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JAPAN SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
JAPAN SOCIETY INC (EIN 13-1675082)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-15
IRS object ID
202301359349313060
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-05-15T14:43:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133628255PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN131675082EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAPAN SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJAPABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127151287PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 EAST 47TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172399ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA BERMUDEZPersonNm
Person TitleVP OF FINANCE AND ADMINPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127151287PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLISAPersonFirstNm
Person LastBERMUDEZPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALEXANDER LAZZARUOLOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775353PTIN
Phone2126617777PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLISA BERMUDEZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 EAST 47TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172399ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$46,579,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1913FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLEADING U.S. ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DEEPENING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN U.S. AND JAPANActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body48VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent47VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee92TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$3,679NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,381,125PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,809,634CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,203,962PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,140,055CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,825,763PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,777,043CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$105,132PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$679,124CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,515,982PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,405,856CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$304,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$90,800CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,745,719PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,095,283CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,295,365CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,131,573PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,564,961CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,181,792PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,751,044CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$334,190PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,654,812CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$91,776,832TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$74,080,540TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,929,434TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$993,271TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$89,847,398NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$73,087,269NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,789,952ExpenseAmt
Revenue$47,765RevenueAmt
DescGALLERY: (SEE SCHEDULE O)Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,314,425ExpenseAmt
Revenue$91,660RevenueAmt
DescPERFORMING ARTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O)Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,240,976ExpenseAmt
Revenue$250RevenueAmt
DescMEDIA AND MARKETING: (SEE SCHEDULE O)Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,233,689ExpenseAmt
Grant$90,800GrantAmt
Revenue$1,099,795RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,233,689TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$90,800TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$1,099,795TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,579,042TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document79IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee92EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryJAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members48GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member47IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LISA BERMUDEZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127151287PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 EAST 47TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172399ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (66 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSHUA W WALKER PHD
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$553,183$0$74,798
MERIT E JANOW
CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN S MACDONALD
VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAZUO KOSHI
VICE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY KOZLOWSKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES NASH
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD L CURTIS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARIEL J DECKELBAUM
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A DRUCKER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS J FORSTER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL FROMAN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL GLUCK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY MORIWAKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENZO HAKUTA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSUKE HONJO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TATSUO OKAZAKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEISHI HOTSUKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRFAN HUSSAIN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SATOSHI KAWAMURA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIROFUMI OTSUKA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERI KAKUTA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A KARR
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK KHALIL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH R PERELLA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUN MAKIHARA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHUJI MATSUURA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE MILLER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS K MONTAG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SATORU MURASE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOBY S MYERSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD N SHAAK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YUJI SUGIMOTO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD J TOUMEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIROSHI ONO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS L PETERSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SNODDY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA N SOLOMON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAOKI SUZUKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSHITERU SUZUKI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIDENORI TAKAOKA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY M TALARICO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAYU UENO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAKOTO YODA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A ZARCONE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMONORI WADA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WILLSEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TADAYOSHI YAMAGUCHI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM F WEISSENBERG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YO AKATSUKA
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITSURU CLAIRE CHINO
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERG
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUN HORIE
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSHIHIRO HYAKUTOME
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICK H KATAYAMA
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEISUKE KIRIMOTO
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASAKI NAKAJIMA
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMIR NANGEA
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT NODDIN
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN A ROCKEFELLER
FMR. DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BERMUDEZ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$263,135$0$54,882
SUSAN J ONUMA
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY CORSICO
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$235,357$0$71,229Yes (X)
JOHN AGAPITO
DIR. OF BUILDING SERVICES40.00$171,591$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW CONNOR
COO40.00$164,534$0$49,397Yes (X)
YOKO SHIOYA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00$158,921$0$32,043Yes (X)
ERINA AOYAMA
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$132,681$0$29,571Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,679,402TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$311,920TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VENTUCOM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1275 WEST 39TH STREET 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesSUPPORT & CONSULTING FOR ITServicesDesc
Compensation$347,432CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$271,471MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$857,900FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,444,478GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,235,785AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$38,001NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,809,634TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION900099$836,614$836,614
ADMISSIONS900099$249,031$249,031
TOURING900099$54,410$54,410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,140,055TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,438,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,438,223ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$108,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$108,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$108,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$108,000ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$37,171,428SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,832,608SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,338,820SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,338,820TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,338,820ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$811,501FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$857,900ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$339,792FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$471,709TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$471,709ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$12,349GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$744CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,605TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,605RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REIMBURSEMENTS900099$80,754$80,754
