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 application 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.

2023 RECIPIENTS OF SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:

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

Kristi Case

2023  SAKURA
FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Amanda Charness

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

Koji Inouye

PAST RECIPIENTS OF SAKURA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS:

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

Nicholas Tanaka

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

Allison Tanigawa

2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION /

TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP

Lula DeMars

2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION

COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Kenneth Hora

2021 SAKURA FOUNDATION /

TRI-STATE/DENVER BUDDHIST TEMPLE SCHOLARSHIP

Katie Tsuchimoto

2020 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Mika Kawanabe

2020 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Danielle Powell

2020 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Cody Yoshida

2019 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Anna Tsuchimoto, Bennett Yoshida

2019 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Ayla Charness

2018 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Quentin Yamasaki, Robert Tanaka Jr.

2018 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Quentin Yamasaki

2017 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Allison Phillips

2017 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Kristi Nagai

2016 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Emily Nguyen

2016 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Bryan Tanigawa

2016 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Cami Shigaya

2015 SAKURA FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP

Connor Arai Mawhinney

2015 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Connor Kevin Jiro Ospina

2015 TS/DBT SAKURA
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Kiyoshi Kim