HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER

EIN 47-0863357 · Historical Organizations (A80)

What they do

THE CENTERS MISSION is to HONOR THE LEGACY of JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS to HAWAII BY:-PRESERVING RECORDS and ARTIFACTS RELATING to THE HISTORY of THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII.-EDUCATING CURRENT and FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES, SACRIFICES and SUCCESSES of THEIR IMMIGRANT FOREBEARS.-SERVING AS A BRIDGE to FOSTER UNDERSTANDING and COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN HAWAII and JAPAN.-SHARING THE JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH THE CENTERS EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.THE CENTERS GOAL is BY PRESERVING THE PAST, IT CAN SERVE AS A RESOURCE for PEOPLE of ALL BACKGROUNDS to LEARN ABOUT and APPRECIATE THE HISTORY of THE JAPANESE IN HAWAII and THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE IMMIGRANTS FROM JAPAN MADE IN HAWAIIS HISTORY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $55.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

226.00%of revenue went to mission work55.1% of expenses · Program services

51.34%of revenue went to fundraising12.5% of expenses

$409.90spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

132.56%of revenue went to management and office costs32.3% of expenses

$3.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

65.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $192,083 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$61,982

Mission workProgram services$140,082226.00% of revenue55.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$82,162132.56% of revenue32.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$31,82151.34% of revenue12.5% of expenses

Total expenses$254,065409.90% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 55.1% mission · 32.3% management · 12.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 409.90% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 40.5% mission · 48.0% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 217.94% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 57.7% mission · 32.4% management · 9.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 191.26% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.1% mission · 19.6% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 152.76% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 49.6% mission · 45.9% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 168.39% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 31.4% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 232.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 21.1% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.94% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 21.5% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 47.18% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$61,982

Expenses$254,065

Annual shortfall $192,083 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$140,082 · 55.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$82,162 · 32.3% of expenses

Fundraising$31,821 · 12.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$61,982

Expenses$254,065

Assets$820,098

Income$66,237

Contributions$40,337

Mission work (program services)$140,082

Fundraising$31,821

Management and general$82,162

Accounting fees$2,952

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ARNOLD HIURAPRESIDENT · 1 hrs/week $24,700

ELOISE HIURATREASURER · 19 hrs/week $11,856

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (10)

ARNOLD HIURAPRESIDENT

ELOISE HIURATREASURER

ANN KIKUTADIRECTOR

ARTHUR TANIGUCHIDIRECTOR

DWAYNE MUKAIDIRECTOR

GLADYS SONOMURAVICE CHAIR

HIROSHI SUGADIRECTOR

THOMAS GOYADIRECTOR

WALLACE T OKIDIRECTOR

WAYNE KAMITAKIBOARD CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2002
Location: 751 KANOELEHUA AVE, HILO, HI 96720-4517
County: Hawaii
In care of: % MASAFUMI HONDA
Primary officer: GLADYS SONOMURA, VICE CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@hawaiijapanesecenter.com Phone(808) 934-9611

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: November 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: TAKETA IWATA HARA & ASSOCIATES LLC
NTEE classification: Historical Organizations (A80)
IRS tax category: Historical Organizations