2021-10-14T09:54:33-05:00 2020-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2020-01-01 900447211 US- JAPAN COUNCIL US-J 2022236840 1819 L STREET NW 800 NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 TERRI SWETNAM COO 2022236840 2021-10-14 1 TERRI SWETNAM 999009999 JULIA L LAFFERTY P02288149 3019860600 2021-10-14 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z TERRI SWETNAM 1819 L STREET NW 800 NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4668815 0 X WWW.USJAPANCOUNCIL.ORG X 2008 DC THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL DEVELOPS AND CONNECTS DIVERSE LEADERS TO CREATE A STRONG U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. FOUNDED BY JAPANESE AMERICANS, THE COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN FROM ACROSS BACKGROUNDS, SECTORS AND GENERATIONS TO PARTNER FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AND BEYOND. 25 24 25 0 0 0 2315567 3482234 3042583 434894 3375 6375 7645 246776 5369170 4170279 942954 768379 0 0 1914821 1905287 0 0 311575 2718582 1027337 5576357 3701003 -207187 469276 18413952 20318391 514183 183415 17899769 20134976 X THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL DEVELOPS AND CONNECTS DIVERSE LEADERS TO CREATE A STRONG U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. FOUNDED BY JAPANESE AMERICANS, THE COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN FROM ACROSS BACKGROUNDS, SECTORS AND GENERATIONS TO PARTNER FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AND BEYOND.THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO FOSTER A UNIQUE COMMUNITY THAT BRINGS TOGETHER JAPANESE AMERICAN AND OTHER LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN, STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. USJC BRINGS TOGETHER A NETWORK OF DIVERSE LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS FOR MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION, CREATING DEEP AND LASTING RELATIONSHIPS. IT DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS BY OFFERING LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE PARTICIPANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHP; AND IT BELIEVES IN SERVICE AND IS COMMITTED TO ACTION IN AREAS WHERE MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 0 0 1434484 610891 232100 THE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, LED BY USJC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO WITH SUPPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN. TOMODACHI INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. IN 2012, THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOMODACHI IN JAPAN. USJC (JAPAN) IS A REGISTERED PUBLIC INTEREST CORPORATION (KOEKI ZAIDAN HOJIN) AND MAINTAINS OFFICES IN TOKYO. IN 2020, TOMODACHI PROGRAM AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS TOTALED 865 YOUNG PEOPLE IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 12 PROGRAMS. SINCE INCEPTION, MORE THAN 9,600 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TOMODACHI PROGRAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES AND PREFECTURESAND OVER 45,000 EVENT AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FROM INCEPTION THROUGH DECEMBER 2020.MAJOR TOMODACHI PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY USJC (US) IN 2020 INCLUDED:TOMODACHI SUMMER SOFTBANK LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - SINCE 2012, 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM TOHOKU PARTICIPATED IN A 3-WEEK LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT UC BERKELEY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT Y-PLAN (YOUTH, PLAN, ACTION, NOW!), A PROJECT-BASED CIVIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, PATICIPANTS DISCUSSED THEIR PROJECTS WITH ONE ANOTHER AT THE 2020 POST-PROGRAM SEMINAR.TOMODACHI PRUDENTIAL ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS AN ALUMNI NETWORK OF TOMODACHI PARTICIPANTS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A TOMODACHI PROGRAM. ALUMNI REMAIN CONNECTED TO A COMMUNITY THROUGH REGIONAL NETWORKS, ON-GOING PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.TOMODACHI METLIFE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - 50 FEMALE JAPANESE UNDERGRADUATES AND JAPANESE MID-LEVEL, CAREER PROFESSIONAL WOMEN ARE PAIRED TO BUILD STRONG MENTOR-MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS OVER TEN-MONTHS. IN 2020, PARTICIPANTS JOINED A VIRTUAL PANEL DISSCUSSION TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE IDEA OF COMPETENCE.TOMODACHI MORGAN STANLEY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM - IN 2020, 21 STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN CAME TOGETHER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CIVIL SOCIETY AND TEAMWORK, AND IMPROVED THEIR GLOBAL SKILLS. IN TEAMS THEY LEARN ABOUT CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN AND CREATE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI INOUYE SCHOLARS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES JAPANESE STUDENTS AND AMERICAN STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE LEGACY OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOIYE, AND CREATE DEEPER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. IN 2020, 65 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM JAPAN TRAVELED TO THE U.S. AND LEARNED ABOUT THE US.