CACF

What CACF does

CACF (Coalition for Asian American Children and Families), founded in 1986 and headquartered at 50 Broad Street in New York City, is a nonprofit pan-Asian advocacy organization and the only one of its kind nationally focused on AAPI children and families. Its work is structured around three pillars: Policy and Advocacy (including the 18% and Growing budget equity campaign and the Invisible No More data disaggregation effort), Leadership Development (through the CACF Leadership Institute, which houses programs such as AAPI-CARE, AAPI-LEAD, ASAP, AYCAN, and a Public Service Internship Program), and Capacity Building (through the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund, or CCNSF, co-established with Hispanic Federation and the New York Urban League in 2015). The organization operates as a coalition platform uniting 160+ frontline community-based organizations and has coordinated health access programs including Patient Navigators (14 sites, 18 languages, 30,000+ individuals enrolled) and Access Health NYC (1,400+ workshops, 339K+ media reach). CACF does not operate a technology product; its infrastructure is human-delivered advocacy, community organizing, and grantmaking.

Name

CACF

Legal name

Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

Website

https://cacf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CACF is a New York-based nonprofit and the nation's only pan-Asian children and families' advocacy organization, uniting 160+ AAPI community organizations through policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity-building grants serving NYC's AAPI population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy and Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

Keywords

• Nonprofit advocacy services
• Community health navigation
• Youth leadership development
• Coalition building advocacy
• Capacity building grants

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Gala Revenue: CACF generates revenue through annual Catalyst for Change Awards Gala events and individual donations. The 2019 gala raised nearly $200,000 from over 300 attendees.
2. Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsors support CACF through various sponsorship levels for events including Presenting Sponsors ($50,000), Trailblazer ($25,000), Ally ($12,000), Friend ($6,000), and Community Partner ($2,500).
3. Grants and Public Funding: CACF receives grants from New York City Council, New York State of Health (5-year Navigator grants), and other public funding sources. They have secured $40 million in public funding from NYC and NYS.
4. Capacity Building Grants Re-granting: CACF re-grants capacity-building funding to AAPI-led and serving organizations. They have re-granted over $3 million to organizations through the CCNSF program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CACF is a pan-Asian children and families' advocacy organization that delivers policy advocacy, coalition building, leadership development, capacity-building grants, and multilingual patient navigation health services to advance equity for AAPI communities in New York City. Its offerings include the CACF Leadership Institute (AAPI-CARE, AAPI-LEAD, ASAP, AYCAN), the Patient Navigators program assisting 30,000+ people with health insurance enrollment across 18 languages, the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF), Access Health NYC health outreach, and the annual Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.

Product overview

CACF (Coalition for Asian American Children and Families) is a nonprofit pan-Asian children and families advocacy organization, not a technology company. CACF operates a suite of advocacy and capacity-building programs organized under the CACF Leadership Institute and Capacity Building divisions. The core programs include the Patient Navigators network (health insurance enrollment assistance), Access Health NYC (health outreach), the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF), and various youth and family leadership programs (AAPI-CARE, AAPI-LEAD, ASAP, AYCAN). These programs work together to advance equity for AAPI children and families through advocacy, leadership development, coalition building, and direct community services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CACF Leadership Institute: The heart of leadership development work to build systemic change, bringing together AAPI and allied youth, parents, and colleagues from member organizations to cultivate leadership mindsets and advocacy skills.
• AAPI-CARE
• Patient Navigators
• Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF)
• Access Health NYC
• REACH Coalition
• Asian American Student Advocacy Project (ASAP)

