Japantown Community Benefit District Inc
The focus of the Japantown CBD is on providing environmental and economic enhancements to the district; including graffiti removal, pressure washing, marketing, and beautification improvements.
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $726,024
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $523,844
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $7,367
- +51.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $651,630
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Japantown Community Benefit District Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Japantown Community Benefit District Inc
Who Japantown Community Benefit District Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $19K (2021). In 2022 it reported $13K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Cultural and Community San Francisco, CA | Outdoor COVID seating | $19,000 |
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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 | $726,024 | $523,844 | $651,630 | — | — | $7,367 |
| 2024 | $841,258 | $569,049 | $718,067 | — | — | $4,871 |
| 2023 | $1,051,236 | $865,828 | $825,518 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $934,918 | $502,428 | $736,047 | $12,500 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $1,180,772 | $976,650 | $957,892 | $19,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $1,149,759 | $488,831 | $501,271 | $1,000 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $1,205,006 | $1,169,545 | $266,543 | $3,500 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Japantown Community Benefit District Inc
Based on IRS filings
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $726K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc is led by Grace Horikiri, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Grace Horikiri
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $70K (2025)
Daniel Bryon
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Nelson
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Kolbe
Board Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Ishisaki
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Sakai
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ishii
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Dunham
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eunice Ashizawa
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amit Patel
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darius Salforoosh
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Junichi Ikeda
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: David Burnham (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Junichiro Ikeda (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Kern (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Marlon Smith (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jerry Ono (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Nichols (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Glick (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Rob Malone (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Koble (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Abraham Sanez (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Alex Perty (2019) — Board Member
- Former: David Ishida (2019) — President
- Former: Lawrence Nakamura (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $70K, to Grace Horikiri (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Japantown Community Benefit District Inc
How large is Japantown Community Benefit District Inc?
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc reported $726K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $524K.
What is Japantown Community Benefit District Inc?
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $726K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Japantown Community Benefit District Inc operate?
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Japantown Community Benefit District Inc's EIN?
Japantown Community Benefit District Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3098216. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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