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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1786923

JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC

Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20827

Financials

$89K$68K2022$70K$87K2023$81K$68K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$81,353$68,235$13,118$1,096,105$0$1,096,105
June 30, 2024990$70,463$87,139-$16,676$980,863$2,197$978,666
June 30, 2023990$89,279$68,127$21,152$958,597$1,380$957,217
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$26,900
Program service revenue
$180
Investment income
$54,273
Net gain from sales of assets
$6,358
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$26,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,000
Accounting fees
$2,550
Occupancy
$2,696
Program services (functional)
$52,868
Management and general (functional)
$15,367

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$980,863
Total assets, end of year
$1,096,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$1,096,105
Publicly traded securities
$1,090,607
Gross receipts
$119,795
Employees
0
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
MD

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 / weekCompensation
Howard HighPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
Danielle NgoVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Kay IzumiharaSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Michael KataharaTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Dawn EilenbergerDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Jason I KuroiwaDirector
Trustee or director
4$0
Cynthia MacriDirector
Trustee or director
4$0
Mark NakagawaDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert VokacDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Lynn MarianoDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Antoinette PhelpsExecutive Dir.
Officer
8$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Anita FordExecutive Dir.
Officer
6$10,260
Antoinette PhelpsExecutive Dir.
Officer
8$5,018
Gerald YamadaPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Howard HighVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Kay IzumiahraSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Michael KataharaTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Dawn EilenbergerDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Martin HerbetDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Jason KuroiwaDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Cynthia MacriDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Mark NakagawaDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Danielle NgoDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Robert VokacDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Lynn MarianoDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANITA FORDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
6$10,890
GERALD YAMADAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
HOWARD HIGHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
KAY IZUMIHARASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
MICHAEL KATAHARATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
DAWN EILENBERGERGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MARTIN HERBETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
JASON KUROIWABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
CYNTHIA MACRIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
MARK NAKAGAWABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
DANIELLE NGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
ROBERT VOKACBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0
LYNN MARIANOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 341198, BETHESDA, MD 20827-1198
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Howard High, PO Box 341198, Bethesda, MD 20827
Signed the 990
Howard High, President
Phone
(571) 208-7763
Return prepared by
Jacobson Lawrence & Associates PLLC

Mission

The Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA) is a nationwide war veterans organization. We are dedicated to representing the interests and preserving the military lineage of all American veterans, reservists, and active-duty personnel including Asian American and Pacific Islander veterans. We work to honor and preserve the memory of those who valiantly served in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service while also fostering patriotism and inclusion today. JAVA builds and strengthens camaraderie among members through luncheons, events, and a newsletter. We also conduct educational programs, give speeches, and organize discussion panels to emphasize the contributions of Japanese American War Veterans. Finally, we provide scholarships to descendants, dependents and members of 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, and JAVA members.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Scholarships: Providing financial scholarships to deserving descendants, dependents and members of the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, and JAVA members. The JAVA Scholarship Program announcement is posted on the JAVA website and in the JAVA newsletter. The announcement is also sent to other organizations in a press release. The Scholarship Committee reviews applications and selects recipients; scholarships are awarded in July.
    Expenses $30,434
  • Central to JAVA's mission is the sponsorship of historical and educational programs that document the contributions of Japanese American Veterans, especially the Nisei in WWII. JAVA participated in the following programs from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024: Day of Affirmation (D0A) Wreath Ceremony at the National WWII Memorial (Floral Wreath, NPS Permit) with a cost of $2095.28. JAVA hosted a special event luncheon to celebrate the Day of Affirmation at the Army Navy club July 15 in 2025, but budget from 2024 was used prior to the new financial year since there was no DoA luncheon for 2024. JAVA was a participant in the 19th Annual Nisei Soldiers Memorial Service at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on Sunday, September 2024. Approximately 150 people attended the program and JAVA's wreath expense was $227.35. For JAVA's Veterans Day program, Tak Furumoto, USA, was our keynote speaker at the annual program held at the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in WWII in Washington, DC. The program allowed for both in-person and virtual participation and reached over 375 people with an expense of $944.27. The Memorial Day Program at Arlington National Cemetery allowed for both in-person and virtual attendance. Additionally, JAVA participated in a Memorial Day Service at the Punchbowl in HI. The combined cost of the programs was $262.50 and in total reached over 650 people. Finally, each month JAVA sends out a newsletter, the e-Advocate, to educate and inform over 1,000 members and contacts about current and historical military and cultural news and events.
    Expenses $17,086
  • Luncheons: JAVA sponsors regular luncheons to promote fellowship and educate members, friends, and guests on important historical and military issues. JAVA held a February 2025 Membership Event at Topgolf to foster community with our memebers and try to introduce new people to JAVA.
    Expenses $3,293 · revenue $180
  • Financial Support: JAVA works to encourage patriotism and national pride among the younger generation as well as works to foster and maintain liaisons with other Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) as well as institutions to educate the public about Nisei and Americans of Japanese Ancestry in WWII through donations. This year, JAVA co-sponsored with the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation (NJAMF) the Freedom Walk during the National Cherry Blossom Festival on March 29, 2025. JAVA also supported the Japanese American Citizen's League in the publishing of a graphic novel meant for school children in learning about the Japanese American experience during WWII. We also supported the Evening of Alhoha which honors the legacy and sacrifice of the 33,000 Japanese American (Nisei) men and women who served valiantly in the U.S. military during World War in September 2024.
    Expenses $2,055

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
52-1786923
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(19): Veterans' organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,096,105
Income (IRS master file)
$119,795

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$81,353$68,235$1,096,105XML
990June 2024$70,463$87,139$980,863IRS
990June 2023$89,279$68,127$958,597XML
990June 2022$103,903$67,023$959,197IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 52-1786923).

Questions about JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC

What is the EIN of JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC is 52-1786923.
Is JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(19) since 1992.
Are donations to JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC 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 JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC 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 JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC 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 JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Howard High.
Who are the officers and directors of JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON DC INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $81,353, expenses of $68,235 and total assets of $1,096,105 at year end.

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