MISC. INCOME900099$7,056$7,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$87,810OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,405,856TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,239,470RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$10,356,752ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,800TotalAmt
Program Services$90,800ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,031,839TotalAmt
Program Services$670,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$202,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$158,696FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,427,593TotalAmt
Program Services$2,877,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$869,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$680,961FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$352,831TotalAmt
Program Services$229,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,265FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$882,171TotalAmt
Program Services$573,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,677FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,849TotalAmt
Program Services$260,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,650FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,595TotalAmt
Program Services$32,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,129FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,816TotalAmt
Management And General$53,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,152TotalAmt
Management And General$144,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,246,725TotalAmt
Program Services$971,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,354FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,010TotalAmt
Program Services$49,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,789TotalAmt
Program Services$375,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,238FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,287TotalAmt
Program Services$65,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,598ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,036FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,622TotalAmt
Program Services$105,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,201FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,841TotalAmt
Program Services$143,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,302FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,099TotalAmt
Program Services$2,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$654,382TotalAmt
Program Services$456,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,903FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,855TotalAmt
Program Services$3,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FACILITY COST$489,289$344,421$121,318$23,550
OTHER$449,786$230,187$201,943$17,656
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT.$335,694$64,214$269,736$1,744
EVENT SERVICES$66,019$34,003$23,174$8,842

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,751,044TotalAmt
Program Services$7,579,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,876,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,295,365FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,687,577BOYAmt
EOY$1,281,706EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$780,080BOYAmt
EOY$819,827EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,925BOYAmt
EOY$29,927EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,406BOYAmt
EOY$100,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,610,566LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,456,659LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,635,046BOYAmt
EOY$6,153,907EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,180,062BOYAmt
EOY$61,942,175EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,036,797BOYAmt
EOY$3,282,622EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,939BOYAmt
EOY$470,289EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,776,832BOYAmt
EOY$74,080,540EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$751,877BOYAmt
EOY$721,800EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,357BOYAmt
EOY$271,471EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$903,200BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,929,434BOYAmt
EOY$993,271EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,000,374BOYAmt
EOY$15,266,699EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,847,024BOYAmt
EOY$57,820,570EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,847,398BOYAmt
EOY$73,087,269EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,776,832BOYAmt
EOY$74,080,540EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,654,812ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$22,055,423NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$359,518OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,309,127CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,086,437CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,291,959CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,381,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,809,634CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,878,282TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,309,127CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,086,437CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,291,959CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,381,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,809,634CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,878,282TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$760,558SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,117,724PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,000,161CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,705,119CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,650,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,136,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,546,223CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,037,864TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$300,013CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$173,521CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$289,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,652CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,810CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$869,904TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,786,050TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,384,017GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72490PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69430PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISC INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 72,884. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 17,059. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 187,268. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 17,739. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,056. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 227,129. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 156,462. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 102,640. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 913. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 80,754.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,452,484BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,039,405ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$13,065,859InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,874,899OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,551,131EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,473,446BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,712,669ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,370,710InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$1,895,659OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$78,452,484EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$66,282,320BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,947,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$891,836InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,864,238OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,473,446EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$68,938,522BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,628,059ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,625,614InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,658,647OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$66,282,320EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$67,273,415BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,281,737ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,435,813InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,052,443OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$68,938,522EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.11800BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.72200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,491,562OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,491,562BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,856,169OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,395,303DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,460,866BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$262,835OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$61,356DepreciationAmt
Book Value$201,479BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,153,907TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE RESTRICTED TO INVESTMENTS IN PERPETUITY, INCOME FROM WHICH IS EXPENDABLE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR UNRESTRICTED FOR ANY ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00GRANTMAKING$90,800
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,10PROGRAM SERVICES$46,350PROJECT SUPPORT
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00INVESTMENTS$1,415,344
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00INVESTMENTS$1,026,174
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,578,668SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,578,668TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantJAPAN RELIEFPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$90,800CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:GRANTMAKING PROCESS: JAPAN SOCIETY STAFF MEETS WITH POTENTIAL GRANTEES BOTH IN JAPAN AND IN NEW YORK. IF PROJECTS LOOK PROMISING, WE ENCOURAGE POTENTIAL GRANTEES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. A NUMBER OF NPOS IN JAPAN ARE NOT EXPERIENCED GRANT WRITERS, SO STAFF WILL ALSO WORK WITH POTENTIAL GRANTEES TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE SOLID PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS. AS PART OF THE GRANT MAKING PROCESS, EACH PROPOSAL, BOTH NARRATIVE AND BUDGET, IS CAREFULLY VETTED TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IT AND HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED. IF NECESSARY, WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION OR A MORE DETAILED BUDGET; FINANCIAL REPORTS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND AUDITORS' REPORTS. INFORMATION FROM PROMISING PROPOSALS ARE THEN PUT INTO A SPREADSHEET WE HAVE DEVELOPED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPREADSHEET IS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND KEY INFORMATION FROM EACH OF THE GRANTEES IN CONSISTENT WAY, AND RANGES FROM BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING SIZE AND PAST EXPERIENCE, TO DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, SUCH AS GOALS AND IMPACT OF THE PROJECT, TO PROJECT BUDGETS. ALL PROPOSALS AND SPREADSHEETS ARE SENT TO A COMMITTEE OF JAPAN SOCIETY STAFF THAT CONSISTS OF JOSHUA WALKER, LISA BERMUDEZ, TOMOMI SEKIYA AND FUMIKO MIYAMOTO. EACH PERSON REVIEWS ALL PROPOSALS AND THE SPREADSHEET BEFORE WE MEET. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEET TO DISCUSS ALL PROPOSALS AND TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON WHICH PROJECTS TO FUND, FOR HOW MUCH, AND FOR HOW LONG. TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE WHETHER WE FEEL THERE IS AN ADEQUATE STRUCTURE IN PLACE THAT SHOWS THE ORGANIZATION CAN MANAGE THE ACTIVITIES AND THE FINANCIAL AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND WHETHER THERE IS A CLEAR SENSE OF THE NEED, THE GOALS, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT. WE TYPICALLY DO NOT FUND ANY PROJECT FOR MORE THAN 25-30% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT ANY ONE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SOLELY DEPENDENT ON JAPAN SOCIETY FOR FUNDING. REPORTING/MONITORING: ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT, WHICH LAYS OUT HOW MUCH A GRANTEE WILL RECEIVE AND WHEN REPORTS ARE DUE. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN ROUGHLY EQUAL AMOUNTS AND ARE TIED TO RECEIVING SATISFACTORY REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEES. DEPENDING ON THE TIME FRAME AND AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, GRANTEES ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT ONE OR TWO MID GRANT REPORTS AND A FINAL REPORT. JAPAN SOCIETY ALSO MAKES SURE REPORTS ARE RECEIVED IN A TIMELY FASHION. WE CAREFULLY READ EACH REPORT (BOTH NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL) TO MAKE SURE THE GRANTEE IS IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT AS OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSAL AND LETTER OF AGREEMENT. IF WE FEEL THE REPORT IS NOT ADEQUATE, WE WILL ASK THE GRANTEE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IF GRANTEES ARE LATE SUBMITTING A REPORT, STAFF FOLLOWS UP WITH THEM. SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM RECEIVING REPORTS, BUT WE HAVE HAD REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TIME. STAFF KEEPS IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH GRANTEES VIA EMAIL, TELEPHONE CALLS AND VISITS IN TOKYO, NEW YORK AND TOHOKU. UPDATES ON THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND BLOG ARE POSTED WITH SHORT STORIES AND PHOTOS ON GRANTEE ACTIVITIES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,669,401GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$857,900CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$811,501GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$339,792OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,669,401GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$857,900CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$811,501GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$339,792OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$339,792DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$471,709NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOSHUA W WALKER PHD
PRESIDENT & CEO$553,183$0$0$0$0$0$29,000$0$45,798$0$627,981$0$0$0
LISA BERMUDEZ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$263,135$0$0$0$0$0$26,630$0$28,252$0$318,017$0$0$0
GREGORY CORSICO
VP OF DEVELOPMENT$235,357$0$0$0$0$0$23,956$0$47,273$0$306,586$0$0$0
ANDREW CONNOR
COO$164,534$0$0$0$0$0$16,875$0$32,522$0$213,931$0$0$0
YOKO SHIOYA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$158,921$0$0$0$0$0$15,891$0$16,152$0$190,964$0$0$0
JOHN AGAPITO
DIR. OF BUILDING SERVICES$171,591$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$171,591$0$0$0
ERINA AOYAMA
CHIEF OF STAFF$132,681$0$0$0$0$0$13,500$0$16,071$0$162,252$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationYUKIE KAMIYA SEVERANCE $12,883ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,605NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescEQUIPMENT/MACHINEDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,396NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III - LINE 4A: GALLERYSHIKO MUNAKATA: A WAY OF SEEING DECEMBER 10, 2021 - MARCH 20, 2022, ON SITE AND ONLINE VIA 3D TOUR SHIKO MUNAKATA: A WAY OF SEEING, WAS THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF SHIKO MUNAKATA FROM THE JAPAN SOCIETY COLLECTION IN NEARLY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. TO COMMEMORATE JAPAN SOCIETY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF OUR ICONIC AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING ON EAST 47TH STREET, WE EXHIBITED RARE AND CELEBRATED WORKS FROM JAPAN SOCIETY'S RENOWNED COLLECTION, WHICH IS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MUNAKATA ARTWORKS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME OF THE WORKS THE ARTIST HIMSELF BEQUEATHED TO THE ORGANIZATION AS A JAPAN SOCIETY PRINT ARTISTS FELLOW IN 1959, WHILE OTHERS WERE DONATED BY MR. AND MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER III ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF JAPAN SOCIETY GALLERY IN 1971, HIGHLIGHTING THE SPECIAL ROLE THE SOCIETY PLAYED IN SERVING AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTIST'S INTERNATIONAL CAREER. ADDITIONAL ARTWORKS, EPHEMERA, AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS WERE LOANED FROM THE MUNAKATA SHIKO MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART IN THE ARTIST'S NATIVE AOMORI PREFECTURE IN JAPAN, AS WELL AS FROM THE FAMILY OF BEATE SIROTA GORDON, A LONGTIME FRIEND AND ADVOCATE OF MUNAKATA'S WORK, IMPORTANT FIGURE IN THE JAPAN-U.S. ARTISTIC EXCHANGE SPACE, AND JAPAN SOCIETY'S FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS. BELOW IS A LINK FOR THE 3D TOUR: HTTPS://WWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORG/ARTS-AND-CULTURE/EXHIBITIONS/SHIKO-MUNAKATA -WAY-OF-SEEING ATTENDANCE: 4,005 IN-PERSON VISITORS 60,000 EXHIBITION WEBSITE VISITORS 50,000 VIEWS OF RELATED VIDEOS KAZUKO MIYAMOTO: TO PERFORM A LINE APRIL 29 - JULY 24, 2022, ON SITE AND ONLINE VIA 3D TOUR THE EXHIBITION WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SURVEY OF KAZUKO MIYAMOTO (B.1942, TOKYO), A RELATIVELY LITTLE-KNOWN BUT SIGNIFICANT ARTIST, AND PROVIDED A LONG OVERDUE EXAMINATION OF THIS SINGULAR ARTIST'S CAREER. A NUMBER OF WORKS THAT WERE ON VIEW HAVE NEVER BEEN SHOWN PUBLICLY. JAPAN SOCIETY JOINED MUSEUMS FOR ALL FOR THIS EXHIBITION AND ACCEPTS CULTURE PASS. ATTENDANCE: 2,400 IN-PERSON VISITORS 1,493 EXHIBITION ONLINE VISITORS
PART III - LINE 4B: PERFORMING ARTSTOTAL FY22 ATTENDANCE: 2572 IN 2021-2022 JAPAN SOCIETY PERFORMING ARTS WAS PLEASED TO HAVE PRESENTED A LINE-UP OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL WORKS OF THEATER, DANCE, AND MUSIC BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CREATORS AS A CATALYST FOR OUR MISSION OF INCREASING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE US AND JAPAN. WE WERE PROUD TO REOPEN OUR DOORS FOR A FULL IN-PERSON SEASON, AND SHARE EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF JAPANESE AND JAPAN-INSPIRED PERFORMING ARTS WITH OUR NEW YORK CITY AUDIENCE. THIS SEASON REPRESENTED A RETURN TO LIVE PERFORMING ARTS AND A REVITALIZATION OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR FALL 2021, WE FEATURED A SLATE OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRICAL WORKS, INCLUDING PUPPETRY, PLAY READINGS IN TRANSLATION BY NYC ARTISTS, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND REVITALIZE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL LIFE IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC. THE STORY BOX SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH HERE ARTS CENTER, CONTEMPORARY WORK OF THEATER THE STORY BOX, WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY SUZI TAKAHASHI AND DIRECTED BY KRISTIN MARTING, EXPLORES THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGH THE LENS OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN IDENTITY, USING TRADITIONAL JAPANESE STORYTELLING ELEMENTS, LIKE KAMISHIBAI, AND TAKAHASHI'S OWN FAMILY HISTORY. UPON ARRIVAL, THE AUDIENCE RECEIVED A SUITCASE AND A TAG, ALLUDING TO THE RELOCATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WWII. INSIDE EACH SUITCASE WAS A WIRELESS HEADSET AND A FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEMATIC HISTORY OF ASIAN PEOPLE IN THE U.S., AND MOST RECENTLY, THE RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE AUDIENCE WAS ASKED TO REFLECT TOGETHER ON THE STORIES IN EACH SUITCASE AND INVITED TO LEAVE A STORY OF THEIR OWN BEHIND FOR FUTURE AUDIENCES. THE STORY BOOK TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11 - OCTOBER 9, 2021 IN OUTDOOR SPACES IN EACH OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. AYA OGAWA'S THE NOSEBLEED OCTOBER 1-10, 2021 (POSTPONED FROM MAY 2021 DUE TO COVID-19) FOLLOWING ITS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WORK-IN-PROGRESS RUN AS PART OF THE PUBLIC THEATER'S UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL IN 2019, BROOKLYN-BASED JAPANESE-AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR AYA OGAWA PRESENTED THEIR FINAL VERSION OF THE NOSEBLEED, AN INTIMATE AUTOBIOGRAPHY THAT EXPLORES THEIR FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR LONG-DECEASED, ENIGMATIC FATHER. THROUGH A SERIES OF TURBULENT, ABSURD AND POIGNANTLY COMIC VIGNETTES, OGAWA REVEALS THE SEEMINGLY INSURMOUNTABLE CULTURAL AND GENERATIONAL GAP BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FATHER, WHO WAS A TYPICAL JAPANESE CORPORATE BUSINESSMAN, AND THE QUESTIONS THEY FACE IN THEIR OWN MOTHERHOOD TODAY. A THEATRICAL MEMORIAL AND HEALING RITUAL FOR THE AUDIENCE, THIS DARKLY HUMOROUS, TENDER AND INVENTIVE PLAY CONSIDERS HOW WE INHERIT AND BEQUEATH FAILURE, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO FORGIVE. THIS PRODUCTION WAS CO-PRESENTED WITH THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY THEATER, LONG ISLAND CITY'S HUB FOR EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMING ARTS. IT RAN AS A RARE TWO-WEEK PRESENTATION AT JS AND WAS A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC'S PICK. THE SHOW IS CURRENTLY BEING PRESENTED AT THE LINCOLN CENTER THIS SUMMER, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF JS'S PRODUCTION. SACHIYO TAKAHASHI'S SHEEP #1 NOVEMBER 4-7, 2021 INSPIRED BY AUTHOR OF THE LITTLE PRINCE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY'S WRITINGS, SHEEP #1 FOLLOWS THE ADVENTURE OF A SHEEP IN SEARCH OF THE MEANING OF LIFE. IN THIS NOVEL PERFORMANCE, NY-BASED JAPANESE ARTIST SACHIYO TAKAHASHI MANIPULATED TINY FIGURINES THAT WERE MAGNIFIED WITH A VIDEO CAMERA AND PROJECTOR IN A UNIQUE STYLE CALLED "MICROSCOPIC LIVE CINEMA-THEATRE," COINED BY THE ARTIST. AN ABSTRACT STORYTELLING, SHEEP #1 WAS PRESENTED WITHOUT SPOKEN WORDS TO LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT. TAKAHASHI WAS RECENTLY AWARDED GRANTS BY THE JIM HENSON FOUNDATION IN 2017, 2018 AND 2021 FOR