Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC
JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $97,500 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($77,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $6.4M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $98k
- Net assets
- $6.2M
What Japan-American Society of Washington DC Inc does
Mission
To promote friendship and understanding between americans and japanese through diverse programming that spans the educational, cultural, business, and policy spheres.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The sakura matsuri - japanese street festival - sakura matsuri is generally considered the largest celebration of japanese culture in the united states and the grand finale of the national cherry blossom festival in washington, d.c. Performers and vendors share japanese culture and traditions with the festival attendees.
$792,738 spent$721,777 earned by the program54% of program spendingNational japan bowl - the society organizes the national japan bowl each spring and supports other japan bowls across the country to recognize and encourage high school students who have chosen japanese as a foreign language.
$184,822 spent$17,235 earned by the program13% of program spendingUs-japan capital gala - the society's annual us-japan capital gala and silent auction supports the society's many educational and cultural activities and provides an opportunity to gather and honor some of united states of america's and japan's most distinguished leaders.
$181,256 spent$52,414 earned by the program12% of program spendingCultural activities and other programs - throughout the year, the society offers a variety of japanese and american activities, including cultural events, social gatherings, a book club, and public speaking.
$176,115 spentof which $21,000 as grants$197,576 earned by the program12% of program spendingJapanese language school - the society operates the oldest and largest japanese language school for adults in the washington, d.c. Area. The program includes different levels from beginning to advanced preparatory classes in the summer and fall for the japanese language proficiency test, and culture classes.
$131,253 spent$268,305 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,466,184.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $2.8M to $7.4M (+165%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
77% of JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
James Zumwalt
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $10k → $20k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $115k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United States - Japan Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC raised.
From the IRS filings of JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 2 of 3 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC's grant income comes from Washington, D.C. funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 718 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 718 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC?
- JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $97,500 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($77,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $97,500 in grants to JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC?
- Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $77,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing