California · Nonprofit
SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY
SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $46,614 to it, the largest being Coleman Foundation ($46,614). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $199k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $47k
- Net assets
- $13k
What San Diego-Yokohama Sister City Society does
Mission
To promote international friendship, peace, and cross-cultural understanding through educational programs, youth engagement, public diplomacy, and cultural exchange. The organization achieves its mission by developing afterschool enrichment programs, facilitating student-led global initiatives, hosting cultural festivals and civic receptions, and fostering people-to-people connections between San Diego and its sister cities, particularly Yokohama, Japan.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Connect the World Afterschool Program ($155,717.83 expenses | $12,410 grant) Delivered Japanese language and cultural enrichment classes at Crown Point Junior Music Academy, Doyle Elementary, and partner campuses, serving over 75 students. Activities included bilingual instruction, intercultural projects, and virtual exchanges with sister schools in Yokohama. Covered payroll, classroom rentals, supplies, insurance, and digital subscriptions. The program builds global citizenship and youth leadership through cross-cultural learning.
$155,718 spentof which $12,410 as grants76% of program spendingYouth & Educational Leadership Programs (Meraki / SD-WISH) ($36,382 expenses | $12,410 grant) Included the Mission Bay High School Jazz Preservationists goodwill tour to Yokohama, the Kanazawa High School exchange visit to San Diego, the Meraki Concert Series Work-Study Program, and SD-WISHs Peace & Humanity Day. Students gained practical experience in music, event management, and cultural diplomacy while promoting peace, collaboration, and mutual understanding.
$36,382 spentof which $12,410 as grants18% of program spendingEducational Exchange & Teacher Programs ($12,273.17 expenses | $0 grants) Supported bilateral school and teacher exchanges between San Diego and Yokohama, including classroom visits, virtual collaborations, and professional development workshops. Strengthened international educational partnerships and deepened intercultural understanding among educators and students.
$12,273 spent6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $204,373.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 $18k to $13k (−29%).
How it's funded, over time
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12% of SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY’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.
Where its funders are
100% of SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY's grant income comes from California funders.
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
SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $47k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,468 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In California
Nationally
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Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY?
- SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $46,614 to it, the largest being Coleman Foundation ($46,614). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $46,614 in grants to SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY?
- Coleman Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $46,614 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SAN DIEGO-YOKOHAMA SISTER CITY SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 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