US-JAPAN COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- US-JAPAN COUNCIL (EIN 90-0447211)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-08-14
- IRS object ID
- 201322269349302647
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-08-14T15:12:53-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Sasaki Shishima & Co | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 901 Corporate Center Drive 503 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Monterey Park | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 91754 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 900447211 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | US-JAPAN COUNCIL | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | US-J | NameControl |
| Phone | 2022236840 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1819 L STREET NW | AddressLine1 |
| City | WASHINGTON | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20036 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Irene Hirano | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-08-14 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Paul N Shishima | Name |
| PTIN | P00185358 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3232652590 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 7736516 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.USJAPANCOUNCIL.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2008 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | DC | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | See Form 990, Part III, Page 2, Line 1 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 22 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 21 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 19 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 15 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 496162 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 550165 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 4159909 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 7185730 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 2914 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 621 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 4658985 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 7736516 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 1916360 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 4485580 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 556034 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 903581 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 51155 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 639094 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 664408 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 3111488 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 6053569 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1547497 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 1682947 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 2579987 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 3733561 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 753730 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 199624 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 1826257 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 3533937 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | The U.S.-Japan Council promotes people-to-people relationships as crucial to the U.S.-Japan relationship. It brings together, inspires and engages Japanese Americans of all generations to work with Americans and Japanese to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 4102212 | Expense |
| Description | TOMODACHIThe USJC and the U.S Embassy in Tokyo, with support of the government of Japan, formed a public-private partnership "TOMODACHI," to support longer-term recovery of Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake. TOMODACHI raises funds from U.S. and Japanese donors that will invest in the next generation of Japanese and Americans in ways that strengthen cultural and economic ties, and deepen the friendship between the United States and Japan over the long-term. The USJC is administering the TOMODACHI initiative which began in late 2010 and will be implemented over the next several years. The initiative will support programs in 1) educational exchanges, educational partnerships and student exchanges between the U.S. and Japan; 2) youth exchanges in arts, sports and culture; and 3) programs in entrepreneurship and leadership development. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 1074156 | Expense |
| Description | OTHERS JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION PROGRAM - This program provides the opportunity for Japanese American leaders from throughout the United States to travel to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The USJC administers the program annually. The program began in 2000 and creates the opportunity for Japanese American leaders to build relationships with Japanese leaders in the government, business, political, non-profit and educational sectors. The program also provides an opportunity for Japanese leaders to gain a greater understanding about multi-cultural America through the experiences of a diverse group of Japanese Americans. Upon their return from this one week trip, Delegates work with program alumni, local Japanese consulates, and the USJC to implement programs and activities to further build regional U.S.-japan relations. There were 10 members of the 2012 program and to date 163 have participated in the program. JAPANESE CONSUL GENERALS & JAPANESE LEADER'S ANNUAL MEETING AND PROGRAMS - The meeting brings together Japanese American leaders from sixteen regions in the U.S. with the sixteen Japanese consul generals and Japanese government officials from Tokyo to discuss how to collaboratively work together to ensure a stronger U.S. - Japan relationship at the regional and national level. The meeting develops recommendations to further regional efforts to engage greater involvement in U.S.-Japan relations. The USJC serves as the organizer of this Annual Meeting. The 2012 meeting was held in Seattle, Washington.REGIONAL OUTREACH AND MEMBERSHIPThe USJC's outreach and membership activities brings together USJC members in various parts of the country with regional leaders involved in promoting strong U.S.- Japan relations. Through developing regional networks of business, civic, and governmental leaders, the USJC can assist in the dissemination of information on current topics related to U.S. and Japan and fosters dialogue in area of mutual interests. Regional educational events were held in Los Angeles, New York, Honolulu, and Washington, D.C. LEGISLATIVE NETWORKINGThe USJC's mission of building people-to-people relationships at the government and political sector includes bringing together elected officials and governmental officials from the U.S. and Japan to work together on areas of mutual interest. The USJC hosts members of the Japanese Diet who visit Washington, D.C. and other cities in the U.S. to connect them with key leaders with expertise in key areas. The USJC also meets with U.S. officials to provide information on issues affecting U.S.-Japan relations.REGIONAL BUSINESS NETWORKINGThe USJC fosters business connections in key regions in the U.S. including New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hawaii by fostering networks of Japanese Chambers of Commerce in the U.S. and Japanese American leaders in these regions. Regular educational programs and networking events are held to deepen business and personal relationships.ANNUAL CONFERENCEThe 2012 Annual Conference was held in Seattle, WA and attended by 350 leaders in U.S.-Japan relations from throughout the United States and Japan. The Conference featured themes and topics that addressed innovative partnerships and solutions in clean energy, entrepreneurship, education and building npo/ngo sector partnership between Japan and the U.S. The Conference also brought from Japan leading npo/ngo leaders that were working on relief and recovery efforts in the areas devastated by the 2011 disasters in Japan. The Keynote speakers emphasized the importance of strengthening business relationships between the U.S. and Japan. The conference also included a leadership development program, "Emerging Leader's Program" (ELP) for young Japanese American professionals, under the age of 35, who express an interest in being involved in US-Japan relations in the future. The ELP included ten individuals from around the country who were selected by a Committee and were joined by alumni from the 2011 ELP. The Conference included working groups that follow-up on key issues and topics addressed at the event. The results from the Conference was sharing of information with attendees and to others nationally and internationally on current issues and topics related to U.S.-Japan relations, to discuss strategies for greater collaboration on recovery efforts in Japan, and to develop the USJC's new initiative, TOMODACHI, a public-private partnership to support educational exchange for young American and Japanese to learn about each other's country through travel, language and specialized programs.Program Services - Education | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 700973 | Expense |
