Recipients

2023
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Big Shoulders Fund Chicago  
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chicago  
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Chicago  
The Chicago Poetry Center Chicago  
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, Inc. (dba Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center) Skokie  
One City Strings at VanderCook College of Music Chicago  
The Simple Good Chicago  
The University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  
Chicago World Language Academy (Chicago Public Schools) Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Mildred I. Lavizzo Elementary School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
World Business Chicago Chicago  
World Business Chicago Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief Fund )
Chicago $38,288
Maui Strong Fund
(Maui Wildfires Relief Fund) 
Honolulu $17,633
Total $171,421

2022
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) Chicago  
Gary Comer Youth Center on the Comer Education Campus Chicago  
HandsOn Suburban Chicago Arlington Heights  
Northwestern University Settlement House (NUSH) Chicago  
Project Exploration (PE) Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  

Chicago World Language Academy
(Chicago Public Schools)

Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Tohkon Judo Academy Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(South and Midwest Tornado Relief Fund )
Chicago $24,305
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(2022 Hunga Tonga Eruption and Tsunami
Relief Fund ) 
Chicago $6,730
Total $116,535
2021
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago  
Friends of the Chicago River Chicago  
Goodman Theatre Chicago  
Maryville Academy Des Plaines  
Music Institute of Chicago Evanston  
National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago  
Northwestern University Chicago  
Open Books Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
Victory Gardens Theater Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  
Chicago World Language Academy Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2021 Fukushima Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $13,440
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief Fund) 
Chicago $7,620
Total $105,930
2020
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago  
Catalyst Maria Elementary and High Schools Chicago  
Center for Enriched Living Riverwoods  
Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago  
Chicago Tech Academy Chicago  
Concordia Place Chicago  
Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association Evanston  
Gads Hill Center Chicago  
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Highwood  
Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago  
Polyphony Lit Evanston  
Working in the Schools (WITS) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Agassiz Elementary School Chicago  
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy(Chicago Public Schools) Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Other
Greater Chicago Food Depository
(COVID-19 Relief Fund)
Chicago $20,000
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2020 Japan Flood Disaster Relief Fund ) 
Japan $10,665
Total $116,665
2019
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe  
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Chicago  
Umoja Student Development Corporation Chicago  
YouthBuild Lake County (YBLC) North Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Agassiz Elementary School Chicago  
Amundsen High School Chicago  
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Streamwood High School Streamwood  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2019 Typhoon 19 (Hagibis) Disaster Relief Fund) 
Japan $13,613.29
Total $124,345.28
2018
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Association House High School / Association House of Chicago Chicago  
The Day Nursery Oak Park  
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc. Skokie  
North Park University Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
St. Peter Lutheran School Arlington Heights  
Triton College / Community College District 504 River Grove  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Glenbrook South High School (Japanese Mini-Quiz Bowl) Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2018 Japan Flood Relief  Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $11,560.00
Japanese Red Cross Society
(Typhoon 21 and Hokkaido Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $6,425.00
Total $124,269.63
2017
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Centro Romero Chicago  
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
TimeLine Theatre Company Chicago  
Victory Gardens Theater Chicago  
Writers Theatre (WT) Glencoe  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Garden  Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Glenbrook South High School (Japanese Mini-Quiz Bowl) Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International, Osaka Committee a division of World Business Chicago Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
The Morton Arboretum Lisle  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japan Business Association of Houston Houston $12,481.85
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Hurricane Irma & Maria Relief and 2017 Mexico Earthquake Relief)
Chicago $6,880
Total $128,300.17
2016
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Allowance for Good Evanston  
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) Chicago  
Chicago Urban League Chicago  
Child’s Voice Wood Dale  
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) Highwood  
Open Books Chicago  
Working in the Schools (WITS) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Department of Modern Language and Literatures, Loyola University Chicago Chicago  
DePaul University, Japanese Language/Studies Program, Department of Modern Language Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Schaumburg Oyanokai / シャンバーグ親の会 Schaumburg  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Ecuador Earthquake, Louisiana Flood and Central Italy Earthquake)
Chicago $5,890.00
Japanese Red Cross Society
(Kumamoto Earthquake)
Japan $42,803.38
Total $163,870.49
2015
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Urban Initiatives Chicago  
Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago Chicago  
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Chicago  
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Chicago  
826CHI Chicago  
North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter School (NLCP) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Streamwood High School Streamwood  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts; Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago(Nepal Earthquake) Chicago $6,200.00
Total $107,728.44
2014
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Foundations of Music (Formerly Rock For Kids) Chicago  
Gads Hill Center Chicago  
Northern Illinois University Dekalb  
Raven Theatre Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
Writers Theatre Glencoe  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Children First Fund: The Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago  
DePaul University, Japanese Language/Studies Program, Department of Modern Languages Chicago  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
North Central College Naperville  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Total $105,962.42
2013
Student Development and Achievement Grants
BUILD Chicago  
Changing Worlds Chicago  
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago  
Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago  
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago Glenview  
Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest Oak Park  
Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Spectrum School Rockford  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International Osaka Committee Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Oklahoma Tornado)
Chicago $4,505.00
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Philippines Typhoon)
Chicago $5,885.00
Total $117,060.45
2012
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Albany Park Theater Project Chicago  
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) Chicago  
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Imagination Theater Chicago  
LINK, Unlimited Chicago  
Saint Xavier University Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Chicago Public Schools, Dept. of Language & Cultural Education, World Language Programs Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
North Central College Naperville  
Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society Japan $223,296.72
Total $338,525.17

2023
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Big Shoulders Fund Chicago  
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chicago  
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Chicago  
The Chicago Poetry Center Chicago  
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, Inc. (dba Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center) Skokie  
One City Strings at VanderCook College of Music Chicago  
The Simple Good Chicago  
The University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  
Chicago World Language Academy (Chicago Public Schools) Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Mildred I. Lavizzo Elementary School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
World Business Chicago Chicago  
World Business Chicago Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief Fund )
Chicago $38,288
Maui Strong Fund
(Maui Wildfires Relief Fund) 
Honolulu $17,633
Total $171,421

2022
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA) Chicago  
Gary Comer Youth Center on the Comer Education Campus Chicago  
HandsOn Suburban Chicago Arlington Heights  
Northwestern University Settlement House (NUSH) Chicago  
Project Exploration (PE) Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  

Chicago World Language Academy
(Chicago Public Schools)

Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Tohkon Judo Academy Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(South and Midwest Tornado Relief Fund )
Chicago $24,305
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(2022 Hunga Tonga Eruption and Tsunami
Relief Fund ) 
Chicago $6,730
Total $116,535
2021
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago  
Friends of the Chicago River Chicago  
Goodman Theatre Chicago  
Maryville Academy Des Plaines  
Music Institute of Chicago Evanston  
National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago  
Northwestern University Chicago  
Open Books Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
Victory Gardens Theater Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Chicago  
Chicago World Language Academy Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Harriet Tubman Elementary School Chicago  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2021 Fukushima Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $13,440
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief Fund) 
Chicago $7,620
Total $105,930
2020
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago  
Catalyst Maria Elementary and High Schools Chicago  
Center for Enriched Living Riverwoods  
Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago  
Chicago Tech Academy Chicago  
Concordia Place Chicago  
Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association Evanston  
Gads Hill Center Chicago  
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Highwood  
Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago  
Polyphony Lit Evanston  
Working in the Schools (WITS) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Agassiz Elementary School Chicago  
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy(Chicago Public Schools) Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Other
Greater Chicago Food Depository
(COVID-19 Relief Fund)
Chicago $20,000
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2020 Japan Flood Disaster Relief Fund ) 
Japan $10,665
Total $116,665
2019
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe  
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Chicago  
Umoja Student Development Corporation Chicago  
YouthBuild Lake County (YBLC) North Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Agassiz Elementary School Chicago  
Amundsen High School Chicago  
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Streamwood High School Streamwood  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2019 Typhoon 19 (Hagibis) Disaster Relief Fund) 
Japan $13,613.29
Total $124,345.28
2018
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Association House High School / Association House of Chicago Chicago  
The Day Nursery Oak Park  
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc. Skokie  
North Park University Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
St. Peter Lutheran School Arlington Heights  
Triton College / Community College District 504 River Grove  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Glenbrook South High School (Japanese Mini-Quiz Bowl) Glenview  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Anderson Japanese Gardens Rockford  
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society
(2018 Japan Flood Relief  Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $11,560.00
Japanese Red Cross Society
(Typhoon 21 and Hokkaido Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund)
Japan $6,425.00
Total $124,269.63
2017
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Centro Romero Chicago  
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
TimeLine Theatre Company Chicago  
Victory Gardens Theater Chicago  
