The Grateful Crane Ensemble pays tribute to the unique hardships and inspiring contributions of japanese americans in our country's history and continues the traditions of our japanese ancestry through educational and entertaining works of music and theater to the nikkei and broader communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$160K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$159K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$159K
Expenses
$160K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$160K
Net assets
$172K
FY2024▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$172K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $139K Management & general 13% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$47,616Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Soji Kashiwagi’s $48K as Exec Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Soji Kashiwagi$47,616$47,616$47,616$47,616$47,616

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and entertains through music and theater, honoring Japanese American history and traditions.

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1 program · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Grateful crane has traditionally been of service to nikkei seniors, but in 2024 we expanded to reach college students, children and the community at-large. Buddhist churches of america 125TH anniversary show: in 2024, grateful crane debuted a brand new show in celebration of the buddhist chuches of america's 125TH anniversary.

$139Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Df FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$833
Money outPt IX
$160K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$833
Other incomeLn 4–11$186
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$182K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$10
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K$182K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$188K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$173K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$40K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$799
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$78K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$160K$139K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $159K$160K−$937$172K 990 PDF
FY2023 $268K$220K$48K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$160K$35K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$121K−$27K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $178K$135K$43K$117K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $159,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $249,223$142,211
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,870$16,060
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$833
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40$186
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $268,133$159,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,840$52,775
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,045$107,452
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $219,885$160,227
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,248−$937
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $159,290 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$142,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,211
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,060$16,060
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $833$833
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $186$186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,246 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $833$159,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,227 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,239 · Management $7,377$47,616
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,360 · Management $799$5,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,473 · Management $2,473$4,946
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,356 · Management $3,357$6,713
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,572 · Management $1,572$3,144
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,825 · Management $3,777$81,602
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,982 · Management $2,065$11,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,807 · Management $21,420 · Fundraising $0$160,227
Part X · Balance sheet $182,455 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $183,948$182,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,175$10
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,754$182,455
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,676$10,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,676$10,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,078$172,141
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,078$172,141
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,754$182,455
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,141 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,290
XI-2 Total expenses$160,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,078
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,141

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