Matsuhisa Foundation
Matsuhisa Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $25K.
Matsuhisa Foundation at a glance
In short: Matsuhisa Foundation gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +92.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,333
- +28.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $108,363
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Matsuhisa Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Beverly Hills Fire Chiefts Fund ($20K). Together the top 3 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Matsuhisa Foundation gives
- Giving grew 108% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 513% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $46K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills Fire Chiefts Fund Beverly Hills, CA | 2025 La Fires | $20,000 |
| Aurora Foundation Los Angeles, CA | Japanese Language Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Japanese Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles, CA | Golf Tournament | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $108,363 | $45,553 | $26,661 | $25,000 | 3 | $25,000 | $4,872 |
| 2024 | $89,471 | $50,780 | $14,536 | $13,000 | 2 | $13,000 | $3,514 |
| 2023 | $53,227 | $72,325 | $47,006 | $45,500 | 6 | $45,500 | $1,231 |
| 2022 | $27,908 | $18,050 | $13,386 | $12,000 | 2 | $12,000 | $1,260 |
| 2021 | $23,244 | $13,140 | $3,319 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,048 |
| 2020 | $13,423 | $7,233 | $21,246 | $20,000 | 2 | — | $661 |
| 2019 | $27,436 | $12,717 | $5,429 | $4,000 | 3 | — | $1,351 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Matsuhisa Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Matsuhisa Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nobuyuki Matsuhisa
Officer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Yoko Matsuhisa
Officer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Matsuhisa Foundation
How much does Matsuhisa Foundation give each year?
Matsuhisa Foundation gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 2 grants.
What is Matsuhisa Foundation's typical grant size?
Matsuhisa Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $8,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Matsuhisa Foundation give grants?
Matsuhisa Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Matsuhisa Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Matsuhisa Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Matsuhisa Foundation?
Matsuhisa Foundation reported $108K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Matsuhisa Foundation's EIN?
Matsuhisa Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1693080. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
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