| Description | EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND PROGRAMThe USJC responded to the Great East Japan Earthquake by establishing a USJC Earthquake Relief Fund (EQRF)in 2011. The USJC Board of Directors approved that 100% of the contributions to support immediate relief efforts and longer term rebuilding in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan. through qualified Non-Profit Organizations or Non-Governmental Organizations (NPO/NGO) that were working on-the-ground in the region. The USJC committed to working on the relief and recovery efforts longer term by establishing collaborations and partnerships with the Japanese NPO/NGOs that were supported. The organizations which were supported had extensive experience in providing assistance to children, families,and local communities. The impact of the USJC's work in this area was to assist thousands impacted by the disasters, to assist Japanese npo's and ngo's working effectively in the region, and to establish longer-term partnerships with key organizations working in the region.100% of the contributions received were committed by the end of 2012 and fully disbursed by January 2013. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expense | 5877341 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | true | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | true | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | true | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | true | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | true | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | true | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 9 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | false | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 19 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | true | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Name Of Foreign Country | JA | NameOfForeignCountry |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 22 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 21 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | IRENE HIRANO | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 2022236840 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1819 L STREET NW SUITE 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | WASHINGTON | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20036 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (23 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace K Tsuha | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Moriwaki | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Yonamine | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jan Yanehiro | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Allen Okamoto | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| paul niwa | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| susan morita | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| moni miyashita | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colbert m matsumoto | ||||||||
| Vice Chair | 3.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Royanne K Doi | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| dayne kono | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| frederick h katayama | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phyllis Campbell | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ROBERT K ICHIKAWA | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ernest m higa | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| sho dozono | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| susan j onuma | ||||||||
| secretary | 3.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| michael hirai | ||||||||
| treasurer | 3.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| henry y ota | ||||||||
| VICE CHAIR | 5.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| THOMAS IINO | ||||||||
| Chairman | 8.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Tracy Doi | ||||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IRENE HIRANO | ||||||||
| President | 32.00 | 0.00 | X | 159940 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Laura Winthrop Abbot | ||||||||
| Exec Dir-Tomodachi | 40.00 | 0.00 | 131250 | 0 | 0 | X | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 291190 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 2 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | true | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 550165 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 550165 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn | Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
|---|---|---|
| Membership Dues & Assessments | 79425 | 79425 |
| Educational Program Rev | 6912480 | 6912480 |
| Earthquake Relief Fund | 59010 | 59010 |
| Contract Revenue | 134815 | 134815 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 7185730 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 621 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 621 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 7736516 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 7186351 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4485580 | Total |
| Program Services | 4485580 | ProgramServices |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 159924 | Total |
| Program Services | 112774 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 26166 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 20984 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 604642 | Total |
| Program Services | 537107 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 50291 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 17244 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 57291 | Total |
| Program Services | 48699 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5729 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2863 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 81724 | Total |
| Program Services | 69466 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8173 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4085 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 11177 | Total |
| Program Services | 7364 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3774 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 39 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9151 | Total |
| Program Services | 8274 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 584 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 293 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 75078 | Total |
| Program Services | 63398 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9106 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2574 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 53190 | Total |
| Program Services | 37825 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 15218 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 147 | Fundraising |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2993 | Total |
