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Ja Community Foundation

Name: Ja Community Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

106
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $12,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community outreach

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

14 grants matching “japanese” · $193,000

$25,000
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Japanese American Museum of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025
Community outreach
$25,000
Japanese American National Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$20,000
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese American Museum of San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$20,000
National Japanese American Historical Society · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$11,000
Japanese American Citizens League - Ncwnp · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese Ancestral Society · Portland, OR · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese American Citizens League - Washington Dc · Rockville, MD · 2023
Community outreach
$7,000
Japanese Community Pioneer Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$15,000
East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center · West Covina, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese Community Pioneer Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Community outreach

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

New Mexico Jacl2 grants · $52,500
Yu-Ai Kai2 grants · $52,000
Central California Nikkei Foundation2 grants · $51,500
Little Tokyo Nutrition Services1 grant · $50,000
Sacramento Jacl1 grant · $50,000
J-Sei3 grants · $50,000
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages2 grants · $45,000
Tides Center1 grant · $35,000
Topaz Museum2 grants · $28,000
Media Bridges1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$380,556

2022

$400,000

2023

$345,876

2024

$386,120

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 106 grants.

$50,000
Sacramento Jacl · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$50,000
Little Tokyo Nutrition Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$35,000
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$32,500
New Mexico Jacl · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Community outreach
$31,500
Central California Nikkei Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$27,000
Yu-Ai Kai · San Jose, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$25,000
J-Sei · Emeryville, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$25,000
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$25,000
San Joaquin County Historical Society · Lodi, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$25,000
Topaz Museum · Delta, UT · 2025
Community outreach
$25,000
Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee · Oakland, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$25,000
Japanese American National Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$25,000
Pbs Kvie · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$25,000
Sonoma County Jacl · Sebastopol, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$25,000
Bijaema · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023
Community outreach
$25,000
Kimochi · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$25,000
Yu-Ai Kai · San Jose, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$25,000
Jasgp · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community outreach
$25,000
Media Bridges · Davis, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$25,000
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community outreach
$20,000
Central California Nikkei Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$20,000
Jacl - Marysville Chapter · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$20,000
New Mexico Jacl · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Community outreach
$20,000
Jacl Houston Chapter · Houston, TX · 2024
Community outreach
$20,000
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$20,000
National Japanese American Historical Society · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$20,000
Puyallup Valley Chapter Jacl · Kent, WA · 2023
Community outreach
$19,300
Densho · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community outreach
$16,500
Acc Senior Services · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$16,000
Fred T Korematsu Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$16,000
Meals On Wheels By Acc · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$15,700
Seattle Jacl · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
Cjahs · Glenview, IL · 2025
Community outreach
$15,000
Collaborative Cataloging Japan · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Community outreach
$15,000
Genryu Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$15,000
Jan Ken Po Gakko · Elk Grove, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$15,000
Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2025
Community outreach
$15,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$15,000
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois · Skokie, IL · 2024
Community outreach
$15,000
Little Tokyo Historical Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$15,000
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community outreach
$15,000
Little Tokyo Community Council · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$15,000
School of Arts and Culture at Mhp · San Jose, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$15,000
Visual Communications · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$15,000
Alzheimer Association · San Jose, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
Berkeley Buddhist Temple · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center · West Covina, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
Hayward Area Historical Society · Hayward, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
J-Sei · Emeryville, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$15,000
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$14,000
San Francisco Architectural Heritage · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$13,000
Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community outreach
$12,500
San Diego Chapter Jacl · Carlsbad, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$12,000
Asian Cultural Experience of Salinas · Salinas, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$12,000
Poston Community Alliance · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$12,000
Sakura Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Community outreach
$11,500
Friends of Mukai · Vashon, WA · 2024
Community outreach
$11,000
Japanese American Citizens League - Ncwnp · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Jacl - Mt Olympus Chapter · Lehi, UT · 2025
Community outreach
$10,000
Nisei Baseball Research Project · Fresno, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$10,000
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center · Kahului, HI · 2025
Community outreach
$10,000
Fresno Philharmonic · Fresno, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese American Museum of San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$10,000
Jcc of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Community outreach
$10,000
Fresno Philharmonic · Fresno, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
J-Sei · Emeryville, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese American Citizens League - Washington Dc · Rockville, MD · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese Ancestral Society · Portland, OR · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Kizuna Little Tokyo · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$10,000
Colorado Preservation · Denver, CO · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Japanese Community Pioneer Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Jcc of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Jcccnc · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$10,000
San Fernando Valley Ja Community Center · Pacoima, CA · 2022
Community outreach
$9,000
Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center · Seabrook, NJ · 2023
Community outreach
$8,876
Sakura Kai · El Cerrito, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$8,000
Jacl- Arizona Chapter · Glendale, AZ · 2025
Community outreach
$8,000
Amache Alliance · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$8,000
Jacl Honolulu Chapter · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Community outreach
$8,000
Nisei Veterans Memorial Center · Kahului, HI · 2023
Community outreach
$7,500
St Louis Jacl · Creve Coeur, MO · 2025
Community outreach
$7,500
Grateful Crane Ensemble · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$7,000
Japantown Community Congress of San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024
Community outreach
$7,000
Japanese Community Pioneer Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$6,500
San Jose Jacl · San Jose, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$6,000
Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition · Arleta, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$6,000
Friends of Minidoka · Twin Falls, ID · 2023
Community outreach
$6,000
Las Vegas Okinawan Club · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Community outreach
$5,120
Jahssd · San Diego, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Friends of Minidoka · Twin Falls, ID · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Japanese American Museum of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Poston Community Alliance · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Zentoku Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Community outreach
$5,000
Japan-America Society of Dallasfort Worth · Plano, TX · 2023
Community outreach
$5,000
Ltsc Community Development Corporation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$5,000
Manzanar Committee · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$5,000
Sonoma County Matsuri Festival · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Community outreach
$4,500
Jb Line · Arlington, MA · 2023
Community outreach
$4,500
Jb Line · Arlington, MA · 2022
Community outreach

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