Empowering the
Asian & Pacific Islander
LGBTQIA+ community.
O U R M I S S I O N
Prism Foundation empowers the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ community by raising critical funds and mobilizing resources to build a more just and equitable society.
W H A T W E D O
Scholarships for Students
We provide financial assistance to Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ students applying to or currently enrolled in post-secondary institutions, and who are making meaningful impact in their communities.
Grants to Organizations
We provide core funding to under-resourced and under-represented community organizations and projects to support and empower the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ community.
Community Events
We organize community events like our Community Connections event, which convenes our scholarship and grant recipients and the local San Francisco Bay Area community to connect and build community.
QTAPI Emerge Fellowship Program
Our four-month fellowship program equips new leaders with the knowledge and skills to become a leader and changemaker in the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ community through board membership at a nonprofit organization.
O U R I M P A C T
“It means, for me, being able to rep even harder for the queer Asian community.
It means being able to feel validated for living at the intersections of what it means to be queer and Viet.
And it also makes me feel like I can commit further to this vision of serving my own community.”
Irene Van (she/her, they/them)
California Institute of Integral Studies
2017 Scholarship Recipient
”This scholarship not only gives me the financial support to pursue my degree and career goals, but also provides me a community of queer API scholars and community leaders that I have not had access to growing up [in New Jersey]... I'm excited to destigmatize and address gaps in mental health for API LGBTQ, in particularly transgender, youth and build intergenerational dialogue and support for my community.”
Harim Jung (they/them)
UPenn School of Social Policy 2018 Scholarship Recipient
“This [scholarship] helped affirm my journey for healing and affirmation… I know that there are other Afro-Asians out there who know my struggle and who are seeking their own healing journeys. I just want to offer that healing journey for anyone who is struggling to reclaim their Asian identity and also reclaim our voice because often our voice is not heard within the social justice struggle in America.”
Jenny Vu Mai (they/them)
Wake Forest University, North Carolina
2018 Scholarship Recipient
Help us continue supporting nonprofits and the next generation of Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ leaders.
Prism Foundation is one of the only philanthropic institutions in the U.S. exclusively focused on the intersection of the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ community. What’s more, we are 100% volunteer-run. This means that a vast majority of your donation will go directly into our scholarships, grants, community events, and fellowship program.
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