| Program Services | 2629 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 243 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 121 | Fundraising |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5890 | Total |
| Program Services | 5190 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 467 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 233 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meetings | 21158 | 18961 | 1466 | 731 |
| telephone and internet | 22336 | 20167 | 1446 | 723 |
| exchange loss | 25705 | 25705 | ||
| events and programs | 405210 | 405040 | 170 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 32520 | Total |
| Program Services | 29162 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2240 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1118 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6053569 | Total |
| Program Services | 5877341 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 125073 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 51155 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 210705 | BOY |
| EOY | 820160 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1537647 | BOY |
| EOY | 198822 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 808350 | BOY |
| EOY | 2314500 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 361015 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 16988 | BOY |
| EOY | 12847 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 32232 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 6015 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6297 | BOY |
| EOY | 26217 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2579987 | BOY |
| EOY | 3733561 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5981 | BOY |
| EOY | 7984 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 98634 | BOY |
| EOY | 116633 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 649115 | BOY |
| EOY | 75007 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 753730 | BOY |
| EOY | 199624 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 354721 | BOY |
| EOY | 600933 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1471536 | BOY |
| EOY | 2933004 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1826257 | BOY |
| EOY | 3533937 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 2579987 | BOY |
| EOY | 3733561 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 1682947 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Donated Services | 269417 | ReconcilationDonatedServices |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | -244684 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 485182 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 874252 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4633706 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 7745895 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 13739035 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 485182 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 874252 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4633706 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 7745895 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 13739035 | Total |
Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 13739035 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 88 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 155 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2914 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 621 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 3778 | Total |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 88 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 155 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 2914 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 621 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 3778 | Total |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 140 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 50 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year | 25705 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 25895 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 485410 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 874457 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 4636620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 7772221 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 13768708 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | X | First5Years509 |
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 19965 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 666 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 19299 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 3935 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 2616 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 1319 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 8332 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 2733 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 5599 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 26217 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| earthquake relief fund payable | $38,017 |
| accrued vacation | $27,306 |
| accrued expenses | $9,684 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 75007 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 8005933 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 269417 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 269417 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 7736516 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 7736516 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 6298253 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 244684 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 244684 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 6053569 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 6053569 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Records Maintained | true | GrantRecordsMaintained |
Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Region | East Asia and the Pacific | Region |
| Number Of Offices | 1 | NumberOfOffices |
| Number Of Employees | 3 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Type Of Activities Conducted | Program Services | TypeOfActivitiesConducted |
| Specific Services Provided | tomodachi/relief fnd | SpecificServicesProvided |
| Total Expenditures | 4485580 | TotalExpenditures |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal Number Of Offices | 1 | SubtotalNumberOfOffices |
| Subtotal Number Of Employees | 3 | SubtotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Total Number Of Offices | 1 | TotalNumberOfOffices |
| Total Number Of Employees | 3 | TotalNumberOfEmployees |
| Subtotal Amount Spent | 4485580 | SubtotalAmountSpent |
| Total Amount Spent | 4485580 | TotalAmountSpent |
Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (22 entries)
| RegionRegion | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 71398 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 7122 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 530684 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 37631 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 37080 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 330491 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 2353091 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 19453 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 17497 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 168750 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | tomodachi | 168000 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 50000 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 50000 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 5000 | Wire trnsf |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 38000 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 35000 | wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 1700 | check |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 155038 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 102303 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 100000 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 100000 | Wire trnsfr |
