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12 funders with a record of paying for “japanese”
Where the money went
Largest: $39,360 to JESSICA PENA — language study at the inter-university center for japanese language studies in yokohama, japan
Largest: $40,000 to DENSHO — supporting an update to denshos japanese language website to engage with japanese audiences, collaborate with the jica yokohama japanese overseas migration museum, translate and cr…
Largest: $10,000 to AURORA FOUNDATION — to assist u.s. citizens, who are japanese language teachers or graduate students of japanese language education, to experience living in japan and further their understanding of th…
Keiro ServicesLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $318,099 · through 2024Largest: $11,864 to GARDENA VALLEY JAPANESE CULTURAL INSTITUTE — to support gvjci's core operations to support japanese and japanese american older adults
Largest: $15,000 to Japanese Language School of Philadelphia — support for educational programs in japanese
Largest: $5,000 to JAPANESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INC — digital museum of the history of japanese in new york by the japan history council of new york
Largest: $1,718 to CHICAGO JAPANESE AMERICAN HISTORICA — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $131,855 to JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE — support the japanese american experience
Largest: $20,000 to JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM — japanese american cultural
Largest: $2,000 to JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAII — cultural exchange (japanese immigrants)
Largest: $25,000 to JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL PILGRIMAGES — community outreach
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $134,750 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to JAPANESE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY — in support of mount hermon special camp jiane li memorial scholarship fund
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →