GARDENA VALLEY JAPANESE CULTURAL I… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1967

Legal Domicile

Phone

3103246611

Tax Period

2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

GARDENA VALLEY JAPANESE CULTURAL INSTITUTE, founded in 1967, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $1.0M left a modest 14% surplus.

Mission

Serve the needs of the local Japanese American community through educational, cultural, and social programs that share the Japanese and Japanese American cultural heritage.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $447,384

Community service programs for seniors and youth.

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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 $348,352

Program Service Revenue $313,399

Investment Income $111,287

Other Revenue $444,431

TOTAL REVENUE $1,217,469

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $5,000

Salaries & Benefits $606,906

Fundraising Expenses $23,451

Program Expenses $447,384

Other Expenses $435,530

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,047,436

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,217,469	$1,234,600	0.0%
Expenses	$1,047,436	$950,562	+0.1%
Net Income	$170,033	$284,038	-0.4%

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

N/A

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
ALISON KOCHIYAMA	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$107,763	$0	$107,763
MICHELLE HIRANO	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
TAYLOR WEIK	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MILES AKIYAMA	Treasurer	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GRANT NAKAOKA	Vice President	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALAN KITA	Secretary	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD AMES	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE HADA	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JUAN HERNANDEZ	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARILYN TSUGE	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Murata	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alexis Okihara	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALVIN TAKAMORI	President	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Randall Fujimoto	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL SAITO DOI	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
KERILYN KOTANI	Director	0.50	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	$1,217,469	$1,047,436	$4,805,277	$170,033
2024	$1,234,600	$950,562	$4,612,543	$284,038
2023	$1,024,221	$810,549	$4,090,219	$213,672
2022	$1,382,685	$702,915	$3,768,322	$679,770
2021	$816,325	$621,583	$3,629,063	$194,742
2020	$706,858	$597,418	$3,224,717	$109,440
2019	$823,403	$671,414	$3,105,653	$151,989
2018	$711,282	$583,797	$2,945,819	$127,485

GARDENA VALLEY JAPANESE CULTURAL INSTITUTE