JA Community Foundation
Private foundation · Oakland, CA · EIN 47-5147963 · reported 2023–2025
82grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$7,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
180 Grand Ave Ste 1530
Oakland, CA 94612-3702
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Jacl COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 |
| Little Tokyo Nutrition Services COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Central California Nikkei Foundation COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Fresno, CA | $31,500 |
| Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Aptos, CA | $25,000 |
| J-Sei Inc COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Emeryville, CA | $25,000 |
| Topaz Museum COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Delta, UT | $25,000 |
| San Joaquin County Historical Society COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Lodi, CA | $25,000 |
| Bijaema COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Bainbridge Island, WA | $25,000 |
| Kimochi Inc COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Yu-Ai Kai COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Japanese American National Museum COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Sonoma County Jacl COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Sebastopol, CA | $25,000 |
| Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| PBS Kvie COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 |
| Central California Nikkei Foundation COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Fresno, CA | $20,000 |
| New Mexico Jacl COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 |
| Jacl - Marysville Chapter COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| National Japanese American Historical Society COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Puyallup Valley Chapter Jacl COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Kent, WA | $20,000 |
| Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Aptos, CA | $20,000 |
| Jacl Houston Chapter COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Meals on Wheels BY Acc COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Sacramento, CA | $16,000 |
| Fred T Korematsu Institute COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 |
| Jan Ken PO Gakko COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Elk Grove, CA | $15,000 |
| Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| Genryu Arts COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Cjahs COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Glenview, IL | $15,000 |
| Collaborative Cataloging Japan COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
| Little Tokyo Community Council COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| School of Arts and Culture at Mhp COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Jose, CA | $15,000 |
| Visual Communications COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Big Sur Land Trust COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Monterey, CA | $15,000 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Skokie, IL | $15,000 |
| Little Tokyo Historical Society COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 |
| San Francisco Architectural Heritage COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $14,000 |
| Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Seattle, WA | $13,000 |
| San Diego Chapter Jacl COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Carlsbad, CA | $12,500 |
| Asian Cultural Experience of Salinas COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Salinas, CA | $12,000 |
| Poston Community Alliance COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Pleasant Hill, CA | $12,000 |
| Sakura Foundation COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Denver, CO | $12,000 |
| Friends of Mukai COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Vashon, WA | $11,500 |
| Japanese American Citizens League - Ncwnp COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Francisco, CA | $11,000 |
| Nisei Veterans Memorial Center COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Kahului, HI | $10,000 |
| Nisei Baseball Research Project COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Fresno, CA | $10,000 |
| Jacl - Mt Olympus Chapter COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Lehi, UT | $10,000 |
| Fresno Philharmonic COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Fresno, CA | $10,000 |
| J-Sei Inc COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Emeryville, CA | $10,000 |
| Japanese American Citizens League - Washington DC COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Rockville, MD | $10,000 |
| Japanese Ancestral Society COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Kizuna Little Tokyo Inc COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Fresno Philharmonic COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Fresno, CA | $10,000 |
| Japanese American Museum of San Jose COMMUNITY OUTREACH | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| Jcc of Hawaii COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 |
| Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Seabrook, NJ | $9,000 |
| Sakura Kai COMMUNITY OUTREACH | EL Cerrito, CA | $8,876 |
| Jacl- Arizona Chapter COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Glendale, AZ | $8,000 |
| Nisei Veterans Memorial Center COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Kahului, HI | $8,000 |
| Jacl Honolulu Chapter COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Honolulu, HI | $8,000 |
| Amache Alliance COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Encinitas, CA | $8,000 |
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