Shoseian Teahouse
Legal name: Friends of Shoseian
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 611850503
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2025–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2025
- Location
- Glendale, CA, United States
- Phone
- 310.849.5432
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
What the e-Postcard reports
- Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
- Yes
- Termination reported
- No
- Principal officer
- Michael Belzer
- Tax period began
- 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Tax period ended
- 2025-12-31 00:00:00
Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.
Overview
From its website
Friends of Shoseian is a volunteer-only 501(c)(3) nonprofit that preserves the historic Shoseian Teahouse and Japanese Friendship Garden in Glendale, California. The organization hosts family-friendly events, tea ceremonies, festivals, and cultural workshops on the third Sunday of each month, sharing Japanese arts and culture with the community. Funds raised support renovations and maintenance of the teahouse and its artifacts. The board comprises dedicated community members passionate about serving through culture, arts, and tea.
IRS classification
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (NTEE A23).
Filing
Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.
Other filing
A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023 is also available.
Federal status
IRS records show a prior automatic revocation followed by reinstatement.
Coverage
Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.
Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · IRS Automatic Revocation List · Grant-readiness source coverage
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
Details
- What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.