About FYP ATX — Filipino Young Professionals of Austin — Honoring Our Heritage,
Building Our Community
Founded in 2017, FYP ATX connects, empowers, and celebrates the Filipino-American community across Central Texas through career programs, cultural events, and youth mentorship.
The Filipino Young Professionals of Austin, Texas (FYP-ATX) was founded in the spring of 2017 as a social networking group and has since evolved into a dedicated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are committed to celebrating and strengthening Filipino identity through five foundational pillars: arts and culture, community service, networking, professional development, and youth mentorship. As the Central Texas region rapidly grows and diversifies, FYP-ATX continually adapts to meet our changing landscape, responding directly to our community's needs for creative expression, intentional cultural connection, and deep professional and personal growth.
OUR MISSION
To empower the Filipino and broader Austin community through creative expression, leadership, and mentorship—deeply infused with Filipino cultural values and perspectives.
OUR VISION
Through our targeted programming, specifically our arts and culture initiatives, we strive to design inclusive spaces that honor heritage, amplify underrepresented voices, and showcase the vibrant creativity of Filipino Americans and allies within Austin's dynamic cultural landscape.
Our Values
Our Milestones
Eight friends around a banana-leaf table in East Austin. No agenda, just adobo and the idea that we needed each other.
When the world paused, FYP ATX didn't. We moved online and held our most-attended events to date.
Our youth mentorship arm pairs Filipino-American high schoolers with professional mentors across Austin.
Official nonprofit status opens new doors for sponsorship, scholarship funding, and institutional partnerships.
The community hit a new milestone and threw its biggest cultural event yet.
Our Board of Directors
The FYP-ATX Board of Directors serves as the strategic compass of our organization, steering our long-term mission and expanding our vision for the Central Texas community. They are the visionary leaders, cross-sector builders, and cultural stewards who work behind the scenes to turn community passion into measurable regional impact.
The captain of our ship sets the vision, aligns leadership, and steers the organization’s high-level strategy and growth.
Managing day-to-day operations, backing up executive decisions, and keeping internal initiatives running smoothly.
Creating safe, welcoming social spaces, brunches, language tables, and demographic-specific peer circles.
The legacy builder, managing Project Tropa, university student partnerships (UTFSA), and building collegiate-to-professional pipelines.
The legacy builder, managing Project Tropa, university student partnerships (ITFSA), and building collegiate-to-professional pipelines.
The architect of our leadership tracks, organizing leadership workshops, professional workshops, personal branding series, and career panels.
Coordinating civic partnerships, volunteer opportunities, and mobilizing members for local non-profit actions.
Our civic bridge, mobilizing our collective energy to show up for Austin through powerful local service.
Leading cultural festivals, creative workshops, and preserving language through public artistic expressions.
Budgeting, tracking financial compliance, and ensuring transparent fund allocation for nonprofit sustainability.
Providing coaching, leadership resources, and capacity-building frameworks to support and strengthen our internal Board of Directors.
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