Public Charity

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF SAN DIEGO INC

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF SAN DIEGO INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN DIEGO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.8M revenue, $4.0M expenses, $30.5M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $562K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 953572493 SAN DIEGO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$30.5M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$562K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN OF SAN DIEGO IS A PLACE FOR VISITORS TO ENJOY A JAPANESE STYLE GARDEN. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING, PRESENTING AND PRESERVING THE JAPANESE HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARTS, CULTURE, HORTICULTURE, CULINARY, LANGUAGE AND MUSIC AMONG PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. WE ASPRIRE TO CREATE FRIENDSHIP, UNITY AND TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF THE CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Cecelia Schellstede
PRESIDENT Dennis Otsuji
DIRECTOR Glenn Matsui
SECRETARY Justin Rennilson
EXEC DIRECTO Luanne Kanzawa
2ND VICE PRE Mike Kawamura

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$330,375 6 grants
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$88,162 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$58,084 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$43,259 1 grant
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.8M $4.0M $30.5M
2024 $6.4M $4.1M $27.0M
2023 $6.2M $3.3M $23.7M
2022 $6.5M $2.8M $21.0M
2021 $4.1M $2.2M $17.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $6.8M (+67%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.5M.

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