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The Giving Back Initiative  - renewing a commitment

This initiative was launched in 2014 when members of the Friends of Korea Board expressed support for a more organized approach to service and philanthropy.  The goal of this initiative is to move FoK to a deeper level of engagement with the many Korean communities, organizations and institutions active both in the US and in Korea.   We are committed to supporting organizations and institutions that provide essential social services to members of the Korean-American community, as well as to institutions and other organizations whose activities foster greater understanding between Americans and Koreans.

Between 2020 and 2022, the Board has allocated a total of $40,000 in grants to organizations serving the Asian-American community and institutions providing opportunities for young Americans to study in Korea.  We felt this support was important in light of the challenges so many nonprofits faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to continue these efforts in 2023. 

More than $73,000 has been donated since 2014. Recipients have included: 

  • 2014: Korean American Family Services (Los Angeles)
  • 2015: National Assn of Korean American Inter-Cultural Family Mission; the Korean American Senior Citizen Assn (Boston area)
  • 2016: Virginia Korean American Disabled People’s Assn (Washington, DC area)
  • 2017: The Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan
  • 2017: Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission (KKOOM)
  • 2018: Korean Community Center Campaign (Annandale, VA)
  • 2018: Community Inclusion and Development Alliance; Esther Ha Foundation (New York)
  • 2019: Korean War Memorial Foundation (San Francisco)
  • 2019: Bronx Charter School for Better Learning  ​
  • Special grant awards, 2020: Korean American Family Services; Virginia Korean American Disabled People’s Assn; Community Inclusion and Development Alliance; Esther Ha Foundation; and Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission
  • 2020: East Asian Library of the University of Southern California
  • 2021: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles; National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
  • ​2022: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Southern California; Austin Asian Community Health Initiative; California State University, Fresno Study Abroad to Korea

There are so many ways we can continue to give back to Korea.  We can support worthy social service organizations here in the US that are addressing the needs of the Korean immigrant population. We can support the educational aspirations of Korean scholars interested in coming to the US to further their education.  We can support young Americans interested in going to Korea to learn more about Korean culture and history.  These are just a few examples of what we might consider.

To make a gift in support of this activity, click on the button below - 
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