PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL FOUNDATION

EIN 85-3867781 · Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)

What they do

AN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL BRINGING VARIOUS CULTURES and PEOPLE TOGETHER and CREATING A MORE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SHARING and CELEBRATION of CULTURES. THE PAN-PACIFIC FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY: PLANNING and STAGING AN ASSORTMENT of HIGH PROFILE EVENTS LOCATED IN and AROUND WAIKIKI. THROUGH VIEWING of or PARTICIPATION IN SUCH EVENTS, PEOPLE CAN APPRECIATE and BEGIN to UNDERSTAND OTHER CULTURES and HOPEFULLY CREATE CONNECTIONS and FRIENDSHIPS WITH OTHERS THEY MAY HAVE NOT CROSSED PATHS WITH OTHERWISE. RECRUITING "GRASS ROOTS" CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOCALLY and ABROAD for FESTIVAL EVENT PARTICIPATION and ENCOURAGING THEM to INCLUDE AN EDUCATIONAL ASPECT for THE PUBLIC. PROMOTING EVENT ATTENDANCE THROUGH MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ABROAD, LOCALLY to RESIDENTS, and WAIKIKI to VISITORS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $73.60 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.

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

They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

55.65%of revenue went to mission work73.6% of expenses · Program services

$62.44spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

20.01%of revenue went to management and office costs26.4% of expenses

$0.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

78.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$502,227

Mission workProgram services$279,48555.65% of revenue73.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$100,49520.01% of revenue26.4% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$122,24724.34% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$379,98075.66% 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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 73.6% mission · 26.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.66% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 28.01% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$608,592

Expenses$379,980

Annual surplus $228,612 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)$279,485 · 73.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$100,495 · 26.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$608,592

Expenses$379,980

Assets$258,862

Income$608,592

Contributions$478,096

Mission work (program services)$279,485

Management and general$100,495

Accounting fees$12,980

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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 (20)

MASAYOSHI OGAWAOFFICER/TREASURER

YUSUKE KOMORIYAOFFICER/PRESIDENT

YANEHIROJANDIRECTOR

TAKASHISUZUKIDIRECTOR

TAKASHI SUZUKIDIRECTOR

SUSAN EICHORDIRECTOR

SHIGEO HONEDIRECTOR

SHARI YAMAMOTOOFFICER/SECRETARY

OGAWAMASAYOSHITREASURER

NAKAGAWAJENNADIRECTOR

MCCLELLANSHARISECRETARY

KUBOTACHRISTINE ADIRECTOR

KOMORIYAYUSUKEPRESIDENT

KOBAYASHIANNDIRECTOR

HONESHIGEODIRECTOR

FRANCIS ARAKAKIOFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT

EICHORSUSANDIRECTOR

CHRISTINE A KUBOTADIRECTOR

ARAKAKIFRANCISVICE PRESIDENT

ANN KOBAYASHIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2021
Location: 2250 KALAKAUA AVE STE 313, HONOLULU, HI 96815-2545
County: Honolulu
In care of: % YUSUKE KOMORIYA
Primary officer: YUSUKE KOMORIYA, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(808) 923-2951 Officer phone(808) 926-8177

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: N&K CPAS INC
NTEE classification: Cultural & Ethnic Awareness (A23)
IRS tax category: Cultural & Ethnic Awareness