Sasakawa Peace Foundation Usa Inc
EIN 521728688Total Given 2017–2025
$3.5M
52 grants · $391K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $4K–$28K
grant size
24%
balanced · 8/33 multi-year
repeat
$18.7M
Assets (2025)
33
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(202) 296-6694
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $539K | $15.6M | $5.5M | 8 |
| 2019 | $552K | $14.9M | $4.7M | 12 |
| 2021 | $160K | $26.8M | $13.0M | 6 |
| 2023 | $862K | $23.1M | $4.7M | 7 |
| 2024 | $649K | $20.9M | $4.4M | 8 |
| 2025 | $756K | $18.7M | $4.7M | 11 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 52 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$15K
Average
$68K
75th Pctl
$28K
Maximum
$758K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.0% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 12 states
$2K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
DB
Dennis Blair
Chairman and Distinguished
Leadership
SA
Satohiro Akimoto
5 yrs
President
Leadership
JZ
James Zumwalt
Chief Executive Officer
AS
Akinori Sugai
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
NT
Nobuo Tanaka
3 yrs
Director
IK
Ichiro Kabasawa
5 yrs
Director
RO
Ryoichi Oriki
3 yrs
Director
JC
Junko Chano
4 yrs
Director
D2
Dennis Blair Until Feb 2017
Chairman and Distinguished Sr Fellow
Leadership
JC
Junko Chano
4 yrs
President
Leadership
J2
James Zumwalt Eff Feb 2017
Ceo
Leadership
AS
Akinori Sugai
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TT
Tatsuya Tanami
Secretary
Leadership
NT
Nobuo Tanaka
3 yrs
Director
RO
Ryoichi Oriki
3 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (52 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress | Washington, DC | $758,260 | TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN (CSGJ), TO SUPPORT... | 2023 |
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress | Washington, DC | $622,744 | TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN (CSGJ). | 2025 |
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress | Washington, DC | $546,190 | TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN (CSGJ). | 2024 |
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress | Washington, DC | $383,089 | TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN (CSGJ) TO ENGAGE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND... | 2019 |
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress (Fmc) | Washington, DC | $355,251 | TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN PROGRAMS | 2017 |
| Us Association of Former Members of Congress | Washington, DC | $92,323 | TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN (CSGJ). | 2021 |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies | Washington, DC | $84,556 | TO SUPPORT THE "JAPAN-U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM " (JUMP) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY... | 2019 |
| National Association of Japan-American Societies | Washington, DC | $79,102 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OF "JAPAN-US MILITARY PROGRAM"-TO HOST A SERIES OF SEMINARS PROMOTING THE STRATEGIC,... | 2017 |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies (Najas) | Washington, DC | $48,150 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OF THE "JAPAN-U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM (JUMP)" ON THE THEME OF "UPDATING AND HONORING... | 2023 |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies | Washington, DC | $35,528 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OF THE "JAPAN-U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM (JUMP)" ON THE THEME OF "UPDATING AND HONORING... | 2021 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $29,508 | TO SUPPORT THE "JAPANESE LANGUAGE, INSPIRED VISION, AND ENGAGEMENT (J.LIVE) TALK 2016" PROJECT, A... | 2017 |
| East-West Center | Honolulu, HI | $28,713 | TO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO... | 2025 |
| Usjetaa Us-Japan Bridging Foundation | Washington, DC | $28,660 | TO SUPPORT THE "SASAKAWA USA/USJETAA GRANT PROGRAM FOR U.S. JETAA CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS" PROJECT,... | 2025 |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies (Najas) | Washington, DC | $28,151 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT OF THE "JAPAN-U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM (JUMP)" ON THE THEME OF "UPDATING AND HONORING... | 2024 |
| East-West Center | Honolulu, HI | $27,874 | TO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO... | 2024 |
| International Student Conference | Washington, DC | $26,329 | TO SUPPORT THE "U.S.-JAPAN-REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUTURE GENERATION DIALOGUE", A PROGRAM TO FOSTER GREATER... | 2017 |
| Usjetaa Us-Japan Bridging Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,310 | TO SUPPORT THE SASAKAWA USA/USJETAA GRANT PROGRAM FOR U.S. JETAA CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS" PROJECT, "JETS ON... | 2024 |
| Us Jetaa Us-Japan Bridging Foundation | Washington, DC | $24,611 | TO SUPPORT A GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE ALUMNI/ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS OF THE JAPAN EXCHANGE & TEACHING PROGRAMME (JET... | 2019 |
| Usjetaa Us-Japan Bridging Foundation | Washington, DC | $23,855 | TO SUPPORT THE SASAKAWA USA/USJETAA GRANT PROGRAM FOR U.S. JETAA CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS" PROJECT, "JETS ON... | 2023 |
| Us-Japan Bridging Foundation | Washington, DC | $22,751 | TO SUPPORT THE "SASAKAWA USA/USJETAA GRANT PROGRAM FOR U.S. JETAA CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS" PROJECT TO... | 2017 |
| East-West Center | Honolulu, HI | $22,675 | TO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO... | 2023 |
| International Peace Institute | New York, NY | $21,750 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT "NATIONAL ACTION PLANS FOR NATIONAL CHALLENGES: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES THROUGH THE... | 2025 |
| East-West Center | Honolulu, HI | $17,582 | TO SUPPORT THE "CONGRESSIONAL STAFF PROGRAM ON ASIA" PROGRAM, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE... | 2017 |
| East-West Center | Honolulu, HI | $16,355 | TO SUPPORT THE "CONGRESSIONAL STAFF PROGRAM ON ASIA" PROGRAM, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE... | 2019 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $15,503 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT "U.S.-JAPAN REGIONAL ALLIANCE SERIES: EQUITABLE RESILIENCE AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY:... | 2025 |