HER INNOVATIVE WORK IN THE FIELD OF PUPPETRY. IN THIS WORK, BY COMPOSITING SENSORY ELEMENTS IN A MINIMALIST MANNER, SHE EXPLORED THE BORDER BETWEEN NARRATIVE AND ABSTRACTION TO GENERATE DREAM-LIKE FABLES FOR THE SUBCONSCIOUS. SHOKO MATSUMURA'S COOKING UP DECEMBER 6, 2021 JS BEGAN ITS PLAY READING SERIES IN 2005 TO INTRODUCE THE MOST TOPICAL PLAYS BY UP-AND-COMING PLAYWRIGHTS IN JAPAN TO THEATERGOERS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE U.S. FOR THIS ANNUAL SERIES, A PLAY IS TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FOR AN AMERICAN DIRECTOR TO TACKLE WITH LOCAL NYC ACTORS FOR A STAGED READING. WRITTEN BY FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR SHOKO MATSUMURA, COOKING UP IS THE 16TH INSTALLMENT OF THIS SERIES. THE PLAY IS AN AMALGAMATION OF REAL AND SURREAL INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR AT A SMALL FRENCH RESTAURANT IN JAPAN. THE STORY TAKES AN UNUSUAL TURN WHEN THE WIFE OF THE RESTAURANT'S CHEF ASKS HIS MISTRESS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF HER MISSING HOUSE CAT. JORDANA DE LA CRUZ, CO-DIRECTOR OF THE OBIE AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE VENUE JACK IN BROOKLYN, DIRECTED THIS ABSURD SOJOURN INTO THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE RESTAURANT'S EMPLOYEES. MATSUMURA TOOK TAKE PART IN REHEARSALS AND A LIVE Q&A WITH THE AUDIENCE AND DIRECTOR. DURING WINTER 2022, OUR PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC, WITH THEMES OF CROSS-CULTURAL UNITY AND PEACE. CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL: JAPAN + EAST ASIA JANUARY 14 -15, 2022 WITH OUR 19TH CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL: JAPAN + EAST ASIA, JAPAN SOCIETY BROUGHT ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S MOST ANTICIPATED CONTEMPORARY DANCE EVENTS BACK AS A LIVE PROGRAM. THIS 19TH INSTALLMENT OF THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE SHOWCASE) FROM JAPAN AND EAST ASIA INCLUDED: FROM JAPAN, BUTOH ARTISTS KENTARO KUJIRAI AND BARABBAS OKUYAMA, WHO EMBODIED THE PHILOSOPHY OF YIN AND YANG IN THEIR HAUNTING DUET ENTITLED A HUM SAN SUI; DUO CHOI X KANG PROJECT FROM KOREA, WHO TWITCHED AND JERKED LIKE WINDUP TOYS TO THE SOUND OF A TICKING CLOCK IN THEIR COMICAL AND TECHNICALLY-DARING PIECE COMPLEMENT; AND FROM TAIWAN, MATHEMATICIAN-TURNED-CHOREOGRAPHER HAO CHENG USED THE STAGE AS HIS CHALKBOARD IN A SOLO THAT EXPLORED QUANTUM PHYSICS THROUGH REPETITIVE CIRCULAR MOTION. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH PREVENTED THE JAPANESE BUTOH ARTISTS FROM TRAVELLING TO NEW YORK CITY, A HUM SAN SUI WAS PRESENTED AS A PRE-RECORDED VIDEO. ON BOTH NIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL, TICKED HOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE INVITED TO ARRIVE BY 6:45PM TO WATCH A SPECIAL 30-MINUTE SOLO PERFORMANCE IN JAPAN SOCIETY'S LOBBY TITLED FREESTEPS NINI, CHOREOGRAPHED BY WEI-CHIA-SU, THE FOUNDER OF ONE OF TAIWAN'S MOST-CELEBRATED DANCE COMPANIES HORSE. SHOMYO: BUDDHIST RITUAL CHANTSPIRAL MANDALA CEREMONY (RASEN MANDARA KAI-E) FEBRUARY 24-27, 2022 INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST TEI BLOW PRESENTED A REIMAGINED CONCERT OF COMPOSER YU KUWABARA'S SHOMYO PIECE SPIRAL MANDALA CEREMONY (RASEN MANDARA KAI-E). IN LIEU OF THE MONKS TRAVELLING TO THE U.S., BLOW CREATED AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT ON THE SOCIETY'S STAGE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ONE-HOUR-LONG SHOMYO PIECE FOR 12 PERFORMANCES. A LIMITED AUDIENCE CAPACITY OF 30-35 PEOPLE PER SESSION, SEATED ON FLOOR CUSHIONS AND BENCHES, WERE SURROUNDED BY SPEAKERS WHILE IMMERSED IN VISUALS CORRESPONDING TO KUWABARA'S COMPOSITION. IMAGES INCLUDED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF A NAVAJO POEM USED IN THE WORK, AS WELL AS JAPANESE TEXT AND MANDALAS USED IN ESOTERIC BUDDHISM, FROM WHICH SHOMYO, THIS MILLENNIUM-OLD CHANTING RITUAL, ORIGINATES. THE IMAGES WERE PROJECTED ONTO A "CURTAIN" MADE OF VAPOR THAT DESCENDED LIKE A WATERFALL IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE IN THIS INTIMATE SPACE CREATED ENTIRELY ON THE STAGE OF THE SOCIETY'S AUDITORIUM. WAVES ACROSS TIME: TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC OF OKINAWA MARCH 18 - 19, 2022 IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OKINAWA'S RETURN TO JAPAN FROM THE U.S., A GROUP OF THE ISLANDS' MOST EXQUISITE DANCERS PERFORMED A DIVERSE REPERTOIRE OF OKINAWAN TRADITIONAL PERFORMING ARTS ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC. HANDPICKED BY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE OKINAWA MICHIHIKO KAKAZU, THE VERSATILE ARTISTS PERFORMED CLASSICAL COURT DANCES AND KUMIODORI DEVELOPED DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE ARCHIPELAGO WAS AN INDEPENDENT KINGDOM CALLED RYUKYU (15TH-19TH CENTURIES). THE PROGRAM ALSO FEATURED POPULAR FARE FROM AFTER THE RYUKYU KINGDOM'S END, SUCH AS FOLK DANCES (ZO ODORI), TRADITIONAL ENSEMBLE MUSIC, AND A SHORT MUSICAL PLAY FROM THE MEIJI ERA (THE LATE-1800S). FROM THE BRIGHTLY-DYED BINGATA COSTUMES TO THE ISLAND MUSIC'S ICONIC USE OF PENTATONIC SCALES, THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF JAPAN'S SOUTHERNMOST PREFECTURE ENTHRALLED AUDIENCES. TWO IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROGRAM: AN INTRODUCTORY OKINAWAN DANCE CLASS AND A FAMILY OKINAWAN DANCE WORKSHOP. THIS PRODUCTION WAS ALSO PART OF A FIVE-CITY TOUR PRODUCED AND ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIETY THAT TRAVELED TO FURMAN UNIVERSITY (GREENVILLE, SC), THE KENNEDY CENTER (WASHINGTON, D.C.), LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (EASTON, PA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (CHICAGO, IL).
PART III - LINE 4B: PERFORMING ARTS CONT.OKI: MUSIC OF THE AINU MAY 6, 2022 OKI KANO, KNOWN PROFESSIONALLY AS OKI, IS THE LEADING MUSICIAN OF AINU MUSIC. BORN IN HOKKAIDO WITH AINU ANCESTRY, HE GREW UP IN KANAGAWA PREFECTURE AND STUDIED INDUSTRIAL ARTS AT THE PRESTIGIOUS TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS. WHILE LIVING IN NYC AS A VISUAL ARTIST IN THE EARLY 1990S, HE RECOGNIZED THE ROOTS OF HIS IDENTITY AND TURNED HIS CAREER TOWARDS ADVOCATING FOR THE PRESERVATION AINU CULTURE. OKI HAS RECOVERED AND RECREATED TRADITIONAL MUSIC ON THE TONKORI, A STRINGED INSTRUMENT OF THE AINU PEOPLE, USING PRE-1970S RECORDINGS COLLECTED BY ETHNOMUSICOLOGISTS AS HIS ONLY GUIDES (SINCE NO MASTERS OF THE INSTRUMENT EXIST TODAY). THE RICH, REVERBERATING TWANG OF THE TONKORI STRINGS, WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY MADE FROM DEER TENDONS, ALLOWED AINU SHAMANS TO COMMUNICATE WITH SPIRITS THAT CONTROL THE WIND, RAIN AND OTHER NATURAL PHENOMENA CALLED KAMUY. AS THE ONLY COMMERCIAL TONKORI PLAYER IN THE WORLD, HIS MUSIC HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE FILM AINU MOSIR (2020), WHICH STREAMED ON NETFLIX.
PART III - LINE 4C: MEDIA AND MARKETINGTHE MEDIA & MARKETING DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IS TO ELEVATE AWARENESS FOR THE INSTITUTION AND ITS VARIOUS INITIATIVES, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXECUTIVE TEAMS TO DRIVE YEAR-ROUND EVENT ATTENDANCE, REGISTRATIONS, DONATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, AND BRAND ENGAGEMENT ALL GUIDED BY OUR U.S.-JAPAN BRIDGE-BUILDING MISSION. THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE AIM TO CULTIVATE NEW, DIVERSE AUDIENCES, DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH EXISTING PATRONS, AND BUILD LONG TERM, SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS BENEFICIAL TO ALL AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AT JAPAN SOCIETY, THE M&M TEAM IS MANAGED BY THE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DIGITAL (WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL), COMMUNICATIONS/PRESS (ENGLISH AND JAPANESE LANGUAGE), PRINT PUBLICATIONS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, CREATIVE STRATEGY, VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY, ADVERTISING, EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2021-22, WE CONTINUED TO BROADEN OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH, THROUGH CO-SPONSORSHIP AND CROSS-PROMOTION OF EVENTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GLOBALLY, AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION. IN ADDITION, THE M&M TEAM CONTINUED TO IMPROVE THE WEBSITE'S VISUAL AND FUNCTIONALITY ASPECTS TO CONTEMPORIZE OUR EXTERNAL IMAGE, UNIFY OUR PROGRAM THEMES, AND CREATE AN OPTIMIZED USER EXPERIENCE. OUR IMPROVED DIGITAL PRESENCE HELPS POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN IMPACTFUL AND DYNAMIC FUTURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SOCIETY REQUIRES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE FORMS ARE THEN REVIEWED FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SOCIETY'S SALARY STRUCTURE, INCLUDING OFFICER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED THROUGH EXTERNAL MARKET DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF ACTUAL SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SOCIETY DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 971,522. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 181,849. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 93,354. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,246,725.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSSES -359,518.

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