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26 November 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Recipients of 2007 Grants Announced on Dec. 10

The San Francisco Japantown Foundation will announce the recipients of its 2007 grants at a presentation event on Monday, December 10, at 4 p.m. at Union Bank of California Japantown branch’s hospitality room, 1675 Post Street.
The foundation’s 2007 competitive grants total $25,000 and are divided amongst 10 organizations in varying amounts of $5,000 or less. [...]

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12 October 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Grants Announced in Early December

The application deadline has passed and we appreciate all the submissions. A subcommittee of the foundation’s board will review the requests later this month and the board will approve grants in November. The foundation will announce the awardees in early December 2007.

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07 August 2007 ~ 3 Comments

Grant Applications Available Aug. 10

The San Francisco Japantown Foundation announced today that applications for its first round of grants will be available starting at Noon on Friday, August 10, 2007.
This will be the foundation’s initial disbursement of awards since being founded in December 2006. Grants will be up to $5,000 and provided to nonprofit groups with cultural, community and [...]

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11 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Hatsuro and Amey Aizawa Donate $20,000 to San Francisco Japantown Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 11, 2006) – Community leaders and philanthropists Hatsuro “Hats” and Amey Aizawa have donated $20,000 to the San Francisco Japantown Foundation, announced foundation board president Donald K. Tamaki.
Hats Aizawa, who was born on Post Street between Laguna and Buchanan Streets and lived there until he was 17, has spent a lifetime along [...]

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05 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

New San Francisco Japantown Foundation Receives $500,000 Endowment from Kintetsu

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 5, 2006) – The board of the new San Francisco Japantown Foundation today announced a $500,000 initial endowment from Kintetsu Enterprises of America and a contribution worth more then $100,000 from Jack Hirose.
The San Francisco Japantown Foundation was established as a nonprofit public benefit corporation to provide financial support of cultural, charitable [...]

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