2024-11-15T00:45:42-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 946102626 JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE Livingston-Merced Chapter JAPA 2097227815 3144 G St Ste 125-158 Merced CA 95340 Steve Teranishi Past President 2092058009 2024-11-14 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 1645 X X X X 1907 X 250 0 1158 479 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 1907 0 0 0 0 1800 150 456 2406 -499 30086 -128 29459 X 29336 28709 0 0 750 750 30086 29459 0 0 30086 29459 Education. The mission of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry and all others who are victimized by injustice and bigotry. The primary weapon in this endeavor is a program of education to forward the high purposes of American citizenship and ideals; To promote, encourage, and foster a feeling of good fellowship, friendship and goodwill among all peoples; To promote cultural, educational and social values, and to preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American community. Our co-presidents and directors maintained visibility in the community to carry on our mission to educate the public about the history of the Japanese-Americans and their struggle for civil rights against racism and discrimination. 0 0 0 Kurt Smoot Co-President 2 0 0 0 Sheryl Okuye Sauter Co-President 1 0 0 0 Blake Dunford Secretary 2 0 0 0 Sandra Sano Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Steve Teranishi Past President 0.5 0 0 0 Patti Kishi Director 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Steve Teranishi 3144 G St Ste 125-158 Merced CA 95340 2097227815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 364 1014 80 724 1408 3590 3462 2368 0 140 20 5990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3826 3382 80 864 1428 9580 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9580 519 383 395 431 477 2205 0 0 0 0 0 0 519 383 395 431 477 2205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4345 3765 475 1295 1905 11785 0.81290 0.89220 0.18710 0.10780 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Advertising;300|National dues;75|Memorial Day wreath advertising;81^Total;456^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Unrealized loss on investments;-128^Total;-128^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^BBQ trailer;750^Total;750^ Please excuse the late filing of our Forms for the tax years 2022 and 2023. I have been doing the tax filings for our Chapter for the past 20+ years, but because we are a small (26 active members/families), volunteer organization and I am still working full-time (as much as I can) & my wife & I are both self-employed, with a commercial building rented to 6 tenants, plus 2 residential units, my volunteer activities have to take a back seat to making a living. I have normally had to file extensions on our chapter tax filings each year (as well as our own, personal tax returns), which I did for our chapter's 2022 return, on 5/16/23, in order for me to complete the necessary paperwork. Unfortunately - and most importantly -- I & my wife were the victims of a bad car crash on 8/27/23, when a red light runner smashed into us and then another vehicle and put us both in the hospital. I sustained 6 broken bones (2 in my pelvis, 2 lumbar vertebrae, & both collarbones), plus 12 damaged/bulging spinal discs, and was knocked out cold, with a concussion. Because we were T-boned from the right side and I was in the passenger seat of our small pick-up truck and we were hit by a much larger, full-sized pick-up truck which was doing about 50-55 MPH, I sustained the worst injuries. My wife thought that I had been killed, when I did not wake up immediately. I do not recall anything, until waking up in the hospital trauma center. My wife sustained a fractured left knee, 3 broken bones in her left wrist, and numerous contusions. Afterward, I was bedridden for 1-1/2 weeks and was unable to work for nearly 2 months - and then, only 2-3 hours a day. Needless to say, the tax filings were the last thing on my mind and I forgot about the 2022 federal Form 990, until our chapter received reminder notices from the IRS sometime in 2023. By that time, I had fully-regained my mental faculties, but still not my physical strength & stamina. I have still not. It takes me an extra 1-1/2 to 2 hours each morning to perform my physical therapy exercises each morning, before going to work. I am still in constant pain/discomfort from the 12 damaged & bulging discs in my back, 14 months later, which limits my mobility, as well as my strength & stamina. Despite my physical limitations, I am slowly catching up on my volunteer activities and have caught up on most of the paperwork backlog. Unfortunately, because our 2022 Form 990 was late, when I went to file an extension for our 2023 Form 990, it was rejected because of 2022's return being late. Our treasurer until mid-2022 was Janet Fujimoto McCabe, who had to resign due to poor health. She died earlier this year. Her replacement is Sandra Sano, who had limited information on our bank checking account, but passed along what info to me that she could. That delayed me getting all of the info that I needed to file our 2023 tax return. Because of these extenuating circumstances, I request leniency for our chapter's late filings. Thank you for your consideration, Steve Teranishi Past President