Mission
PROMOTE AND SHARE THE HISTORY OF THE WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION TO PROMOTE JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
Public Charity
DENSHO
Based in SEATTLE, WA, DENSHO operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $5.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 92 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.7M.
EIN: 912164150
SEATTLE, WA
History Museums
NTEE: A54
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$5.7M
Grant Records92
Funding Total$4.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Densho
How Densho divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$14
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $66 for programs
$32
Provide a comprehensive educational resource to help all americans know the history and understand the lessons of the world war ii japanese american incarceration
$31
Collect and preserve 1,000+ in-depth, video-recorded oral history interviews with japanese americans incarcerated during wwii, along with over 100,000 historic photographs and documents
$3
Create and maintain a sophisticated digital repository of primary source materials related to the world war ii incarceration of japanese americans
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ARTS AND CULTURE
$250,100
PROTECT
$100,000
RESEARCH SUBAWARD
$71,664
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$44,010
GENERAL SUPPORT
$27,426
Showing up to 5 of 92 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Emiko Atherton
DIRECTOR
Gene Kanamori
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Geoffrey Froh
TREASURER
Irene Yamamoto
SECRETARY
Ivy Arai Tabbara
DIRECTOR
Kelly Wicker
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.6M | $2.0M | $5.7M |
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $1.8M | $5.1M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $1.7M | $2.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $2.6M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.