Los Angeles, CA

FAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

EIN 03-0417254

Justice, Rights & Public Safety Community Organizing & Social Justice AAPI communities Immigrants & refugees Faith communities

Mission

To advance the Asian American community's participation, contribution, and influence through faith and community partnerships by connecting faith-based organizations and community partners to resources, training, and advocacy.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) is a Los Angeles–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that equips faith leaders, churches, and community organizations to serve underserved Asian American and broader immigrant communities through leadership training, advocacy, housing services, youth development, and civic engagement. FACE operates capacity-building programs (including the C2 Leadership Institute), an established homeownership and foreclosure-prevention practice, and AAPI-focused workforce and advocacy initiatives. In recent years FACE has run annual homeownership fairs, expanded AAPI career-pathway internships, and led commemoration and solidarity efforts addressing the legacy of the 1992 LA unrest and contemporary anti-AAPI harms.

Notable achievements

Homeownership & foreclosure impact

Operates recurring homeownership fairs and counseling that the organization reports have helped thousands toward homeownership and claim large-scale foreclosure relief outcomes (site-reported metrics include millions in downpayment assistance and significant mortgage savings for clients).

Leadership training for faith & community leaders

Through the C2 Leadership Institute and related programs FACE has trained thousands of faith leaders in community development, advocacy, and organizational capacity-building to increase faith-sector participation in local policy and service networks.

AAPI youth & workforce initiatives

Expanded AAPI Career Pathways and youth internship partnerships with county workforce systems to increase AAPI participation in paid internships and early-career opportunities in recent years.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.8M
Annual revenue: $852K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 03-0417254
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.facela.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated and profiled by major charity evaluators and nonprofit data services (organization appears on Charity Navigator / Candid/GuideStar and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer).

HUD-approved housing counseling recognized on the organization website for its housing programs.

Invited participation in national civic convenings (including a White House discussion on faith-community engagement) and public commemorations such as the SAIGU/LA Riots 30th-anniversary activities and related Black–Asian solidarity convenings.

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