Writers Theatre (WT) Glencoe  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Anderson Japanese Garden  Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Glenbrook South High School (Japanese Mini-Quiz Bowl) Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Steinmetz College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International, Osaka Committee a division of World Business Chicago Chicago  
Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
The Morton Arboretum Lisle  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japan Business Association of Houston Houston $12,481.85
American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois
(Hurricane Irma & Maria Relief and 2017 Mexico Earthquake Relief)
Chicago $6,880
Total $128,300.17
2016
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Allowance for Good Evanston  
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) Chicago  
Chicago Urban League Chicago  
Child’s Voice Wood Dale  
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) Highwood  
Open Books Chicago  
Working in the Schools (WITS) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Department of Modern Language and Literatures, Loyola University Chicago Chicago  
DePaul University, Japanese Language/Studies Program, Department of Modern Language Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Jonathan Burr Elementary School Chicago  
Lane Tech College Prep High School Chicago  
Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Schaumburg Oyanokai / シャンバーグ親の会 Schaumburg  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Ecuador Earthquake, Louisiana Flood and Central Italy Earthquake)
Chicago $5,890.00
Japanese Red Cross Society
(Kumamoto Earthquake)
Japan $42,803.38
Total $163,870.49
2015
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Urban Initiatives Chicago  
Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago Chicago  
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Chicago  
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Chicago  
826CHI Chicago  
North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter School (NLCP) Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Japanese Program at Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Streamwood High School Streamwood  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts; Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago(Nepal Earthquake) Chicago $6,200.00
Total $107,728.44
2014
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Foundations of Music (Formerly Rock For Kids) Chicago  
Gads Hill Center Chicago  
Northern Illinois University Dekalb  
Raven Theatre Chicago  
Snow City Arts Chicago  
Writers Theatre Glencoe  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Children First Fund: The Chicago Public Schools Foundation Chicago  
DePaul University, Japanese Language/Studies Program, Department of Modern Languages Chicago  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
North Central College Naperville  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Tsukasa Taiko of Asian Improv aRts: Midwest (AIRMW) Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Total $105,962.42
2013
Student Development and Achievement Grants
BUILD Chicago  
Changing Worlds Chicago  
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago  
Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago  
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago Glenview  
Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago  
Project: VISION, Inc. Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Chicago  
Asian Improv aRts: Midwest Oak Park  
Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Spectrum School Rockford  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
Chicago Sister Cities International Osaka Committee Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Oklahoma Tornado)
Chicago $4,505.00
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago
(Philippines Typhoon)
Chicago $5,885.00
Total $117,060.45
2012
Student Development and Achievement Grants
Albany Park Theater Project Chicago  
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago (BBBSMC) Chicago  
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Chicago  
Imagination Theater Chicago  
LINK, Unlimited Chicago  
Saint Xavier University Chicago  
Japanese Language Education Grants
Chicago Public Schools, Dept. of Language & Cultural Education, World Language Programs Chicago  
Glenbrook South High School Glenview  
Jane Addams Junior High School Schaumburg  
Japanese American Service Committee Chicago  
North Central College Naperville  
Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago  
Spectrum School Rockford  
Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg  
Oak Park River Forest High School Oak Park  
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago  
U.S.-Japan Partnership Grants
Chicago Japanese American Council Chicago  
The Japan America Society of Chicago Chicago  
JCCC Chicago  
Other
Japanese Red Cross Society Japan $223,296.72
Total $338,525.17