Grants awarded
Who does Ja Community Foundation fund?
Ja Community Foundation has awarded $2.3 million across 162 grants to 116 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $12,000, with most between $8,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$2.3M
Typical grant
$12K
Grantees
116
Grants
162
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 | Support |
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$90K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Central California Nikkei Foundation | $74K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$68K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Ltsc Community Development Corporation
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$62K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| E East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center INC | $58K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $52K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Little Tokyo Nutrition Services | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center
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$48K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| K Kimochi INC | $48K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Tides Center
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$44K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
National Japanese American Historical Society INC
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| S San Diego Chapter Jacl | $38K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fred T Korematsu Institute | $36K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J Japanese American Citizens League | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
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$35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NM | |
| E Eden Township Japanese Community Center | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Acc Senior Services | $29K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Japanese Community Pioneer Center | $28K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| J Jasgp | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S San Joaquin County Historical Society | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington | $25K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
| T Topaz Museum | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Media Bridges INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| J J-SEI INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bijaema | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Tokyo Community Council INC | $25K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| S San Fernando Valley Ja Community Center | $22K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jacl Houston Chapter | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Puyallup Valley Chapter Jacl | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Veterans Memorial Court Alliance | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| J Jacl - Marysville Chapter | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Central California Nikkei Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jcc of Hawaii | $20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Asa | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Densho
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$19K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WA | |
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$19K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$18K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J Jahssd | $18K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Grateful Crane Ensemble
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$18K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $16K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OR | |
| H Hayward Area Historical Society | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Cjahs | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| B Berkeley Buddhist Temple | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| H Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| G Genryu Arts | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer Association | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$14K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $14K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$13K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| M Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee | $13K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sakura Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Poston Community Alliance INC
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$12K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A Asian Cultural Experience of Salinas | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| J Japanese American Citizens League - Ncwnp | $11K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Colorado Preservation Inc-Cpi
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| J Japanese American Citizens League - Washington DC | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jacl - Mt Olympus Chapter | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Japantown Task Force INC | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| J Jcccnc | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Musical Traditions Incorporated | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nisei Baseball Research Project | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Go for Broke National Education Center | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nisei Veterans Memorial Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Japanese Ancestral Society | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Orange County Japanese American Association | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Jb Line INC
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$9K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| S Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center | $9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jacl Honolulu Chapter | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Amache Alliance
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J Jacl- Arizona Chapter | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Friends of Minidoka INC
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$6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | ID |
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