About the Blakemore Foundation
Thomas and Frances Blakemore spent more than 50 years living and working in Japan. They established the Blakemore Foundation in 1990 to encourage Americans to develop greater fluency in Asian languages and to increase the understanding of Asian art in the United States. Learn more about Tom and Frances and the founding trustee Griffith Way.
The Blakemore Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of Washington. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Foundation is managed by a Trustee and a Board of Managers.
Board of Managers and Trustee
Nazry Bahrawi
Miriam Chusid
Mimi Gardner Gates, Board Chair
Zev Handel
Christopher R. Helm
Robert A. Kapp
Eugene H. Lee
Michael W. Michalak
David K.Y. Tang, Trustee
Haicheng Wang
Financial Disclosures
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