Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
JCAW FOUNDATION INC
JCAW FOUNDATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $26,100 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($20,600). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $72k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $26k
- Net assets
- $0
What Jcaw Foundation Inc does
Mission
The foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, literary and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Community relations program:for our community relations programs of 2023, we provided our support and cooperation to the programs that demonstrated the social significance, the sense of community (limited to the washington, d.c. Community), the relevance to japan, non-politics, and the sense of necessity.we are committed to continue to provide our support and cooperation to the groups requesting assistance based on the above criteria.
$134,854 spentof which $118,978 as grants45% of program spendingSupport for japanese language education in washington, dc metropolitan area:the education of japanese-speaking americans is an extremely important issue for nurturing the next generation of individuals who will take on the responsibility for u.s.-japan relations and for strengthening the foundation of the u.s.-japan partnership. With this in mind, the jcawf decided to establish multiple projects which, by supporting japanese education in the washington dc metropolitan area in various ways, together provide opportunities for young americans to learn about japan and its culture, fostering interest in japanese language study, and ultimately providing these youths with opportunities to consider careers that utilize their japanese language skills.
$44,184 spentof which $39,000 as grants15% of program spendingJapanese new year's festival in washington:the japanese new year's festival in washington was planned and held jointly by the jcaw, jcaw foundation, inc. And the embassy of japan. We have indentified the festival as a crucial program in furthering cultural exchange and mutual understanding between japan and the united states. Therefor, our mission, more than ever, will be to have as many area residents as possible witness the japanese new year festivities, and deepen their understanding of traditional japanese events and current japanese trends while enjoying themsleves at the festival.
$118,419 spentof which $80,000 as grants40% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $297,457.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $251k to $0 (−100%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $5k.
From the IRS filings of JCAW FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
JCAW FOUNDATION 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 91% · 2019 100% · 2020 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 JCAW FOUNDATION 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.
Organizations like JCAW FOUNDATION 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.
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JCAW FOUNDATION INC?
- JCAW FOUNDATION INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $26,100 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($20,600). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JCAW FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $26,100 in grants to JCAW FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JCAW FOUNDATION INC?
- Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $20,600 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JCAW FOUNDATION 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 FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), 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