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Who funds US-Japan Council
EIN 90-0447211 · Washington, DC · NTEE Q20
US-Japan Council of Washington, DC (EIN 90-0447211) was named as a grant recipient by 44 funders in 129 grants paid totaling $19,484,274 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$19,484,274
129 grants paid
Funders
44
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$750,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 132 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202610489349300906 |
| 2025 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202611249349302616 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202610489349300906 |
| 2025 | Six Tree Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | 202621259349103077 |
| 2025 | Orix Stewardship Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $49,580 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202511839349101311 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $35,500 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202611199349300601 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202621349349313567 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $12,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL | 202601289349302480 |
| 2025 | Indus Charitable Foundation Inc C/O Indus Capital Partners LLC | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202601249349102410 |
| 2025 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202610229349300416 |
| 2025 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202631499349100203 |
| 2025 | The Roche Family Foundation Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202503369349100600 |
| 2025 | Greenwald Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202621139349101512 |
| 2024 | The Blackrock Charitable Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington DC, DC | B | $2,500,000 | paid | MINETA AMBASSADOR'S PROGRAM- NEW EDUCATION ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT STUDENT EXCHANGES FOR U.S. AND JAPANESE STUDENTS | 202533169349101133 |
| 2024 | Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $2,100,000 | paid | MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES | 202503109349303645 |
| 2024 | The Toshizo Watanabe Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | Education | 202513189349103076 |
| 2024 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE IV | 202501549349100520 |
| 2024 | Charities Aid Foundation America | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202530589349300723 |
| 2024 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543189349104039 |
| 2024 | Six Tree Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GIFT | 202521339349101307 |
| 2024 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543189349104039 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $70,750 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Terasaki Nibei Foundation Fka Nibei Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202522839349100807 |
| 2024 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID | 202511119349301416 |
| 2024 | Orix Stewardship Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431449349100023 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $26,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202531349349310023 |
| 2024 | United States - Japan Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | MINETA AMBASSADORS PROGRAM | 202523219349100522 |
| 2024 | Aloha United Way Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,265 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 202503199349303950 |
| 2024 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202433469349300318 |
| 2024 | Small River Foundation | US- Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202523199349100922 |
| 2024 | First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT GENERAL FUND | 202521339349104857 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349315665 |
| 2024 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202521299349101112 |
| 2024 | The Roche Family Foundation Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202443479349100104 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $5,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349315665 |
| 2024 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543189349104039 |
| 2024 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543149349100749 |
| 2024 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $1,590 | paid | GENERAL | 202543189349104039 |
| 2024 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543149349100749 |
| 2024 | Wallace H Coulter Trust | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202513209349100146 |
| 2024 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $750 | paid | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543149349100749 |
| 2024 | Lawrence S and Carolyn H Okinaga Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS. | 202540489349100324 |
| 2024 | Ima Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202522099349100607 |
| 2024 | The Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Family Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202512889349101136 |
| 2023 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | approved, future | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE IV | 202431739349100218 |
| 2023 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE IV | 202431739349100218 |
| 2023 | Charities Aid Foundation America | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202440679349300014 |
| 2023 | The Toshizo Watanabe Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | Education | 202423209349107952 |
| 2023 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349103016 |
| 2023 | Orix Stewardship Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202342289349100904 |
| 2023 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202421169349301122 |
| 2023 | The Dallas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202413119349301976 |
| 2023 | S & R Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | To fund charitable activities. | 202413109349100831 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $20,500 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Aloha United Way Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,021 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 202413199349317316 |
| 2023 | Small River Foundation | US- Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 202433209349105083 |
| 2023 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 202333049349100408 |
| 2023 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202400309349301300 |
| 2023 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202430689349100218 |
| 2023 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | 2023 MATCHING GIFT. | 202433179349100408 |
| 2023 | Casey Family Programs | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | C | $100 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202423169349102347 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $96 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000,000 | paid | PUBLIC SERVICE | 202312859349302266 |
| 2022 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE III | 202311749349100416 |
| 2022 | Terasaki Nibei Foundation Fka Nibei Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202342889349100104 |
| 2022 | Central Pacific Bank Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | USJC ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP | 202323129349102277 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation America | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202320699349300532 |
| 2022 | The Toshizo Watanabe Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | Education | 202333189349105613 |
| 2022 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202341349349301209 |
| 2022 | Aloha United Way Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $25,367 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 202313189349318681 |
| 2022 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202343179349100029 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $20,600 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 202300199349100515 |
| 2022 | National Philanthropic Trust | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL | 202311359349313966 |
| 2022 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington DC, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202300329349300930 |
| 2022 | Kawasaki Good Times Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303149349102170 |
| 2022 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202320889349100702 |
| 2022 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | 2022 MATCHING GIFT. | 202323179349102777 |
| 2022 | Yamada Scott Family Foundation | US Japan Council Washinton, DC | B | $500 | paid | General Purpose | 202302739349100605 |
| 2022 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $300 | paid | GENERAL | 202343179349100029 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $69 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | approved, future | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE III | 202201689349100215 |
| 2021 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, PHASE III | 202201689349100215 |
| 2021 | Central Pacific Bank Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | U.S. JAPAN COUNCIL ACTIVITIES 2021 | 202202689349100150 |
| 2021 | Orix Stewardship Foundation Fka Orix Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundat | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202101879349100115 |
| 2021 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202241369349307274 |
| 2021 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202201039349301630 |
| 2021 | National Philanthropic Trust | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $15,400 | paid | INTERNATIONAL | 202231339349309863 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $13,600 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Central Pacific Bank Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $12,565 | paid | CRM PROJECT | 202202689349100150 |
| 2021 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 202200359349100805 |
| 2021 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington DC, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202230359349300113 |
| 2021 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $8,530 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202240469349301419 |
| 2021 | Schwab Charitable Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $6,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202230499349301028 |
| 2021 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202211329349100706 |
| 2021 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202232809349100618 |
| 2020 | The Prudential Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $330,000 | paid | TOMODACHI ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | 202101749349100410 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | General Support | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | approved, future | General Support | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | Central Pacific Bank Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | US Japan Council 2020 Virtual Program | 202143169349104254 |
| 2020 | Terasaki Nibei Foundation Fka Nibei Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202123099349101902 |
| 2020 | Aloha United Way Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $35,547 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 202143159349305399 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $31,500 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES | 202142779349300844 |
| 2020 | The Dallas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349330716 |
| 2020 | Kawasaki Good Times Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General | 202122329349100207 |
| 2020 | Mulberry Essence Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143149349100714 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202131339349306198 |
| 2020 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 202120269349101502 |
| 2020 | Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund C/O Bny Mellon Na | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202101689349300225 |
| 2020 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202120839349300137 |
| 2020 | Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | SupportingHirano Memorialactivities | 202112419349100201 |
| 2020 | Jcc Fund | US-Japan Council Washington DC, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202110339349301656 |
| 2020 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202122529349101012 |
| 2020 | Orix Stewardship Foundation Fka Orix Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundat | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202120429349100807 |
| 2020 | The California Wellness Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | 2020 CAL WELLNESS MATCHING GIFT GRANT. | 202123149349101447 |
| 2020 | The Feigenbaum Nii Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202121339349102847 |
| 2020 | Yamada Scott Family Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | General Purpose | 202143199349104889 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $34 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2020 | Synchrony Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | C | $10 | paid | EMPLOYER MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM | 202141309349101319 |
| 2019 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | US-Japan Council Los Angeles, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC SERVICES | 202022189349300322 |
| 2019 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 202030379349100608 |
| 2019 | Schwab Charitable Fund | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 202010489349300101 |
| 2019 | Kawasaki Good Times Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General | 202022029349100107 |
| 2019 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202022549349100217 |
| 2018 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 201941349349308759 |
| 2018 | Aloha United Way Inc | US Japan Council Washington, HI | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 201902749349301500 |
| 2018 | Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CULTURAL EDUCATION | 201940239349100204 |
| 2018 | Kawasaki Good Times Foundation | US Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General | 201932629349100653 |
| 2018 | Seattle Foundation | US-Japan Council Washington, DC | A | $5,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | 201912699349301031 |
| 2018 | Jtb Cultural Exchange Corporation | US - Japan Councils Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | CULTURAL | 201941359349100404 |
| 2018 | The Feigenbaum Nii Foundation | US - Japan Council Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 201911359349102266 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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