Grants awarded
Who does Sam I Kobata & Sons Foundation fund?
Sam I Kobata & Sons Foundation has awarded $2.6 million across 114 grants to 44 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $12,000, with most between $6,000 and $30,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $4,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.6M
Typical grant
$12K
Grantees
44
Grants
114
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| B Big Bend Community College | $775K | 12 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Washington State University | $580K | 11 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Eastern Washington University | $311K | 11 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$216K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| U University of Idaho | $158K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Central Washington University | $63K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Walla Walla Community College | $60K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brigham Young University-Idaho | $49K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
| S Spokane Community College | $42K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$33K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| C Central Arizona College | $23K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Western Governors University
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$21K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | UT | |
| U University of Montana Western | $16K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| U University of Washington | $14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| M Montana State University | $14K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Ottawa University Surprise | $14K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Western Washington University | $13K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Whitworth University | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OR | |
| U Utah State University | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Perry Technical Institute | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Corban University | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Wyoming | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Washington | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Utah Tech University | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | UT | |
| L Lane Community College | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Tennessee at Martin | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northwestern University
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$6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| W Wenatchee Valley College | $6K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brigham Young University (idaho) | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Washington Bothell | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cal Poly State University | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Idaho College | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Utah State University | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | UT | |
| G George Fox University | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gonzaga University | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Western Governors University | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Corban University
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| C Columbia Basin College | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
George Fox University
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | OR | |
Belmont University
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| U University of Arizona | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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