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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1675082

JAPAN SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017

Financials

$10.3M$13.7M2022$12.5M$14.2M2023$14.9M$14M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JAPAN SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$14,888,538$14,033,005$855,533$84,509,401$1,250,821$83,258,580
June 30, 2024990$12,548,989$14,157,245-$1,608,256$79,819,549$1,307,790$78,511,759
June 30, 2023990$10,272,251$13,732,677-$3,460,426$75,380,892$1,036,326$74,344,566
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,032,653
of which government grants
$236,695
Membership dues
$1,500,020
Program service revenue
$2,054,916
Investment income
$5,265,151
Net rental income
$330,590
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,552,002
Net income from fundraising events
$694,657
Net income from sales of inventory
$35,350
Other revenue
$1,535,818

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$964,042
Other salaries and wages
$5,740,647
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,654,452
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$41,334
Accounting fees
$79,805
Occupancy
$362,616
Travel
$425,355
Depreciation
$382,114
Program services (functional)
$8,638,975
Management and general (functional)
$3,746,469
Fundraising (functional)
$1,647,561

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$79,819,549
Total assets, end of year
$84,509,401
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,250,821
Net assets, end of year
$83,258,580
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,679,632
Publicly traded securities
$67,675,595
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,604,105
Net assets with donor restrictions
$67,654,475
Gross unrelated business income
$108,790
Gross receipts
$36,219,283
Employees
110
Volunteers
335
Year formed
1907
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSHUA W WALKERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$571,979$37,655
LISA BERMUDEZEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$295,872$51,512
GREGORY CORSICOVICE PRES OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$245,360$64,700
TOMOKO OKUNOSR DIR BUS & POLICY FORUM (FORMER)
Highest-paid employee
40$156,114$56,938
YOKO SHIOYAARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$179,659$31,536
MICHELE BAMBLINGSR DIR, GALLERY
Highest-paid employee
40$156,249$42,006
KIMBERLY WOODWARDSR DIR, OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$145,814$26,555
MERIT E JANOWCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TOBY S MYERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
HIROFUMI OTSUKAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DOUGLAS L PETERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUSAN J ONUMASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
GERALD L CURTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ARIEL J DECKELBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD A DRUCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
52 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BRADLEY EDMISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LOUIS J FORSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JEFFREY GILLDIRECTOR (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
ROSE MARIE E GLAZERDIRECTOR (FROM 3/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
CAROL GLUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
SUSAN GREENWELLDIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
KENZO HAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
KAREN HALBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
KEN HATAKEYAMADIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
KEIKO HONDADIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
YOSUKE HONJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
KEISHI HOTSUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ERI KAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ROBERT A KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
SATOSHI KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
HIROSHI KAWANODIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
TETSUO KAWATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LINDA KIRKPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MASAHIRO KOIKEDIRECTOR (TO 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
JAMES KONDODIRECTOR (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
GARY KOZLOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ALAN S MACDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
KEIJI MACHIDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JUN MAKIHARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
TORU MATSUIDIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
SHUJI MATSUURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
THEODORE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
THOMAS K MONTAGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
GARY MORIWAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
SATORU MURASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JAMES NASHDIRECTOR (TO 3/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
YUKI NIINAMIDIRECTOR (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
SHINICHI OKAMOTODIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
TATSUO OKAZAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JOSEPH R PERELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JASON REKATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
TAMAO SASADADIRECTOR (FROM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
RICHARD N SHAAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
DANIEL SIMKOWITZDIRECTOR (FROM 3/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
DAVID SNODDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JOSHUA N SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
YUJI SUGIMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
YOSHITERU TERRY SUZUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
GARY M TALARICODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
KOTARO TAMEDADIRECTOR (FROM 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
DONALD J TOUMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
SAYU UENODIRECTOR (TO 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
TOMONORI TOM WADADIRECTOR (TO 6/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
KEVIN WILLSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
AKIRA YAMAMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
NAOHIKO YOSHIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MICHAEL ZARCONEDIRECTOR (TO 3/2025)
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 64 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSHUA W WALKERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$568,289$61,606
LISA BERMUDEZEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$332,912$51,371
GREGORY CORSICOVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$241,054$55,270
YOKO SHIOYAARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$176,989$31,587
TOMOKO OKUNOSR. DIR., BUSINESS & POLICY FORUM
Highest-paid employee
40$155,562$51,952
JOHN AGAPITODIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$181,353$0
ANDREW CONNORFMR. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$130,946$44,873
MERIT E JANOWCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MASATOSHI KOMORIYAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
TOBY S MYERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
DOUGLAS L PETERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUSAN J ONUMASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
GERALD L CURTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ARIEL J DECKELBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD A DRUCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRADLEY EDMISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HIROSHI FUJIKAWADIRECTOR (TO 6/24)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LOUIS J FORSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CAROL GLUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KENZO HAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KAREN HALBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YOSUKE HONJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KEISHI HOTSUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOSEPH R PERELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ALAN S MACDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ERI KAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ROBERT A KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SATOSHI KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TETSUO KAWATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MARK KHALILDIRECTOR (TO 3/24)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LINDA KIRKPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MASAHIRO KOIKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY KOZLOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KEIJI MACHIDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JUN MAKIHARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SHUJI MATSUURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
THEODORE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
THOMAS K MONTAGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY MORIWAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SATORU MURASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES NASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TATSUO OKAZAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HIROFUMI OTSUKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JASON REKATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD N SHAAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAVID SNODDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOSHUA N SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YUJI SUGIMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YOSHITERU SUZUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY M TALARICODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DONALD J TOUMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SAYU UENODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TOMONORI WADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ADAM F WEISSENBERGDIRECTOR (TO 6/24)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KEVIN WILLSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
AKIRA YAMAMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
NAOHIKO YOSHIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL ZARCONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MIKIO MORIHONORARY DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
J THOMAS SCHIEFFERHONORARY DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERGLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD S LANIERLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DERYCK C MAUGHANLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HENRY A MCKINNELL JRLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 68 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOSHUA W WALKERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$568,289$70,806
LISA BERMUDEZEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$332,912$52,028
GREGORY CORSICOVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$251,102$61,006
ANDREW CONNORCHIEF OPEARTING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$219,093$54,671
YOKO SHIOYAARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$183,021$30,696
JOHN AGAPITODIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$181,869$0
TOMOYO FONTEINSENIOR DIRECTOR, LANGUAGE CENTER AND LIBRARY
Highest-paid employee
40$143,471$37,465
MERIT E JANOWCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ALAN S MACDONALDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
KAZUO KOSHIVICE CHAIR (TO 7/22)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUSAN J ONUMASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
GARY KOZLOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES NASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GERALD L CURTISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ARIEL J DECKELBAUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD A DRUCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LOUIS J FORSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL FROMANDIRECTOR (TO 6/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CAROL GLUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY MORIWAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KENZO HAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YOSUKE HONJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TATSUO OKAZAKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KEISHI HOTSUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
IRFAN HUSSAINDIRECTOR (TO 12/22)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SATOSHI KAWAMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HIROFUMI OTSUKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ERI KAKUTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ROBERT A KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MARK KHALILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOSEPH R PERELLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JUN MAKIHARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SHUJI MATSUURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
THEODORE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
THOMAS K MONTAGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SATORU MURASEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TOBY S MYERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD N SHAAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YUJI SUGIMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DONALD J TOUMEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HIROSHI ONODIRECTOR (TO 11/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DOUGLAS L PETERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAVID SNODDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOSHUA N SOLOMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
NAOKI SUZUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
YOSHITERU SUZUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HIDENORI TAKAOKADIRECTOR (TO 3/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY M TALARICODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
SAYU UENODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MAKOTO YODADIRECTOR (TO 3/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL A ZARCONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TOMONORI WADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
KEVIN WILLSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TADAYOSHI YAMAGUCHIDIRECTOR (TO 3/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ADAM F WEISSENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL FROMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRADLEY EDMISTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TETSUO KAWATEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LINDA KIRKPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MASAHIRO KOIKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MASATOSHI KOMORIYADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERGDIRECTOR/LIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MOTOATSU SAKURAIHONORARY DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
J THOMAS SCHIEFFERHONORARY DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MIKIO MORIHONORARY DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD LANIERLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DERYCK MAUGHANLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HENRY MCKINNELL JRLIFE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
333 EAST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10017-2399
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOSHUA WALKER PHD, 333 EAST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 100172399
Signed the 990
LISA BERMUDEZ, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Phone
(212) 715-1287
Return prepared by
CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP

Mission

JAPAN SOCIETY IS THE PREMIER ORGANIZATION CONNECTING JAPANESE ARTS, CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND SOCIETY WITH AUDIENCES IN NEW YORK AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY2024, ATTENDANCE ONSITE WAS 36.9K WITH 3.3K PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GALLERY: (SEE SCHEDULE O)
    Expenses $2,059,940 · revenue $35,307
  • THE LANGUAGE CENTER: (SEE SCHEDULE O)
    Expenses $1,473,659 · revenue $1,458,585
  • PERFORMING ARTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O)
    Expenses $1,414,631 · revenue $183,069
  • FILM, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY; BUSINESS AND POLICY FORUM; EDUCATION AND FAMILY; MEDIA AND MARKETING; MEMBERSHIP.
    Expenses $3,690,745 · revenue $847,323

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1675082
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1952
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$84,509,401
Income (IRS master file)
$36,219,283

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$14,888,538$14,033,005$84,509,401IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$12,548,989$14,157,245$79,819,549IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$10,272,251$13,732,677$75,380,892XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$17,405,856$11,751,044$74,080,540IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1675082).

Questions about JAPAN SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of JAPAN SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPAN SOCIETY INC is 13-1675082.
Is JAPAN SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to JAPAN SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JAPAN SOCIETY INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of JAPAN SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did JAPAN SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of JAPAN SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSHUA WALKER PHD.
Who are the officers and directors of JAPAN SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 67 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $571,979 (JOSHUA W WALKER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does JAPAN SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,888,538, expenses of $14,033,005 and total assets of $84,509,401 at year end.

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