Nonprofit · EIN 23-7011600
SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · NORWALK, CA 90650
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $845,940 | $653,277 | $192,663 | $1,478,428 | $90,292 | $1,388,136 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $616,276 | $516,904 | $99,372 | $1,288,831 | $92,844 | $1,195,987 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $425,201 | $457,443 | -$32,242 | $1,191,269 | $95,380 | $1,095,889 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $784,210
- Investment income
- $61,730
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $111,625
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $121,444
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,765
- Depreciation
- $29,052
- Program services (functional)
- $576,742
- Management and general (functional)
- $76,535
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,288,831
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,478,428
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $90,292
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,388,136
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $266,412
- Publicly traded securities
- $726,453
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,388,136
- Gross receipts
- $845,940
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 1,245
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASAYUKI LAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYE MASAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE NAKATANI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERNIE NISHI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLEEN SONODA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARRIE TAKEUCHI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN WADA | Pres & Trea Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RICH TAMAKI | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SIMON YAO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD SHINOMOTO | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MASAYUKI LAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLEEN SONODA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYE MASAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE NAKATANI | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ERNIE NISHII | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARRIE TAKEUCHI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN WADA | Pres & Trea Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MIKI SUZUKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICH TAMAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD SHINOMOTO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BOB YAMADA | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TOSHIO TERAMOTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MASAYUKI LAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLEEN SONODA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYE MASAKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA KUSUDA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED MATSUMOTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMIE MATSUMOTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE NAKATANI | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ERNIE NISHII | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARRIE TAKEUCHI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN WADA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TED YOSHIMURA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKI SUZUKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARRIE TAKEUCHI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14615 GRIDLEY RD, NORWALK, CA 90650-5719
- In care of
- % KEI UCHIMA
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DEAN WADA, 14615 S GRIDLEY RD, NORWALK, CA 906505719
- Signed the 990
- DEAN WADA, President
- Phone
- (562) 863-5996
- Return prepared by
- Paul Shishima & Co
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7011600 or by the name SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. OUR GOAL IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY FUNCTION IN A JAPANESE-SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT AND TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF THE JAPANESE CULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDING JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND RELATED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. JAPANESE SCHOOL IS HELD EVERY SATURDAY FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JULY WITH CULTURAL ACTIVITIES MONTHLY. THE SCHOOL INCLUDES A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE 5 YEARS OLD UP TO ADULT CLASSES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ALL MODALITIES OF THE LANGUAGE, INCLUDING LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND CULTURE. MONTHLY CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDES SPORTS EVENTS, MOCHI MAKING, DOLL FESTIVAL, MOCHITASTING, SPEECH PROGRAM, CHILDREN'S DAY FESTIVAL, STAR FESTIVAL AND JAPANESE DANCE.YOUTH SPORTS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHS TO LEARN AND DEVELOP SPORTSMANSHIP,INTEGRITY, CHARACTER, SOCIAL SKILLS AND LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIPS.MARTIAL ARTS TEACHES DESCIPLINE, INTEGRITY, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND SELF CONFIDENCE IN ALL ITS STUDENTS WITH THE MISSION OF INSTILLING A SENSE OF SELF WORTH THAT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN THEIR FUTURE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $576,742
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7011600
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,478,428
- Income (IRS master file)
- $845,940
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $845,940 | $653,277 | $1,478,428 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $616,276 | $516,904 | $1,288,831 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $425,201 | $457,443 | $1,191,269 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $452,332 | $391,239 | $1,225,381 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 23-7011600).
Questions about SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL is 23-7011600.
- Is SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL 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 SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DEAN WADA.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTHEAST JAPANESE SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $845,940, expenses of $653,277 and total assets of $1,478,428 at year end.
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