Nonprofit · EIN 94-2583284
NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,604,150 | $5,407,542 | $196,608 | $6,549,688 | $1,280,976 | $5,268,712 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,314,956 | $4,897,729 | $417,227 | $6,591,026 | $1,518,922 | $5,072,104 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $252,410
- Program service revenue
- $4,885,843
- Investment income
- $85,636
- Net income from fundraising events
- $375,110
- Other revenue
- $380,261
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $154,477
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,002,033
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,832,571
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $209,002
- Depreciation
- $56,509
- Program services (functional)
- $5,022,584
- Management and general (functional)
- $310,410
- Fundraising (functional)
- $74,548
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,591,026
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,549,688
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,280,976
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,268,712
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,797,102
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,268,712
- Gross receipts
- $5,604,150
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1979
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN ITO TAYLOR | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,477 |
| KUAN SONG | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $128,846 |
| Akiko Takeshita | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $126,534 |
| Charity Rosanne Y Espiritu | PRO.COORDINATOR | 40 | $121,115 |
| JESIROS DON BAUTISTA | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.65 | $0 |
| JERETT YAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| WINNIE TSANG | Director Trustee or director | 0.65 | $0 |
| LOLITA KINTANAR | Director Trustee or director | 2.31 | $0 |
| JINNHUA SU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE WING YIN WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.65 | $0 |
| JASON GALISATUS | Director Trustee or director | 2.19 | $0 |
| ANNE ALMENDRAL | Director Trustee or director | 0.65 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CHOY | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| CONNIE CHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.56 | $0 |
| KAY GAMO | Director Trustee or director | 0.77 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MERCADO | Director Trustee or director | 0.65 | $0 |
| SEAN TAMURA-SATO | Director Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TURNER | Director Trustee or director | 0.65 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN ITO TAYLOR | EXEC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $147,197 |
| ESTHER LEONG | ADMINI COORDINATOR | 40 | $113,158 |
| AKIKO TAKESHITA | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $107,491 |
| LORRAINE M YOSHIKAWA | FINANCE COORDINATO | 40 | $103,815 |
| DAVID HUANG | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ELISA SHIEH | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JERETT YAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JESSICA HUANG | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| WINNIE TSANG | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JANE GORAI | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LOLITA KINTANAR | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JINNHUA SU | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NEIL CHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE ALMENDRAL | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CHOY | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DON BAUTISTA | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CONNIE CHAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KAY GAMO | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MERCADO | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SEAN TAMURA-SATO | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TURNER | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHAAMINI BABU | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DOUG CHAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JESIROS DON BAUTISTA | Treasurer Officer | 0 | $0 |
| KENNY SONG | Executive Dir. Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 310 8TH ST STE 305, OAKLAND, CA 94607-6508
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEAN ITO TAYLOR, 1121 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- DEAN ITO TAYLOR, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 251-2846
- Website
- WWW.APILEGALOUTREACH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHEK TAN AND COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2583284 or by the name NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH.
- 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
API LEGAL OUTREACH WORKS TO TEAR DOWN LONG-STANDING BARRIERS THAT HAVE DENIED ASIANSAND PACIFIC ISLANDERS EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM.
Program accomplishments
- VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENEACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS CALL OUR OFFICES SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE. SOME CALL FROM A SHELTER OR AFRIEND'S SAFE-HOMEExpenses $5,022,584
- IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATIONWHILE THE HALLMARKS OF THE IMMIGRATION PROJECT - DIRECT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION - REMAINED CONSTANT, OUR STAFF FOCUSED MUCH OF ITS ATTENTION DURING THE PAST YEAR TO EXPANDING VIRTUAL ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES TO THE DIVERSE API COMMUNITY.SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:* COLLABORATED WITH API COMMUNITY GROUPS TO MAKE IMMIGRATION SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE.* ESTABLISHED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS IN ALAMEDA, SAN MATEO, ANDSAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES.* PROVIDED A FULL RANGE OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND ADVOCATING FOR IMMIGRANTRIGHTS, INCLUDING COMBATING THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF DEPORTATIONS THAT SEPARATEFAMILIES AND DESTABILIZE COMMUNITIES.
