Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation
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About Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation
The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts to a small number of local institutions that strengthen higher education, regional philanthropy, and Japanese-American community life in the Bay Area. Their grants are sizable and targeted—supporting SF State University, the Marin Community Foundation, and the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California—suggesting a preference for institutional capacity and community infrastructure over many small program grants.
Focus Areas
Public higher education support (San Francisco State University)Regional community philanthropy and endowment building (Marin Community Foundation)Japanese-American cultural and community services in Northern California (JCCCNC)
Who They Fund
not specified
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated, few but very large grants; repeat funding to the same local institutions; emphasis on institutional support/capital or unrestricted operational support rather than many small program-specific awards.
Funding Style
not specified
San Francisco State University Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
About Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation
The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation makes large, recurring grants for Japanese American cultural and educational work, with a clear emphasis on institutions that carry community memory and public history. Its largest recent gift was $4.2 million to SF State University Foundation in 2025, a signal that higher education is part of its grantmaking alongside cultural preservation and community infrastructure. The foundation also made two $2 million grants to Marin Community Foundation in 2023 and 2024, showing a repeated commitment to regional philanthropy and long-term support. In the community history space, it has backed organizations such as Jcccnc and Nichi Bei Foundation, both in San Francisco, which appear multiple times in the recent grants list. Other awards support museums, documentary and film work, and organizations tied to Japanese-American history and US-Japan relations. The pattern is concentrated, with grants often going to established institutions rather than many small awards, and the portfolio suggests attention to education, preservation, and civic connection within Northern California and the wider Japanese American community.
What Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation Funds
A major thread in the foundation’s giving is higher education. In 2025, it gave $4.2 million to SF State University Foundation. The recent grants also show support for archival and educational work, including $88,718 to Bancroft Library of UC Berkeley for tax-exempt purposes. Cultural preservation is another visible area: the foundation awarded $75,000 to Asian Art Museum of SF in 2024 and another $75,000 in 2023, indicating repeated support for institutions that present Japanese and Asian art and history. It also funds documentary and media work tied to Japanese American history, including $150,252 to The Center for Independent Document in 2024 and $37,500 to International Documentary Foundatio in 2024. Community-facing organizations appear as well, such as $100,000 to Fred T Korematsu Institute in 2024 for tax-exempt purposes.
How Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure level, with p25 at $25,000, a median of $36,250, and p75 at $75,000. The recent record shows repeat awards to several recipients across multiple years, including Marin Community Foundation, Jcccnc, Nichi Bei Foundation, Sakura Matsuri Inc, Jaccc, Densho, Asian Art Museum of SF, and The Morikami Inc. That pattern points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs are annual and accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$48.3M
Total Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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