Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
Fostering, promulgating, and developing the game and culture of go in North America according to the vision and wishes of the late japanese go master, iwamoto kaoru.
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go at a glance
In short: Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go reported $109K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $108,950 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $2,594,026
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $70,971
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $70,971
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $122,642
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
Who Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2019) to $109K (2025). In 2025 it reported $109K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Go Center Washington, DC | To support the national go center in its mission. | $90,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,594,026 | $70,971 | $122,642 | $108,950 | Total only | $70,971 |
| 2024 | $2,464,584 | $69,924 | $110,610 | $102,000 | Total only | $69,854 |
| 2023 | $2,102,745 | $43,024 | $98,107 | $89,714 | Total only | $42,949 |
| 2022 | $1,970,353 | $40,443 | $84,066 | $75,000 | Total only | $40,443 |
| 2021 | $2,390,808 | $35,869 | $100,656 | $90,000 | 1 | $35,869 |
| 2019 | $2,080,351 | $69,707 | $90,569 | $55,008 | 1 | $69,707 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
Based on IRS filings
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go is a public charity, based in Foster City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $109K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $71K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go is led by Hajin Lee, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hajin Lee
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yoko Takemiya
Chairman
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Okun
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Weimer
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morito Obuchi
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shoichi Yoshizawa
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Schurter
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Hsiang
Honorary Member
Executive Director → Director, 2022
Director → Honorary Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Urasoe
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Fumio Kojima (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Satoru Kobayashi (2019–2023) — Chairman
- Former: Hiroaki Dan (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Yasunari Ito (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Yuki Shigeno (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go
How much does Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go give each year?
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go reported $109K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $102K in grants paid.
How large is Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go?
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $71K.
Where does Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go operate?
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go's EIN?
Iwamoto North America Foundation for Go's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2383578. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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