JBA Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Gardena, CA EIN: 95-4066415

To promote and support educational activities relating to US and Japan economic, cultural and scientific relations and to promote and support non-profit charitable organizations whose work benefits the welfare of the Japanese American community and/or the general community of Southern California.

JBA Foundation at a glance

In short: JBA Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,231
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$11,231
Median grant
$11,231
Total assets
$410,152
-16.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who JBA Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Amerian Red Cross: $11KAmerian Red Cross$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Amerian Red Cross ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Amerian Red Cross Los Angeles, CASouthern CA Wildfire Relief$11,231
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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$410,152$97,819$193,348$11,2311$15,531
2024$488,282$162,555$80,966——$13,840
2023$409,668$67,121$48,572——$5,966
2022$388,144$47,998$39,794——$885
2021$384,940$1,807$32,207——$1,807
2019$440,529$125,835$103,508$5,0001$6,377

About JBA Foundation

Based on IRS filings

JBA Foundation is a public charity, based in Gardena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $410K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $16K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

JBA Foundation is led by Akira Minamiura, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Akira Minamiura

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fumio Yasue

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hitoshi Kusakabe

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shinichi Fujinami

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yu Jongsuk

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Masahiko Yamamoto (2024) — President
  • Former: Michiko Hashimawari (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tomoki Nakatani (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Saburo Ito (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Hironori Kobayashi (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Takato Hayashi (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Masahiro Oya (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Yuji Takahashi (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Taketoshi Maekawa (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Yoshinobu Fukushima (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Kiichi Nakajima to (2021) — President
  • Former: Saya Kawai (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Takashi Wada (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Yuichi Mitsumori (2021) — President · Filing note: From 6120
  • Former: Satoru Rokuta (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Satoshi Okawa (2019) — President

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 JBA Foundation

How much does JBA Foundation give each year?

JBA Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is JBA Foundation?

JBA Foundation reported $410K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $98K.

Where does JBA Foundation operate?

JBA Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is JBA Foundation's EIN?

JBA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4066415. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)

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