Ukwanshin Kabudan

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680671858
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Mililani, HI, USA
Phone
8087540940
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,721
Expenses
$81,078
Assets
$113,299
Liabilities
$9,375

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Eric Wada (President)

People named in this filing

  • Eric Wada (President)
  • Doreen Yamashiro (Secretary)
  • Constance Chun (Treasurer)

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

Ukwanshin Kabudan is established to provide cultural education of the traditional Ryukyu/Okinawan arts and culture through stage performances, mainly in alignment with music and dance. Ukwanshin Kabudan's mission is to preserve the traditional arts and culture of the Ryukyu islands, now known as Okinawa Prefecture, and to further research the language, customs, music, dance and all other aspects concerned with the preservation of the Ryukyuan people to which members are, but not necessarily connected.

What it reported doing in 2024

Juguya is a traditional event in Okinawa that celebrates the lunar August moon and gives thanks for a good harvest. It is a time of reflection: a time to share stories, food, and culture, a time to have fun and relax as we connect with our ancestors in an event that is a strong part of the Okinawan culture. This event is celebrated annualy according to the lunar calendar. Ukwanshin Kabudan strives to follow these traditional lunar observances, to perpetuate the traditions and cultural responsibilities of our ancestors. The attendance at Juguya in 2024 was about 200.

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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.9%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 57

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.4; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.9% of revenue deployed · 56.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.