Products and services

• CACF Leadership Institute The CACF Leadership Institute is a leadership development hub that brings together AAPI and allied youth, parents, and member organizations to cultivate advocacy skills and leadership mindsets necessary for systemic change. It houses multiple sub-programs including AAPI-CARE, AAPI-LEAD, ASAP, AYCAN, Healing Ourselves/Healing Our Communities, and the Public Service Internship Program.
• AAPI-CARE AAPI-CARE is a leadership development space for AAPI families that brings parents and caregivers together to share experiences and become powerful advocates for an equitable, anti-racist school system.
• AAPI-LEAD
• ASAP (Asian American Student Advocacy Project)
• AYCAN
• Patient Navigators Patient Navigators is a network of culturally responsive, multilingual patient navigators coordinated by CACF to help individuals and families apply for health insurance through the New York State of Health marketplace. CACF works with 10 AAPI partner organizations across 14 sites in NYC's 5 boroughs, with capacity in 18 languages, having assisted over 30,000 people.
• Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) CCNSF is a capacity-building fund that provides grants, technical assistance, and training to support AAPI community-based organizations. CACF has re-granted over $3 million to AAPI-led organizations through CCNSF, supporting over 400 capacity-building projects citywide since 2015.
• Access Health NYC
• Catalyst for Change Awards Gala
• Policy + Advocacy
• Public Service Internship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Assisted over 30,000 people with health insurance enrollment through Patient Navigators
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OCA-NYcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-leads the REACH Coalition (Representing and Empowering AANHPI Community History) alongside OCA-NY to bring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history to NY State schools.
• NYU Center for the Study of Asian American HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic research partner providing expertise on health disparities in AAPI communities. Nadia Islam, Associate Professor, serves as trusted leader providing culturally-tailored outreach guidance for Bangladeshi community health programs.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Immigrant Health & Cancer DisparitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Healthcare partner providing next level of care for underserved AAPI communities. Hardayal Singh, Founding Member of UNITED SIKHS, notes partnership enables measurable impact for community members through grassroots approach at gurdwaras, schools, and community centers.
• Hispanic FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Alliance partner in establishing the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF) in 2015, providing capacity-building support to Black, Latino, and Asian-led nonprofits.
• New York Urban LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Alliance partner in establishing CCNSF alongside Hispanic Federation and Asian American Federation to build capacity of nonprofits led by people of color.
• Asian American FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Alliance partner in CCNSF initiative providing capacity-building support to AAPI-led nonprofits.
• Black Agency ExecutivescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Alliance partner in CCNSF initiative representing Black-led organizations.
• New York State of HealthcoreOthersGovernment agency that awarded CACF with 5-year In-Person Navigator Grant in 2013 and renewed for another 5 years in 2019 to serve as lead organization for Patient Navigator program serving diverse AAPI community.
• NY City CouncilcoreOthersEstablished CCNSF in 2015 Fiscal Year - the first NYC Council fund of its kind. Also provides funding through Access Health NYC initiative and various discretionary funding.
• NY State Education Department (NYSED)coreOthersCACF advocated for ethnic studies graduation requirements through Blue Ribbon Commission formed by NYSED.
• NYC Department of EducationcoreOthersPartner in developing Hidden Voices curriculum resource to uplift AANHPI voices in NYC schools. Mayor Adams announced initiative in 2022.
• FH (Presenting Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala, providing brand visibility and support for event.
• Northwell HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of 2019 Catalyst for Change Gala and partner in healthcare advocacy efforts.
• PIX11minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.
• The Annie E. Casey FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Partner sponsor for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.
• Henry Street SettlementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization and Community Partner sponsor for gala; provides space for events and collaborates on advocacy efforts.
• Grand Street SettlementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization and Community Partner sponsor for gala; provides Essex Crossing venue space for CACF membership meetings.
• University SettlementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization and Community Partner sponsor for gala.
• Columbia CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Partner sponsor for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.
• JP MorganminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJarrod Fong, Managing Director at JP Morgan, serves as Gala Chair.
• CAIPA FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFriend sponsor for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.
• MetroPlusHealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter Ticket sponsor for 2025 Catalyst for Change Awards Gala.
• NYC Comptroller's OfficecoreOthersComptroller Mark Levine recognized CACF during AAPI Heritage Month at Flushing Town Hall.
• UNITED SIKHScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization providing enrollment assistance and health outreach at gurdwaras, schools, and community centers. Founding Member Hardayal Singh notes innovative grassroots approach reaching historically underserved populations.
• Japanese American Social Services, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization providing culturally responsive health enrollment assistance to Japanese American community.
• Mekong NYCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization serving Southeast Asian communities including Khmer-speaking populations.
• MinKwon Center for Community ActioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization providing services to Korean and other AAPI communities.
• United Chinese Association of BrooklyncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization serving Chinese communities in Brooklyn.
• AdhikaarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization serving Nepali and Tibetan-speaking communities.
• Arab-American Family Support CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization providing health enrollment assistance to Arab American communities.
• Council of Peoples OrganizationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatient Navigator partner organization; has assisted 30,000 people through CCNSF capacity building and created database to track community impact.
• Access Health NYC Partner CBOscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor28+ community-based organizations funded through Access Health NYC to provide health education, outreach, and consumer assistance to hard-to-reach New Yorkers.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Adhikaar: NYC-based Nepali and Tibetan AAPI organization providing health, legal, and community services. Partial-overlap peer and CACF Patient Navigator partner focused on a specific AAPI ethnic community within the broader coalition.
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA): National AAPI labor and workers' rights advocacy organization. Partial-overlap peer with shared AAPI advocacy mission but more specialized in labor rights rather than children and families.

Direct peers

• Hispanic Federation: NYC-based community advocacy coalition serving Latino communities; co-founding CCNSF partner with CACF since 2014. Direct peer in the NYC communities-of-color coalition and capacity-building space.
• Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE): NYC-based AAPI-focused housing, immigrant services, and community development organization. Direct peer in pan-AAPI community services and advocacy with overlapping government funding streams.
• Asian American Federation: Pan-Asian AAPI advocacy and policy organization in New York that co-leads the CCNSF capacity-building fund alongside CACF. Directly comparable in mission, AAPI focus area, and coalition-based operating model.
• MinKwon Center for Community Action: Korean and AAPI grassroots community organization in NYC providing civic participation, health access, and youth services. Direct peer and CACF Patient Navigator partner serving overlapping AAPI communities.
• New York Urban League: NYC affiliate of the National Urban League providing advocacy and capacity-building for Black-led nonprofits; co-founding CCNSF partner alongside CACF. Direct peer in community advocacy and nonprofit stabilization.
• OCA-NY (formerly Organization of Chinese Americans, NY Chapter): AAPI civil rights advocacy organization in New York that co-leads the REACH Coalition with CACF to bring AANHPI history into NY State schools. Direct peer in AAPI education and civic advocacy.
• Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC): One of the largest AAPI social services organizations in NYC, providing education, family, and community services. Direct peer as a CACF Access Health NYC partner and as a frontline AAPI service provider.

Broad incumbents

• National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA): National coalition of AAPI organizations focused on policy advocacy, civil rights, and equity. Broader-incumbent peer operating nationally with overlapping mission and AAPI focus but at a wider scope than CACF's NYC focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cacfnyc
• Xx.com/cacf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cacf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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