2025-11-12T04:57:12-06:00 2024-12-31 043107805 PRAGUE & COMPANY PC 15 WALNUT STREET STE 150 WELLESLEY MA 02481 990 2024-08-22 994863136 UNITED STATES - JAPAN INNOVATION INSTITUTE INC UNIT 6176306900 464 COMMON STREET UNIT 122 BELMONT MA 02478 SAMANTHA WEINSTOCK PRESIDENT 6176306900 2025-11-11 1 0 ANDREW P PRAGUE CPA P00451424 7812375555 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SAMANTHA WEINSTOCK 464 COMMON STREET UNIT 122 BELMONT MA 02478 1000000 0 X N/A X 2024 DE UNITED STATES - JAPAN INNOVATION INSTITUTE, INC. ("US-JII") IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION AND FOSTER AND FACILITATE COLLABORATION BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS; AND THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE. 4 3 0 0 0 0 1000000 0 0 0 1000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 1000000 0 1000000 X UNITED STATES - JAPAN INNOVATION INSTITUTE, INC. ("US-JII") IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION AND FOSTER AND FACILITATE COLLABORATION BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS; AND THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE. 0 0 300000 US-JII WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO THE CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ("CIT") IN JAPAN TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH, AT THE FULL DISCRETION OF THE US-JII'S INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN PARTICULAR, US-JII WILL MAKE GRANTS TO CIT TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND SCIENCE. CIT IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, DEGREE-GRANTING UNIVERSITY THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1942 IN RESPONSE TO GROWING DEMAND IN JAPAN FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. CIT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS AT BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES IN JAPAN WITH NEARLY 10,000 STUDENTS. 300000 US-JII WILL COORDINATE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CIT AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. US-JII HAS BEGUN COORDINATING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ("ASU") AND CIT. IN THIS PARTNERSHIP, US-JII IS ASSISTING THE TWO UNIVERSITIES IN CREATING JOINT DEGREE MASTER'S PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENABLE JAPANESE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM CIT AND A COMPLETE A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM AT ASU. US-JII ALSO INTENDS TO HELP DEVELOPE AND FACILITATE OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN ASU AND CIT. 200000 THE CORPORATION WILL OPERATE A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO RESEARCHERS WITH ACADEMIC INTERESTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO CIT. THESE RESEARCH FELLOWS WILL COLLABORATE WITH CIT BY, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTRIBUTING TECHNOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO CIT'S PROGRAMS, TRAVELLING TO CIT TO PRESENT ON RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH PEERS, AND BRINGING NEW RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY BACK TO U.S.-BASED EDUCATIONALINSTITUTIONS. 200000 US-JII INTENDS THAT ONE OF ITS ACTIVITIES WILL ENTAIL ORGANIZING AND HOSTING EVENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE CORE AREAS OF GRADUATE STUDY AT CIT, SUCH AS COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENCE, NEURODIVERSITY AND LEARNING, SOCIETY AND POLICY, PHILOSOPHY AND AWARENESS, AND DIGITAL ARCHITECTURE.US-JII WILL COLLABORATE WITH CIT AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND IN JAPAN TO ORGANIZE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS ON SHARED INTERESTS IN EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC AREAS. 200000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 6176306900 464 COMMON STREET UNIT 122 BELMONT MA 02478 X SAMANTHA WEINSTOCK PRES, CLERK, & DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE MCCALL-KILEY TREASURER & DIRECTOR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER LOURIE DIRECTOR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 IAN ALAS DIRECTOR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 0 1000000 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 0 1000000 0 1000000 1000000 0 X 0 0 0 X 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: US-JII WAS INCORPORATED ON AUGUST 22,2024. AS SUCH, THE 2024 FORM 990 WAS AN INITIAL SHORT-YEAR TAX RETURN. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B US-JII PROVIDES A DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. US-JII REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEW, PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C US-JII CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS OF ITS OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IT IS NOT ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. FURTHER, IT DISTRIBUTES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHER KEY PERSONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND SUCH SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING HE/SHE HAS READ THE POLICY AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 US-JII DETERMINES COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY AND BASED ON INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR SERVICES PERFORMED BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. US-JII ALSO FACTORS IN SPECIFIC SKILLS, EXPERTISE AND OTHER DEMANDS OF THE POSITION (E.G. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL) IN DETERMINATING THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 US-JII MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.