ROBERT M TAKASUGI PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP
To promote the vision and values of public interest legal work by funding summer and post-graduate fellowships and scholarships in honor of Judge Robert M. Takasugi, and to encourage law students and early-career lawyers to pursue careers in public interest law.
About ROBERT M TAKASUGI PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP
The Robert M. Takasugi Public Interest Fellowship is a donor-funded charitable organization that supports public interest legal work and scholarships in honor of the late Judge Robert M. Takasugi. It provides summer and post-graduate fellowship support and scholarship awards targeted to law students and early-career attorneys who pursue public interest careers. Fellows supported by the Fellowship have worked with organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles, including public-interest legal providers such as the Asian Law Caucus, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The Fellowship also supports related efforts such as pro bono bar review programs and scholarship partnerships with Asian Pacific American legal organizations. The organization’s EIN (46-5619127) and tax-exempt status have been confirmed through public IRS/filing records; it is designated as a 501(c)(3). Recent tax filings show active financial activity in the last 2–3 years (notably fiscal year 2024), with substantial contributions and recorded charitable disbursements that support ongoing scholarship and fellowship awards.
Notable achievements
Sustained fellowship and scholarship support
The Fellowship has consistently funded summer and post-graduate placements for law students and early-career attorneys in public interest organizations, helping recipients gain practical experience in civil rights and legal services.
Partnerships with API legal groups
The Fellowship has partnered with Asian Pacific American legal organizations and scholarship programs (including ties to CAPAJA and NAPABA-related scholarship efforts) to direct awards to students and programs serving API communities and minority law students.
Recent financial capacity enabling grantmaking
Recent tax filings show the organization reported material contributions and net assets growth (reported assets of roughly $1.25M in the most recent filing year) and made charitable disbursements in the most recent fiscal year, providing funds for scholarships and program support.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.2M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
- EIN
- 46-5619127
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- takasugifellowship.wordpress.com
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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