2025-05-15T11:34:25-05:00 2024-06-30 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2023-07-01 131675082 JAPAN SOCIETY INC JAPA 2127151287 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 JOSHUA WALKER PHD PRESIDENT & CEO 2127151287 2025-05-15 1 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOSHUA WALKER PHD 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 26583368 0 X WWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORG X 1913 NY LEADING U.S. ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DEEPENING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN U.S. AND JAPAN 54 53 105 57 -178699 0 5407078 5909029 1173638 1671615 2170805 2126863 1520730 2841482 10272251 12548989 0 0 0 0 8464700 8692018 0 0 1539346 5267977 5465227 13732677 14157245 -3460426 -1608256 75380892 79819549 1036326 1307790 74344566 78511759 X JAPAN SOCIETY IS THE PREMIER ORGANIZATION CONNECTING JAPANESE ARTS, CULTURE, BUSINESS, AND SOCIETY WITH AUDIENCES IN NEW YORK AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY2024, ATTENDANCE ONSITE WAS 36.9K WITH 3.3K PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE PROGRAMS. 0 0 1910525 53201 GALLERY: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 1592813 116466 PERFORMING ARTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 1325975 MEDIA AND MARKETING: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 3917659 1878177 FILM, TALKS, BUSINESS AND POLICY FORUM, LANGUAGE CENTER, EDUCATION AND FAMILY, AND LASTLY MEMBERSHIP. 3917659 1878177 8746972 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 119 0 1 105 1 1 1 1 JA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 54 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X LISA BERMUDEZ 2127151287 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 MERIT E JANOW CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MASATOSHI KOMORIYA VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TOBY S MYERSON VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS L PETERSON VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN J ONUMA SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GERALD L CURTIS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL J DECKELBAUM DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A DRUCKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY EDMISTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HIROSHI FUJIKAWA DIRECTOR (TO 6/24) 3.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS J FORSTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL GLUCK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KENZO HAKUTA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HALBY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YOSUKE HONJO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEISHI HOTSUKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH R PERELLA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN S MACDONALD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ERI KAKUTA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A KARR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SATOSHI KAWAMURA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TETSUO KAWATE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KHALIL DIRECTOR (TO 3/24) 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA KIRKPATRICK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MASAHIRO KOIKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY KOZLOWSKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEIJI MACHIDA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUN MAKIHARA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHUJI MATSUURA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE MILLER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS K MONTAG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MORIWAKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SATORU MURASE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES NASH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TATSUO OKAZAKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HIROFUMI OTSUKA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JASON REKATE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD N SHAAK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SNODDY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA N SOLOMON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YUJI SUGIMOTO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YOSHITERU SUZUKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY M TALARICO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD J TOUMEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SAYU UENO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TOMONORI WADA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM F WEISSENBERG DIRECTOR (TO 6/24) 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WILLSEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 AKIRA YAMAMOTO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NAOHIKO YOSHIKAWA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ZARCONE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MIKIO MORI HONORARY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 J THOMAS SCHIEFFER HONORARY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE R GREENBERG LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD S LANIER LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DERYCK C MAUGHAN LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY A MCKINNELL JR LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA W WALKER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 568289 0 61606 LISA BERMUDEZ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 332912 0 51371 GREGORY CORSICO VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 241054 0 55270 ANDREW CONNOR FMR. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 130946 0 44873 YOKO SHIOYA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 176989 0 31587 JOHN AGAPITO DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES 40.00 X 181353 0 0 TOMOKO OKUNO SR. DIR., BUSINESS & POLICY FORUM 40.00 X 155562 0 51952 1787105 0 296659 16 0 1 0 VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES PO BOX 3009 MONROE WI 535668309 ADVISORY SERVICES 259913 1 1758854 647175 473561 3029439 539088 5909029 TUITION 900099 1118319 1118319 ADMISSIONS 900099 422667 422667 COLLABORATION FEE 900099 59244 59244 TOURING 900099 52976 52976 MUSEUMS & OTHER SOCIETIES 900099 15000 15000 3409 3409 1671615 1726538 -178699 1905237 286637 0 286637 286637 286637 14149459 13749134 400325 400325 400325 1191849 647175 285245 906604 906604 12400 0 12400 12400 CARES ACT - ERTC 900099 1272012 1272012 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 347200 347200 MISC. INCOME 900099 16629 16629 1635841 12548989 2047844 -178699 4770815 901922 528947 228492 144483 5840948 3425518 1479743 935687 440473 258323 111589 70561 977573 573314 247657 156602 531102 311473 134549 85080 16940 13887 2608 445 63003 63003 219824 219824 1016584 885035 103208 28341 320772 306935 13267 570 496989 378560 94327 24102 442318 385093 50469 6756 375536 260874 103652 11010 189469 135111 49006 5352 FACILITY COST 979528 699244 256371 23913 OTHER 391126 176462 206427 8237 FEES 353584 161968 191486 130 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 347096 60452 281402 5242 252458 185776 33847 32835 14157245 8746972 3870927 1539346 1172833 1180484 764770 845789 150000 0 31978 33152 104335 171544 18214902 12180666 6341162 6034236 61876762 64744583 4541962 6495991 397090 313770 75380892 79819549 748546 878884 287780 428906 1036326 1307790 X 14526329 15148108 59818237 63363651 74344566 78511759 75380892 79819549 X -1608256 6104033 -328584 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5291959 5381125 5809634 5407078 5909029 27798825 5291959 5381125 5809634 5407078 5909029 27798825 740804 27058021 1650046 2136315 1546223 1596947 2191874 9121405 289908 18652 87810 311326 1635841 2343537 39263767 7016428 0.68910 0.72110 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 187,268. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 17,739. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 7,056. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 20,262. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 16,629. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 102,640. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 913. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 80,754. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 291,064. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 347,200. CARES ACT - ERTC - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,272,012. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 65987556 2849737 1068320 34467 69871146 65551131 2822772 1529962 3916309 65987556 78452484 2039405 -13065859 1874899 65551131 65473446 1712669 9370710 -1895659 78452484 66282320 1947200 -891836 1864238 65473446 0.09310 0.68120 0.22570 0 0 1491562 1491562 16409042 12005757 4403285 314298 174909 139389 6034236 LTD PTRSHIPS & SIMILAR INVEST 6406358 F ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 89633 F 6495991 PART V, LINE 4: THE 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. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT SUPPORT 52843 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES HONORARIUM FOR JOSHUA WALKER AS SPEAKER/REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES 13860 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 INVESTMENTS 947525 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 INVESTMENTS 852068 2 0 0 0 2 0 1866296 0 1866296 0 0 0 0 0 0 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, AND TOMOMI SEKIYA. EACH PERSON REVIEWS ALL PROPOSALS AND THE SPREADSHEET BEFORE MEETING. 