Japanese American Cultural Center of Vista

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953382134
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Vista, CA, USA
Phone
7602895078
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$367,844
Expenses
$319,298
Assets
$2,610,344
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANCES TSUBOI (PRESIDENT)
  • CHARLES STRECK (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RICKY SCHLESINGER (DIRECTO)
  • AL CROSS (DIRECTO)
  • HARUKO MEINHARDT (DIRECTO)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To promote and foster the understanding and appreciation of japanese and japanese american art, history, and culture. To preserve and disseminate inforation about the japanese american way of life to promote the study of the japanesese american laquage. To promote participation in japaneses american culture.

What it reported doing in 2024

The fujinkai club meets on a regular basis and plans and organizes cultural events at the center with the help of the center administration. Fujinkai co-ordinates many, if not most , of the activities which help promote cohesiveness of teh japanese-american community in vista, California and north san diego coutny. These activites include, but are not limited to holiday events, athletic tournaments, summer festivals, and school events. All of thes events help build and maintain the japaneses-american community. Cultrual skills taught also include classical japaneses dance, flower arrangeing, and brad making classes as well as sumiejapaneses brush painting classes, karioke classes are held every amonda, tuesay, and friday nights. Fujinkai translates in japanese to women's association. The group consists of approximateley 60 members. They operate the kitchen for fund raising activites and conduct many activiteis including acitities for the elderly, eater egg hunts for the young, and various community building activiteis. Feild trips are planned wich proote bonding for communtiy members. Revenue is also generated which is donated to other non profits

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 46
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.7%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 28.6%; rating input score 29; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.2%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.18; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.7% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $263K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 29/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.