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4 funders with a record of paying for “tomodachi”
Where the money went
Largest: $8,000 to JAPAN SOCIETY — educational programs contribution is for continued support of the following education programs in 2014: about japan:a teacher's resource website (for educators where curricular mat…
Largest: $250,000 to US-JAPAN COUNCIL — tomodachi alumni leadership program, phase iii
Largest: $12,000 to TOMODACHI DAIKO INC — artist workshop travel costs and asd rent
Keiro ServicesLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,800 · through 2023Largest: $16,800 to ORANGE COUNTY BUDDHIST CHURCH — to support ocbc's twice monthly "tomodachi bento project" meal program
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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 →