Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,132,425 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($660,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.8M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $3.6M
What National Cherry Blossom Festival does
Mission
To plan, coordinate and promote the National Cherry Blossom Festival in support of the historical, cultural and commemorative activities of the district of columbia designed to make americans more aware of the lasting ties, values and culture shared by japan and the us.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
A month-long festival in dc to celebrate the gift of cherry trees to the us by japan. Committed to providing enriching programming for the millions who turn their attention to the nation's capital each year to take in the beauty of the blossoms.
$1,989,846 spentof which $40,796 as grants$289,160 earned by the program52% of program spendingA parade in dc to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival and promote japanese culture and international friendship.
$1,271,166 spent33% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$564,691 spent15% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,825,703.
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 2019 to 2020, from $925k to $1.9M (+106%).
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: 2018 9% · 2019 9% · 2020 30% · 2021 42% · 2022 34% · 2023 33% · 2024 21% · 2025 33%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 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.
Chief executive
Diana Mayhew
President & CEO
Board chair
David Moran
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $237k → $121k.
2 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 10 of 11 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 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 76%; 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 84% · 2018 89% · 2019 90% · 2020 42% · 2021 42% · 2022 24% · 2023 25% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
57% of NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 73% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL'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. $75k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
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
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
68%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL?
- NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,132,425 to it, the largest being Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc ($660,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $1,132,425 in grants to NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL?
- Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $660,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 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.
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 11 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing