National Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Japan and celebrates the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan. Spanning four weeks, the Festival welcomes more than 1.6 million people annually and features diverse programming promoting traditional and contemporary arts and culture, natural beauty, and community spirit, with most events remaining free and open to the public.
National Cherry Blossom Festival at a glance
In short: National Cherry Blossom Festival gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $38,296
- +219.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,296
- +219.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $38,296
- Total assets
- $3,742,228
- +27.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who National Cherry Blossom Festival funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trust for the National Mall ($38K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How National Cherry Blossom Festival gives
- Giving grew 283% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $7K (2021) to $38K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $38K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC | To Support the NPS Cherry Tree Endowment Fund | $38,296 |
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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 | $3,742,228 | $5,783,552 | $5,057,719 | $38,296 | 1 | $119,992 |
| 2024 | $2,938,921 | $4,850,237 | $4,599,260 | $12,000 | 1 | $115,480 |
| 2023 | $2,667,363 | $4,575,751 | $4,392,930 | $10,000 | 1 | $6,849 |
| 2022 | $2,461,537 | $4,560,320 | $4,081,469 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,602 |
| 2021 | $2,108,026 | $2,892,068 | $2,706,834 | $6,500 | 1 | $162 |
| 2020 | $1,905,457 | $3,316,659 | $2,514,785 | $15,000 | 1 | $76 |
| 2019 | $925,193 | $3,718,532 | $3,606,396 | $13,730 | 1 | — |
About National Cherry Blossom Festival
Based on IRS filings
National Cherry Blossom Festival is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $38K. Net investment income was $120K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Cherry Blossom Festival is led by Diana Mayhew, President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diana Mayhew
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$201K (2019) → $278K (2025)
David Moran
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caryn Fraim
Director of Business Ops
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$40K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Barbara Ehrlich
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chinyere Hubbard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emeka Moneme
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly A. Bassett
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Abrams
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lojacono
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Belpulsi
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Gittens
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chiyo Kobayashi
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
I-Shi Patterson-Stuart
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Chick
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Crawford
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Flores
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Schannette Grant
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lillian Iversen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $142K (2025)
L. Allan Perraud
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Hartman
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Bradley
Past Chair & Treasurer
Chair → Past Chair, 2023
Past Chair → Past Chair & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Norton
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karyn Le Blanc
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lizette Corro
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Ryan Shaffer (2019–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 52025
- Former: Angela Franco (2023–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 52025
- Former: Jeffrey Bank (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sue Porter (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Morgan Hannel (2024) — Director of Development
- Former: Vincent Morris (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Polina Nikolaeva (2020–2023) — Accounting & Finance Manager
- Former: Margaret Cohen (2023) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Andew Gelfuso (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kathy Hollinger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Hitzig (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Laurel Lukaszewski (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 220
- Former: Pam Galloway-Tabb (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 220
- Former: Todd Payne (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 220
- Former: Tony Cancelosi (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 220
- Former: Yasushi Matsuno (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 220
- Former: Naohide Ikegaya (2020) — Director · Filing note: Began 520
- Former: Christianne Ricchi (2019) — Director
- Former: David Yao (2019) — Director
- Former: Karyn Leblanc (2019) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Field (2019) — Finance Manager
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 $278K, to Diana Mayhew (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Cherry Blossom Festival
How much does National Cherry Blossom Festival give each year?
National Cherry Blossom Festival gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is National Cherry Blossom Festival?
National Cherry Blossom Festival reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.8M.
What is National Cherry Blossom Festival?
National Cherry Blossom Festival is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does National Cherry Blossom Festival operate?
National Cherry Blossom Festival has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is National Cherry Blossom Festival's EIN?
National Cherry Blossom Festival's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1433877. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
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