LITTLE TOKYO COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LITTLE TOKYO COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC

EIN 20-0258503 · Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)

What they do

to ENSURE THAT LITTLE TOKYO WOULD BE A VIABLE CENTER for THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY and THE LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY. THE COUNCIL SHALL WORK to CREATE A VISION of WHAT LITTLE TOKYO SHOULD BE IN THE FUTURE and SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE ON BEHALF of THE LITTLE TOKYO COMMUNITY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $53.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders25 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

31.76%of revenue went to mission work53.0% of expenses · Program services

$59.96spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

28.20%of revenue went to management and office costs47.0% of expenses

$2.04in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

49.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$705,553

Mission workProgram services$224,06031.76% of revenue53.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$198,97428.20% of revenue47.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$282,51940.04% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$423,03459.96% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 53.0% mission · 47.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.96% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 61.0% mission · 39.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.22% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 61.7% mission · 38.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.95% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 66.7% mission · 33.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.64% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 9.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.20% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 11.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.03% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 13.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.07% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 13.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.99% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$705,553

Expenses$423,034

Annual surplus $282,519 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$224,060 · 53.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$198,974 · 47.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$705,553

Expenses$423,034

Assets$863,115

Income$719,968

Contributions$349,179

Mission work (program services)$224,060

Management and general$198,974

Accounting fees$2,500

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (25)

GEORGE CAMPOSBOARD MEMBER

TETSU SHIOTABOARD MEMBER

SARAH FUKUISECRETARY

SARA HUTTERBOARD MEMBER

RYAN LEEBOARD CHAIR

REV WILLIAM BRIONESBOARD MEMBER

PAUL ABEBOARD MEMBER

PATRICIA WYATTBOARD MEMBER

JEFF LIUBOARD MEMBER

JAN FUKUHARABOARD MEMBER

JAMES OKAZAKIBOARD MEMBER

JAMES CHOITREASURER

GWEN MURANAKABOARD MEMBER

FRANCIS CULLADOBOARD MEMBER

ERICH NAKANOBOARD MEMBER

DOUG AIHARABOARD MEMBER

DON TAHARABOARD MEMBER

CLEMENT HANAMIBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS KOMAIVICE CHAIR

CHRIS AIHARABOARD MEMBER

CANDICE SHIKAIBAORD MEMBER

BRIAN KITOBOARD MEMBER

BRANDON LEONGBAORD MEMBER

ANN BURROUGHSBOARD MEMBER

ALAN KUMAMOTOBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2004
Location: 110 JUDGE JOHN AISO ST 172, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3805
County: Los Angeles
In care of: % IRENE HIRANO
Primary officer: RYAN LEE, BOARD CHAIR

How to reach them

Phone(213) 293-5822

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HIHARA AND TATEKAWA LLP
NTEE classification: Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
IRS tax category: Community & Neighborhood Development