Nonprofit · EIN 94-2325686
NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,937,328 | $2,537,457 | $399,871 | $6,333,329 | $1,562,797 | $4,770,532 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,842,354 | $2,537,391 | $304,963 | $6,096,278 | $1,725,617 | $4,370,661 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,707,445 | $2,663,345 | $44,100 | $5,891,552 | $1,825,854 | $4,065,698 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,006,185
- of which government grants
- $1,932,980
- Program service revenue
- $816,058
- Investment income
- $109
- Net income from fundraising events
- $99,394
- Other revenue
- $114,976
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $162,382
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,399,261
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,920,999
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $28,050
- Depreciation
- $190,094
- Program services (functional)
- $2,440,998
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,891
- Fundraising (functional)
- $72,568
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,096,278
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,333,329
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,562,797
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,770,532
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,106,700
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,731,670
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $38,862
- Gross receipts
- $2,969,699
- Employees
- 32
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Mokuau | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $151,019 |
| Sahra Sellers | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Toda | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Pagano | Co-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kanako Wong | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Thaomy Beltran | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marina Inoue | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica Lee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Natsumi Makiyama | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffanie Muraoka | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrienne Shiozaki-Woo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mika Stjernvall | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Clint Taura | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ken Takeda | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Inamasu | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $105,338 |
| Dawn Mokuau | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $50,000 |
| Sahra Sellers | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marina Inoue | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Takeshi Moro | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kanako Wong | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Kurahara | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Pagano | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffanie Muraoka | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thaomy Beltran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Adrienne Shiozaki-Woo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mika Stjernvall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Clint Taura | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Toda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Inamasu | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $107,890 |
| Mokuau Dawn | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Matsuura Joelle | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Beltran Thaomy | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kurahara Kyle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lowe Curtis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Moro Takeshi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Muraoka Tiffanie | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sellers Sahra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shiozaki-Woo Adrienne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stjernvall Mika | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Taura Clint | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yamaguchi Melody | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1830 SUTTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115-3220
- Signed the 990
- Mokuau Dawn, Chairperson
- Phone
- (415) 922-8898
- Website
- nlfchildcare.org
- Return prepared by
- LAMORENA & CHANG CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2325686 or by the name NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS.
- 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
Nihonmachi Little Friends (NLF) is a Japanese bilingual multicultural & educational childcare organization.
Program accomplishments
- Preschool - continues to be the focus of the organization with 66 students and 16 staffmembers. We operate year-round and are open 246 days of the year. Our biggest expense is our salaries and benefits for staff. We are able to sustain our programming through private tuition fees, ELFA vouchers, scholarships from Foundations, fundraising events, and the Early Educators Salary Support Grant funded through the city of San Francisco.Expenses $2,132,353
- After-School - with 64 students enrolled in the program and 6 staff members we have returned our enrollment numbers to pre-covid times. We follow the SFUSD calendar. Our biggest expense is our salaries and benefits for staff. We are able to sustain our programming through private tuition fees, ELFA vouchers, scholarships from Foundations, fundraising events, and leasing the space for a very reasonable price.Expenses $308,645
- Capital Campaign - We are building our fundraising efforts through the Sushi Social, Sake Tasting Event, and other campaigns to raise money to pay off our loan. In addition, we are raising funds to build awareness of the lssei women who created, funded, and established the space.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2325686
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P33Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,333,329
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,969,699
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,937,328 | $2,537,457 | $6,333,329 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,842,354 | $2,537,391 | $6,096,278 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,707,445 | $2,663,345 | $5,891,552 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 94-2325686).
Questions about NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS
- What is the EIN of NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS is 94-2325686.
- Is NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS 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 NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS 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 NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $151,019 (Dawn Mokuau, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,937,328, expenses of $2,537,457 and total assets of $6,333,329 at year end.
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