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KT Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$910k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Animals$5.5MArts & Culture$4.0MHuman Services$708kEducation$655kHealth$450kReligion$227kCommunity Improvement$130kHousing & Shelter$75kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $625k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$100,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$7.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Cornell University$250,000
National Japanese American Historic$150,000
Cornell University$100,000
Cornell University$100,000
Fuller Theological Seminary$100,000
J-Sei$100,000
Kimochi Inc$75,000
Japanese Cultural Community Ctr$30,000
Muttville$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $380k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Canine Companions: $35k → 9%J-Sei: $100k → 10%Kimochi Inc: $75k → 10%Kimochi Inc: $60k → 10%Japanese Community Youth Council: $50k → 10%Kimochi Inc: $40k → 10%Kimochi Inc: $20k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.5M · 9 repeat orgs$2.4M to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
10

Total granted

$9.5M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+32%

Still filing today

78%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $800k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureEducationAnimalsHealthHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • M
    MUTTVILLE
    4× · 2019–2024 · $4.1M · revenue +109%
  • CC
    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $1.4M · revenue +27%
  • KI
    KIMOCHI INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $195k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • OM
    Oakland Museum
    one grant, 2021 · $500k
  • RS
    Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $200k
  • ET
    Eden Township Japanese Community Ce
    one grant, 2022 · $200k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Japan Society of Northern California

Founded in 1905, the japan society of northern california works to advance u.s. - japan collaboration and understanding in a global context. the society offers an array of programs and networking opportunities for people and organizations…

International
2
Japan America Society of So California

The japan america society of southern california works to (1) promote among the american people a more accurate knowledge of the people of japan, their aims, customs, ideals, arts and sciences, industries, economic conditions, and…

International
3
Japanese Home for the Aged

Keiro's mission is to enhance the quality of senior life in our community. (cont'd on schedule o).

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4
Keiro Nursing Home

Keiro's mission is to enhance the quality of senior life in our community. (cont'd on schedule o).

Health
5
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago

The mission of the jccc is to deepen mutual understanding and improve relations between japanese and u.s. businesses through a wide variety of cultural, educational, and charitable programs. to meet its mission, the jccc organizes a series…

—
6
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

To be a vibrant resource, strengthening our diverse community by educating present and future generations in the evolving japanese american experience in hawaii. we do this through relevant programming, meaningful community service and…

Arts & Culture
7
Mingei International Inc

Mingei International Museum connects audiences with the creativity and cultural traditions of makers across time and the globe, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of our shared humanity through handmade objects, and the…

Arts & Culture
8
Japantown Cultural Society
Education
9
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
10
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
11
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center

The jaccc weaves japanese and japanese american arts and culture into the fabric of our communities. the jaccc remains firmly rooted in little tokyo, providing a vital place to build connections between people and cultures, locally and…

Arts & Culture
12
Kin On Health Care Center

Kin on honors and supports our elders and families by offering culturally asian and linguistically appropriate healthcare services in a healthy living community.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Japanese Cultural and Community Center; the most unlike its peers is Poston Community Alliance Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUTTVILLE: $4,105,000 · AnimalsMUTTVILLEASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $3,100,000 · Arts & CultureASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF …POSTON COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC: $130,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $80,000 · Arts & CultureOakland Museum: $500,000 · OtherOakland MuseumAldersgate United Methodist Church: $250,000 · OtherAldersgate United …JCCCNC: $230,000 · OtherJCCCNCRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $200,000 · OtherRett Syndrome Rese…Eden Township Japanese Community Ce: $200,000 · OtherEden Township Japa…National Japanese American Historical Society Inc: $150,000 · OtherNational Japanese …Senior Services of Northern California: $150,000 · OtherSenior Services of…EAEF: $105,000 · OtherTACMC: $100,000 · Other+2 more: $100,000 · OtherCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $1,375,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANION…KIMOCHI INC: $195,000 · Human ServicesKIMOCHI INCJ-SEI INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesJ-SEI INC+1 more: $50,000 · Human ServicesCornell University: $450,000 · EducationFULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $100,000 · EducationST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $150,000 · HealthOPERATION DIGNITY INC: $75,000 · Housing & Shelter
Animals$4,105,000Arts & Culture$3,310,000Other$1,985,000Human Services$1,720,000Education$550,000Health$150,000Housing & Shelter$75,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMUTTVILLE: $4,105,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $3,100,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $1,375,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCornell University: $450,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIMOCHI INC: $195,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNational Japanese American Historical Society Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetJ-SEI INC: $100,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetFULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJAPANESE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER: $80,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetOPERATION DIGNITY INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetJAPANESE COMMUNITY YOUTH COUNCIL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The San Francisco Jap…Ja Community Foundati…Asian Pacific FundNetwork for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The San Francisco Japantown FoundationCA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Japantown Foundation · Ja Community Foundation · Asian Pacific Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization KT Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from KT Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to KT Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to KT Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 23 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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