United States-Japan Foundation

EIN 133054425

Owings Mills, MD 21117 |(212) 481-8753

https://WWW.US-JF.ORG
Total Given 2016–2024
$9.3M
242 grants · $1.0M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$30K
typical mid grants · $10K–$56K
grant size
10%
transactional · 20/201 multi-year
repeat
$102.4M
Assets (2024)
201
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person UNITED STATES-JAPAN FOUNDATION
Phone (212) 481-8753
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply APPLICATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 3 PAGES AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT INCLUDING TAX EXEMPT STATUS 2. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT 3. PRESENT SOURCE OF FUNDS 4. AMOUNT OF PROPOSED GRANT
Restrictions INDIVIDUALS APPLYING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, RESEARCH, TRAVEL OR PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $2.4M $79.1M $1.3M 42
2018 $1.1M $76.2M $3.9M 33
2019 N/A $83.2M $15.6M N/A
2020 $135K $98.3M $7.0M 4
2021 $1.4M $106.2M $4.8M 29
2022 $863K $88.6M $2.4M 16
2023 $720K $97.7M $3.5M 16
2024 $2.7M $102.4M $2.5M 102

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 242 grants on record

Minimum
$145
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$30K
Average
$38K
75th Pctl
$56K
Maximum
$132K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.6% of US grants · Rank #13 of 28 states $15K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Lubbock 1 grant · $15K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (242 total)

Purpose
Human Security Forum Shinjyukuku, None $132,255 SUPPORTING SINGLE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN KESENNUMA, HARD-HIT AREAS. NEW IT EMPOWERMENT MODEL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE... 2022
The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NY $125,000 TO SUPPORT AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH TO ADDRESS DYNAMIC DISASTER SCENARIOS IN 3 MEGACITIES TO ENHANCE URBAN RESILIENCE... 2021
Columbia University - Year 2 New York, NY $125,000 TO SUPPORT AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH TO ADDRESS DYNAMIC DISASTER SCENARIOS IN 3 MEGACITIES TO ENHANCE URBAN RESILIENCE... 2022
Columbia University New York, NY $125,000 TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC RESEARCH TO ADDRESS DYNAMIC DISASTER SCENARIOS IN 3 MEGACITIES TO ENHANCE URBAN RESILIENCE VIA... 2023
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington Mercer Island, WA $124,346 To support America in the Schools, a new initiative that will develop the curriculum, tools and infrastructure to... 2016
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $114,634 To support the 2018 Michigan-Japan Nuclear Science High School Exchange Program for Japanese and American teachers... 2018
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $110,461 To support a bi-national, U.S. and Japan, environmental education project focused on water quality issues for high... 2016
University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO $110,000 To support an integrated program of professional development opportunities and resources for secondary social... 2016
Foundation for the International School of Asia K Tokyo, None $105,563 To nurture next generation leaders by supporting scholarships for US students to attend ISAK summer school and high school. 2016
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Juni Palo Alto, CA $105,410 To support the third year of a distance-learning course sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and... 2016
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio Palo Alto, CA $102,971 To support the second year of a distance-learning course sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and... 2016
S&R Foundation Washington, DC $100,001 To support a two-week U.S. study abroad program implemented by the S&R Foundation for Japanese undergraduate and... 2016
Japan Society New York, NY $100,000 To support the Japan Society of New York's pre-college education programs including their educator's study... 2016
Center for International Private Enterprise Inc Wahington, DC $99,785 SUPPORTING FURTHER COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS JAPAN TO ADVOCATE FOR RULES AND... 2024
Japan Center for International Exchange NEw york, NY $98,970 To support an intensive program for US journalists that will bring them to Japan to expose them to the dynamics of... 2016
Foreign Policy Research Institute Philadelphia, PA $97,284 To support a teacher professional development program which focuses on the changing political and economic... 2016
Community Partners Los Angeles, CA $95,744 TO SUPPORT A MULTICULTURAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS TO CREATE MUSIC THAT WILL INSPIRE... 2021
Community Partners Dr Lucy Jones Center - Year 2 Los Angeles, CA $95,423 TO SUPPORT A MULTICULTURAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS TO CREATE MUSIC THAT WILL INSPIRE... 2022
Human Security Forumn Shinjyukuku, None $94,542 TO SUPPORT A REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID RESTRICTIONS ON THE WELL-BEING OF SINGLE MOTHERS IN JAPAN. TO... 2021
Japan Society of New Orleans Altjapan Co Ltd New Orleans, LA $93,445 I AIM TO CREATE A PILOT EPISODE OF A VISUAL SERIALIZATION OF MY BOOK PURE INVENTION: HOW JAPAN MADE THE MODERN WORLD... 2022
Global Fund for Education Assistance (Beyond Tomor Tokyo, None $91,434 To support the Jiro Murase Scholarship Program for Beyond Tomorrow U.S. Summer Program 2016. 2016
National Committee on American Foreign Policy New York, NY $89,980 To support track II meetings that will consider ways to enhance trilateral and quadrilateral security cooperation in... 2016
Globalize DC Washington, DC $88,605 To support a Japanese language and culture program in Washington, Dc, for public school students. 2016
Kyoto University & University of Co Boulder Gokasho Uji, None $85,870 OUR PROPOSAL IS TO FIRST CONDUCT A SURVEY IN 13 NANKAI-TONANKAI EARTHQUAKE VULNERABLE JAPANESE PREFECTURES, BOTH... 2021
Vivarsity Okazaki City, None $84,080 SUPPORTING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN JAPAN 2024