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. ANNUAL DINNER 1839024 647175 1191849 253965 300 30980 1839024 647175 1191849 253965 300 30980 285245 906604 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSHUA W WALKER PRESIDENT & CEO 568289 0 0 0 0 0 30500 0 31106 0 629895 0 0 0 LISA BERMUDEZ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 332912 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 21371 0 384283 0 0 0 GREGORY CORSICO VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 241054 0 0 0 0 0 24853 0 30417 0 296324 0 0 0 YOKO SHIOYA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 176989 0 0 0 0 0 17752 0 13835 0 208576 0 0 0 TOMOKO OKUNO SR. DIR., BUSINESS & POLICY FORUM 155562 0 0 0 0 0 16231 0 35721 0 207514 0 0 0 JOHN AGAPITO DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES 181353 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181353 0 0 0 ANDREW CONNOR FMR. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 130946 0 0 0 0 0 13587 0 31286 0 175819 0 0 0 X 6 539088 FMV X TRAVEL 53 134512 FMV 0 1 0 PART III - LINE 4A: GALLERY OUR FALL EXHIBITION, OUT OF BOUNDS: WOMEN ARTISTS OF FLUXUS (10/13/23-1/21/24), EXPLORED THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF JAPANESE WOMEN IN FLUXUS, AN INFLUENTIAL POST-WAR AVANT-GARDE ART MOVEMENT. THIS EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTED 4 PIONEERING YET OVERLOOKED JAPANESE WOMEN ARTISTS BASED IN NYC -- SHIGEKO KUBOTA (1937-2015), YOKO ONO(1933-), TAKAKO SAITO (1929-) AND MIEKO SHIOMI (1938-) -- AND SAW ARTWORKS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED IN THE 1960S REACTIVATED AND STAGED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE EXHIBITION. ENRICHMENT EVENTS INCLUDED: 1. 10/27/24: SOUND ARTIST/FORMER FLUXUS MEMBER YASUNAO TONE STAGED A SOUND EVENT WITH 2023 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE TOMOMI ADACHI. 2. 11/18 & 19/24: COMPOSER KEIKO UENISHI PERFORMED MIEKO SHIOMI'S 1963 WORK < BOUNDARY MUSIC > IN THE GALLERY. 3. 1/09/25: CURATOR'S TALK. 4. 1/17/25: FLUXFILMS, A 1-HOUR SERIES OF SHORT FILMS MADE BY FLUXUS ARTISTS. 5. LECTURES, SCHOOL TOURS, & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EXTENDED THE EXHIBITION BEYOND OUR GALLERIES. SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, AND BY A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. GALLERY ATTENDANCE: 4,884 IN THE SPRING, WE OPENED THE EXHIBITION, NONE WHATSOEVER: ZEN PAINTINGS FROM THE GITTER-YELEN COLLECTION (3/8-6/16/2024). JAPAN SOCIETY (JS) GALLERY PRESENTED AN EXPLORATION OF THE ORIGINS OF ZEN BUDDHISM THROUGH INK PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHIES BY PAINTER-MONKS SPANNING OVER FOUR CENTURIESFROM ZEN MASTER HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) TO A FEW OF THE MANY FAMED MONKS AND ARTISTS INFLUENCED BY HIS WORKS. SPANNING THREE GALLERY SPACES, AS WELL AS JS GALLERY'S EXTERNAL SKY ROOM, THE EXHIBITION WAS COMPRISED OF A ROBUST INSTALLATION OF 20 SIGNIFICANT PAINTINGS BY HAKUIN IN OUR FIRST GALLERY, AND PAINTINGS BY HAKUIN'S VARIOUS FOLLOWERS FROM THE 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH CENTURIES IN OUR SECOND AND THIRD GALLERIES. THE HISTORICAL ZEN PAINTINGS WERE COMPLEMENTED BY A POP-UP INSTALLATION IN OUR SKY ROOM FEATURING A FEW CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHIES THAT DEMONSTRATED ZEN PAINTING'S ONGOING INFLUENCE. THE SIMPLE, MONOCHROME INK PAINTINGS WERE EXHIBITED ALONG EACH WALL OF OUR GALLERIES. THE UNIQUE EXHIBITION DESIGN, WHICH FEATURED A VIBRANT CARPET AND LIMITED WALL TEXT, GENERATED A PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE APPROPRIATE TO THE SUSTAINED CONTEMPLATION OF ZEN PAINTINGS. A TOTAL OF 4,584 PEOPLE VISITED JAPAN SOCIETY TO TOUR NONE WHATSOEVER. FOURTEEN NYC SCHOOLS BROUGHT 436 CHILDREN FOR TOURS. ANCILLARY PROGRAMMING BROUGHT MANY OTHERS TO OUR BUILDING, UNITING FANS OF ZEN BUDDHISM, FILM AFICIONADOS, AND CURIOUS K-12 STUDENTS THROUGH THIS EXHIBITION. SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY THE E. RHODES AND LEONA B. CARPENTER FOUNDATION. JAPAN SOCIETY GALLERY PROGRAMS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FROM BOOTH FERRIS FOUNDATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS & CULTURE LECTURE PROGRAMS WERE MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY SOMPO HOLDINGS, INC.; THE LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST ENDOWMENT FUND; THE MARY GRIGGS BURKE ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE MARY LIVINGSTON GRIGGS AND MARY GRIGGS BURKE FOUNDATION; THE MASAKO MERA AND KOICHI MERA, PHD FUND FOR EDUCATION AND THE ARTS; PEGGY AND DICK DANZIGER; AND FRIENDS OF THE GALLERY. SUPPORT FOR ARTS & CULTURE LECTURE PROGRAMS WAS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY THE SANDY HECK LECTURE FUND. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED BY JAPAN AIRLINES, THE OFFICIAL JAPANESE AIRLINE SPONSOR FOR JAPAN SOCIETY GALLERY EXHIBITIONS. GALLERY ATTENDANCE: 4,584 PART III - LINE 4B: PERFORMING ARTS JS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTED A SEASON OF 8 PROGRAMS, MOST IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE. FALL SAW JOHN CAGE'S JAPAN (SEPT. DEC. 23), A 4-PART SERIES EXPLORING JAPAN'S INFLUENCE ON THE RENOWNED COMPOSER JOHN CAGE: 1. CAGE SHUFFLE (9/28-29/23), A CHANCE-BASED WORK OF DANCE-THEATER CONCEIVED BY PAUL LAZAR AND ANNIE-B PARSON BASED ON TEXTS BY CAGE; 2. RYOANJI (10/21-23), A MULTIMEDIA CONCERT CURATED BY CAGE EXPERT TOMOMI ADACHI, PERFORMED BY NEW YORK'S INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE ALONGSIDE JAPANESE MUSICIANS VIA LIVESTREAM FROM KANAZAWA, JAPAN; 3. NOH-OPERA / NOH-TATION (11/16/23), IN WHICH ADACHI REALIZED CAGE'S UNFINISHED NOH OPERA PROJECT; AND 4. CAGE SHOCK (12/7/23), AN HOMAGE TO CAGE'S IMPACTFUL CONCERT TOUR TO JAPAN IN 1962. ALL SOLD OUT WEEKS IN ADVANCE, NECESSITATING ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES AND A LIVESTREAM COMPONENT FOR CAGE SHOCK. SPRING 2024 PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDED HAMLET | TOILET (1/10-13), AN IRREVERENT MASHUP OF SHAKESPEARE AND JAPANESE BATHROOM CULTURE BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR YU MURAI; NIHON BUYO IN THE 21ST CENTURY (1/24-26), TRADITIONAL DANCE DERIVED FROM KABUKI AND FEATURING THE ESTEEMED HANAYAGI MOTOI AND RISING STAR AZUMA TOKUYO; AND THE GOOD STORY MURDERS (3/18), A CONTEMPORARY PLAY READING BY PLAYWRIGHT AYA TAKAHA AND DIRECTOR TAI THOMPSON, BOTH WOMEN ARTISTS UPCOMING IN THEIR FIELDS. THIS EVENT FEATURED DEAF ACTOR APRIL CHENG, AND THE PERFORMANCE AND Q&A WERE ASL-INTERPRETED. THE SEASON CULMINATED WITH BEYOND BALLET, BEYOND HIP-HOP (5/10-11/24), A DOUBLE BILL OF NORTH AMERICAN DANCE PREMIERES, FEATURING THE ALL-FEMALE HIP-HOP-CENTERED DANCE ENSEMBLE MWMW, AND PRIMA BALLERINA HANA SAKAI IN AN ECO-THEMED DANCE WITH A SCRIPT BY VISIONARY PLAYWRIGHT TOSHIKI OKADA. THE SEASON WAS MADE POSSIBLE, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. MAJOR SUPPORT WAS GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY DOUG AND TERESA PETERSON; HOWARD GILMAN FOUNDATION; AND HISAMITSU AMERICA, INC. ENDOWMENT SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY THE LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST ENDOWMENT FUND, THE JOHN AND MIYOKO DAVEY ENDOWMENT FUND, AND THE ENDOWMENT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, ESTABLISHED WITH A LEADERSHIP GIFT FROM THE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY THE FAN FOX AND LESLIE R. SAMUELS FOUNDATION, RICHARD AND MOMONA ROYCE, NANCY AND JOE WALKER, DR. AND MRS. CARL F. TAEUSCH II, DR. JEANETTE C. TAKAMURA, ESTATE OF ALAN M. SUHONEN, AND FRIENDS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. WAS THE OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM. YAMAHA WAS THE OFFICIAL PIANO PROVIDER OF JAPAN SOCIETY. SEASON ATTENDANCE: 3,673 PART III - LINE 4C: MEDIA AND MARKETING THE 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 AND MEMBERS, 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 DIRECTOR OF MEDIA & MARKETING AND ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DIGITAL (WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL), MARKETING/ADVERTISING/CREATIVE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN (DIGITAL AND PRINT), EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, PR MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2023-24, 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 HAS WORKED ACROSS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS TO BETTER SHAPE THE STORYTELLING OF JAPAN SOCIETY'S MISSION IN EFFORTS TO BOOST FUNDRAISING, MEMBER ACQUISITION AND SPONSORSHIP, TO BETTER PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE FUTURE AND MEET THE CURRENT MOMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 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 12C THE 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 15 THE 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 19 THE 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 XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSSES -328,584. IPPAN-SHADAN-HOJIN JAPAN SOCIETY 14-9 HIGASHIMINE-MACHI TOKYO OTA-KU JA 145-0074 FUNDRAISING JA 41143 42482 JAPAN SOCIETY