Open Foundations · District of Columbia

United States Japan Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 133054425. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.9M across 71 grants in 2024, a median of $18K each.

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$1.9M
paid in 2024
71
grants paid
$18K
median grant
89%
to first-time recipients
$102.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
UNITED STATES-JAPAN FOUNDATION
Address
1816 JEFFERSON PLACE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036
Phone
2124818753
Form the request should take
A 3-4 PAGE LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) THAT CLEARLY EXPRESSES PROJECT'S GOALS AND OUTLINES HOW THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE US-JAPAN RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING, OR ADDRESS A CHALLENGE FACING BOTH NATIONS. LETTERS MAY BE WRITTEN IN JAPANESE OR ENGLISH. COVER SHEET MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE LOI. THOSE INVITED TO SUBMIT A FULL PROPOSAL WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO DO SO. UNINVITED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. PROPOSALS MUST ADHERE TO THE FORMAT OUTLINED HERE. THE NARRATIVE PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL - FROM ABSTRACT TO ABOUT THE APPLYING INSTITUTION(S) - SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 4,000WORDS OR LESS. PROPOSALS CAN BE SINGLE-SPACED OR DOUBLE-SPACED. PROPOSALS MUST BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO [email protected]. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEND A HARD COPY OF THE PROPOSAL.
Submission deadline
LETTERS OF INQUIRY BY JUNE 28TH AND FULL PROPOSAL BY SEPTEMBER 30.
Restrictions on awards
GRANTS TO BE USED FOR PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS SHARED CHALLENGES, SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND GEOPOLITICAL DISRUPTIONS AND STRENGTHEN U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349100522. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

japanesebetweenexchangeresearchamericantrustee-designatedinternationalschool

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 71 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Center for International Private Enterprise IncDC$99,785SUPPORTING FURTHER COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS JAPAN TO ADVOCATE FOR RULES AND STANDARDS THAT UPHOLD THE INTERNATIONAL RULES-BASED ORDER
2Vivarsityn/a$84,080SUPPORTING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN JAPAN
3The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Sciencen/a$82,643CORAL CONSERVATION TOGETHER - A US/JAPAN STEAM EDUCATION PROGRAM
4Prx IncMA$80,000SUPPORTING DEDICATED NEWS COVERAGE OF JAPAN, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL CLASSROOM RUN BY "THE WORLD" NEWS TEAM
5Maureen & Mike Mansfield FoundationDC$70,000SUPPORTING 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
6Volunteers in Asia (dba Via)CA$69,228SUPPORTING A SEVEN-MONTH CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL IMPACT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN
7International Center for Not-for-profit Law IncDC$68,143SUPPORTING A PROJECT TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF JAPANS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE U.S.-JAPAN PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATION
8The Film Collaborative IncCA$66,500SUPPORTING THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM, "ROW DON'T DRIFT
9Together for Girls IncDC$65,900SUPPORTING RESEARCH TO COMPARE LAWS AGAINST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN JAPAN AND THE OTHER G7 COUNTRIES
10International House of Japann/a$62,816SUPPORTING THE POLICY ENTREPRENEURS PLATFORM PROJECT TO ADVANCE NON-PROFIT STARTUPS IN JAPAN
11Center for Independent Documentary IncMA$60,000SUPPORTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM: "DIAMOND DIPLOMACY"
12Light Industry Cinema Projects LtdNY$60,000SUPPORTING THE K-12 ARTS CURRICULUM: INVESTIGATING JAPANS EDO AVANT GARDE
13Table for Two UsaNY$56,579SUPPORTING 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
14Npo Human Security Forumn/a$55,525SUPPORTING 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.
15Imactsharen/a$52,169SUPPORTING A PLATFORM FOR JAPANESE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IMPACT INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES THE U.S. AND EUROPE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20204$135K
202129$1.4M
202216$863K
202310$488K
202471$1.9M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
??28%
District of Columbia17%
New York17%
California13%
Massachusetts4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Colleen HanabusaBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Craig MullaneyBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Donna TanoueBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Jacob M SchlesingerPRESIDENT & CEO · 2024
James KondoBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Keiko TashiroBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Kohei ItohBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Lawrence K FishBOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN · 2024
Richard E DyckBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Santa OnoBOARD OF TRUSTEES · 2024
Wendy CutlerBOARD OF TRUSTEES VICE CHAIRMAN · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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