Public Charity

THE SAN FRANCISCO JAPANTOWN FOUNDATION

THE SAN FRANCISCO JAPANTOWN FOUNDATION, of SAN FRANCISCO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $333K in revenue, $254K in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 38 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $610K.

EIN: 331144757 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$333K
Total Expenses$254K
Total Assets$1.3M
Grants Given38
Grant Total$610K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ORGANIZATION IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF CULTURAL, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS OF SAN FRANCISCO JAPANTOWN AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE SUCH ACTIVITIES.

Where $100 goes at The San Francisco Japantown Foundation

How The San Francisco Japantown Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $93 for programs

$62
Provided grants to nonprofit groups with cultural, community and educational activities that the organization determined best promote and support San Francisco's japantown
66% of program spending
$31
Provided grants to nonprofit groups with cultural, community and educational activities that the organization determined best promote and support San Francisco's japantown
34% of program spending
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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.

Before you apply to The San Francisco Japantown Foundation

Sometimes funds new orgs 25% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
J/AMERICAN COMM SERV
$35,000
BUDDHIST CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
$20,277
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
$20,000
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
$19,500
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025
$17,000

Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR & P Allen Okamoto
DIRECTOR Carole Hayashino
DIRECTOR Diane Matsuda
DIRECTOR Donald K Tamaki
DIRECTOR & V Jon Osaki
DIRECTOR Junichiro Ikeda

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$609,667 38 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $333K $254K $1.3M
2024 $359K $168K $1.2M
2023 $150K $214K $1.1M
2022 $184K $24K $1.2M
2020 $210K $98K $1.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $210K to $333K (+58%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.

CA

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