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Nonprofit · EIN 46-0825424

TASSEL INC

Tax-exempt · MANHATTAN BCH, CA 90266

Financials

$962K$833K2024$1.8M$1.1M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TASSEL INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,824,247$1,142,932$681,315$1,171,071$0$1,171,071
December 31, 2024990$962,020$833,141$128,879$489,757$0$489,757
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,821,404
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,843
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$551,405
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$160,269
Travel
$5,622
Program services (functional)
$1,132,193
Management and general (functional)
$10,739

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$489,756
Total assets, end of year
$1,171,071
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$1,171,071
Land, buildings and equipment
$689,666
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,161,348
Net assets with donor restrictions
$9,723
Gross receipts
$1,824,247
Employees
0
Volunteers
800
Year formed
2012
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Joji TatsugiPresident
Trustee or director
40$0
Ella KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Ray KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Leslie KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Gary KimTreasurer
Trustee or director
10$0
Stephen KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Tammy RyuDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Helen ChunDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Joji TatsugiPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Ella KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Ray KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Leslie KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Gary KimTreasurer
Trustee or director
10$0
Stephen KimDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Tammy RyuDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Helen ChunDirector
Trustee or director
10$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1632 5TH ST, MANHATTAN BCH, CA 90266-6342
In care of
% JOJI TATSUGI
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
3700 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1000, Los Angeles CA 90010
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Joji Tatsugi, 1632 5th Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 902666342
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Joji Tatsugi, 3700 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1000, Los Angeles CA 90010
Signed the 990
Gary Kim, Treasurer
Phone
(310) 525-9693

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-0825424 or by the name TASSEL INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

To provide continuous, high quality English education and other sustainability services to the underserved in rural Cambodia as well as to nurture and transform hearts of all involved.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Free English lessons: Daily English classes were provided to 3500 students in 8 rural Cambodian villages (Banan, Jeepan,Kampong Puoy, Rattinak, Roka, Samlot, Samrang). In addition English training was provided to all 43 local teaching staff. Approximately 500 unpaid international volunteers supplemented the local curricula, providing help in writing, reading, listening, speaking, as well as grammar and word usage.
    Expenses $577,512
  • Food and Medical Aid: Approximately 6420 families (about 16,000 individuals) were provided rice. Many also were provided additional food - canned fish, fish sauce and soy sauce. TASSEL teachers also took the sick to appropriate domestic medical centers and paid for their hospital bills as well as travel and meal expenses. In the summer 740 villagers received medicine. As in all years, all persons who received food and medical aid in 2025 were pre-screened carefully through family visits and confirmed beforehand that aid was critical.
    Expenses $433,248 · grants $429,972
  • Senior Center: We invite 280 pre-selected elderly villagers to our school 2x/month. At each session, we provide the elderly a hot meal, English and Khmer lessons, and engage them in social activities such as dancing, singing, moderated discussions and more. Each Senior Center elderly also receives 3 bags of rice annually.
    Expenses $63,256 · grants $63,256
  • 12 families (29 persons in total) were provided monthly cash support.Sponsored families are the poorest among TASSEL's families. Aid recepients were selected through extensive interviews and visits. Their situation is reviewed monthly through visits. In addition, selected donors provided designated gifts for students and villagers with special needs. The designated gifts included payments towards university tuitions, construction of a room for a family needing a home, construction of a small home for a homeless elderly, blankets for the elderly, a motorcycle for a familly living in a remote area, etc.
    Expenses $58,177 · grants $58,177

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-0825424
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
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,171,071
Income (IRS master file)
$1,824,247

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,824,247$1,142,932$1,171,071IRS
990December 2024$962,020$833,141$489,757IRS
990December 2023$721,597$619,817$360,878IRS
990December 2022$631,102$567,564$259,098IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Joji Tatsugi
December 31, 2014≤ $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 46-0825424).

Questions about TASSEL INC

What is the EIN of TASSEL INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TASSEL INC is 46-0825424.
Is TASSEL INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to TASSEL INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TASSEL 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 TASSEL 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 TASSEL 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 TASSEL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Joji Tatsugi.
Who are the officers and directors of TASSEL INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does TASSEL INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,824,247, expenses of $1,142,932 and total assets of $1,171,071 at year end.

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