Ja Community Foundation

What they fund

communityoutreach

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.

4 grants matching “pilgrimage” · $83,000

• $25,000

  Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2025

  Community outreach

• $25,000

  Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee · Oakland, CA · 2024

  Community outreach

• $20,000

  Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages · Aptos, CA · 2024

  Community outreach

• $13,000

  Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee · Seattle, WA · 2023

  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

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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