Japan Karate Association of Dallas Jka Dallas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752068407
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
9728148658
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,039
Expenses
$1,567
Assets
$21,809
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Alex Tong (Exec Director)
  • J Robert Todd (Board Member)
  • Frederick Turner (Board Member)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

JKA Dallas has actively promoted traditional Japanese karate in the Dallas, TX metroplex for over 40 years, having graduated over 20 black belts and sponsored athletes to local, national, and international tournaments. The technical qualifications of our instructors and participating members are registered with the American Amateur Karate Federation, the oldest NGO of amateur karate competition in the US. Many members were nationally ranked top athletes. A number of them has opened their own karate clubs. Our teaching curriculum strives for the betterment of mind, body, and spirit.

What it reported doing in 2025

JKA Dallas has graduated over 20 black belts over the years. Our board members participate in national championships as qualified judges. Many of our members were nationally ranked athletes

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.92; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -37.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.