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Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 81-4054929 Website

Stimulate interest in, create awareness of, and foster the development of an appreciation for asian culture and media as well as various underrepresented subcultures.

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur at a glance

In short: Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,792
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$20,792
Median grant
$20,792
Total assets
$3,120,971
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Make a Wish: $21KMake a Wish$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Make a Wish ($21K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

OaklandPheonix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $453 (2020) to $21K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Make a Wish Pheonix, AZSpecial Experiences$20,792
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,120,971$2,382,659$2,347,095$20,7921$18,914
2024$3,105,094$2,391,576$2,023,833——$9,368
2023$2,861,108$2,756,529$1,525,047$9,3121$25
2022$1,712,336$2,408,935$1,931,160——$751
2021$1,284,031$12,014$390,622——$20
2020$1,721,442$56$385,042$453Total only$56

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur

Based on IRS filings

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $19K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur is led by William Warriner, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Warriner

    President & CEO

    Secretary → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Milton Le

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Warriner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thatch Durbin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Wu

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Rux

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Che-Lin Ho (2020–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Craige K. Howlett (2020–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Ashley Warriner (2020) — Head of Facilities

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur

How much does Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur give each year?

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur?

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur?

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $3.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur operate?

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur has awarded grants in Arizona, California.

What is Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur's EIN?

Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4054929. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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