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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1224469

JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

Financials

$1.3M$1.2M2023$1.4M$1.2M2024$1.6M$1.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,556,670$1,318,673$237,997$2,196,949$364,805$1,832,144
December 31, 2024990$1,448,516$1,220,418$228,098$1,803,000$292,946$1,510,054
December 31, 2023990$1,331,645$1,220,066$111,579$1,560,231$281,732$1,278,499
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$375,726
of which government grants
$25,000
Program service revenue
$1,179,736
Investment income
$86,783
Net income from fundraising events
-$93,640
Other revenue
-$85,575

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$315,267
Other salaries and wages
$486,324
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$858,504
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$42,675
Occupancy
$37,340
Travel
$14,022
Program services (functional)
$853,095
Management and general (functional)
$283,262
Fundraising (functional)
$182,316

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,803,000
Total assets, end of year
$2,196,949
Total liabilities, end of year
$364,805
Net assets, end of year
$1,832,144
Publicly traded securities
$1,175,266
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,832,144
Gross receipts
$1,756,413
Employees
6
Volunteers
60
Year formed
1905
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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEVE POLLOCKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$184,000$1,610
MIHO GREENBERGCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$118,483$11,174
LARRY GREENWOODBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
TAKAHIDE AKIYAMAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DAVID SALTZMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
MARSHA VANDE BERGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KAZUHIKO ABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOSHIYA AOKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE BASALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUKO SAITO CLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD DASHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DREW EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOSHIAKI FUJIMORIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLEN FUKUSHIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
27 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAZUHIRO GOMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY GOPALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
REHITO HATOYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YOTETSU HAYASHIDIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0
EMIKO HIGASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEIKO HORKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHI KAIFUDIRECTOR (THRU AUGUST)
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN KIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KENTON KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMAE KOBAYASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YALE KOFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROCHELLE KOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HIROAKI KUWAJIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JON METZLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER MONTEILHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACK MOORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ZAK MORIMOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YUKI MURAYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKA NISHIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL O'BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT PEARLSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YOSHIAKI TOJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TSUYOSHI TSURUMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SATORU WATANABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY YAMAGUCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMI YOSHIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEVE POLLOCKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$165,833$11,536
MIHO GREENBERGCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$104,025$9,860
LARRY GREENWOODBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
TAKAHIDE AKIYAMAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
DAVID SALTZMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
MARSHA VANDE BERGTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KAZUHIKO ABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOSHIYA AOKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUYUKI BABADIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE BASALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUKO SAITO CLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD DASHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DREW EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOSHIAKI FUJIMORIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLEN FUKUSHIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAZUHIRO GOMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY GOPALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REHITO HATOYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOTETSU HAYASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMIKO HIGASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEIKO HORKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEN ISAYAMADIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHI KAIFUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN KIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENTON KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAMAE KOBAYASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YALE KOFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROCHELLE KOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HIROAKI KUWAJIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON METZLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MONTEILHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK MOORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YUKI MURAYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKA NISHIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL O'BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT PEARLSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOSHIAKI TOJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TSUYOSHI TSURUMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SATORU WATANABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY YAMAGUCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMI YOSHIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEVE POLLOCKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$160,945$1,610
MIHO GREENBERGCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$103,950$0
LARRY GREENWOODBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
TAKAHIDE AKIYAMAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
MARSHA VANDE BERGTREASURER (AS OF APRIL), DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID SALTZMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
