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5 funders with a record of paying for “watanabe”

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The Ahmanson Foundation → Japanese American Cultural and Community Center: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2020Breakthrough Prize Foundation → Haruki Watanabe: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021Us- Japan Council → Denison University: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience → Johns Hopkins University: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2023Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation → Watanabe Chiaki: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → American University: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Depauw University: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Grinnell College: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of California San Diego: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Mount Holyoke College: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Hawaii: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Stanford University: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Washington: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Nc Wilmington: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → University of California Berkeley: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → University of California: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Massachusetts: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → California State University: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Rice University: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → The University of Chicago: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Uc Davis Financial Aid: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → University of Toledo: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Western Carolina University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Lake Forest College: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Seattle Pacific University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Uc Regents- University of California Los Angeles: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Connecticut: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → University of North Carolina at Charlotte: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → San Francisco State University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Vanderbilt University: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Cascadia College: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Colorado School of Mines: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Suny Geneseo: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Diablo Valley College: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → American University Student Accounts: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → Csumb: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → University of Minnesota Morris: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Indiana University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Uceap: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → St Edwards University: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Us- Japan Council → University of California Irvine: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council → Columbia University: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Us- Japan Council: $373K on this topic. Open the funder.Us- Japan Council$373KThe Ahmanson Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ahmanson Foundation$225KBreakthrough Prize Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Breakthrough Prize Foundation$25KThe Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: $17K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mcknight Endowment Fund f…$17KCarl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundat…$5KJapanese American Cultural and Community Center: received $225K on this topicJapanese American Cultural and…$225KHaruki Watanabe: received $25K on this topicHaruki Watanabe$25KDenison University: received $24K on this topicDenison University$24KAmerican University: received $18K on this topicAmerican University$18KJohns Hopkins University: received $17K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$17KDepauw University: received $16K on this topicDepauw University$16KGrinnell College: received $16K on this topicGrinnell College$16KUniversity of California San Diego: received $15K on this topicUniversity of California San Di…$15KMount Holyoke College: received $14K on this topicMount Holyoke College$14KUniversity of Hawaii: received $13K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii$13KStanford University: received $13K on this topicStanford University$13KUniversity of Washington: received $12K on this topicUniversity of Washington$12KUniversity of Nc Wilmington: received $11K on this topicUniversity of Nc Wilmington$11KUniversity of California Berkeley: received $10K on this topicUniversity of California Berkel…$10KUniversity of California: received $10K on this topicUniversity of California$10KUniversity of Massachusetts: received $9K on this topicUniversity of Massachusetts$9KCalifornia State University: received $9K on this topicCalifornia State University$9KRice University: received $9K on this topicRice University$9KThe University of Chicago: received $9K on this topicThe University of Chicago$9KUc Davis Financial Aid: received $9K on this topicUc Davis Financial Aid$9KUniversity of Toledo: received $8K on this topicUniversity of Toledo$8KWestern Carolina University: received $8K on this topicWestern Carolina University$8KLake Forest College: received $8K on this topicLake Forest College$8KSeattle Pacific University: received $8K on this topicSeattle Pacific University$8KUc Regents- University of California Los Angeles: received $8K on this topicUc Regents- University of Calif…$8KUniversity of Connecticut: received $8K on this topicUniversity of Connecticut$8KUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte: received $8K on this topicUniversity of North Carolina at…$8KSan Francisco State University: received $8K on this topicSan Francisco State University$8KVanderbilt University: received $8K on this topicVanderbilt University$8KCascadia College: received $8K on this topicCascadia College$8KColorado School of Mines: received $8K on this topicColorado School of Mines$8KSuny Geneseo: received $8K on this topicSuny Geneseo$8KDiablo Valley College: received $8K on this topicDiablo Valley College$8KAmerican University Student Accounts: received $7K on this topicAmerican University Student Acc…$7KCsumb: received $7K on this topicCsumb$7KUniversity of Minnesota Morris: received $7K on this topicUniversity of Minnesota Morris$7KIndiana University: received $7K on this topicIndiana University$7KUceap: received $7K on this topicUceap$7KSt Edwards University: received $7K on this topicSt Edwards University$7KUniversity of California Irvine: received $7K on this topicUniversity of California Irvine$7KColumbia University: received $6K on this topicColumbia University$6KWatanabe Chiaki: received $5K on this topicWatanabe Chiaki$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →