NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE GARDEN ASS0 Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE GARDEN ASS0

EIN 45-3366145 · Education N.E.C. (B99)

What they do

THE NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE GARDEN ASSOCIATION (NAJGA) SEEKS to ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENDURING VALUE and SOCIAL IMPACT of JAPANESE GARDENS IN NORTH AMERICA for GENERATIONS to COME. NAJGA CONNECTS and SUPPORTS JAPANESE GARDENS and SERVES AS A RESOURCE CENTER THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING and NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, CONFERENCES and SYMPOSIA, RESEARCH and SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY. NAJGAS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION of A BI- MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, AN ANNUAL JOURNAL, A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, and REGIONAL WORKSHOPS. THESE ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HORTICULTURE, DESIGN, and MAINTENANCE; HUMAN CULTURE; BUSINESS and EDUCATION CULTURE of JAPANESE GARDENS and HOW THEY IMPACT THE HEALTH and WELLNESS of THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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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 leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

87.42%of revenue went to mission work89.6% of expenses · Program services

5.89%of revenue went to fundraising6.0% of expenses

$97.58spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.27%of revenue went to management and office costs4.4% of expenses

$1.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

67.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$314,474

Mission workProgram services$274,90987.42% of revenue89.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$13,4194.27% of revenue4.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$18,5255.89% of revenue6.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$7,6212.42% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$306,85397.58% 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: 89.6% mission · 4.4% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.58% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 2.8% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 5.1% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.15% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 7.2% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.71% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.7% mission · 3.4% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.79% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 39.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.98% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 49.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.72% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 95.6% mission · 4.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.07% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$314,474

Expenses$306,853

Annual surplus $7,621 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)$274,909 · 89.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$13,419 · 4.4% of expenses

Fundraising$18,525 · 6.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$314,474

Expenses$306,853

Assets$333,744

Income$314,474

Contributions$211,726

Mission work (program services)$274,909

Fundraising$18,525

Management and general$13,419

Accounting fees$6,887

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 (18)

MARYAANN LEWISDIRECTOR

TIM GRUNERDIRECTOR

REIKO REAVISDIRECTOR

PETER BOWYERDIRECTOR

NICOLE LAPLANTEDIRECTOR

NICK ESTHUSDIRECTOR

MICHIKO KURISUDIRECTOR

MICHELLE DAYVICE PRESIDE

MICHAEL RABKINDIRECTOR

AKIHITO NAKANISHIDIRECTOR

JIM ELMOREDIRECTOR

JEANETTE SCHELINIMMED PAST P

JAN LIVERANCEDIRECTOR

EMI YOSHIMURASECRETARY

DUANE WINGATETREASURER

BEN CHUPRESIDENT

BARRIE AGARDIRECTOR

ANDREW DEANEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2013
Location: PO BOX 5254, SAN DIEGO, CA 92165-5254
County: San Diego
In care of: % KIM BERLY ANDREWS
Primary officer: BEN CHU, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@najga.org Phone(503) 222-1194

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: AM OWENS CPA APC
NTEE classification: Education N.E.C. (B99)
IRS tax category: Education N.E.C.