Nonprofit · EIN 45-3933940
JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $76,166 | $78,448 | -$2,282 | $542,303 | $13,110 | $529,193 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $111,910 | $51,359 | $60,551 | $534,064 | $0 | $534,064 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $51,998 | $91,535 | -$39,537 | $492,689 | $25,086 | $467,603 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $45,000
- Program service revenue
- $9,433
- Investment income
- $21,633
- Other revenue
- $100
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $10,200
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,603
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,393
- Accounting fees
- $4,000
- Travel
- $168
- Program services (functional)
- $46,458
- Management and general (functional)
- $26,475
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,515
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $534,064
- Total assets, end of year
- $542,303
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,110
- Net assets, end of year
- $529,193
- Gross receipts
- $76,166
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2011
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAKESHI SAKIMOTO | CEO Officer | 2 | $6,000 |
| SAKIKO OKADA | SECRETARY/CFO Officer | 2 | $4,200 |
| YUKO KAIFU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS SUGINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SACHI HAMAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAKESHI SAKIMOTO | CEO Officer | 2 | $6,000 |
| SAKIKO OKADA | SECRETARY/CFO Officer | 2 | $4,200 |
| YUKO KAIFU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS SUGINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SACHI HAMAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAKESHI SAKIMOTO | CEO Officer | 2 | $4,846 |
| SAKIKO OKADA | SECRETARY/CFO Officer | 2 | $3,392 |
| YUKO KAIFU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS SUGINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SACHI HAMAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1655 N MCCADDEN PL, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028-6115
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 1536 N Highland Ave, Hollywood CA 90028
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAKESHI SAKIMOTO, 1655 N MCCADDEN PLACE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Toshi Hayakawa, 1536 N Highland Ave, Hollywood CA 90028
- Signed the 990
- TAKESHI SAKIMOTO, CEO
- Phone
- (323) 860-1152
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3933940 or by the name JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION.
- 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
TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ART, CULTURE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN.
Program accomplishments
- 02/21/2025 TASTE OF HOME/INTERNATIONAL COMFORT FOOD : WE WELCOMED GUESTS TO AN EVENING WHERE FOOD BECAME A LANGUAGE OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION AS WE JOURNEYED THROUGH THE SOUL-WARMING DISHES OF JAPAN, BRAZIL, AND MOROCCO. THROUGH THIS TWO-PART PROGRAM, WE INVITED ATTENDEES TO EXPLORE THE MEANING OF "COMFORT FOOD"THOSE SPECIAL DISHES THAT ARE MORE THAN JUST MEALS, TRANSPORTING US HOME WITH A SINGLE BITE. WE SHARED THE MEMORIES, TRADITIONS, AND STORIES BEHIND EACH COUNTRY'S MOST CHERISHED COMFORT FOODS, HIGHLIGHTING HOW THESE DISHES SERVE AS EDIBLE MEMORIES AND MEANINGFUL CULTURAL TOUCHSTONES.THE EVENING BEGAN WITH ENGAGING PRESENTATIONS ON JAPAN, BRAZIL, AND MOROCCO. TOGETHER, WE EXPLORED THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA, LEARNED HOW JAPANESE TAKOYAKI AND KARAAGE EVOKE MEMORIES OF COLORFUL FESTIVAL NIGHTS SPENT WITH FAMILY, AND DISCOVERED HOW MOROCCAN TAGINES REFLECT TRADITIONS OF HOSPITALITY AND COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATIONS, WE INVITED GUESTS TO NETWORK WHILE ENJOYING AUTHENTIC DISHES THAT BROUGHT THESE STORIES TO LIFE AND FOSTERED MEANINGFUL CULTURAL EXCHANGE.FUNDS RAISED THROUGH TICKET SALES SUPPORTED THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT (LAFD) FIREFIGHTERS SERVING COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES. THE FOUNDATION MATCHED EVERY DOLLAR DONATED, UP TO AT LEAST $25,000.Expenses $46,458 · revenue $3,881
- 03/08/25 "WOMEN IN SPACE" PROGRAM ON THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY : IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, WE HOSTED AN INSPIRING DIALOGUE FEATURING TWO PIONEERING JAPANESE WOMEN WHO ARE HELPING RESHAPE THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION. THROUGH THEIR PERSONAL STORIES AND PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS, WE HIGHLIGHTED THEIR UNIQUE CAREER PATHS AND EXPLORED THE VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES WOMEN BRING TO THE FIELD OF SPACE EXPLORATION.THE PROGRAM CELEBRATED THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS WHILE INSPIRING ATTENDEES THROUGH MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INNOVATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND THE GROWING ROLE OF WOMEN IN ADVANCING THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION.revenue $816
