2024-05-06T15:15:52-05:00 2023-06-30 912011386 JACOBSON JARVIS & CO PLLC 200 1ST AVE W SUITE 200 SEATTLE WA 98119 990 2022-07-01 521786923 JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION JAPA 5712087763 PO BOX 341198 BETHESDA MD 20827 GERALD YAMADA PRESIDENT 5712087763 2024-04-30 1 GERALD YAMADA 999009999 0 ZOE JOENS CPA P02389255 2066288990 2024-04-30 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GERALD YAMADA PO BOX 341198 BETHESDA MD 20827 127465 0 X WWW.JAVA-US.ORG X 1992 MD A NATIONWIDE WAR VETERANS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AMERICAN MILITARY LINEAGE. 12 12 0 28 0 0 45022 32226 820 5490 58061 51502 0 61 103903 89279 24500 27500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42523 40627 67023 68127 36880 21152 959197 958597 5361 1380 953836 957217 X THE JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION (JAVA) IS A NATIONWIDE WAR VETERANS ORGANIZATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS AND PRESERVING THE MILITARY LINEAGE OF ALL AMERICAN VETERANS, RESERVISTS, AND ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL INCLUDING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER VETERANS. WE WORK TO HONOR AND PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO VALIANTLY SERVED IN THE 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WHILE ALSO FOSTERING PATRIOTISM AND INCLUSION TODAY. JAVA BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS CAMARADERIE AMONG MEMBERS THROUGH LUNCHEONS, EVENTS, AND A NEWSLETTER. 1 0 SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVIDING FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING DESCENDANTS, DEPENDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE 100TH INFANTRY BATTALION/442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, AND JAVA MEMBERS. THE JAVA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT IS POSTED ON THE JAVA WEBSITE AND IN THE JAVA NEWSLETTER. THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALSO SENT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A PRESS RELEASE. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPLICATIONS AND SELECTS RECIPIENTS; SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED IN JULY. CENTRAL TO JAVA'S MISSION IS THE SPONSORSHIP OF HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT DOCUMENT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS, ESPECIALLY THE NISEI IN WWII. JAVA PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FROM JULY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2023: DAY OF AFFIRMATION (D0A) WREATH CEREMONY AT THE NATIONAL WWII MEMORIAL (FLORAL WREATH, NPS PERMIT, AND A FULL PAGE AD IN RAFU SHIMPO NEWSPAPER) WITH A COST OF $2320.95. THE DOA WREATH CEREMONY PERMITTED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE AND REACHED OVER 265 INDIVIDUALS. JAVA HOSTED A SPECIAL EVENT DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF AFFIRMATION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. ARMY ON JULY 16. CONTINUING IN FY 2022 WAS JAVA'S THE GO FOR BROKE SPIRIT PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENED ON JUNE 9, 2022, AND RAN UNTIL JULY 22, 2022. THE EXHIBIT, WHICH WAS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WAS HELD AT THE JAPAN INFORMATION & CULTURE CENTER (JICC) AND INTRODUCED VIEWERS TO THE EXPERIENCE OF THE WWII NISEI SOLDIERS' EXPERIENCE. ALMOST 400 VISITORS ATTENDED THE EXHIBIT DURING JUNE AND JULY WITH AN EXPENSE OF $478.55 IN JULY 2022. JAVA WAS A PARTICIPANT IN THE 17TH ANNUAL NISEI SOLDIERS MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC AT PUNCHBOWL ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2022. APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM AND JAVA'S WREATH EXPENSE WAS $150,00. FOR JAVA'S VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, LTC MONICA WILLIAMS, USA, AT THE ANNUAL PROGRAM HELD AT THE NATIONAL JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL TO PATRIOTISM IN WWII IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE PROGRAM ALLOWED FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION AND REACHED OVER 375 PEOPLE WITH AN EXPENSE OF $551.54. THE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ALLOWED FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, JAVA PARTICIPATED IN A MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT THE PUNCHBOWL IN HI. THE COMBINED COST OF THE PROGRAMS WAS $504.97 AND IN TOTAL REACHED OVER 650 PEOPLE. FINALLY, EACH MONTH JAVA SENDS OUT A NEWSLETTER, THE E-ADVOCATE, TO EDUCATE AND INFORM OVER 1,000 MEMBERS AND CONTACTS ABOUT CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MILITARY AND CULTURAL NEWS AND EVENTS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT: JAVA WORKS TO ENCOURAGE PATRIOTISM AND NATIONAL PRIDE AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION AS WELL AS WORKS TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN LIAISONS WITH OTHER VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (VSOS) AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NISEI AND AMERICANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY IN WWII THROUGH DONATIONS. THIS YEAR, JAVA CO-SPONSORED WITH THE NATIONAL JAPANESE AMERICAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (NJAMF) THE FREEDOM WALK DURING THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 1, 2023. LUNCHEONS: JAVA SPONSORS REGULAR LUNCHEONS TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP AND EDUCATE MEMBERS, FRIENDS, AND GUESTS ON IMPORTANT HISTORICAL AND MILITARY ISSUES. JAVA HELD A FALL LUNCHEON ON OCTOBER 22, 2022, WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 ATTENDEES. ERIC FEDERING, SECRETARY NORMAN MINETA'S PERSONAL PRESS SECRERTARY GAVE A TALK TITLED "THE LEGACY OF NORM MINETA - A VIEW FROM A SENIOR STAFFER, LATER FRIEND, LATER EXTENDED FAMILY." JAVA ALSO HELD A VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON FEBRUARY 3, 2023, WHICH ALLOWED JAVA MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE NATION TO PARTICIPATE. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 WA X ANTOINETTE PHELPS 5712087763 10505 JOHN GLENN ST LANHAM MD 20706 GERALD YAMADA PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD HIGH VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAY IZUMIHARA SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KATAHARA TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN EILENBERGER GENERAL COUNSEL 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN HERBET BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 JASON KUROIWA BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA MACRI BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NAKAGAWA BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE NGO BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VOKAC BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN MARIANO BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA FORD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6.00 X 10890 0 0 10890 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32226 32226 EVENTS 900099 5490 5490 5490 38317 38317 51371 38186 13185 13185 13185 SALES OF PRODUCT 900099 61 61 61 89279 5490 0 51563 X 27500 2045 10890 2378 8888 2766 22 1916 EVENT EXPENSES 11722 68127 44494 60950 300 57 2862 3688 911541 893902 959197 958597 2211 3150 1380 5361 1380 X 0 0 0 0 953836 957217 953836 957217 959197 958597 21152 -17771 0 X 0 0 0 911541 9861 27500 893902 1044488 -108447 24500 911541 789855 279633 25000 1044488 834788 -8338 24500 12095 789855 836147 38641 40000 834788 0.94890 0.00000 0.05110 0 0 0 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 16 27500 PART I, LINE 2: JAVA WORKS TO ENCOURAGE PATRIOTISM AND NATIONAL PRIDE AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION AS WELL AS WORKS TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN LIAISONS WITH OTHER VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (VSOS) AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NISEI AND AMERICANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY IN WWII THROUGH DONATIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 ON JULY 16, 2022, JAVA HOSTED A DINNER AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. ARMY TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF AFFIRMATION. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER LTC ROBERT VOKAC, USA (RET) WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND SHARED MEMORIES FROM HIS GRANDFATHER COLONEL VIRGIL R. MILLER OF COMMANDING THE 442ND RCT. THE DINNER ALSO INCLUDED AN AWARDS PRESENTATION. THE COURAGE, HONOR, PATRIOTISM AWARD WAS PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY TO CAPTAIN MARTIN J. HIGGINS, U.S. ARMY FOR CAPTAIN HIGGINS' OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE NATION AS COMMANDER OF THE TRAPPED SOLDIERS OF THE 141ST INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 36TH (TEXAS) DIVISION AND HIS STEADFAST FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE 442ND RCT MEN AFTER THE WAR, TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALIZATION BILL WHICH SECURED CITIZENSHIP FOR NISEI PARENTS. ALSO RECEIVING THE COURAGE, HONOR, PATRIOTISM AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY WAS COLONEL VIRGIL R. MILLER, U.S. ARMY FOR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP COMMANDING THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM DURING THE MARITIME ALPS CAMPAIGN, PO VALLEY CAMPAIGN, AND ITALIAN OCCUPATION. COLONEL MILLER'S LEADERSHIP WON BATTLES, SAVED LIVES, AND INSPIRED ALL THOSE WHO SERVED UNDER HIS COMMAND BOTH DURING THE WAR AND AFTERWARD WHEN THEY RETURNED HOME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 YES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 897 VETERAN/ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS AND 6 GENERAL MEMBERS WHO HAVE VOTING RIGHTS PLUS 324 NON-VOTING SUPPORTERS OR "FRIENDS OF JAVA." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 897 VETERAN/ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS AND 6 GENERAL MEMBERS WHO MAY VOTE IN BI-ANNUAL OFFICER ELECTIONS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B YES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 897 VETERAN/ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS AND GENERAL MEMBERS WHO MAY VOTE ON BY-LAW CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED DURING THE VETTING OF A POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBER, PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT, AND DURING THE COURSE OF SERVICE. THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE JAVA PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PRIOR TO AND DURING EMPLOYMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B JAVA'S ELECTED OFFICIALS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS. THE ONLY EMPLOYEE IS A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID A RATE OF $45.00 AN HOUR. THE RATE WAS DETERMINED BY CONSULTING THE WAGES PAID TO SIMILAR AREA SUPPORT PERSONNEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 JAVA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE DURING THE TAX YEAR BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES 10,890.