Nonprofit · EIN 39-1481425
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC
Tax-exempt · BOULDER, CO 80309
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,503,192 | $1,164,808 | $338,384 | $867,612 | $12,647 | $854,965 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,336,677 | $1,271,823 | $64,854 | $534,286 | $17,775 | $516,511 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,181,013 | $1,157,252 | $23,761 | $434,048 | $0 | $434,048 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $395,694
- Membership dues
- $64,860
- Program service revenue
- $1,097,446
- Investment income
- $9,130
- Other revenue
- $922
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,009
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $94,816
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $94,816
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,725
- Accounting fees
- $23,831
- Occupancy
- $65,036
- Travel
- $49,612
- Program services (functional)
- $1,027,845
- Management and general (functional)
- $117,711
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,252
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $534,286
- Total assets, end of year
- $867,612
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,647
- Net assets, end of year
- $854,965
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $854,965
- Gross receipts
- $1,503,192
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHRINA M ROSS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGINNING FEB. 2025 Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| SUSAN SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL FEB. 2025 Officer | 40 | $14,816 |
| NOBUKO CHIKAMATSU | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MATSUZAKI | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| YOSHIKO MORI | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LUFT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| KATHARINE DAVIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| YOSHIKO SAITO-ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ELLEN BEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YASUKO TAKATA RALLINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NOBUAKI TAKAHASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAIMELYNN TATEYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YOSHIHIRO MOCHIZUKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAE DIBELLO TAKEUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TOMOMI SATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUMI KOBAYASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YAYOI TAKEUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PATTY BREUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MAKIKO FUKUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ANDREW SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHINSUKE TSUCHIYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SUWAKO WATANABE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MAKO NOZU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,280 |
| YOSHIKO MORI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $2,000 |
| YOSHIKO SAITO-ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $1,000 |
| MAKO NOZU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $400 |
| NOBUKO CHIKAMATSU | PRESEDENT-ELECT Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| SHINGO SATSUTANI | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LUFT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MIEKO AVELLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| ELLEN BEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MATSUZAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YASUKO TAKATA RALLINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NOBUAKI TAKAHASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAIMELYNN TATEYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YUKO PREFUME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YOSHIRO MOCHIZUKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAE DIBELLO TAKEUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TOMOMI SATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KUMI KOAYASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| YAYOI TAKEUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PATTY BREUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JUNKO TOKUDA SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Schmidt | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $98,185 |
| Shingo Satsutani | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Tomomi Sato | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Noriko Otsuka | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yoshiko Saito-Abbott | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Mieko Avello | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Andrew Scott | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Kumi Kobayashi | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| William Matsuzaki | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Junko Tokuda Simpson | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yuko Prefume | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jaime Gusman | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jae DiBello Takeuchi | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yoshihiro Mochizuki | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yoshiko Mori | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Yayoi Takeuchi | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yasuko Takata Rallings | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Ellen Bearn | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Masahiro Takahashi | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Tomoko Takami | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- CAMPUS BOX 366 UNIVERSITY OF COLORA, BOULDER, CO 80309-0366
- In care of
- % HIROSHI MIYAAJI
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KATIE ROSS, CAMPUS BOX 366 UNIVERSITY OF COLORA, BOULDER, CO 803090366
- Signed the 990
- KATHRINA M ROSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 492-5487
- Website
- www.aatj.org
- Return prepared by
- The Accounting Department Inc
Mission
SUPPORT TEACHING OF JAPANESE.
Program accomplishments
- JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST: ADMINISTRATION OF THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (JLPT) AT 19 SITES AROUND THE UNITED STATES. THE JLPT IS A TEST DEVELOPED IN JAPAN THAT IS GIVEN ONCE A YEAR IN PAPER FORM TO APPROXIMATELY 6,800 IN THE US AND MORE THAT 150,000 IN OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING JAPAN.Expenses $992,201 · grants $9,009 · revenue $1,085,532
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: PUBLICATION OF A SEMIANNUAL JOURNAL AND QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS; ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT OF AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE; WEBINARS, TRAINING SEMINARS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MEMBERS.Expenses $35,644 · revenue $12,836
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
- 39-1481425
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A74Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $867,612
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,503,192
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,503,192 | $1,164,808 | $867,612 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,336,677 | $1,271,823 | $534,286 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,181,013 | $1,157,252 | $434,048 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,122,084 | $868,098 | $410,008 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 39-1481425).
Questions about AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC is 39-1481425.
- Is AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC 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 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATIE ROSS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (KATHRINA M ROSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGINNING FEB. 2025).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,503,192, expenses of $1,164,808 and total assets of $867,612 at year end.
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