Japan Association of Orlando Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453076295
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
3214027000
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adult, Continuing Education

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,416
Expenses
$47,594
Assets
$71,843
Liabilities
$5,000

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAKEMASA ISHIKURA (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • TONY TAKEHARA (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • TAKEMASA ISHIKURA (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • TONY TAKEHARA (VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • MIKI YOSHINAKA (SECRETARY/DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote the education of and cultural appreciation of Japanese art, music, and other traditions in the greater Orlando community through conducting Japanese festivals and other cultural events.

What it reported doing in 2024

Japan Festival was conducted on 11/10/2024 at KissimmeeLake Front park and an estimate of 10,000 people participatedin this event to enjoy various Japanese performances, food, and merchandises.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.6%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.5%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.51; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.6% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.