Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Us- Japan Council
The u.s.-japan council (usjc) cultivates and connects leaders at every level in the united states and japan who are committed to a strong and enduring global partnership. Founded by japanese americans in 2009, usjc is now the premier organization dedicated to strengthening u.s.-japan relations through people-to-people connections.…
- $280k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 25
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $227k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $18,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 25
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 13
- Total assets, FY2024
- $44M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Us- Japan Council funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 23 | $208k | 65% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $147k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $68k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $34k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 24 | $715k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 25 | $1.5M | 92% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $555k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Vistas Inc | $493,983 | 3 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $441,263 | 2 | n/a |
| The Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars | $282,657 | 2 | 1% |
| The Laurasian Institution | $230,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Mercy Corps | $214,819 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Seed | $198,215 | 1 | n/a |
| The New School | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $76,963 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Massachusetts | $69,907 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $54,000 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Vistas Inc | $493,983 | 3 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $441,263 | 2 | n/a |
| The Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars | $282,657 | 2 | 1% |
| The Laurasian Institution | $230,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Mercy Corps | $214,819 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Seed | $198,215 | 1 | n/a |
| The New School | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $76,963 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Massachusetts | $69,907 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $54,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | $53,370 | 1 | n/a |
| United States-Japan Bridging Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 5% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | $34,420 | 3 | n/a |
| American Council on Education | $32,710 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California | $29,747 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $27,746 | 2 | n/a |
| Springfield College | $27,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Yale University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American University | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Appalachian State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Denison University | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Berklee College of Music Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc | $20,199 | 2 | 0% |
| National Association of Japan-America Societies Inc | $20,180 | 1 | 1% |
| Lesley University | $19,325 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| William Marsh Rice University | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $16,250 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oregon | $16,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Kizuna Across Cultures | $16,040 | 1 | n/a |
| DePauw University | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Grinnell College | $15,500 | 2 | 0% |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $15,250 | 2 | 0% |
| San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Knox College | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Student Conferences Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Tyler Junior College Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| State University of New York at Oneonta Foundation Corporation | $13,620 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Hawaii System | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington - College of Health & Human Serv | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| California State University Northridge | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Memphis | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's National | $8,114 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake Forest College | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Carolina University | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Toledo | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Connecticut | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle Pacific University | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University Corporation San Francisco State | $7,983 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $7,915 | 1 | 0% |
| Cascadia College | $7,733 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado School of Mines | $7,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges District | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Monmouth College | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| State University of New York College at Purchase | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Contra Costa College | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sweet Briar Institute | $7,331 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego State University | $7,186 | 1 | n/a |
| University Corporation at Monterey Bay | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Mississippi | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Edwards University | $6,800 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Alaska | $6,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Lewis College | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $6,448 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University | $5,974 | 1 | n/a |
| Ohio University | $5,262 | 1 | n/a |
| President and Trustees of Bates College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($61k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Us- Japan Council supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: American Chemical Society · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Hispanic Scholarship Fund · American Council of Learned Societies · President and Fellows of Harvard College · Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities · American Heart Association Inc · Kpmg US Foundation Inc · National Geographic Society · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
How this is measured
About Us- Japan Council
- How much does Us- Japan Council give?
- Us- Japan Council reported 25 itemized grants totaling $226,733, out of $280,104 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 25 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Us- Japan Council fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (53%), Science & Tech (24%), International (23%).
- Who are Us- Japan Council's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Cultural Vistas Inc ($494k), Regents of the University of California at Berkeley ($441k), The Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars ($283k).
- Does Us- Japan Council fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Us- Japan Council?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Chemical Society, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation.
- Where is Us- Japan Council based?
- Us- Japan Council is based in DC.
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