Nisei Week Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4715068Revenue $415K in FY2025

On file with the IRS244 S San Pedro St Ste 303, 90012-3861 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Apr 1999Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To educate the public on japanese and japanese-american history and culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$415K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$273K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$764K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$415K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$415K
Expenses
$273K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$252K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$273K
Net assets
$764K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$764K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $264K Management & general 3% · $9K

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

24 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 the public about Japanese and Japanese-American history and culture.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Organizing events in the little tokyo area of los angeles in which the focus is highlighting and preserving japanese culture and heritage. The events and exhibits include demonstrations of japanese music, dance, and sports.

$264Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$273K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$764K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$754K
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$644K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$754K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$764K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K$754K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$622K$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$622K$764K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$229K$229K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$15K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K$264K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $415K$273K$142K$764K 990 PDF
FY2024 $487K$440K$47K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 $452K$433K$19K$575K 990 PDF
FY2022 $354K$252K$103K$556K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $138K$431K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $415,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,958$65,370
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $421,771$316,638
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,215$14,808
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,143$18,528
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $487,087$415,344
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $440,471$273,120
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,471$273,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,616$142,224
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $415,344 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,514 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$65,370
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $315,652$315,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,808$14,808
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $349,974$415,344
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $273,120 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,505$2,505
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,400$1,400
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,489 · Management $4,163$16,652
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,876$5,876
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $229,208$229,208
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,311 · Management $2,168$17,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,284 · Management $8,836 · Fundraising $0$273,120
Part X · Balance sheet $763,949 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,919$110,068
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $303,713$644,124
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,093$9,757
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $621,725$763,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $621,725$763,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $621,725$763,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $621,725$763,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$415,344
XI-2 Total expenses$273,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$621,725
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,949

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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