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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$434,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $13,146,128
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Tax year 2023
$450,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $13,103,827
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Tax year 2022
$461,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $13,614,486
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Tax year 2021
$620,000
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $15,420,155
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Tax year 2020
$474,600
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $18,869,458
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Tax year 2019
$430,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $15,491,603
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Tax year 2018
$566,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $15,560,654
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Pembroke College OxfordOxford, United Kingdom
To support the Tanaka fellowship fund for the endowment of the Tanaka fellow in Biochemistry.
$100,000 -
Individual
To support international programming at the [individual] Center.
$100,000 -
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC
To support the Tanaka Memorial Foundation Study Abroad Fund.
$50,000 -
Purchase College FoundationPurchase, NY
To support ongoing initiatives and assist in their continued development.
$20,000 -
Harvard Kennedy SchoolCambridge, MA
to fund the Tanaka Memorial Foundation Student Internship Fund .
$20,000 -
East Side House IncBronx, NY
To support college access work through our student success centers, and to support our winter show.
$10,000 -
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME
to engage in the histories, economies, and cultures of Asia 1. Tanaka Memorial Foundation Student Research Grant. 2. partial support for one professor and two students to attend Technos International Week. 3. the Technos International Prize for a senior.
$10,000 -
The Black Student FundWashington, DC
TO SUPPORT the Tanaka Scholars scholarship grant, tanaka scholars enrichment programs, and the BSF/LSF school fair.
$10,000 -
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN
To send a delegation of two students and on faculty member to Technos international week in June 2025 and to support the Tanaka memorial Professorship of International Understanding.
$10,000 -
The Episcopal School in the City ofNew York, NY
To support the Episcopal annual fund, which finances the school's operation, including payment of faculty salaries, scholarships, sepecial programs, and pandemic-related expenses.
$10,000 -
The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund IncNew Haven, CT
to support general operating costs for campers with serious illness.
$10,000 -
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL
To support participation in Technos International Week.
$10,000 -
The Midori FoundationNew York, NY
To sustain and expand music education in New York City.
$10,000 -
Trinity CollegeHartford, CT
TO support participation in the 2025 Technos International Week, and for an honorarium for the technos International prize.
$10,000 -
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL
To carry the Tanaka Scholars Program through 2024-2025 academic year.
$10,000 -
Hope CollegeHolland, MI
To support participation of two students and one facility in the Technos International Week.
$10,000 -
University of Hawaii FoundatiionHonolulu, HI
To support marine science education and related student research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.
$10,000 -
Johns Hopkins University SAISWashington, DC
To provide students with opportunities to broaden their knowledge about Japan and further foster international connections between US-Japan.
$10,000 -
Hobart William Smith CollegeGeneva, NY
To support Asian Studies Development and Center for Global Education.
$10,000 -
Individual
To support the Bahamas - Building Experiences Together Project
$4,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education8 grants $130,00087% of the total
- Sports and recreation2 grants $20,00013% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia3 grants $70,000
- New York5 grants $60,000
- Connecticut2 grants $20,000
- Illinois2 grants $20,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
- Hawaii1 grant $10,000
- Maine1 grant $10,000
- Michigan1 grant $10,000
- Minnesota1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Taeko TanakaChairman Hours 0Pay $0
- Makiko UeshimaPresident Hours 20Pay $79,658
- Takeshi UeshimaTreasurer Hours 20Pay $49,775
- Yoshihiro TajimaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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