Scholarships
Invest in the Future
Sakura Foundation Scholarships acknowledge high school seniors who have made meaningful contributions to the Tri-State / Denver Buddhist Temple and/or Japanese American community. The Foundation hopes the success of the recipients will support efforts to play an impactful role in the temple and Japanese American community in the future.
The scholarship fund is administered by the Japanese American Community Graduation Program (JACGP). Eligibility requirements and applications can be found at www.jacgp.com.
Sakura Foundation presents its scholarships at the Annual Japanese American Community Graduation Program banquet each June. Please see www.jacgp.com for more information and banquet details.
2024 RECIPIENTS OF SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:

Aya Kawanabe
2024 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE /
SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Milo deMars
2024 TRI- STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE / SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Ellery Hora
2024 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Kristi Case
2023 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Amanda Charness
2023 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Koji Inouye
2023 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Nicholas Tanaka
2022 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Allison Tanigawa
2022 TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE/SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Lula DeMars
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION/TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP

Kenneth Hora
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Katie Tsuchimoto
2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION/TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP

Mika Kawanabe
2020 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Danielle Powell
2020 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Nicholas Tanaka
2020 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Anna Tsuchimoto,
Bennett Yoshida
2019 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Ayla Charness
2019 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Quentin Yamasaki,
Robert Tanaka Jr.
2018 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Quentin Yamasaki
2018 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Allison Phillips
2017 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Kristi Nagai
2017 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Emily Nguyen
2016 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Bryan Tanigawa
2016 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Cami Shigaya
2016 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Connor Arai Mawhinney
2015 SAKURA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Connor Kevin Jiro Ospina
2015 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Ryan Kiyoshi Kim
2015 TS/DBT SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP