The Toshizo Watanabe Foundation
EIN 263057058Total Given 2016–2024
$5.5M
30 grants · $612K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$34K
typical mid grants · $5K–$200K
grant size
64%
deep partner · 9/14 multi-year
repeat
$12.2M
Assets (2024)
14
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Gabrielle Lohrenz
Phone
(949) 789-2058
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $577K | $11.0M | $885K | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.3M | $11.4M | $765K | 8 |
| 2018 | $345K | $10.9M | $651K | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.1M | $11.3M | $557K | 4 |
| 2020 | $38K | $12.3M | $365K | 2 |
| 2022 | $575K | $11.7M | $381K | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $11.6M | $409K | 3 |
| 2024 | $500K | $12.2M | $645K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 30 grants on record
Minimum
$75
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$34K
Average
$184K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$1.0M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
EW
Eri Watanabe
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
EW
Eri Watanabe
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
EW
Eri Watanabe
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
EW
Eri Watanabe
4 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
TW
Toshizo Watanabe
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
Grants Awarded (30 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese American Cultural Communit | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | Education | 2019 |
| Japanese American National Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | Education | 2023 |
| Japanese American Cultural Communit | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | Education | 2017 |
| Henry E Huntington Library Art Gall | San Marino, CA | $500,000 | Education | 2022 |
| US Japan Council | Washington, DC | $500,000 | Education | 2024 |
| Media Bridges IncMineta Legacy Proj | Davis, CA | $300,000 | Education | 2018 |
| US Japan Council | Washington, DC | $300,000 | Education | 2016 |
| IUC Japanese Language Studies | Stanford, CA | $200,000 | Education | 2016 |
| IUC Japanese Language Studies | Stanford, CA | $200,000 | Education | 2017 |
| Japanese American Cultural Communit | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | Education | 2023 |
| US Japan Council | Washington, DC | $75,000 | Education | 2022 |
| US Japan Council | Washington, DC | $50,000 | Education | 2023 |
| Rachel Danzig | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | Education (Tuition) | 2016 |
| Rachel Danzig | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | Education (Tuition) | 2017 |
| Ryan Messersmithaapsas | Santa Clara, CA | $38,783 | Education(Tuition) | 2019 |
| Ryan Messersmith | Santa Clara, CA | $29,540 | Education(Tuition) | 2018 |
| Gabrielle Lohrenz | Houghton, MI | $25,666 | Education(Tuition) | 2016 |
| Ryan Messersmithaapsas | Santa Clara, CA | $24,814 | Education(Tuition) | 2020 |
| Gabrielle Lohrenz | Houghton, MI | $16,713 | Education(Tuition) | 2019 |
| Gabrielle Lohrenz | Houghton, MI | $13,557 | Education(Tuition) | 2020 |
| Gabrielle Lohrenz | Houghton, MI | $6,959 | Education(Tuition) | 2017 |
| Kenna Rogers | Washington, DC | $6,406 | Education(Tuition) | 2018 |
| Japanese American National Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | Education | 2018 |
| Rachel Loh | San Luis Obispo, CA | $3,828 | Education(Tuition) | 2018 |
| Rachel Loh | San Luis Obispo, CA | $3,828 | Education(Tuition) | 2019 |