A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 91-2164150Arts and culture

Who funds Densho?

52 private foundations gave Densho in Seattle, WA $1.6 million across 109 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

109 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Oki FoundationBellevue, WA 2025

    General operating support

    $58,200
  2. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2025

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Linda Nordstrom Family FoundationMedina, WA 2025

    Operating

    $5,000
  4. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2025

    Charity

    $2,000
  5. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    Help fund charitable operations

    $1,000
  6. Margaret and Raymond Chang Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2025

    General support

    $300
  7. United States - Japan FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    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

    $40,000
  8. The Paces Foundation IncSmyrna, GA 2024

    Humanitarian Aid and Support

    $30,000
  9. Harry and Masie Masto Foundation dba masto foundationsan francisco, CA 2024

    To share history of the wwii incarceration with japanese americans to promote equity and justice

    $15,000
  10. The Fat Tire FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Educational resources

    $10,000
  11. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Linda Nordstrom Family FoundationMedina, WA 2024

    Operating

    $5,000
  13. Kenichi & Takayo Nakase Family FDNWestminster, CA 2024

    Gift

    $3,000
  14. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2024

    Charity

    $1,500
  15. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    Matching gifts

    $1,000
  16. The Roundhouse FoundationSisters, OR 2024

    Preserving japanese american stories - admin grant

    $1,000
  17. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Help fund charitable operations

    $1,000
  18. Margaret and Raymond Chang Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2024

    General support

    $300
  19. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $250
  20. Casey Family ProgramsSeattle, WA 2024

    Employee matching gift - for general operating support

    $200
  21. The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    For tax exempt purposes of this organization

    $95,000
  22. Harry and Masie Masto Foundation dba masto foundationsan francisco, CA 2023

    To share history of the wwii incarceration of japanese americans to promote equity & justice

    $15,000
  23. The Fat Tire FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Educational resources

    $10,000
  24. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  25. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2023

    Charity

    $5,000
  26. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Help fund charitable operations

    $3,500
  27. Kenichi & Takayo Nakase Family FDNWestminster, CA 2023

    Gift

    $3,000
  28. The Dorfman and Kaish Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  29. Hiro Watanabe FoundationCity of Industry, CA 2023

    Japanese Americans History preservation.

    $1,000
  30. Linda Nordstrom Family FoundationMedina, WA 2023

    Operating

    $1,000
  31. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gift program

    $750
  32. Margaret and Raymond Chang Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA 2023

    General support

    $300
  33. The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For tax exempt purposes of this organization

    $35,000
  34. Ja Community FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    Community outreach

    $19,300
  35. Joseph Handleman I Believe in You Trust f/k/a Joseph Handleman Trust FoundationKey Biscayne, FL 2022

    Program support

    $15,000
  36. Harry and Masie Masto Foundation dba masto foundationsan francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $15,000
  37. The Oki FoundationBellevue, WA 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2022

    Charity

    $6,000
  39. The Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Family FoundationArcadia, CA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  41. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2022

    Greatest need/ unrestricted support

    $5,000
  42. Lee and Claudia Brooke FoundationBellevue, WA 2022

    To preserve and share history of the wwii incarceration of japanese americans to promote equity and justice.

    $1,750
  43. Linda Nordstrom Family FoundationMedina, WA 2022

    Operating

    $1,500
  44. Dean L & Rosemarie Buntrock FoundationOakbrook Terrace, IL 2022

    Operating Needs

    $1,000
  45. Hiro Watanabe FoundationCity of Industry, CA 2022

    WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans

    $1,000
  46. Jewell Foundation LimitedBethesda, MD 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  47. Kenichi & Takayo Nakase Family FDNWestminster, CA 2022

    Gift

    $1,000
  48. Stroum Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  49. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Help fund charitable operations

    $1,000
  50. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gift program

    $750
  51. Satya and Rao Remala FoundationBellevue, WA 2022

    To preserve and share history of the wwii incarceration of japanese americans to promote equity and justice today.