- HUMAN TRAFFICKINGPREYING ON THE DESPERATION AND DREAMS OF VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS AROUND THE WORLD,HUMAN TRAFFICKERS LURE THEIR VICTIMS TO THE U.S. WITH FALSE PROMISES AND TALES OFLIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM. MOST VICTIMS ARE PULLED TO THE U.S. BY THE HOPE OFOPPORTUNITY AND PUSHED FROM THEIR HOME COUNTRY BY THE LACK OF THE SAME CHANCES OFMAKING A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES. BUT ONCE IN THE U.S., THEEXPERIENCES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR: ABUSE, THREATS OF VIOLENCEAND RETALIATION, ELIMINATION OF PERSONAL LIBERTY AND FREE AGENCY, AND DEHUMANIZINGTREATMENT THAT CRUSHES THE DIGNITY, SELF ESTEEM, AND SELF WORTH OF THE VICTIM. FOR THE FORTUNATE FEW THAT ARE ABLE TO ESCAPE THEIR TRAFFICKING SITUATIONS, THESE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ALL TOO OFTEN DEAL WITH SEEMINGLY INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES OF DAILY SURVIVAL: THEY ARE IN A FOREIGN LAND, UNABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH, TERRIFIED OF POLICE AND IMMIGRATION, NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AVAILABLE HELP OR RESOURCES, AND LITTLE OR NO MONEY OR EVEN ANY IDEA ABOUT WHERE THEY WILL BE SLEEPING THAT NIGHT.THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT OF API LEGAL OUTREACH SERVES THESE NEEDS. WE PROVIDELEGAL REPRESENTATION TO THESE INDIVIDUALS TO STABILIZE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS,PROTECT AND ADVOCATE FOR THEM DURING THE ENSUING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ANDPROSECUTION, AND WORK WITH OUR SISTER AGENCIES IN THE ASIAN ANTI-TRAFFICKINGCOLLABORATIVE (AATC) TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A PLACE TO LIVE, MEDICAL HELP, AIDOBTAINING REFUGEE BENEFITS, COUNSELING, AS WELL AS JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FORTHE FUTURE.API LEGAL OUTREACH IS THE ONLY LEGAL ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS RECOGNIZED OUR COLLABORATIVE, HOLISTIC APPROACH, SELECTING AATC AS ONE OF ONLY 3 PROGRAMS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO BE REPLICATED ON A NATIONAL BASIS.THE TRADE IN HUMAN BODIES IS OVERWHELMING IN SCOPE AND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNTOF WORK AND ADVOCACY THAT MUST BE DONE TO TRY TO REACH AND ELIMINATE THE SOURCE OFHUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL AS ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF VICTIMS. THEREFORE,IN ADDITION TO OUR LEGAL WORK, WE USE A MULTI-LEVEL STRATEGY IN OUR ANTI-TRAFFICKINGPROJECT TO DEAL WITH THE NUMEROUS ISSUES INVOLVED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH THEPROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS, POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ATLOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND CONTINUING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TOSISTER AGENCIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.BY THE NUMBERS:** 200: THE NUMBER OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING THATHAVE BEEN SERVED BY API LEGAL OUTREACH'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT AND THE ASIANANTI-TRAFFICKING COLLABORATIVE (AATC)** 15+: THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF SURVIVORS IN THE GREATER BAY AREA SERVED BY AATC. THESE COUNTRIES INCLUDE: CHINA, EGYPT, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS,INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KENYA, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES,RUSSIA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, AND OTHERS.** 2: AGE OF OUR YOUNGEST SURVIVOR** 63: AGE OF OUR OLDEST SURVIVORMORE THAN 50% OF THE CASES INVOLVED FORCED LABOR OTHER THAN SEX TRAFFICKING, SUCH ASDOMESTIC SERVITUDE, RESTAURANT WORK, SERVILE MARRIAGE, AND EVEN PROFESSIONALOCCUPATIONS SUCH AS NURSING AND TEACHING.
- IN-KIND LEGAL SERVICESDURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF UNPAIDPROFESSIONALS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND SERVICES TO VARIOUSDEPARTMENTS OR PROGRAMS OF API LEGAL OUTREACH. API LEGAL OUTREACH HAS ESTIMATED THEVALUE OF THESE IN-KIND SERVICES AS FOLLOWS: (1) PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS WERE VALUED AT$200-$300 PER HOUR, (2) LAW CLERKS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS WERE VALUED AT $100 PERHOUR, (3) NON-ATTORNEYS WERE VALUED AT $50 PER HOUR. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED MARKETVALUE OF THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMOUNTED TO $171,750 FOR THE YEAR ENDEDDECEMBER 31, 2024.
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
- 94-2583284
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,549,688
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,604,150
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,604,150 | $5,407,542 | $6,549,688 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,314,956 | $4,897,729 | $6,591,026 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,872,942 | $4,050,363 | $6,322,113 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 94-2583284).
Questions about NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH
- What is the EIN of NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH is 94-2583284.
- Is NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH 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 LEGAL OUTREACH 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 NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH 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 NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEAN ITO TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,477 (DEAN ITO TAYLOR, EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NIHONMACHI LEGAL OUTREACH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,604,150, expenses of $5,407,542 and total assets of $6,549,688 at year end.
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