Beisho Corporation Incorporated
Beisho Corporation (SKKAA) is a Watertown, MA–based martial arts organization (Beikoku Shorinryu Karatedo Kobudo Kyokai) affiliated with the private foundation filings for BEISHO CORPORATION INC (EIN 20-2206994). The site describes schools, instructors, events and membership and matches the IRS/ProPublica filing that lists WWW.BEISHO.ORG as the organization's website. The organization appears to support Okinawan martial arts education and occasional grants/payments reported on its Form 990-PF.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small martial-arts schools, individual instructors or students, or community cultural-heritage programs seeking modest, seminar-related support aligned with Okinawan martial arts education.
Good Fit
- • Request is for small-dollar support to attend or run martial-arts educational seminars.
- • Applicant is an individual, local dojo, or small training center linked to Okinawan karate traditions.
- • Applicant is known to the foundation or connected to its instructor/board network.
- • Request matches previously funded purposes (seminar attendance, instructor support).
Geography
The latest observed year shows grants to recipients in three different states (OH, WY, MA), with a plurality of dollars to Ohio; giving is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded three distinct recipients that include individuals and for-profit training centers; for a micro private foundation this represents a modestly diverse recipient set, though overall counts are small.
New Applicants
The foundation's filings and website indicate it only funds preselected recipients, which limits unsolicited entry; while two new recipients appeared in 2024, the declared preselection policy and a small, relationship-driven pattern make it unlikely that unfamiliar applicants will routinely be admitted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
