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23 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Grantees Selected for 2010

The San Francisco Japantown Foundation today announced its selection of ten nonprofit projects and activities to participate in its 2010 matching grants program.
These projects will be awarded up to $4,000 through a matching grants program instituted by the Foundation. Selected projects will have until April 30, 2010, to fulfill their match by asking individuals to [...]

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12 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Matching Grants Program for 2010

UPDATE JAN 25 — Seventeen individuals, most representing nonprofit organizations and groups, attended our community meeting today to learn about our matching grants program and to share their questions and feedback. The Q&A session proved to be very useful in identifying areas in our submission guidelines that need more clarification. Many of the questions asked [...]

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23 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Diane Matsuda Foundation Board

At it’s monthly meeting, the San Francisco Japantown Foundation board of directors unanimously elected Diane Matsuda as a member, effective immediately. Diane is Executive Director of the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco dedicated to improving the quality of life for California’s homeless children and developing policy solutions to [...]

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05 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Grants Awarded to 15 Organizations

The San Francisco Japantown Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2008
grants during a presentation event at the Asian Art Musuem.
The foundation’s 2008 competitive grants totaled $25,000 and were divided
among 12 organizations in varying amounts of $5,000 or less. The foundation
also approved $60,000 in special grants, made possible by an additional donation
from Jack Hirose, to [...]

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09 August 2008 ~ 0 Comments

2008 Grant Applications Now Available

The San Francisco Japantown Foundation is now accepting applications for its second round of grants.  Grants will be up to $5,000 and provided to nonprofit groups with cultural, community and educational activities that the Foundation determines best promotes and supports San Francisco’s Japantown. Apply online here. Or download a printable application form.
The application deadline is [...]

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