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KIZUNA LITTLE TOKYO INC

EIN 81-4218837 LOS ANGELES, CA

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Revenue 2024
$469,415
Expenses 2024
$509,147

Program services were 64.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
244 S SAN PEDRO ST STE 504

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

KIZUNA'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IN 2024, KIZUNA HOSTED SIX WEEK-LONG, IN-PERSON SUMMER CAMPS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY, SERVING OVER 400 YOUTH AGED 7-13. YOUNG ADULTS RAN WORKSHOPS, AND TEENS EARNED VOLUNTEER HOURS AS MENTORS. EACH CAMP FOCUSED ON JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH GAMES, WORKSHOPS, AND ACTIVITIES, WITH THEMES LIKE "PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE."KIZUNA LAUNCHED THE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION PROGRAM, A 10-WEEK SERIES WHERE TEENS DESIGNED CIVIL LIBERTIES PROJECTS, WITH 18 PARTICIPANTS AND FOUR FINAL PROJECTS. COMMUNITY LEADERS TAUGHT 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS.THE BOARD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PLACED YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ON NON-PROFIT BOARDS, INJECTING YOUTHFUL VOICES INTO GOVERNANCE.THE 10-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OFFERED NETWORKING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING THROUGH PAID INTERNSHIPS WITH JAPANESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, STARTING WITH A RETREAT IN LITTLE TOKYO AND ENDING IN SAN JOSE AND SAN FRANCISCO JAPANTOWNS.

  • LEADERSHIPKIZUNA'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS A 8-WEEK, AFTERSCHOOL OR SATURDAY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS AND ENHANCE THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS. OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TEACHES VALUABLE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AS WELL AS AN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR TEACHING MODEL CENTERS AROUND CONCEPTS OF IDENTITY, INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY. NETWORKING, RELATIONSHIPS AND STRONG SENSE OF SELF-IDENTITY HELP OUR STUDENTS TO RISE ABOVE THE REST. KIZUNA'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS OUR PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE PROMISE TO CREATE A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP TO SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION. OVER THE LAST DECADE, OUR PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE LARGEST JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

    Expenses $24,419 · Revenue $23,200

  • INTERNSHIPKIZUNA OFFERS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP SERIES FOR COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS. OUR PAID, 8-WEEK, FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO HELP INTERNS MAKE A MARK IN THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH KIZUNA, OR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY YOUTH COUNCIL (JCYC) AND JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY CONGRESS OF SAN JOSE (JCCSJ). DURING THE PROGRAM, INTERNS WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT IMPACTFUL PROJECTS, MEET COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND BUILD A LEGACY TO HELP SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

    Expenses $109,809 · Revenue $45,500

  • SUMMER CAMPKIZUNA'S SUMMER CAMP IS A LOCAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ENTERING 2ND THROUGH 8TH GRADE, CENTERED ON BUILDING A FOUNDATION OF JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURE & HERITAGE. SUMMER CAMP IS A FUN AND EXCITING WAY FOR KIDS TO LEARN, CONNECT WITH OTHER YOUTH, AND SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN THE LEADERSHIP. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON CREATING A PROGRAM THAT OUR CAMPERS WILL REMEMBER. EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: MOCHITSUKI, JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY, FAMILY ORAL HISTORIES, JAPANESE AMERICAN VALUES, HISTORICALLY THEMED ESCAPE ROOMS, TRIVIA, SHIBORI, AND FIELD TRIPS TO MUSEUMS.

    Expenses $186,252 · Revenue $234,845

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE BOARD FELLOWSHIP, SEASONAL EVENTS, ANIME EXPO WORKSHOPS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $5,489 · Revenue $5,871

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Bryce Ikemura

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Candice Shikai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Chase Nishida

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Eric Komatsu

    VICE CHAIR & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Robin Olson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Terra-Lynn Tokiwa

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nina Takenouchi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Allyson Oishi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Desiree M Tanimura

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $469,415
    Expenses
    $509,147
    Contributions
    $144,564
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $497,080
    Expenses
    $471,879
    Contributions
    $274,172
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $351,830
    Expenses
    $314,841
    Assets (EOY)
    $501,981

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $283,814
    Expenses
    $255,213
    Assets (EOY)
    $413,459

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $429,084
    Expenses
    $427,361
    Assets (EOY)
    $374,870

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $527,655
    Expenses
    $427,015
    Assets (EOY)
    $384,394

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $579,824
    Expenses
    $528,879
    Assets (EOY)
    $354,623

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $579,824
    Expenses
    $528,879
    Assets (EOY)
    $354,623

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period
1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016
Principal officer
Not named on the postcard
Mailing address
244 S San Pedro St Ste 306Los Angeles CA 90012

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.