LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $142K · expenses $56K · assets $251K

EIN
45-3340448
Address
321 1/2 E 1ST ST STE 200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3922
Website
WWW.LITTLETOKYOHS.ORG
NTEE code
A80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY (LTHS) FOCUSES ON RESEARCHING AND DISCOVERING THE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, STORIES, AND CONNECTIONS OF SITES, BUILDINGS, AND EVENTS RELATED TO LITTLE TOKYO AS AN ETHNIC HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD. LTHS IS COMMITTED TO DOCUMENTING AND VERIFYING HISTORY OF LOCALES, SITES AND BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS PRESERVING AND SHARING THE HISTORY AND PERSONAL STORIES OF LITTLE TOKYO AND ITS RESIDENTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mike Okamura President2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Miya Iwataki Vice President2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rae Morgan Secretary2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Chin Treasurer2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Fue Wong Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brady Hammond Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Yukio Kawaratani Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Miyatake Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Nakano Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
George Nakano Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jerry Nakafuji Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bill Watanabe Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Carole Fujita (former) Director2015-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kristen Hayashi (former) Director2015-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Patty Nagano (former) Director2015-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Nagano (former) Director2015-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Abams (former) Secretary2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Emiko Mita (former) Treasurer2015-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Chop (former) Director2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jan Fukuhara (former) Treasurer2021 2 $0 reported 1
Cindy Abrams (former) Secretary2015-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Shishima (former) Director2015-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Chu (former) Director2015 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Uyemura (former) Director2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE OKAMURA President2 $0-- $01
MIYA IWATAKI Vice President2 $0-- $01
RAE MORGAN Secretary2 $0-- $01
JEFFREY CHIN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
DOROTHY FUE WONG Director1 $0-- $01
BRADY HAMMOND Director1 $0-- $01
YUKIO KAWARATANI Director1 $0-- $01
ALAN MIYATAKE Director1 $0-- $01
STEVE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
GEORGE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
JERRY NAKAFUJI Director1 $0-- $01
BILL WATANABE Director1 $0-- $01
2023 · 15 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE OKAMURA President2 $0-- $01
MIYA IWATAKI Vice President2 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA ABAMS Secretary2 $0-- $01
EMIKO MITA Treasurer2 $0-- $01
CAROLE FUJITA Director1 $0-- $01
PATTY NAGANO Director1 $0-- $01
GEORGE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
DOROTHY FUE WONG Director1 $0-- $01
KRISTEN HAYASHI Director1 $0-- $01
JEFFREY CHIN Director1 $0-- $01
YUKIO KAWARATANI Director1 $0-- $01
ALAN MIYATAKE Director1 $0-- $01
JERRY NAKAFUJI Director1 $0-- $01
BILL WATANABE Director1 $0-- $01
STEVE NAGANO Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE OKAMURA President2 $0-- $01
MIYA IWATAKI Vice President2 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA ABAMS Secretary2 $0-- $01
EMIKO MITA Treasurer2 $0-- $01
CAROLE FUJITA Director1 $0-- $01
PATTY NAGANO Director1 $0-- $01
GEORGE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
JEFF CHOP Director1 $0-- $01
KRISTEN HAYASHI Director1 $0-- $01
JEFFREY CHIN Director1 $0-- $01
YUKIO KAWARATANI Director1 $0-- $01
ALAN MIYATAKE Director1 $0-- $01
JERRY NAKAFUJI Director1 $0-- $01
BILL WATANABE Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE OKAMURA President2 $0-- $01
MIYA IWATAKI Vice President2 $0-- $01
JAN FUKUHARA Treasurer2 $0-- $01
CINDY ABRAMS Secretary2 $0-- $01
JEFFREY CHIN Director1 $0-- $01
JEFF CHOP Director1 $0-- $01
CAROLE FUJITA Director1 $0-- $01
KRISTEN HAYASHI Director1 $0-- $01
YUKIO KAWARATANI Director1 $0-- $01
PATTY ITO NAGANO Director1 $0-- $01
STEVE NAGANO Director1 $0-- $01
GEORGE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
BILL SHISHIMA Director1 $0-- $01
BILL WATANABE Director1 $0-- $01
2015 · 16 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE OKAMURA President2 $0-- $01
MIYA IWATAKI Vice President2 $0-- $01
STEVE NAGANO Treasurer2 $0-- $01
BILL WATANABE Secretary2 $0-- $01
PATTY NAGANO Director1 $0-- $01
CAROLE FUJITA Director1 $0-- $01
KAREN CHU Director1 $0-- $01
ALAN MIYATAKE Director1 $0-- $01
EMIKO MITA Director1 $0-- $01
GEORGE NAKANO Director1 $0-- $01
NANCY UYEMURA Director1 $0-- $01
CINDY ABRAMS Director1 $0-- $01
KRISTEN HAYASHI Director1 $0-- $01
JEFFREY CHIN Director1 $0-- $01
BILL SHISHIMA Director1 $0-- $01
YUKIO KAWARATANI Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,372$56,153 $250,885$250,885 $8,108$118,869 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,444$26,016 $164,666$164,666 $19,008$72,712 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,259$33,489 $98,238$98,238 $6,017$70,242 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,288$40,184 $58,175$58,175 $20,233$23,055 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,297$35,492 $53,740$53,740 $55,750$10,130 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $100,250 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$85,250 2024$85,250
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JA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LITTLE TOKYO HISTORICAL SOCIETY” 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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MARTIAL ARTS HISTORY MUSEUM INCCAA80 $158,885$146,088 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER FOUNDATIONCAA80 $156,997$52,449 Program Director (FHDA INSTRUCTOR)$294,949 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
MARE ISLAND HISTORIC PARK FOUNDATIO NCAA80 $133,744$130,633 PRESIDENT OF$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
TATTOO HERITAGE PROJECT INCCAA80 $120,760$94,082 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
PIEDRAS BLANCAS LIGHT STATION ASSOCIATION INCCAA80 $185,606$141,799 Director$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
SAINTE CLAIRE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONCAA80 $184,224-$76,291 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATIONCAA80 $140,628$170,537 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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MEMORIAL DAY FLOWERS FOUNDATIONCAA80 $189,572$174,517 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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STURGIS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,477,59517 12013–2024 STURGIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BICKERSTAFF FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,536,5008 12018–2025 ILLUMINATE FOUNDATION
SHAH HAPPINESS FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,500,0001 12023–2023 ILLUMINATE FOUNDATION
QUAD CITIES GOLF CLASSIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,189,02514 12011–2024 JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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DAVID R CLARE AND MARGARET C CLARE FOUNDATION Private foundation$750,0005 12019–2023 ILLUMINATE FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$563,6805 52014–2024 HALF MOON BAY HISTORY ASSOCIATION; A L LEWIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY; CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER FOUNDATION; SALVATION MOUNTAIN INC and 1 more
UEBERROTH FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$492,0005 12019–2024 ILLUMINATE FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN COLORADO DAF sponsor$461,43415 12010–2024 BERTHOUD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $56,153 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,438 93.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,640 4.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,075 1.9%
Total$56,153100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $26,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,376 89.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,640 10.1%
Total$26,016100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $33,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,489 100.0%
Total$33,489100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $40,184 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,964 89.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,640 6.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,580 3.9%
Total$40,184100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $35,492 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,072 93.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,420 6.8%
Total$35,492100%

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