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United States - Japan Foundation: 72 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
United States - Japan Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 72 grants to organizations totaling $1,970,599 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $99,785 to Center for International Private Enterprise Inc in Wahington, DC for supporting further cooperation between japanese and american business leaders japan to advocate for rules and standards that uphold the international rules-based order.
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- EIN
- 133054425
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $102,425,848
- Grants paid
- $1,970,599
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349100522. It reported $1,970,599 in grants paid; 72 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for International Private Enterprise Inc | Wahington, DC | Supporting further cooperation between japanese and american business leaders japan to advocate for rules and standards that uphold the international rules-based order | $99,785 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vivarsity | Okazaki City, JA | Supporting a scholarship program for women immigrants and refugees in japan | $84,080 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science | Meguroku, JA | Coral conservation together - a us/japan steam education program | $82,643 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PRX Inc | Cambridge, MA | Supporting dedicated news coverage of japan, as well as development of a global classroom run by "the world" news team | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation | Washington, DC | Supporting a multinational team from japan, the republic of korea, and the united states to discuss how the three nations can jointly amplify the voices of women in democratic governance | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers in Asia (dba Via) | Palo Alto, CA | Supporting a seven-month cultural exchange and social impact leadership development program for female high school students in the u.s. and japan | $69,228 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center for Not-For-Profit Law Inc | Wahington, DC | Supporting a project to conduct an analysis of japans legal framework for non-profit organizations in order to facilitate u.s.-japan philanthropic collaboration | International, foreign affairs and national security | $68,143 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting the documentary feature film, "row don't drift | Arts, culture and humanities | $66,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Together for Girls Inc | Wahington, DC | Supporting research to compare laws against child sexual abuse in japan and the other g7 countries | $65,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International House of Japan | Minatoku, JA | Supporting the policy entrepreneurs platform project to advance non-profit startups in japan | $62,816 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Newton, MA | Supporting the documentary film: "diamond diplomacy" | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Light Industry Cinema Projects LTD | Brooklyn, NY | Supporting the k-12 arts curriculum: investigating japans edo avant garde | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Table for Two USA | New York, NY | Supporting to project designed to address critical food-related health concerns and to promote healthy eating habits by sharing the best practices of japanese food education with american audiences | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $56,579 | apps.irs.gov |
| Npo Human Security Forum | Shinjyukuku, JA | Supporting single mothers and children in kesennuma, hard-hit areas. new it empowerment model to disrupt the cycle of poverty affected by tsunami and covid-19. | $55,525 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imactshare | Minatoku, JA | Supporting a platform for japanese business professionals to learn more about impact investment activities the u.s. and europe | $52,169 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epistimi Inc | Andover, MA | Supporting a u.s.-japan collaborative leadership program for women in stem | Science and technology | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japan Society Inc | New York, NY | Supporting arts and cultural enrichment for new york city students | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Techsoup Global | San Francisco, CA | Supporting the addition of japanese as an official "due diligence language" in the ngosource program facilitating overeas grants from the u.s. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies | Washington, DC | Supporting specialist talks on japanese traditional artworks and how modern technologies can expand and enhance the interaction of the public with these works | International, foreign affairs and national security | $49,052 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asia-Pacific Aba Network Association | Sapporo, JA | Supporting the first international convention in japan addressing the best-practice standards for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders (asd) | $44,501 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Densho | Seattle, WA | Supporting an update to denshos japanese language website to engage with japanese audiences, collaborate with the jica yokohama japanese overseas migration museum, translate and create culturally rele | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japan Center for International Exchange Inc | New York, NY | Supporting research on ways to support japanese npos that are assisting foreign residents in japan | International, foreign affairs and national security | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Fund for Education Assistance | Shibuyaku, JA | Supporting 10 university students traveling to new york and washington d.c. for a week to visit international organizations, think tanks, npos and community groups to deepen their learning under the t | $33,081 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | Us-japan public opinion projectthis research project will examine american public perceptions of japan and the us-japan alliance as part of the councils 2023 and 2024 chicago council surveys, investig | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| General Incorporated Association Edible Schoolyard Japan | Tyuoku, JA | Supporting a study tour/exchange program for practitioners of the "edible education" program in the u.s. and japan | $28,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peace Winds America | Wahington, DC | Supporting earthquake relief and recovery on japan's noto peninsula | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students of Service (sos) | San Antonio, TX | Supporting the 2025 sister city ambassador program trip to kumamoto, japan | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students of Service (sos) | San Antonio, TX | Supporting the 2025 sister city international visitor program bringing to san antonio 15 students from its sister city of kumamoto, japan in autumn 2026 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sumter County School District | Americus, GA | Sumter county and miyoshi-city exchange program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers | Jersey City, NJ | Supporting a project analyzing the multi-faceted aspects of strengthening defense and security cooperation between the u.s. and japan | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us-Japan Council | Washington, DC | Mineta ambassadors program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kizuna Across Cultures | Wahington, DC | Supporting a virtual exchange program connecting a japanese language class at a u.s. high school with an english language class at a japanese high school | $24,420 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Japan Association of Charitable Organizations | Bunkyoku, JA | Supporting a study of the development model of the u.s. charitable sector | $22,758 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Student Conferences Inc | Wahington, DC | Supporting the 9th u.s.