Sakiyama Family Foundation
Sakiyama Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Oak Park, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $586K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $24K.
Sakiyama Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sakiyama Family Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,235
- -37.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,559
- -37.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,250
- Total assets
- $586,256
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (83% 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 Sakiyama Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stages St Louis ($13K). Together the top 4 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sakiyama Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 274% 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 $14K (2021) to $52K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stages St Louis Chesterfield, MO | Funds and food for opening celebration of Austin's Pride; operations | $12,685 |
| Repertory Theatre of St Louis St. Louis, MO | Support theater productions | $2,500 |
| Saguaro City Music Theatre Tucson, AZ | Theater productions | $2,000 |
| Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles, CA | Travel book | $1,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586,256 | $31,884 | $94,079 | $18,235 | 4 | $90,204 | $23,985 | $32,961 |
| 2024 | $595,067 | $31,041 | $105,122 | $29,383 | 4 | $100,972 | $22,416 | $35,568 |
| 2023 | $669,148 | $-16,558 | $117,663 | $38,775 | 5 | $112,771 | $9,667 | $38,006 |
| 2022 | $816,272 | $-8,757 | $97,401 | $23,329 | 7 | $90,573 | $12,514 | $43,571 |
| 2021 | $922,429 | $64,188 | $90,840 | $14,197 | 4 | $83,326 | $56,909 | $49,371 |
| 2020 | $949,081 | $-37,595 | $103,062 | $21,873 | 8 | — | $16,903 | $50,783 |
| 2019 | $1,089,738 | $29,899 | $134,612 | $52,476 | 11 | — | $22,318 | $58,681 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sakiyama Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sakiyama Family Foundation is led by Thomas T Sakiyama, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas T Sakiyama
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$25K (2019) → $24K (2025)
Cain Reagan
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kara Gordon
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sheryl Mayo
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cathryn M Sakiyama
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$25K (2019) → $24K (2025)
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 $24K, to Thomas T Sakiyama (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sakiyama Family Foundation
How much does Sakiyama Family Foundation give each year?
Sakiyama Family Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $29K across 4 grants.
What is Sakiyama Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sakiyama Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $4,559, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sakiyama Family Foundation give grants?
Sakiyama Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (11%) and California (6%).
Does Sakiyama Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sakiyama Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sakiyama Family Foundation?
Sakiyama Family Foundation reported $586K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sakiyama Family Foundation?
Sakiyama Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Oak Park, IL. It holds $586K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sakiyama Family Foundation's EIN?
Sakiyama Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4736726. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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