Mission
FOSTERING, PROMULGATING, AND DEVELOPING THE GAME AND CULTURE OF GO IN NORTH AMERICA ACCORDING TO THE VISION AND WISHES OF THE LATE JAPANESE GO MASTER, IWAMOTO KAORU.
Public Charity
IWAMOTO NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION FOR GO
IWAMOTO NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION FOR GO, of FOSTER CITY, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $71K in revenue, $123K in expenses, $2.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $195K.
EIN: 472383578
FOSTER CITY, CA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$71K
Total Expenses$123K
Total Assets$2.6M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$195K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
How Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$87
Programs
the work itself
$13
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 $87 for programs
$56
The organization provides support to the national go center in washington, d.C
$31
The organization provides support to organize the world amateur go championship, bringing in players to participate in the game of go
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 Given
TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL GO CENTER IN ITS MISSION.
$90,000
TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL GO CENTER IN ITS MISSION.
$50,000
TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL GO CENTER IN ITS MISSION.
$55,008
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Andrew Okun
DIRECTOR
David Weimer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hajin Lee
DIRECTOR
Morito Obuchi
DIRECTOR
Shoichi Yoshizawa
TREASURER
Terri Schurter
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $71K | $123K | $2.6M |
| 2024 | $70K | $111K | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $43K | $98K | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $40K | $84K | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $36K | $101K | $2.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $36K to $71K (+98%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC.
DC
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.