museum Inc ($20k).
- Does Union of Pan Asian Communities fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Union of Pan Asian Communities?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Union of Pan Asian Communities based?
- Union of Pan Asian Communities is based in CA.
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