    $750
  52. Adrian Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Contribution

    $500
  53. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General support

    $250
  54. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $200
  55. The Oki FoundationBellevue, WA 2021

    General operating support

    $152,250
  56. Terasaki Nibei Foundation fka Nibei FoundationArcadia, CA 2021

    General support

    $100,000
  57. Harry and Masie Masto Foundation dba masto foundationsan francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $30,000
  58. The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For tax exempt purposes of this organization

    $25,000
  59. Raynier Institute & FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  60. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2021

    Charity

    $10,000
  61. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  62. Apex FoundationBellevue, WA 2021

    Greatest need/ unrestricted support

    $5,000
  63. The Dorfman and Kaish Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  64. The Sheri and Les Biller Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General Operating Support - Honoring Scott Oki

    $1,000
  65. Hiro Watanabe FoundationCity of Industry, CA 2021

    WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans

    $1,000
  66. Kenichi & Takayo Nakase Family FDNWestminster, CA 2021

    Gift

    $1,000
  67. California Caw FoundationBerkeley, CA 2021

    General Support

    $1,000
  68. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Help fund charitable operations.

    $1,000
  69. T FoundationHonolulu, HI 2021

    Charitable Contribution

    $1,000
  70. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $500
  71. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General support

    $250
  72. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $125
  73. Angerman Friedman Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General support

    $100
  74. The Oki FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    General operating support

    $200,000
  75. Terasaki Nibei Foundation fka Nibei FoundationArcadia, CA 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  76. The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    For tax exempt purposes of this organization

    $30,000
  77. The Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Family FoundationArcadia, CA 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  78. The Royso FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General

    $25,000
  79. Jonathan Logan Family FoundationBerkeley, CA 2020

    Tsuru for solidarity

    $10,000
  80. Central Pacific Bank FoundationHonolulu, HI 2020

    Support for Digital based education platform

    $5,000
  81. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2020

    Charity

    $5,000
  82. Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family FoundSeattle, WA 2020

    Japanese wwii history preservation

    $5,000
  83. Ellison FoundationBellevue, WA 2020

    Human services

    $5,000
  84. T FoundationHonolulu, HI 2020

    Charitable Contribution

    $5,000
  85. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $3,000
  86. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2020

    General support

    $2,000
  87. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Help fund charitable operations.

    $1,500
  88. Gene Juarez FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Support of preserving and sharing japanese american history

    $1,000
  89. Jewell Foundation LimitedBethesda, MD 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  90. Kenichi & Takayo Nakase Family FDNWestminster, CA 2020

    Gift

    $1,000
  91. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $750
  92. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $125
  93. Terasaki Inst for Biomedical InnovationWooland Hills, CA 2019

    Sponsorship of densho japanese american family history program

    $100,000
  94. Hiroaki Elaine & Lawrence Kono FoundationHonolulu, HI 2019

    Unrestricted gift

    $30,000
  95. Minami Tamaki Yamauchi Kwok & Lee FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Stop repeating history initiatives

    $10,000
  96. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2019

    Charity

    $5,000
  97. The Roland R Smith Family FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2019

    Legacy Project

    $3,550
  98. The Zephyr Charitable Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  99. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2019

    General Support

    $2,000
  100. Hanlon FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Help fund charitable operations.

    $1,000
  101. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $225
  102. The MCJ Amelior FoundationMorristown, NJ 2019

    For general operating support

    $200
  103. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $50
  104. The Oki FoundationBellevue, WA 2018

    General operating support

    $183,170
  105. John Y & Reiko E Sato Foundation TrustBellevue, WA 2018

    Charity

    $2,500
  106. Oyama Family FoundationSan Jose, CA 2018

    General Support

    $2,000
  107. The Sheri and Les Biller Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    2018 Densho Dinner honoring Scott Oki

    $1,000
  108. Carolyn and Mike Maples FoundationAustin, TX 2018

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  109. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $50

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Seattle, WA and are not among Densho’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 900 grants Preselected only $98,225 to similar organizations
  2. The Norcliffe FoundationSeattle, WA 89 grants Accepts applications $7,766,440 to similar organizations
  3. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 57 grants Accepts applications $880,376 to similar organizations
  4. Puget Sound Energy FoundationWilmington, DE 113 grants Preselected only $63,130 to similar organizations
  5. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 54 grants Accepts applications $6,077,716 to similar organizations
  6. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 66 grants Accepts applications $704,400 to similar organizations
  7. Grousemont FoundationSeattle, WA 112 grants Preselected only $7,339,833 to similar organizations
  8. Real Progress FoundationSeattle, WA 84 grants Preselected only $337,542 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 91-2164150 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.