While SBYC focuses on the Asian American experience, our organization is open to anybody who supports our mission and vision! We have some members who are not Asian American and meaningfully involve themselves with our work.

Ultimately, this money invests in our youth members and building Asian American youth power for our community. Our programs are free for all youth, which especially impacts our working class youth who face additional barriers to access opportunities like this one. 

-Our summer organizing institute, where youth learn about social justice topics and how to take action for the very first time

-The development of in house tailored curriculum for our youth members on Asian American histories of the Bay Area, identity development and wellness, organizing campaign strategy and research, and specialized trainings

-Youth stipends to compensate our youth leaders and members for their time running our research project and programs

-Transportation, nourishing food, and space rentals for program workshops, socials, and retreats

-Hiring post-highschool youth as fellows and interns to continue their education and training in social justice as they transition out of high school

Yes! SBYC is a fiscally sponsored project with 501(c)(3) status. If you donate, you will receive an email that can be used for tax deductions.

Many smaller nonprofits choose a fiscal sponsorship model so that we can get support with overhead infrastructure like payroll, human resources, banking, legal compliance, and employee benefits administration, sharing that infrastructure across multiple small non profits instead of each one re-inventing the wheel! Our fiscal sponsor is the Chinese Progressive Association, a longstanding and respected Bay Area non profit that helps us coordinate those forms of infrastructure. When we receive funding, it is formally addressed to our fiscal sponsor (the Chinese Progressive Association) for processing through our bank, but the money always goes directly to us!

Yes! Since we are fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, contributions are tax deductible (see above). For matching programs, the donation should go towards “Chinese Progressive Association” (our fiscal sponsor) with a note that it is earmarked for “South Bay Youth Changemakers.”

No, AB Charities is a 501(c)(3) that has no party affiliation.

No, as a non-profit organization that has 501(c)(3) status, we do not engage in partisan political activities.

We welcome checks! In fact, for larger amounts (over $250), please consider writing a check so we can make the most of your contribution by avoiding online processing fees! If you would like to donate via check:

Mail to:

Chinese Progressive Association

c/o South Bay Youth Changemakers

1212 Broadway

Suite 700

Oakland, CA 94612

Check Recipient: Chinese Progressive Association

Memo line: “SBYC 2025 Fundraiser”