JOHN THOMASVICE PRESIDENT (THRU NOVEMBER)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAZUHIKO ABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUYUKI BABADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE BASALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUKO SAITO CLEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD DASHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DREW EDWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRISTINE FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLEN FUKUSHIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAZUHIRO GOMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY GOPALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REHITO HATOYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOTETSU HAYASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMIKO HIGASHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FUMIYASU HIROSEDIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOWARD HOOVERDIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEIKO HORKANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEN ISAYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHI KAIFUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN KIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENTON KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YALE KOFMANTREASURER (THRU APRIL); DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROCHELLE KOPPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HIROAKI KUWAJIMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON METZLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MONTEILHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK MOORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YUKI MURAYAMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKA NISHIMURADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL O'BRYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAIKI OZAWADIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT PEARLSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOSHIAKI TOJODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TSUYOSHI TSURUMIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SATORU WATANABEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY YAMAGUCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAKANARI YAMASHITADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMI YOSHIKAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
945 MARKET STREET SUITE 501, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-1701
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
STEVE POLLOCK, 945 MARKET STREET SUITE 501, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Signed the 990
STEVE POLLOCK, PRESIDENT
Phone
(415) 986-4383
Return prepared by
HAN GROUP LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1224469 or by the name JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1905, THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKS TO ADVANCE U.S. - JAPAN COLLABORATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. THE SOCIETY OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BAY AREA WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN JAPAN. IT IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR U.S. - JAPAN INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES, COLLABORATION, AND NETWORKING.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSESTHE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (JSNC) OFFERS JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE BAY AREA. OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS ARE SEASONED TEACHERS OF JAPANESE, HAVING TAUGHT BOTH IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN, AND OUR LESSON TYPES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GROUP CLASSES (RANGING FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED COURSES), CORPORATE CLASSES (WITH LESSONS TAILORED FOR EACH ORGANIZATION), PRIVATE TUTORING, AND WORKSHOPS. JSNC OFFERS 3 SEMESTERS OF GROUP LANGUAGE CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ENROLLS MORE THAN 250 STUDENTS PER SEMESTER IN APPROXIMATELY 30 GROUP LESSON SECTIONS, RANGING FROM BEGINNING TO ADVANCED. JSNC ALSO OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS AND ENROLLED MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS IN PRIVATE LESSONS IN 2025.
    Expenses $405,158 · revenue $545,626
  • INNOVATION CONFERENCE:THE INNOVATION INITIATIVE, BEGUN IN 2011, HIGHLIGHTS AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AREA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE U.S., PARTICULARLY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, JSNC SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCTIVE JAPAN-U.S. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PROVIDE ROLE MODELS FOR FUTURE INNOVATORS, AND SPOTLIGHT JAPANESE CREATIVITY AND VITALITY THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY THE U.S. MEDIA. THIS INITIATIVE COMPLEMENTS U.S.-JAPAN GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE AND OTHER EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND JOB CREATION.
    Expenses $131,953 · revenue $134,870
  • HEALTHCARE CONNECTION:US-JAPAN HEALTHCARE CONNECTION WAS CREATED IN 2020 TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE US AND JAPANESE HEALTHCARE SECTORS BY CONDUCTING PROGRAMS IN THE US AND JAPAN TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT LEADERS FROM THE PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC SECTORS IN THE US AND JAPAN LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY.THE PRORAM IS LED NY JSNC THROUGH THE US-JAPAN HEALTHCARE COUNCIL. THE AGENDA INCLUDES PROGRAMS ORGANIZED IN THE US AND JAPAN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SUCH AS MAJOR CONFERENCE AND ROADSHOW IN JAPAN THAT INTRODUCES SPEAKERS AND GROWTH COMPANIES FROM THE US TO A JAPANESE AUDIENCE, NETWORKING AND PITCH EVENTS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON HEALTHCARE INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES.
    Expenses $82,811 · revenue $107,294
  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS
    Expenses $233,173 · revenue $391,946

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
94-1224469
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1954
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,196,949
Income (IRS master file)
$1,756,413

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,556,670$1,318,673$2,196,949XML
990December 2024$1,448,516$1,220,418$1,803,000XML
990December 2023$1,331,645$1,220,066$1,560,231XML
990December 2022$922,775$938,190$1,335,187IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS
990December 2016–––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 94-1224469).

Questions about JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

What is the EIN of JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA is 94-1224469.
Is JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1954.
Are donations to JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVE POLLOCK.
Who are the officers and directors of JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 42 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,000 (STEVE POLLOCK, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,556,670, expenses of $1,318,673 and total assets of $2,196,949 at year end.

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