The purpose of the organization is to provide a comprehensive array of social welfare and Community Development activities to assist low income persons and others in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$579K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.9M a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$579K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
32
named funders · $4.0M
Looks good: 32 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.3M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.0M
Spent
$12.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$31.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.0M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$23.6M
FY2023$22.3M
FY2024$27.5M
Expenses
$12.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.2M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$18.9M
Net assets
$31.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.8M
FY2021$35.5M
FY2022$40.6M
FY2023$48.4M
FY2024$59.3M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1994.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $10.2M Management & general 11% · $1.3M Fundraising 6% · $722K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $579K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$137,697Pt VII · Sec A
High Compensated Employee
$125,144Pt VII · Sec A
High Compensated Employee
$111,025Pt VII · Sec A
High Compensated Employee
$103,188Pt VII · Sec A
High Compensated Employee
$102,075Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erich Nakano’s $172K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erich Nakano$172,127$162,186$152,790$141,224$137,697
Takao Suzuki$163,110$150,840$134,269$129,232$125,144
Debbie Chen$132,977$145,856———
Tadao Peter Gee$132,927————
Bomee Fain$131,686$118,504$117,200$109,200—
Margaret Shimada—$127,057$116,666$111,740$103,188
Ron Fong——$112,446$104,117$102,075
Ichiro M Murase————$111,025

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides affordable housing, social services, and community development programs to support low-income residents and preserve the cultural heritage of the Little Tokyo neighborhood.

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3 programs · $10.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Program costs of various programs in LTSC CDC'S mission of promoting community economic development through developing, providing and maintaining affordable housing; promoting cultural and historical preservation of the little tokyo neighborhood in los angeles; providing wireless internet services and access to technology; administering…

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Service program costs of other, non-childcare, related programs, included providing culturally-sensitive case management, counseling, information and referral assistance to youth-senior clients in a multitude of languages, including english, japanese, korean, chinese, and spanish; providing youth-mentoring programs; conducting outreach…

$3.4Mprogram expense
03

Administered subsidized, high quality child care for primarily low-income families with children ages six weeks to five years old. The family child care program involves home-based providers who service newborns and toddlers, and angelina preschool services three to five year-olds.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$246K
Money outPt IX
$12.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.2M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$722K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$246K
Total revenueLn 12$19.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$23.4M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M
Net assetsLn 32$31.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5133
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$37.3M$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.0M$9.3M
Net assetsLn 32$24.3M$31.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.5M$4.2M$794K$500K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$730K$264K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$461K$360K$62K$39K
Management feesLn 11a$110K$97K$10K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$17K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$27K$4K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$133K$103K$15K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$10K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$108K$76K$18K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$770K$710K$60K
TravelLn 17$21K$15K$5K$875
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$29K$5K$608
InterestLn 20$390K$381K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$47K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$33K$22K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.4M$80K$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.2M$10.2M$1.3M$722K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $27.5M$18.9M$8.6M$59.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.3M$16.0M$6.3M$48.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.6M$13.9M$9.7M$40.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.5M$12.4M$3.1M$35.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $19.0M$12.2M$6.8M$31.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $19,015,665 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,425,044$16,386,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,404,722$2,382,843
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $662,038$246,135
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,491,804$19,015,665
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 $6,334,639$6,952,924
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,056,801$5,246,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,391,440$12,199,691
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,100,364$6,815,974
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,015,665 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,976
VIII-1e Government grants$6,152,447
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,205,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,386,687
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,382,843$2,382,843
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $388,913$388,913
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$142,778−$142,778
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,240,065 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $388,913$19,015,665
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,199,691 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,156,978 · Management $794,000 · Fundraising $499,575$5,450,553
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $730,276 · Management $264,285 · Fundraising $46,441$1,041,002
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $360,042 · Management $62,356 · Fundraising $38,971$461,369
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $97,196 · Management $10,118 · Fundraising $2,655$109,969
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,881 · Management $2,937$19,818
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $27,063 · Management $4,074 · Fundraising $3,436$34,573
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,533 · Management $15,042 · Fundraising $15,896$133,471
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,090 · Fundraising $4,493$14,583
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $75,538 · Management $17,746 · Fundraising $14,778$108,062
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $710,228 · Fundraising $59,986$770,214
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,852 · Management $5,032 · Fundraising $875$20,759
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,836 · Management $5,379 · Fundraising $608$34,823
IX-20 InterestPrograms $381,044 · Management $9,241$390,285
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,627 · Management $8,937$55,564
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,404 · Management $22,061 · Fundraising $1,522$56,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,384,673 · Management $80,367 · Fundraising $32,619$3,497,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,176,261 · Management $1,301,575 · Fundraising $721,855$12,199,691
Part X · Balance sheet $41,097,170 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,910,433$4,166,221
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,112,045$2,446,030
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $784,851$890,792
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $200,699$1,521,266
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,131$79,071
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,854,853$3,868,559
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,636,233$2,111,662
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,004,615$2,617,483
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,802,254$23,396,086
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,349,114$41,097,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $367,098$505,071
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $191,849$25,292
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,253,329$1,168,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,003,331$9,320,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,897,405$31,423,677
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $448,378$352,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,345,783$31,776,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,349,114$41,097,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,776,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,015,665
XI-2 Total expenses$12,199,691
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,815,974
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,345,783
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$350,982
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$97,759
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$165,815
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,776,313

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