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP.TOMODACHI EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP) - ELP IDENTIFIES, CULTIVATES AND EMPOWERS A NEW GENERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS. IN 2020, YOUNG LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING AND DEVELOP LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FRIENDSHIPS. 902440 157488 1409404 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WATANABE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS, ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD), JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (JALD), WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN, NETWORKING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE NETWORKING, JAPAN FLOOD FRIENDSHIP FUND AND COMMUNICATIONS. ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD): THIS PROGRAM WHICH BEGAN IN 2014, BRINGS STATE LEGISLATORS FROM ACROSS THE UNITES STATES TO FORGE CONNECTIONS WITH JAPANESE LEADERS REPRESENTING A RANGE OF SECTORS, CULTIVATING RELATIONSHSIPS THAT DEEPEN THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP AND ENABLE AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ACROSS BORDERS.JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION PROGRAM (JALD): PROGRAM PROVIDES 10 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS TO TRAVEL TO TOKYO TO ENGAGE WITH JAPANESE LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: USJC ORGANIZED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN'S GOAL OF ADVANCING WOMEN IN JAPAN. REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S AND JAPAN: THE USJC HELD REGIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JAPANESE AND AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS AND EXPLORE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATION IN 11 REGIONS. WATANABE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS: THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR A SEMESTER OR YEAR-LONG STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM. FOR THE 2019-20 YEAR, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 20 JAPANESE STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO 20 AMERICAN STUDENTS STUDYING IN JAPAN. GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE NETWORKING: AN ANNUAL CONSULS GENERAL- JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS MEETING IS SPONSORED BY THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ORGANIZED BY THE USJC AND THE EMBASSY OF JAPAN. JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS ARE SELECTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSULS GENERAL FOR A DISCUSSION WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT LEADERS. COMMUNICATIONS - USJC MAINTAINS AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CURRENT PROGRAMS, MEMBER NEWS, CURRENT EVENTS AND TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE US-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. USJC PUBLISHES A BI-WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AND ISSUES REGULAR PRESS RELEASES ABOUT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. 545047 1234479 SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORM: THE SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORM (SVJP) IS AN INITIATIVE OF USJC AND THE ASIA PACIFIC INITIATIVE). SVJP AIMS TO CONNECT THE TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMISM OF SILICON VALLEY WITH THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF ECONMIC REVITALIZATION IN JAPAN. SVJP HOLDS REGULAR PROGRAMS FEATURING SPEAKERS ON CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS AND ORGANIZES WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS WITH CORPORATE LEADERS. AN ANNUAL RETREAT BRINGS TOGETHER SVJP MEMBERS WHO ARE TOP U.S. AND JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS TO DISCUSS FUTURE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE SILICON VALLEY. 2881971 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 25 1 0 1 JA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X TERRI SWETNAM COO 2022236840 1819 L STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PHYLLIS CAMPBELL CHAIR 8.00 X X 0 0 0 TOMOKO KIZAWA VICE-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS B SUGINO VICE-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TASHA YOROZU SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID NISHIDA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID KENJI CHANG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA FUJIMOTO COLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN EICHOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAZUHIRO GOMI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD GUILD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HIGA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEONA HIRAOKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 YUKO KAIFU DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA MOREY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN NAKASONE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK OKADA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 YOKO OTANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SATO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONA TISON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TSUSUI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL K YONAMINE