| CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE INC | WAHINGTON, DC | $99,785 | 2025 | SUPPORTING FURTHER COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS JAPAN TO ADVOCATE FOR RULES AND STANDARDS THAT UPHOLD THE INTERNATIONAL RULES-BASED ORDER |
| VIVARSITY | OKAZAKI CITY, AI | $84,080 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN JAPAN |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE | MEGUROKU, TO | $82,643 | 2025 | CORAL CONSERVATION TOGETHER - A US/JAPAN STEAM EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| PRX INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $80,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING DEDICATED NEWS COVERAGE OF JAPAN, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL CLASSROOM RUN BY "THE WORLD" NEWS TEAM |
| MAUREEN & MIKE MANSFIELD FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $70,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A MULTINATIONAL TEAM FROM JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO DISCUSS HOW THE THREE NATIONS CAN JOINTLY AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF WOMEN IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE |
| VOLUNTEERS IN ASIA (DBA VIA) | PALO ALTO, CA | $69,228 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A SEVEN-MONTH CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND SOCIAL IMPACT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW INC | WAHINGTON, DC | $68,143 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A PROJECT TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF JAPANS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE U.S.-JAPAN PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATION |
| THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $66,500 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM, "ROW DON'T DRIFT |
| TOGETHER FOR GIRLS INC | WAHINGTON, DC | $65,900 | 2025 | SUPPORTING RESEARCH TO COMPARE LAWS AGAINST CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN JAPAN AND THE OTHER G7 COUNTRIES |
| INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF JAPAN | MINATOKU, TO | $62,816 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE POLICY ENTREPRENEURS PLATFORM PROJECT TO ADVANCE NON-PROFIT STARTUPS IN JAPAN |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC | NEWTON, MA | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM: "DIAMOND DIPLOMACY" |
| LIGHT INDUSTRY CINEMA PROJECTS LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE K-12 ARTS CURRICULUM: INVESTIGATING JAPANS EDO AVANT GARDE |
| TABLE FOR TWO USA | NEW YORK, NY | $56,579 | 2025 | SUPPORTING TO PROJECT DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL FOOD-RELATED HEALTH CONCERNS AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING HABITS BY SHARING THE BEST PRACTICES OF JAPANESE FOOD EDUCATION WITH AMERICAN AUDIENCES |
| NPO HUMAN SECURITY FORUM | SHINJYUKUKU, TO | $55,525 | 2025 | SUPPORTING SINGLE MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN KESENNUMA, HARD-HIT AREAS. NEW IT EMPOWERMENT MODEL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AFFECTED BY TSUNAMI AND COVID-19. |
| IMACTSHARE | MINATOKU, TO | $52,169 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A PLATFORM FOR JAPANESE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IMPACT INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES THE U.S. AND EUROPE |
| EPISTIMI INC | ANDOVER, MA | $51,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN STEM |
| JAPAN SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING ARTS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT FOR NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS |
| TECHSOUP GLOBAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE ADDITION OF JAPANESE AS AN OFFICIAL "DUE DILIGENCE LANGUAGE" IN THE NGOSOURCE PROGRAM FACILITATING OVEREAS GRANTS FROM THE U.S. |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $49,052 | 2025 | SUPPORTING SPECIALIST TALKS ON JAPANESE TRADITIONAL ARTWORKS AND HOW MODERN TECHNOLOGIES CAN EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE INTERACTION OF THE PUBLIC WITH THESE WORKS |
| ASIA-PACIFIC ABA NETWORK ASSOCIATION | SAPPORO, HO | $44,501 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN JAPAN ADDRESSING THE BEST-PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD) |
| DENSHO | SEATTLE, WA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING AN UPDATE TO DENSHOS JAPANESE LANGUAGE WEBSITE TO ENGAGE WITH JAPANESE AUDIENCES, COLLABORATE WITH THE JICA YOKOHAMA JAPANESE OVERSEAS MIGRATION MUSEUM, TRANSLATE AND CREATE CULTURALLY RELEVANT CONTENT FOR JAPANESE AUDIENCES, INTEGRATE SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JAPAN, AND IMPROVE LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY |
| JAPAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON WAYS TO SUPPORT JAPANESE NPOS THAT ARE ASSISTING FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN JAPAN |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR EDUCATION ASSISTANCE | SHIBUYAKU, TO | $33,081 | 2025 | SUPPORTING 10 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRAVELING TO NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR A WEEK TO VISIT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THINK TANKS, NPOS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO DEEPEN THEIR LEARNING UNDER THE THEME OF INNOVATION |
| CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | US-JAPAN PUBLIC OPINION PROJECTTHIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL EXAMINE AMERICAN PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF JAPAN AND THE US-JAPAN ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE COUNCILS 2023 AND 2024 CHICAGO COUNCIL SURVEYS, INVESTIGATE THE VIEWS OF FOREIGN POLICY OPINION LEADERS ON THE US-JAPAN ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE COUNCILS 2024 OPINION LEADERS SURVEY, AND COMPARE AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PUBLIC OPINION ON THE US-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP AND THE TWO NATIONS REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ROLES AS PART OF A JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT WITH THE JAPAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (JIIA). |
| GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD JAPAN | TYUOKU, TO | $28,050 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A STUDY TOUR/EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR PRACTITIONERS OF THE "EDIBLE EDUCATION" PROGRAM IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN |
| STUDENTS OF SERVICE (SOS) | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE 2025 SISTER CITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TRIP TO KUMAMOTO, JAPAN |
| US-JAPAN COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | MINETA AMBASSADORS PROGRAM |
| THE CONSORTIUM OF INDO-PACIFIC RESEARCHERS | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A PROJECT ANALYZING THE MULTI-FACETED ASPECTS OF STRENGTHENING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN |
| STUDENTS OF SERVICE (SOS) | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE 2025 SISTER CITY INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM BRINGING TO SAN ANTONIO 15 STUDENTS FROM ITS SISTER CITY OF KUMAMOTO, JAPAN IN AUTUMN 2026 |
| SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMERICUS, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUMTER COUNTY AND MIYOSHI-CITY EXCHANGE PROGRAM |
| PEACE WINDS AMERICA | WAHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING EARTHQUAKE RELIEF AND RECOVERY ON JAPAN'S NOTO PENINSULA |
| KIZUNA ACROSS CULTURES | WAHINGTON, DC | $24,420 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM CONNECTING A JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASS AT A U.S. HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS AT A JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL |
| JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS | BUNKYOKU, TO | $22,758 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF THE U.S. CHARITABLE SECTOR |
| THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM TITLED ROW DON'T DRIFT |
| WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | THE TECHNOLOGICAL SPENDORS OF EAST ASIA 26 WEEKS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR W/9 DAY TRIP. |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCES INC | WAHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE 9TH U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA TRILATERAL FORUM & SYMPOSIUM |
| KNOX ENGLISH NETWORK NPO | TAMA, TO | $18,044 | 2025 | LEADERS EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE (GLOBAL TALK) |
| GLOBAL FILM NETWORK INC | VALATIE, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING DIGITIZATION OF MASTER TAPES FROM FOUR INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES CONNECTING THE U.S. AND JAPAN |
| BOARD OF EDUCATION CITY OF ATLANTA (DBA ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS) | ATLANTA, GA | $12,100 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE CORETTA SCOTT KING YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WEEK IN JAPAN |
| UNIVERSITY FRIENDS MEETING | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE PROJECT TO RESTORE THE STOLEN STATUE OF ATOMIC-BOMB SURVIVOR SADAKO SASAKI IN SEATTLE |
| LAHAINA JODO MISSION | WAILUKU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING AN AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER'S DOCUMENTATION OF LAHAINA AFTER THE DEVASTATING 2023 WILDFIRES |
| CHILD CHEMO HOUSE | KOBE, HY | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 USJF TRUSTEE-DESIGNATED BY CHAIRMAN LARRY FISH |
| RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTITUTE | MINATOKU, TO | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN INCLUSIVE TRACK 2 (NON-GOVERNMENT EXPERTS) DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN ON JOINT CLIMATE SECURITY AND CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION PRIORITIES |
| JESSICA N GROUNDS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING A PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND DEPLOY CROSS-CULTURAL BEST PRACTICES THAT BOOST THE DIVERSITY AND EXPERTISE OF DIRECTORS ON CORPORATE BOARDS |
| TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 214 | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM OF 10 STUDENTS FROM JAPAN HOSTED BY ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND 10 STUDENTS FROM ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL VISITING ASHIKAGA, TOCHIGI |
| THE SHIN KOYAMADA FOUNDATION (DBA KOYAMADA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION) | BURBANK, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE JAPAN-UNITED STATES SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL RECEPTION |
| MUSIC SHARING | CHIYODAKU, TO | $10,000 | 2025 | JAMES KONDO'S TRUSTEE-DESIGNATED GRANT |
| AISHA FUKUSHIMA CO LAW OFFICES OF NEIL SUSSMAN | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE I AM ABUNDANT PROJECT EXPLORING ISSUES OF IDENTITY FOR MIXED-HERITAGE INDIVIDUALS IN JAPAN |
| THE NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM | NEW YORK, NY | $9,930 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE JAZU HARLEM PROJECT TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF JAZZ MUSIC CONNECTING JAPAN WITH HARLEM |
| HANA HAYASHI | KATORISHI, CH | $9,795 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR THE GENERATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN HOME MEDICAL CARE IN JAPAN AND THE U.S. |
