Hiro Watanabe Foundation

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City of Industry, California · EIN 47-1672683 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$517K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$2,000

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $514,778.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture1
Education1
Environment1

Where it gives

33% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
National Philanthropic Trust	Jenkintown, PA	General Fund	$514,778
Japanese Prefectural Assn of Southe	North Tustin, CA	General Fund	$2,000
Japanese American National Museum	Los Angeles, CA	Education, Publications, Conservation.	$500

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$517,278	3
2023	$7,245	8

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503169349102990
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-1672683
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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