CHAIR-ELECT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRY SUZUKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE BASALLA PRESIDENT & CEO (PARTIAL YEAR) 40.00 X X 133480 0 8009 TERRI SWETNAM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 181303 0 11735 LAURA WINTHROP ABBOT EXECUTIVE VICE PRES 40.00 X 164509 0 9871 WENDY ABE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELAT 40.00 X 107812 0 17252 IRENE HIRANO INOUYE PRESIDENT & CEO (PARTIAL YEAR) 40.00 X 108025 0 6602 TESS ESPOSITO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 101795 0 6182 796924 0 59651 6 1 1 0 DANIEL OKIMOTO 826 SAN FRANCISCO COURT STANFORD CA 94305 104784 1 406400 3075834 3482234 TOMODACHI 900099 232100 232100 GENERAL EDUCATION 900099 202794 202794 434894 4891 4891 500020 498536 1484 1484 1484 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 900099 217496 217496 FOREIGN EXCHANGE INCOM 900099 17648 17648 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11632 11632 246776 4170279 664022 0 24023 555000 555000 213379 213379 856573 579062 152477 125034 795636 537867 141630 116139 42240 28555 7519 6166 74754 50535 13307 10912 136084 91996 24224 19864 4547 2275 2246 26 34360 17190 16972 198 227497 113811 112372 1314 213504 165105 28284 20115 12900 7884 4097 919 23537 17782 3006 2749 13346 10980 355 2011 PROGRAM SERVICES 484846 484846 CREDIT CARD & OTHER SER 12800 5704 968 6128 3701003 2881971 507457 311575 3387873 5308393 1283126 68423 493564 32584 20149 22155 181451 130381 82643 51070 1251527 595783 11895070 14239983 18413952 20318391 493682 173414 20501 10001 514183 183415 X 2861367 2987971 15038402 17147005 17899769 20134976 18413952 20318391 469276 2309023 -57175 -485917 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5076744 1806289 2934316 2315567 1041145 13174061 5076744 1806289 2934316 2315567 1041145 13174061 5295038 7879023 198634 444012 145320 47471 4891 840328 16972 16972 61024 15180 7645 246776 330625 14361986 11621196 0.54860 0.56330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11740751 2237821 105773 18666 13832161 10400218 1771873 385315 67997 11740751 11489325 -667275 358558 63274 10400218 10184455 1558469 170000 83599 11489325 10000000 213712 29257 10184455 0 0 142109 91913 50196 39342 38468 874 51070 OTHER INVESTMENT FUNDS 14239983 F 14239983 X 6422127 2309023 2309023 4113104 57175 57175 4170279 3701003 0 3701003 0 3701003 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 PROGRAM SERVICES 500000 1 0 0 0 1 0 500000 0 500000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 11000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 13750 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 10750 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: AWARD/ASSISTANCE MONITORING PROCESS: 1)EACH IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS PER THE AGREEMENT. 2)EACH ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE GRANT FUNDS IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, OR SPECIFIC PROGRAM CODE ON THE IMPLEMENTER'S FINANCIAL RECORDS. 3)EACH ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN INTERIM AND FINAL REPORT WHICH INCLUDES A WRITTEN NARRATIVE, FINANCIAL REPORT INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE GRANT TERMS AND A SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PROJECT. 4)THE USJC USES A RANDOM SAMPLING TO REVIEW SELECT EXPENDITURES. DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENSE AUTHORIZATIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUDGET AND ITEMS IN THE GRANT AGREEMENTS ARE REVIEWED. IF ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND, USJC STAFF WILL DISCUSS THE RESULTS WITH THE IMPLEMENTER, AND IF NECESSARY, CORRECTIVE ACTION (INCLUDING RETURN OF FUNDS) MAY BE TAKEN. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 0 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 1585 E 13TH AVE EUGENE OR 97403 464727800 501(C)(3) 7610 TOSHIZO WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY 1608 FOURTH ST BERKELEY CA 94710 946090626 501(C)(3) 10250 TOSHIZO WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 3700 O ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20057 530196603 501(C)(3) 11000 TOSHIZO WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP BATES COLLEGE 2 ANDREWS RD LEWISTON ME 04240 010211781 501(C)(3) 5000 TOSHIZO WATANABE SCHOLARSHIP 4 4 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TERRI SWETNAM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 178803 0 2500 0 0 0 10878 0 857 0 193038 0 0 0 LAURA WINTHROP ABBOT EXECUTIVE VICE PRES 162009 0 2500 0 0 0 9871 0 0 0 174380 0 0 0 IRENE HIRANO INOUYE PRESIDENT & CEO (PARTIAL YEAR) 108025 0 0 0 0 0 6482 0 120 0 114627 0 0 0 TESS ESPOSITO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 101795 0 0 0 0 0 6108 0 74 0 107977 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. A DETAILED REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CONDUCTED BY A COMMITTEE SELECTED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. A SUMMARY REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF RELIABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND A DECISION AS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION. A RECORD OF THE DELIBERATION , DECISION AND PERSONS INVOLVED ARE MAINTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE MINUTE BOOK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.