- 03/18/25 ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT BORDERS | INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE : IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUFG, WE PRESENTED "ENTERTAINMENT WITHOUT BORDERS | AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE," AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION EXPLORING THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF REPRESENTATION, DEALMAKING, AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND. THROUGH THIS TIMELY PROGRAM, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRY LEADERS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S INCREASINGLY CROSS-CULTURAL FUTURE.WE WELCOMED GUESTS TO AN ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING AN ACCOMPLISHED LINEUP OF ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS. PRODUCER BRENT TRAVERS MODERATED THE CONVERSATION, JOINED BY ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY SHEP ROSENMAN, RENOWNED CASTING DIRECTORS YOKO NARAHASHI AND CARLA HOOLRECOGNIZED FOR THEIR GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN JAPANESE TALENT REPRESENTATION AND LATINX REPRESENTATION, RESPECTIVELYAND CELEBRATED MANAGER AND STYLIST JEANNE YANG. TOGETHER, WE SHARED DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES FROM ACROSS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSION, WE EXPLORED THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ROLES AND REPRESENTATION IN CASTING AND PRODUCTION, PERSPECTIVES FROM KEY DEALMAKERS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY, AND HOW EVOLVING AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS ARE CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN STORYTELLING AND TALENT REPRESENTATION. WE HIGHLIGHTED HOW THESE SHIFTS ARE RESHAPING TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY PRACTICES AND OPENING NEW PATHWAYS FOR DIVERSE VOICES BOTH ON AND OFF SCREEN.FOLLOWING THE PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION, WE INVITED GUESTS TO JOIN US FOR A NETWORKING RECEPTION, WHERE CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED AND ATTENDEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS.revenue $1,413
- 09/29/25 TASTES OF JAPAN | THE RISE OF JAPANESE FOOD BRANDS IN AMERICA : IN TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED WORLD, UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECTING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. THE CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY MUFG BANK, INVITES INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE RICH TAPESTRY OF TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT SHAPE OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THROUGH ENGAGING EVENTS, PERSONAL STORIES, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, THIS SERIES CELEBRATES THE DIVERSE CULTURES THAT ENRICH OUR LIVES.WHILE SUSHI MIGHT HAVE ONCE BEEN SEEN AS EXOTIC, OVER THE YEARS JAPANESE CUISINE HAS BECOME A BELOVED PART OF AMERICA'S FOOD CULTURE. TODAY, IT SPANS EVERYTHING FROM HIGH-END RESTAURANTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE STAPLES. FOR THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME THE LEADERS FROM SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL JAPANESE FOOD COMPANIES THAT HAVE SHAPED THIS EVOLUTION.IN THIS LIVELY DISCUSSION, INDUSTRY LEADERS WILL SHARE THEIR CORPORATE HISTORIES, THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND THEIR ENTRY INTO THE U.S., AND HOW THEY'VE ADAPTED THEIR PRODUCTS AND STRATEGIES TO APPEAL TO AMERICAN CONSUMERSWHILE PRESERVING THE AUTHENTIC SPIRIT OF JAPANESE CUISINE. THE PANEL WILL ALSO EXPLORE THEIR VISIONS FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN EMBRACING AMERICAN FOOD CULTURE AND MAINTAINING THE DISTINCT CHARACTER OF THEIR OFFERINGS.AKIRA KAJITA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JETRO LOS ANGELES, WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE EVENING AS HE SHARES AN OVERVIEW OF HISTORICAL TRENDS IN THE JAPANESE FOOD INDUSTRY WITHIN THE U.S. MARKET. FOLLOWING HIM,BRIAN HUFF, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NISSIN FOODS USA, WILL HIGHLIGHT THE COMPANY'S PIONEERING ROLE IN INTRODUCING JAPANESE NOODLE CULTURE TO THE U.S., INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF TOP RAMEN IN 1972THE FIRST INSTANT RAMEN MADE AND SOLD IN AMERICA. ATSUKO KANAI, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MUTUAL TRADING CO., INC., WILL SHARE THE LEGACY OF A COMPANY THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1926 AS A SMALL COOPERATIVE SERVING THE JAPANESE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, THEN MAKING CULINARY HISTORY BY INTRODUCING SUSHI IN AMERICA, AND REACHING THE CENTENNIAL MARK, CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE WASHOKU (JAPANESE CUISINE) ART FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHEFS. TAKA OZAWA, PRESIDENT OF OTAFUKU FOODS INC., WILL DESCRIBE THE COMPANY'S JOURNEY FROM ITS 1922 ORIGINS IN HIROSHIMA TO BECOMING ONE OF JAPAN'S LARGEST SEASONING MANUFACTURERS, REBUILDING AFTER WWII AND EXPANDING INTO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET.THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE A NETWORKING RECEPTION WHERE GUESTS ARE WELCOMED TO CONTINUE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS. TO CELEBRATE OUR INAUGURAL CULTURAL AWARENESS SERIES, UKA, OUR MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT, WILL DELIGHT GUESTS WITH A BUFFET-STYLE DINNER RECEPTION.revenue $3,323
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3933940
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $542,303
- Income (IRS master file)
- $76,166
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $76,166 | $78,448 | $542,303 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $111,910 | $51,359 | $534,064 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $51,998 | $91,535 | $492,689 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $30,800 | $32,699 | $507,390 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Toshi Hayakawa | September 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-3933940).
Questions about JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION is 45-3933940.
- Is JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION 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 HOUSE LA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TAKESHI SAKIMOTO.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (TAKESHI SAKIMOTO, CEO).
- How much revenue does JAPAN HOUSE LA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $76,166, expenses of $78,448 and total assets of $542,303 at year end.
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