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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,298,719
Total expenses
$2,757,965
Contributions and grants received
$2,572,212
Grants paid
$87,299
Program service revenue
$198,737
Investment income
$501,110
Other revenue
$26,660
Total assets, end of year
$14,613,229
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,057,604
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$13,555,625
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,877,641
Management and general expenses
$742,423
Fundraising expenses
$137,901
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,877,641

Program services were 68.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $202

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $555,316

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,016,694

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NEWSPAPER REVENUE

    total $116,831 · related or exempt $26,352 · unrelated business $90,479

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $81,906 · related or exempt $81,906

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $443,164 · excluded $443,164

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $19,762

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $4,014

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,748

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,748 · excluded $15,748

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,270,679

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,212,733

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $57,946

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $57,946 · excluded $57,946

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $6,726 · excluded $6,726

  • 11b · Other revenue: BOOKS, PINS, AND OTHER

    total $4,186 · excluded $4,186

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,912

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $23,799 · program services $23,799

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $63,500 · program services $63,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $146,579 · program services $87,156 · management and general $52,926 · fundraising $6,497

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $867,925 · program services $592,961 · management and general $229,710 · fundraising $45,254

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $55,489 · program services $38,401 · management and general $14,199 · fundraising $2,889

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,862 · program services $8,795 · management and general $2,421 · fundraising $646

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,122 · program services $55,209 · management and general $22,716 · fundraising $4,197

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $3,316 · management and general $3,316

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $530,620 · program services $358,956 · management and general $144,379 · fundraising $27,285

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $249 · program services $167 · management and general $69 · fundraising $13

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $139,521 · program services $93,798 · management and general $38,593 · fundraising $7,130

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $130,781 · program services $87,922 · management and general $36,176 · fundraising $6,683

  • 17 · Travel

    total $95,610 · program services $64,277 · management and general $26,447 · fundraising $4,886

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $302,828 · program services $203,586 · management and general $83,766 · fundraising $15,476

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,688 · program services $1,115 · management and general $459 · fundraising $114

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $222,023 · program services $149,262 · management and general $61,415 · fundraising $11,346

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,204 · program services $9,549 · management and general $3,929 · fundraising $726

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,981 · program services $14,105 · management and general $5,804 · fundraising $1,072

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,269 · program services $9,890 · management and general $9,847 · fundraising $2,532

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMPOSITION & PRESSWORK

    total $14,671 · program services $9,863 · management and general $4,058 · fundraising $750

  • 24c · Other expenses: CIRCULATION & MAILING

    total $7,351 · program services $4,942 · management and general $2,033 · fundraising $376

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $577 · program services $388 · management and general $160 · fundraising $29

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $849,572 · end of year $739,909

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $574,813 · end of year $699,503

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $163,409 · end of year $755,540

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,617 · end of year $3,594

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $840,257

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $712,446

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $123,650 · end of year $127,811

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,814,456 · end of year $12,091,688

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,802 · end of year $195,184

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $412,577 · end of year $581,721

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $61,568 · end of year $62,886

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $422,916 · end of year $412,997

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,611,524 · end of year $2,255,472

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,032,734 · end of year $11,300,153

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE ONGOING MISSION IS TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE VICTIMIZED BY INJUSTICE AND BIGOTRY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE JACL ALSO WORK TO PROMOTE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL VALUES AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE ONGOING MISSION IS TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE VICTIMIZED BY INJUSTICE AND BIGOTRY. THE LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE JACL ALSO WORK TO PROMOTE CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL VALUES AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

  • SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM:AS A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, JACL ENGAGES IN POLICY ADVOCACY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION. OUR PERSPECTIVE ON CIVIL RIGHTS IS SHAPED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED TO MASS INCARCERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE FALSE PRETENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, ONLY TO BE REVEALED MANY YEARS LATER TO BE ROOTED PURELY IN RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA. WE SEEK TO PROTECT THE LEGACY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE IN THE PROTECTION OF HISTORIC INCARCERATION SITES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)BECAUSE OF OUR HISTORY WE HAVE FOUGHT THE UNDERLYING HATE AND RACISM THAT LEADS TO THE COMMISSION OF HATE AND BIAS INCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE RECENT CLIMATE OF INCREASED ANTI-ASIAN HATE.

    Expenses $110,037

  • YOUTH, FELLOWSHIP, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS:IN JACL'S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS JACL SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL YOUTH STUDENT COUNCIL, PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT GRADUATES TO GAIN VITAL EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY SECTOR, AND PROVIDES SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS.

    Expenses $165,049 · Grants $87,299

  • PACIFIC CITIZEN:THE PACIFIC CITIZEN IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE AND HAS BEEN IN PUBLICATION SINCE SEPTEMBER 1929. AS ONE OF THE LEADING ASIAN AMERICAN FOCUSED NEWS PUBLICATIONS, THE PACIFIC CITIZEN IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE MOST INCISIVE COVERAGE OF IMPORTANT APIA STORIES THAT ARE OFTEN IGNORED BY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. THE PAPER CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH ITS FOCUS ON IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND LATE-BREAKING STORIES. THE PACIFIC CITIZEN REACHES A NATIONAL CIRCULATION OF 10,000 READERS.

    Expenses $571,726 · Revenue $26,352

  • OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:GRANTS TO CHAPTERS FOR PRESERVING LEGACY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ARTS PRESERVATION. PROGRAMS NOT PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP TRACKING AND MAINTENANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PROGRAM MONITORING SUPPORT, THE PACIFIC CITIZEN NEWSPAPER, FUND DEVELOPMENT, ASSISTANCE TO CHAPTERS AND DISTRICTS OF JACL, AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $1,030,829 · Revenue $81,906

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID INOUE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $132,161
    From this org
    $120,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,953
    Hours/week
    42

  • JEFFREY MOY

    PRESIDENT (LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LARRY ODA

    PRESIDENT (START 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARISSA KITAZAWA

    VP GENERAL OPERATIONS (LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROL KAWAMOTO

    VP FOR GEN. OPERATIONS (START 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SARAH BAKER

    VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS (LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SEIA WATANABE

    VP FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (START 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID LIN

    VP PLANNING AND DEV.(LEFT 12/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SAKI MORI

    VP 1000 CLUB (LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOMINIQUE MASHBURN

    VP FOR 1000 CLUB, MEMBERSHIP AND SERV. (START 0

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATTHEW FARRELLS

    SECRETARY/TREASURER (LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VICTOR KIMURA

    SECRETARY/TREASURER (START 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHEERA TAMURA

    NATIONAL YOUTH/STUDENT REP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHELDON ARAKAKI

    PACIFIC NW DISTRICT GOVERNOR(START 11/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL ASADA

    DIST. GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROB BUSCHER

    EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIR (LEFT 8/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MIKA CHAN

    NY/SC YTH COUNCIL CH. (START 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JUSTIN KAWAGUCHI

    NY/SC YTH COUNCIL CH.(LEFT 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROL KAWASE

    DISTRICT GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DALE IKEDA

    DISTRICT GOVERNOR (LEFT 12/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LISA OLSEN

    INTERMOUNTAIN DISTRICT GOVR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRANDON MITA

    NATIONAL LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RYAN YOSHIKAWA

    PACIFIC SW DISTRICT GOVERNOR (START 1/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN SAITO JR

    PACIFIC CITIZEN EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIR (START 8/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERIC LANGOWSKI

    MIDWEST DISTRICT GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349323534

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