-japan-korea trilateral forum & symposium | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Supporting a documentary feature film titled row don't drift | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Hills High School | Pittsburgh, PA | The technological spendors of east asia 26 weeks during the school year w/9 day trip. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox English Network Npo | Tama, JA | Leaders empowerment initiative (global talk) | $18,044 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Film Network Inc | Valatie, NY | Supporting digitization of master tapes from four internationally acclaimed documentaries connecting the u.s. and japan | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Education City of Atlanta (dba Atlanta Public Schools) | Atlanta, GA | Supporting the coretta scott king young women's leadership academy week in japan | $12,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aisha Fukushima Co Law Offices of Neil Sussman | Seattle, WA | Supporting the i am abundant project exploring issues of identity for mixed-heritage individuals in japan | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Chemo House | Kobe, JA | 2024 usjf trustee-designated by chairman larry fish | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jessica N Grounds | San Diego, CA | Supporting a plan to identify and deploy cross-cultural best practices that boost the diversity and expertise of directors on corporate boards | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lahaina Jodo Mission | Wailuku, HI | Supporting an award-winning photographer's documentation of lahaina after the devastating 2023 wildfires | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Sharing | Chiyodaku, JA | James kondo's trustee-designated grant | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renewable Energy Institute | Minatoku, JA | Supporting the creation of an inclusive track 2 (non-government experts) dialogue between the u.s. and japan on joint climate security and clean energy transition priorities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Shin Koyamada Foundation (dba Koyamada International Foundation) | Burbank, CA | Supporting the japan-united states sister city association annual reception | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Township High School District 214 | Arlington Heights, IL | Supporting an exchange program of 10 students from japan hosted by elk grove high school, and 10 students from elk grove high school visiting ashikaga, tochigi | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University Friends Meeting | Seattle, WA | Supporting the project to restore the stolen statue of atomic-bomb survivor sadako sasaki in seattle | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Jazz Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | Supporting the jazu harlem project to celebrate the legacy of jazz music connecting japan with harlem | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,930 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hana Hayashi | Katorishi, JA | Supporting the establishment of a research organization for the generation of evidence-based practices in home medical care in japan and the u.s. | $9,795 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lisa Katayama | El Cerrito, CA | Supporting the promotion of healthy, climate-conscious eating by fostering collaboration and common bonds between black food in america and japanese culinary traditions | $9,662 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Non-Profit Organization Heart Kids Japan | Chuoku, JA | Supporting the expansion of home monitoring for pediatric cardiac care in japan and the u.s. | $9,505 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Research Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs | Kobe, JA | Supporting the creation of a lecture series to spread knowledge of indo-pacific security issues in the kansai area of japan | $9,502 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Supporting in the footsteps of francis - an interfaith delegation from georgetown to japan | Education | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manabu Ozato | Kotoku, JA | Supporting the establishment of chef-in-residence network to promote culinary exchange and regional revitalization in local communities across japan and the u.s. | $8,822 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The America Japan Society Inc | Minatoku, JA | Supporting the 4th annual america bowl high-school quiz competition in japan | $6,691 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hinoki Foundation Incorporated | Ypsilanti, MI | Supporting a project pairing japanese learners in grades 3 to 12 with native-speaking teachers in japan to share and enjoy japanese language and culture | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald Sherman | Washington, DC | Supporting research exploring areas of overlap and divergence between the enforcement of ethics rules for legislators in the united states congress and japans parliament (diet), and creating possible | $5,268 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Engageasia | Pleasantville, NY | Supporting the creation of teaching curriculum on the lessons of reconciliation between the u.s. and japan after world war ii | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japan Icu Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Takeshi ueshima's trustee-designated grant #2 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Karin Tanabe | Washington, DC | Supporting a short story about the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on nagasaki and a chance meeting between an american serviceman and a japanese boy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Light Industry Cinema Projects LTD | Brooklyn, NY | Supporting an arts curriculum based on the "edo avant garde" documentary | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oist Foundation | Irvington, NY | Takeshi ueshima's trustee-designated grant #1 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College (dba Middlebury College) | Middlebury, VT | Supporting the creation of teaching curriculum on the lessons of reconciliation between the u.s. and japan after world war ii | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hinoki Foundation Incorporated | Ypsilanti, MI | Supporting a u.s.-japan bicultural family camping event, hinoki camp 2025 | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sawa Nakagawa | Nairobi, KE | Supporting a project to conduct market research on a pilot project using japanese and american mentors collaborating to help create more sustainable and inclusive businesses in kenya | $3,423 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association for Asian Studies Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Association for asian studies, advertising for usjf scholars award for dick samuels | $3,330 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Arts Movement | San Diego, CA | Supporting the san diego asian film festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yayoi Shionoiri | Brooklyn, NY | Supporting a new exchange platform for feminist artists in the u.s. and japan | $2,251 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grundtvig Non-Profit Organization | Fujisawa, JA | Usjf's matching funding | $1,328 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museus | Long Island City, NY | Noguchi museum donation in memory and honor of ms. hiroko murase | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nayalin Reyes | Goleta, CA | Richard j. samuels' trustee-designated grant | $810 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $265,338 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $232,195 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $56,579 |
| Science and technology | $51,000 |
| Education | $9,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $466,568 |
| New York | $249,760 |
| California | $239,200 |
| Massachusetts | $191,000 |
| Washington | $60,000 |
| Texas | $50,000 |
| Illinois | $40,000 |
| Georgia | $37,100 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.