Washington Japanese Language School

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1984

Legal Domicile

Phone

3019627410

Tax Period

2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

Washington Japanese Language School, founded in 1984, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $1.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,430,470 Revenue: $1,302,207

WASHINGTON JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL WJLS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN TO HELP THEM LEARN AND MAINTAIN JAPANESE LANGUAGE SKILLS AS WELL AS TO LEARN AND APPRECIATE THE CULTURE AND EVERYDAY JAPANESE CUSTOMS. SUBJECTS SUCH AS MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE ARTS AND HISTORY ARE ALL TAUGHT IN JAPANESE. WJLS OPERATES A FULL DAY SATURDAY PROGRAM 41 DAYS A YEAR. ENROLLMENT AT THE WJLS IS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $389,440

Program Service Revenue $1,302,207

Investment Income $33,737

Other Revenue $12,809

TOTAL REVENUE $1,738,193

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,064,684

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $1,430,470

Other Expenses $723,403

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,788,087

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,738,193	$1,693,870	+0.0%
Expenses	$1,788,087	$1,770,000	+0.0%
Net Income	$-49,894	$-76,130	-0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

355

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mie Kurihara	President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Yosuke Aoyagi	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Yoichi Mihara	Executive Dir.	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Makiko Omitsu	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sakai Ando	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Yumiko Oshima	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tomoko Uozawa	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ayako Jacobson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nami Ojima	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tomoo Okubo	Vice President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ikuko Callicrate	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rumi Seabrook	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eri Otsuru	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yumi Takeuchi	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yoko Wise	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Noriko Jones	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kiminori Nakamura	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mamiko Hada	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kozue Mukoyama	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Masaki Terabe	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,738,193	$1,788,087	$1,502,804	$-49,894
2024	$1,693,870	$1,770,000	$1,552,698	$-76,130
2023	$1,810,915	$1,932,307	$1,628,828	$-121,392
2022	$1,411,952	$1,262,526	$1,750,220	$149,426
2021	$1,433,722	$1,205,808	$1,600,794	$227,914
2020	$1,873,108	$1,719,267	$1,372,881	$153,841
2019	$1,810,816	$1,804,416	$1,219,040	$6,400
2018	$1,735,290	$1,640,412	$1,212,640	$94,878