Nonprofit · EIN 93-0511171
JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,121,084 | $13,911,324 | -$790,240 | $43,904,988 | $3,978,342 | $39,926,646 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $12,706,148 | $14,544,394 | -$1,838,246 | $47,658,263 | $4,119,870 | $43,538,393 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,602,785
- Membership dues
- $1,234,920
- Program service revenue
- $6,769,991
- Investment income
- $9,148
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,564
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,979,132
- Other revenue
- $2,739,160
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $861,769
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,425,044
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,855,948
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $47,438
- Accounting fees
- $45,700
- Occupancy
- $536,944
- Travel
- $271,262
- Depreciation
- $873,386
- Program services (functional)
- $10,706,647
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,182,370
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,022,307
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $47,658,263
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,904,988
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,978,342
- Net assets, end of year
- $39,926,646
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $29,131,510
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,319,241
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,607,405
- Gross receipts
- $14,720,753
- Employees
- 160
- Volunteers
- 258
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN D BLOOM | CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER (THRU DEC. '24) Officer | 45 | $413,392 | $21,568 |
| LISA CHRISTY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $191,891 | $14,485 |
| DIANE FREEMAN | CFO (THRU DEC. '24) Officer | 45 | $164,347 | $14,711 |
| JENNIFER BAUMANN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $155,125 | $7,768 |
| AKIHITO NAKANISHI | ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR OF CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $147,575 | $14,373 |
| CYNTHIA JOHNSON HARUYAMA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL '24) Highest-paid employee | 45 | $123,801 | $8,849 |
| JASON SIPE | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATION Highest-paid employee | 45 | $106,678 | $12,030 |
| HUGO TORII | GARDEN CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $104,115 | $12,501 |
| AARON EDMARK | CFO (BEG. SEP. '24) Officer | 45 | $41,375 | $0 |
| PAUL SCHOMMER | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH ADAMS | BOARD PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| YOSHIO KUROSAKI | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE WIEWEL | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF WOLFSTONE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TARPEY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAKE SNODGRASS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM COONAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG DE WEESE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARTON EBERWEIN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FRANDSEN | BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU SEP. '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY GIBSON | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANNE GIORDANO FRASCA | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNA HOFFMAN | BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU FEB. '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAKESHI TED HOMMA | BOARD TRUSTEE (BEG. JUNE '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANELLE JIMERSON | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAOKI KUZE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY LAUSER | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN LOTTI | BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU APRIL '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVERS HILL POLAK | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE REYNOLDS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY RUDD | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN SCHWOERER | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STELL | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CALVIN TANABE | BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU MAY '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORIE VOLLUM | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARI WATANABE | BOARD TRUSTEE (BEG. JUNE '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ZAGUNIS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN D BLOOM | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $439,701 | $25,656 |
| CHERYL CHING | CHIEF OPS. OFFICER (THRU 1/2/23) Key employee | 45 | $201,689 | $10,234 |
| CYNTHIA JOHNSON HARUYAMA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 45 | $174,115 | $14,831 |
| LISA CHRISTY | CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $142,128 | $13,205 |
| AKIHITO NAKANISHI | ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR OF CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $139,890 | $13,886 |
| DIANE FREEMAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $133,552 | $13,317 |
| SADAFUMI UCHIYAMA | CHIEF CURATOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $132,878 | $12,998 |
| JASON SIPE | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $102,583 | $11,752 |
| DRAKE SNODGRASS | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL SCHOMMER | BOARD PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CALVIN TANABE | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG DE WEESE | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF WOLFSTONE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH ADAMS | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ZAGUNIS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM COONAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARTON EBERWEIN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FRANDSEN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY GIBSON | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE GIORDANO FRASCA | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNA HOFFMAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANELLE JIMERSON | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOSHIO KUROSAKI | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAOKI KUZE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| POLLY LAUSER | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN LOTTI | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LOVING | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVERS HILL POLAK | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE REYNOLDS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY RUDD | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SCHWOERER | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STELL | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TARPEY | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIE VOLLUM | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE WIEWEL | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 611 SW KINGSTON AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97205-5886
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AARON EDMARK, 611 SW KINGSTON AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 97205
- Signed the 990
- AARON EDMARK, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (503) 223-1321
- Website
- WWW.JAPANESEGARDEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
Mission
INSPIRING HARMONY AND PEACE.
Program accomplishments
- ADMISSIONS/VISITATION/DISPLAY OF VARIOUS STYLES OF JAPANESE GARDENS: IN 2024, WE REALIZED ATTENDANCE FROM NEARLY 408,000 VISITORS, MEMBERS, AND GUESTS, PROVIDING TO THEM A SENSE OF HARMONY AND PEACE, WITHIN THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF JAPANESE GARDENS AND RELATED PROGRAMMING.Expenses $8,453,626 · revenue $8,643,579
- CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION: WE CONDUCTED TRAININGS IN JAPANESE-STYLE GARDENING TECHNIQUES, PRODUCED AND DISPLAYED WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS, AND CONDUCTED LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND PERFORMANCES TO ENHANCE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION.Expenses $1,680,964 · revenue $105,544
- MEMBERSHIP: WE SERVED OVER 29,000 MEMBERS, AND PROVIDED THEM WITH ADMISSION TO THE GARDEN, MANY CULTURAL EVENTS, INFORMATIVE NEWSLETTERS, AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $572,057
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 | Not 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
- 93-0511171
- 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
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,904,988
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,720,753
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,121,084 | $13,911,324 | $43,904,988 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,706,148 | $14,544,394 | $47,658,263 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $14,502,030 | $12,141,202 | $47,906,365 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 93-0511171).
Questions about JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON
- What is the EIN of JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON is 93-0511171.
- Is JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON 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 GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AARON EDMARK.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 37 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $413,392 (STEPHEN D BLOOM, CHIEF EXEC. OFFICER (THRU DEC. '24)).
- How much revenue does JAPANESE GARDEN SOCIETY OF OREGON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,121,084, expenses of $13,911,324 and total assets of $43,904,988 at year end.
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