2025 Pulse Survey: Supplement to the National Survey of Community-Based Organizations

Publish Date: August 22, 2025

A groundbreaking Pulse Survey capturing the real-time impact of recent federal actions on community-based organizations (CBOs) serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. Conducted between May and June 2025, the survey offers a sobering snapshot of how political shifts and funding cuts are straining frontline nonprofits across the country.

Among the key findings:

• Three out of four organizations reported widespread fear, anxiety, and low morale.

• More than one-third have already lost federal funding.

• Nearly 30% changed their public messaging in response to national policy shifts.

• 90% anticipate increased demand for services even as resources dwindle.

  
  

The Pulse Survey supplements APIAHF’s annual National Survey of Community-Based Organizations survey, offering an urgent update amid a dramatically changing federal environment.

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