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Nancy Lim-Yee Community Engagement Fund

Each year we award up to $2,500 to not-for-profit organizations working within San Francisco’s Chinatown, most often as sponsorships for community events. If your organization serves the neighborhood, we’d like to hear from you.

In her honor

Who is Nancy Lim-Yee?

Nancy Lim-Yee served on the Portsmouth Plaza Parking Corporation board for over twenty years before retiring in 2023. She is a well-respected and beloved leader, known citywide for her hard work and great compassion.

We established this fund in her honor to carry that spirit forward, continuing the community support program the corporation has run since 2002 and reinvesting garage revenue in the neighborhood we serve.

Nancy Lim-Yee holding a framed certificate in front of a Portsmouth Square Garage banner
Nancy Lim-Yee, namesake of the fund

Fund details

What the fund offers

Who can apply

Not-for-profit organizations serving San Francisco’s Chinatown. Formal 501(c)(3) status is not required, so smaller groups doing good work are welcome. One request per organization each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).

What we fund

Arts, culture & music; children & youth; education; health; public safety; seniors; and sports.

Award amount

Up to $2,500 per request.

Applications

How to apply

Requests are accepted throughout the fiscal year, one per organization.

  1. Write a short request letterOne to two pages on your organization’s letterhead, describing the project, who it serves, your objectives, the community benefit, your funding need, and how the corporation would be recognized.
  2. Email it to the fund chairSend your letter to Rose Chung at roseychung@gmail.com.
  3. Questions about the process?Send them to Rose Chung at the same address, roseychung@gmail.com.

Email your request

More of our community work

The fund is one way we give back. See the mural, the gala, and the photo exhibition.

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