Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,127,891 to it, the largest being THE FREEMAN FOUNDATION ($1,416,280). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $1.8M
What National Association of Japan-America Societies Inc does
Mission
To strengthen cooperation and understanding between the peoples of Japan and the United States by providing programs, services and information to and faciliatating cooperation among its member societies throughout North America.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
High School Diplomats Program: This program is a two-way 20 day intensive study tour for Japanese and U.S. students. The U.S. program includes 20 Japanese and 20 American high school students and the Japan program is a study tour for 16 American and 16 Japanese high school students. The program builds personal ties among high school students and emphasizes cultural awareness between the U.S. and Japan. It is 33 years old and has over 2,000 alumni.
$632,177 spentof which $309,250 as grants52% of program spendingMember Services: NAJAS hosts an annual conference of all members to build connections within the member society network and with other Japan-related organizations, recommends speakers for members events and provides capacity building experiences and tools. Working with outside foundations and corporations, NAJAS provides funding for Japan-related programming to our members and content and connections to enrich a years worth of programming at their locations.
$536,361 spent44% of program spendingSecretariat Activity for CIE-US: NAJAS arranges meetings of the CIE-US board of directors, prepares regulatory documents, aids in administrative duties, and acts as a liason with the NAJAS member societies. NAJAS aids in selecting American host cities for CIEs Grassroots Summits and in recruiting financial sponsors and American participants for those alternate-year summits held in Japan.
$22,827 spent2% of program spendingKeizai Koho Center Teacher Fellowship Program: NAJAS helps in the administration of this program which organizes a ten-day fellowship to Japan for educators form the United States and Canada, allowing them to learn first-hand about comtemporary Japanese society and enhance classroom teaching of global perspectives.
$21,267 spent2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,212,632.
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. 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 2021 to 2022, from $2.1M to $2.4M (+15%).
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: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
88% of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 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
Emma Chanlett-Avery
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $99k → $763k.
1 of 7 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.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 96%; 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 80% · 2018 83% · 2019 65% · 2020 95% · 2021 88% · 2022 51% · 2023 92% — growing more concentrated.
“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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC draws 69% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
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
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 718 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 718 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
20%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,127,891 to it, the largest being THE FREEMAN FOUNDATION ($1,416,280). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $2,127,891 in grants to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES INC?
- THE FREEMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,416,280 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 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