We are pleased to announce our Fall 2025 Grantees. The Board of the JA Community Foundation has approved grants to sixteen nonprofit organizations serving Japanese American communities. We would like to thank all of the organizations that applied, and congratulate the grant recipients:

Collaborative Cataloging Japan (Philadelphia, PA): Our grant will support the digitization of rare 1970s–1990s video works by Japanese American artists, alongside artist-led storytelling workshops and community exhibitions.

Friends of Minidoka (Twin Falls, ID): Our grant will support the digital restoration, book design, translation, and printing of Issei artist Takuichi Fujii’s visual diary for free distribution to universities and libraries nationwide.

Japanese American Citizens League: Arizona Chapter (Glendale, AZ): Our grant will support a four-day Gila River Reunion and Screening Event that brings together Japanese American survivors, descendants, and members of the Gila River Indian Community to honor their intertwined history.

Japanese American Citizens League, Mt Olympus Chapter (Salt Lake City, UT): Our grant will support professional sound engineering, music production, and marketing for their new comprehensive history podcast, American Concentration Camps, to ensure broad public reach.

Japanese American Museum of Oregon (Portland, OR): Our grant will support the creation of a temporary exhibition about the Minidoka National Historic Site, featuring survivor voices, youth art, and the display of The Ireichō: Book of Names.

Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (Santa Cruz, CA): Our grant will support the urgent historical documentation project of the Redman-Hirahara House in Watsonville, California, before the structure is demolished or deteriorates beyond repair.

Jan Ken Po Gakko (Sacramento, CA): Our grant will support the launch of the new pilot program, the Kizuna Leadership Program, which immerses 7th–9th graders in student-led curriculum focused on Japanese American cultural values.

J-Sei, Inc (Emeryville, CA): Our grant will support the startup of the Family Caregiver Navigator Services program, hiring a professional to provide one-on-one guidance and customized resources for caregivers in the Japanese American community.

New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League (Albuquerque, NM): Our grant will fund the crucial completion phase of the documentary film, Confinement in the Land of Enchantment, including final interviews, location footage, and editing, to educate the public on “enemy alien” camps in New Mexico.

Nisei Baseball Research Project (Fresno, CA): Our grant will support shipping, transportation, production, and media outreach for the Baseball’s Bridge Across the Pacific exhibit during MLB All-Star Week in Philadelphia.

Sacramento JACL (Sacramento, CA): Our grant will fund critical capital improvements to the Nisei War Memorial Community Center, including a new roof, HVAC installation, and electrical upgrades, to ensure the historic building remains safe and self-sufficient.

San Diego Chapter JACL (San Diego, CA): Our grant will support the national screening tour for the documentary League of Dreams across 25 cities, covering technical projection costs, promotional materials, and interactive Q&A sessions.

San Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum (Lodi, CA): Our grant will support the crucial early planning phase for the Japanese American Interpretive Center at the Stockton Assembly Center site, funding both a comprehensive Feasibility Study and a detailed Facilities Planning Report.

Topaz Museum (Delta, UT): Our grant will fund professional filming of 16 in-depth oral history interviews with Topaz survivors for the Topaz Legacies video project, creating a lasting public archive.

Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition (Pacoima, CA): Our grant will support the creation of 18 new panels and the necessary cartage to expand the reach of the updated traveling exhibit, Immigration Then and Now.

Zentoku Foundation (Santa Ana, CA): Our grant will fund the Save our Stories project, migrating the Foundation’s collected 42 life stories to a more robust WordPress platform for permanent archiving and enhanced accessibility.

Read our press release for more information on these organizations and their work.