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Nonprofits›Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute

GARDENA, CA

Website

Total revenue

$1.2M

Total expenses

$951K

Net assets

$4.5M

Grants received

$303K

21 grants

EIN

956197597

Tax year

2023

Mission

Serve the needs of the local Japanese American community through educational, cultural, and social programs that share the Japanese and Japanese American cultural heritage.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$432K

Program service revenue$265K

Investment income$109K

Other revenue$429K

Total revenue$1.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$9K

Salaries & benefits$526K

Fundraising$54K

Other expenses$416K

Total expenses$951K

Total assets$4.6M

Net assets$4.5M

People

23 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHELLE HIRANO

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

CHARLES OYAGI

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

TAYLOR WEIK

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MILES AKIYAMA

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

GRANT NAKAOKA

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALAN KITA

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

RICHARD AMES

President

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

LAWRENCE HADA

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

JUAN HERNANDEZ

Treasurer

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

MARILYN TSUGE

Secretary

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Michael Murata

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Alexis Okihara

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

GLENN TACHIBANA

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

DAN ASHIMINE

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALVIN TAKAMORI

Vice President

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Randall Fujimoto

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

GAIL SAITO DOI

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

PAUL KOSHI

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

HELEN NAKANO

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

TERRY TERAUCHI

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

KERILYN KOTANI

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

Raymond Shibata

Director

Board

—

0.5 hrs/wk

ALISON KOCHIYAMA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 21 of 21

FromAmountPurposeYear

DURFEE FOUNDATION

$30K

LARK AWARD

2024

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

$5K

GENERAL SUPPORT

2024

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC

$62K

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

2023

KEIRO SERVICES

$12K

TO SUPPORT GVJCI'S CORE OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT JAPANESE AND JAPANESE AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS

2023

GINGO & YAEKO TANAKA FAMILY FOUNDATION

$4K

FOR SENIOR FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION AND CULTURUAL ACTIVITIES

2023

GOFUNDMEORG

$25K

SUPPORT AAPI COMMUNITY

2022

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC

$20K

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

2022

KEIRO SERVICES

$10K

TO SUPPORT GVJCI'S SMARTPHONE & TABLET EDUCATIONAL CLASSES IN 2023

2022

SOUTH BAY FOR

$9K

GENERAL SUPPORT

2022

GINGO & YAEKO TANAKA FAMILY FOUNDATION

$5K

FOR SENIOR FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION AND CULTURUAL ACTIVITIES

2022

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC

$20K

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

2021

ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF

$17K

SEE SCHEDULE O MISSION STATEMENT.

2021

KEIRO SERVICES

$9K

TO SUPPORT GVJCI'S WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND CORE OPERATIONS IN 2022

2021

GINGO & YAEKO TANAKA FAMILY FOUNDATION

$6K

FOR SENIOR FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION AND CULTURUAL ACTIVITIES

2021

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

$6K

GENERAL SUPPORT

2021

LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

$15K

SEE PART IV

2020

KEIRO SERVICES

$13K

TO SUPPORT GVJCI'S FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS IN 2021

2020

GINGO & YAEKO TANAKA FAMILY FOUNDATION

$4K

FOR SENIOR FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION

2020

KEIRO SERVICES

$15K

TO SUPPORT GVJCI'S PLANS TO HIRE A NEW PART-TIME BILINGUAL STAFF MEMBER

2019

KEIRO SERVICES

$14K

TO ALLOW GVJCI TO PARTIALLY FUND A BILINGUAL PROGRAM ASSISTANT

2018

GINGO & YAEKO TANAKA FAMILY FOUNDATION

$2K

PROVIDE A SPACE TO ENGAGE, SHARE, AND EMBRACE THE NIKKEI EXPERIENCE AND CULTURE

2018

Funded by

$303K from 9 funders · 21 grants · 2018–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$102K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Keiro Services

$73K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Durfee Foundation

$30K · 1 grant · 2024

Gofundmeorg

$25K · 1 grant · 2022

Gingo & Yaeko Tanaka Family Foundation

$21K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Asian Pacific Community Fund Of

$17K · 1 grant · 2021

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

$15K · 1 grant · 2020

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$11K · 2 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN956197597

NTEE codeA74Z

Subsection03

Ruling date1968-01

Formed1967

Employees21