| Asia & pacific | relief fund | 100000 | wire trnsfr |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number Of Other Orgs | 22 | TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs |
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | false | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | false | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | false | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | false | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | false | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | false | BoycottCountries |
Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Additional Supplemental Information | Identifier |
| Explanation | Earthquake Relief FundThe USJC responded to the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake by establishing the USJC earthquake Relief fund (EQRF). The USJC board of directors (BOD) approved 100 percent distribution of the contributions to support immediate relief efforts and longer term rebuilding in the devastated region of tohoku, japan. $51,953 was collected during calendar year 2012.Award/Assistance Approval ProcessThe US-Japan Council reviews recommendations of non-profit and non-governmental organizations in Japan that are providing relief and recovery services following the earthquake and tsunami in the East Japan Region (Tohoku Region) of Japan. The USJC extensively reviews each potential organization through available public information and additionally requests as part of a due-diligence procedure:1) a check-list of basic information from the organization including the organizations mission, incorporation and tax exemption documents, summary of past program services, list of staff members, board members, copy of audited financial statement, and any other relevant information; 2) a signed statement certifying that the organization would not promote or engage in violence, terrorism, bigotry or the destruction of any state, nor make sub-grants to any entity that engages in these activities; 3) reviewed the organization against lists provided by the U.S. Homeland Security, www.epls.gov (Excluded Parties List System), and www.ofacsearch.com (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. 3) a proposed budget and program plan.Upon review and compliance of all requirements, recommended projects are presented to the Board of Directors for approval. A signed agreement is executed with each organization provided funding.Award/Assistance monitoring process1) Each organization is required to maintain program and financial information as per the agreement.2)Each organization is required to submit an interim and final report which includes a written narrative, financial report and a summary of the impact which resulted from the project. 3)The USJC will use a random sampling to review select expenditures. Documentation of expense authorization and compliance with the budget and items in the grant agreements are reviewed. If any discrepancies found, USJC staff discusses the results with the recipient, and if necessary, corrective action (including return of funds) can be taken. TOMODACHI InitiativeAward/Assistance Approval ProcessUSJC is partnering with US State Department in administering the TOMODACHI Initiatives. Depending on each program type guidelines and mission, the program funding application will be open to selective of program implementers (Grantees) for their application submission (Letter of Interest). Each application submission will be reviewed by TOMODACHI Vetting Committee. Upon reviewed (based on implementers mission, status and programs aligns with the TOMODACHI mission), the proposal will be further approved by Program Committee. The approved proposals will be then submitted to USJC Board of Directors for final approval.The Program Committee members consist of State Department officials, Education Exchange Expert, Ambassador, and USJC management team. The Statement Department officials have accessibility to information of all various organizations to verify that the potential implementers (Grantees) would not promote or engage in violence, terrorism, bigotry or the destruction of any state, nor make sub-grants to any entity that engages in these activities. Once confirmed, the approval will be granted by USJC Board of Directors. The Program Committee review each implementers (Grantees) based on TOMODACHI selection criteria from a check list. Some example of the eligibility of criteria as below:1)Organizations mission, tax status, summary of past program services, organization structures and board members, financial statements, and any other relevant information2)A signed statement certifying that the organization would not promote or engage in violence, terrorism, bigotry or the destruction of any state, nor make sub-grants to any entity that engages in these activities;3)Reviewed the organization against lists provided by the U.S. Homeland Security, www.epls.gov (Excluded Parties List System), and www.ofacsearch.com (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.4)Proposed budget and program plan Award/Assistance monitoring process1) Each organization is required to maintain program and financial information as per the agreement.2)Each organization is required to submit an interim and final report which includes a written narrative, financial report and a summary of the impact which resulted from the project. 3)The USJC will use a random sampling to review select expenditures. Documentation of expense authorization and compliance with the budget and items in the grant agreements are reviewed. If any discrepancies found, USJC staff discusses the results with the recipient, and if necessary, corrective action (including return of funds) can be taken. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Severance Payment | false | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | false | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | false | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | false | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | false | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | false | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | false | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | false | InitialContractException |
| Rebuttable Presumption Procedure | false | RebuttablePresumptionProcedure |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | IRENE HIRANO | NamePerson |
| Title | President | Title |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | 159940 | BaseCompensationFilingOrg |
| Total Compensation Filing Org | 159940 | TotalCompensationFilingOrg |
Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM
Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)
| Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox | DescriptionDescription | Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions | Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990 | Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Legal Services | 1 | 150636 | Fair Market Value |
| X | Airline Tickets | 1 | 71208 | Fair Market Value |
| X | Airline Tickets | 1 | 36370 | Fair Market Value |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Any Property That Must Be Held | false | AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld |
| Review Process Unusual NC Gifts | false | ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts |
| Third Parties Used | false | ThirdPartiesUsed |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | in-kind legal/travel = -$244684 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | 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. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | 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 minutes book. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | 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 minutes book. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The organization has a conflict of interest policy that is signed annually by each board member. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | copies of the 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. |
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