Nonprofit · EIN 94-1245885
JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,874,027 | $2,621,894 | $252,133 | $15,468,104 | $645,914 | $14,822,190 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,456,287 | $3,152,283 | -$1,695,996 | $14,574,806 | $1,016,477 | $13,558,329 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,893,625
- Membership dues
- $515,763
- Program service revenue
- $245,391
- Investment income
- $775,582
- Net rental income
- -$46,068
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $548,625
- Other revenue
- -$40,571
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $131,714
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,207
- Other salaries and wages
- $920,212
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,419,578
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $64,004
- Accounting fees
- $98,100
- Occupancy
- $115,241
- Travel
- $74,794
- Depreciation
- $7,680
- Program services (functional)
- $1,721,434
- Management and general (functional)
- $780,656
- Fundraising (functional)
- $119,804
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,574,806
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,468,104
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $645,914
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,822,190
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $227,297
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,733,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,624,865
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,197,325
- Gross unrelated business income
- $120,712
- Gross receipts
- $3,739,776
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1937
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID INOUE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 42 | $117,432 | $12,775 |
| LARRY ODA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAWAMOTO VP FOR | GENERAL OPERATIONS (THRU 7/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEIA WATANABE | VP FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY NAKAMURA | VP FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE MASHBURN | VP FOR 1000 CLUB Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN OKOMOTO | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON ARAKAKI PACIFIC | NORTHWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKA CHAN NYSC YTH | COUNCIL CHAIR (THRU 7/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE INOUYE | NY/SC YTH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAWASE NORTH CALIFORNIA | WEST NEVADA DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LANGOWSKI | MIDWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA OLSEN | INTERMOUNTAIN DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TSUKIMURA CENTRAL | CALIFORNIA DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL UYEHARA | EASTERN DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN YOSHIKAWA PACIFIC SW | DIST. GOV (THRU 7/24); VP GEN OPS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REMY KAGEYAMA | NATIONAL YOUTH/STUDENT COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GU | PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID INOUE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 42 | $125,404 | $13,305 |
| LARRY ODA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAWAMOTO | VP FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEIA WATANABE | VP FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY NAKAMURA | VP FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIQUE MASHBURN | VP FOR 1000 CLUB Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR KIMURA | SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 04/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN OKOMOTO | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON ARAKAKI | PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ASADA | EASTERN DIST GOVERNOR (THRU 08/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKA CHAN | NY/SC YTH COUNCIL CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE INOUYE | NY/SC YTH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAWASE | N. CALIFORNIA-W. NEVADA-PACIFIC DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LANGOWSKI | MIDWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA OLSEN | INTERMOUNTAIN DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEERA TAMURA NYSC YTH | COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 08/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN TSUKIMURA | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL UYEHARA | EASTERN DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN YOSHIKAWA | PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1765 SUTTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115-3217
- In care of
- % RANDALL GAINES
- Mailing address (990-N for 2024)
- 3952 Bucklin Place, Thousand Oaks CA 91360
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAKI MORI, 1765 SUTTER STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
- Principal officer (990-N for 2024)
- Anne Chilcott, 3952 Bucklin Place, Thousand Oaks CA 91360
- Signed the 990
- LARRY ODA, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 921-5225
- Website
- vcjacl.org
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1245885 or by the name JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE.
- 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
THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE ONGOING MISSION IS TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE VICTIMIZED BY INJUSTICE AND BIGOTRY. (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O). THE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE JACL ALSO WORK TO PROMOTE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL VALUES AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM: AS A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, JACL ENGAGES IN POLICY ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PROTECT AND HIGHLIGHT THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION. OUR PERSPECTIVE ON CIVIL RIGHTS IS SHAPED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED TO MASS INCARCERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE FALSE PRETENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, ONLY TO BE REVEALED MANY YEARS LATER TO BE ROOTED PURELY IN RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA. WE SEEK TO PROTECT THE LEGACY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE IN THE PROTECTION OF HISTORIC INCARCERATION SITES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS. BECAUSE OF OUR HISTORY WE HAVE FOUGHT THE UNDERLYING HATE AND RACISM THAT LEADS TO THE COMMISSION OF HATE AND BIAS INCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE RECENT CLIMATE OF INCREASED ANTI-ASIAN HATE.Expenses $395,134
- YOUTH, FELLOWSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: IN JACL'S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS JACL SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL YOUTH STUDENT COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING BODY FOR OUR YOUTH LEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND EARLY CAREERISTS. WE OPERATE THE NORMAN Y. MINETA AND DANIEL K. INOUYE FELLOWSHIPS TO GIVE RECENT GRADUATES AND YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN WASHINGTON DC IN NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY AT JACL AND THE MIKE MASAOKA FELLOWSHIP WHICH IS PLACED IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE. OUR NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS ANNUALLY.Expenses $223,765 · grants $105,250
- PACIFIC CITIZEN: THE PACIFIC CITIZEN IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE AND HAS BEEN IN PUBLICATION SINCE SEPTEMBER 1929. AS ONE OF THE LEADING ASIAN AMERICAN FOCUSED NEWS PUBLICATIONS, THE PACIFIC CITIZEN IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE MOST INCISIVE COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT APIA STORIES THAT ARE OFTEN IGNORED BY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PAPER CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH ITS FOCUS ON IN DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND LATE BREAKING STORIES. THE PACIFIC CITIZEN REACHES A NATIONAL CIRCULATION OF 10,000 READERS.Expenses $454,626 · revenue $25,596
- GRANTS TO CHAPTERS FOR PRESERVING LEGACY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, MEMBER AND CHAPTER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ARTS PRESERVATION. THE ANNUAL CONVENTION BRINGS JACL MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS TOGETHER TO CONDUCT THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS OF POLICY RESOLUTIONS AND CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS AMENDMENTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERSHIP TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE BOARD AND STAFF ON THE STATE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE WORK. FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE JACL/OCA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT BRINGS APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN JACL MEMBERS TO WASHINGTON, DC ANNUALLY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WORK DONE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO TRANSFER TO THE LOCAL CHAPTER LEVEL. THE KAKEHASHI PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO SEND JAPANESE AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO JAPAN TO LEARN OF AND CONNECT WITH THEIR JAPANESE HERITAGE, FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR IDENTITY AS JAPANESE AMERICANS. ADMINISTRATIVE AND NON-PROGRAMMATIC FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP TRACKING AND MAINTENANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AND FUND DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $647,909 · grants $26,464 · revenue $99,083
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-N on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-1245885
- 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)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S80Z)
- Group exemption
- 1645 (82 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,468,104
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,739,776
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2024 Officer: Anne Chilcott | December 31, 2024 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,874,027 | $2,621,894 | $15,468,104 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,456,287 | $3,152,283 | $14,574,806 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,298,719 | $2,757,965 | $14,613,229 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $3,518,723 | $1,965,735 | $16,547,786 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Janet Okubo | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $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 94-1245885).
Questions about JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE
- What is the EIN of JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE is 94-1245885.
- Is JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE 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 CITIZENS LEAGUE 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 AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2024 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SAKI MORI.
- Who are the officers and directors of JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,432 (DAVID INOUE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,874,027, expenses of $2,621,894 and total assets of $15,468,104 at year end.
Organizations in its group exemption (82)
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-2504034 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM · last filed 990 for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 91-6066838 · KENT, WA · last filed 990 for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-6092719 · SACRAMENTO, CA · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 51-0207134 · BELLAIRE, TX · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 36-6127312 · CHICAGO, IL · last filed 990 for 2024
- PORTLAND CHAPTER JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 20-1116631 · PORTLAND, OR · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZEN LEAGUE EIN 91-6036360 · SEATTLE, WA · last filed 990 for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-6103626 · SACRAMENTO, CA · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-6073117 · SAN JOSE, CA · last filed 990 for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 86-6052461 · GLENDALE, AZ · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 52-6078288 · MANHATTAN BCH, CA · last filed 990-N for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 95-6117694 · CARLSBAD, CA · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-2504040 · LODI, CA · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 41-6038695 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-6103628 · SEBASTOPOL, CA · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-6092487 · BERKELEY, CA · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 94-2659895 · WATSONVILLE, CA · last filed 990 for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 23-7114523 · SAN JOSE, CA · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 95-3869078 · LOS ANGELES, CA · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE EIN 23-7040939 · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
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