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REIMBURSEMENTS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 70,742. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 227,129. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 156,462. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 102,640. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 913. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 65473446 1712669 9370710 -1895659 78452484 66282320 1947200 -891836 1864238 65473446 68938522 2628059 -2625614 2658647 66282320 67273415 2281737 2435813 3052443 68938522 60847828 4379987 4432760 2387160 67273415 0.12200 0.60300 0.27500 0 0 1491562 1491562 16775160 11795081 4980079 193710 30305 163405 6635046 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. 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 GRANTMAKING 304500 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT SUPPORT 15737 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 1615971 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 INVESTMENTS 1073308 1 0 0 0 1 0 3009516 0 3009516 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, JAPAN RELIEF 304500 FMV 8 0 0 0 1 1 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 MOTOATSU SAKURAI, LISA BERMUDEZ, RURI KAWASHIMA, FUMIKO MIYAMOTO AND BETTY BORDEN. 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: ANNUAL DINNER 1292784 1088784 204000 121080 1292784 1088784 204000 121080 121080 82920 X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSHUA W WALKER PHD PRESIDENT & CEO 597244 0 0 0 0 0 28500 0 44396 0 670140 0 0 0 MOTOATSU SAKURAI PRESIDENT EMERITUS 350247 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350247 0 0 0 LISA BERMUDEZ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 228043 0 0 0 0 0 30063 0 23045 0 281151 0 0 0 GREGORY CORSICO VP OF DEVELOPMENT 175606 0 0 0 0 0 13148 0 33956 0 222710 0 0 0 YOKO SHIOYA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 155819 0 0 0 0 0 17460 0 15579 0 188858 0 0 0 JOHN AGAPITO DIR. OF BUILDING SERVICES 170514 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170514 0 0 0 MICHELE DEBRECENI DIR. OF MEDIA & MARKETING 126057 0 0 0 0 0 12844 0 15900 0 154801 0 0 0 X 4 39846 FMV 0 1 0 PART III - LINE 4A 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, 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 REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE 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, OUTDOOR/OOH DISPLAY MEDIA, ADVERTISING, EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2020-21, WE BUILT UPON THE VIRTUAL CONTENT AND PROGRAMMING THAT WE LAUNCHED IN SPRING 2020, WHEN OUR BUILDING SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE EXPANDED OUR VIRTUAL OFFERINGS THROUGH NEW VIDEO SERIES, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD; HELD OUR FIRST VIRTUAL TOWN HALL OF JAPAN SOCIETY MEMBERS; AND LAUNCHED DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR OUR FIRST FULLY ONLINE GALLERY EXHIBITION AND THE FIRST-EVER STREAMING-ONLY ITERATION OF OUR JAPAN CUTS ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL. 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 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO, JOSHUA W. WALKER, PH.D. EXECUTED ON THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE AND BRAND IDENTITY IN MAY 2021. THIS REFRESHED VISUAL PRESENCE INCLUDED A NEW LOGO AND CREATIVE DIRECTION TO CONTEMPORIZE OUR EXTERNAL IMAGE AND UNIFY OUR PROGRAM THEMES. THIS RENEWED EXTERNAL "FACE" STRENGTHENS OUR DIGITAL PRESENCE AND POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN IMPACTFUL AND DYNAMIC FUTURE. PART III - LINE 4B GALLERY: SPOTLIGHT MAY 28, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 IN TOTAL, OVER 160 ATTENDED THE EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS-ONLY PROGRAMMING. JAPAN SOCIETY'S GALLERY PROGRAM LAUNCHED SPOTLIGHT, AN ONLINE SERIES HIGHLIGHTING ARTISTS AND THEIR PRACTICES THROUGH FEATURED STUDIO TOURS, LIVE DEMOS, Q&A'S, AND MORE. THIS EXCLUSIVE, MEMBERS-ONLY VIRTUAL PLATFORM CONNECTED ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WHILE TRANSCENDING PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, FOSTERING VITAL CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE ARTS IN NEW YORK, JAPAN, AND BEYOND. THIS PROVED TO BE A GOOD WAY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR MEMBERS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AND TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAMS. MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO JOIN EACH OF FOUR ARTIST'S LIVE PRESENTATIONS AND Q&A, WHICH WERE ALSO MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AFTER THE BROADCAST. THE ARTISTS PRESENTED WERE MIKA TAJIMA (MAY 28, 2020), FLORIAN LDENBURG OF SO-IL (JUNE 25, 2020}, SUSAN CIANCIOLO (JULY 9, 2020} AND MOTOYUKI SHITAMICHI (SEPTEMBER 19, 2020). THESE PRESENTATIONS RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM MEMBERS, AND EACH SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION ATTRACTED AROUND 40-50 MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. PRIOR TO THE WEBSITE RE-LAUNCH IN 2021, THE PRESENTATIONS WERE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE PUBLIC. WE HOPE TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON. (HTTPS://WWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORG/PAGE/PROGRAMS/GALLERY/SPOTLIGHT-SERIES) FROM HERE TO THERE SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 - JANUARY 21, 2021 OVER 360 TICKETS WERE SOLD FOR THIS ONLINE PROGRAMMING SERIES, TO REPLACE IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2020, THE GALLERY PRESENTED ITS FIRST VIRTUAL OPENING OF THE ONLINE, COMMISSIONED PROJECT, FROM HERE TO THERE, INITIATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL SPACE FOR ARTISTIC PRACTICE, DISCUSSION, AND PRODUCTION WITH THREE VISUAL ARTISTS, NOBUTAKA AOZAKI, HANAKO MURAKAMI, AND AKI SASAMOTO. WITH THE HELP OF OUR MEDIA STAFF, WE PRESENTED LIVING DOCUMENTATION -- PHOTOGRAPHS, RESEARCH NOTES, AND OTHER BEHIND-THE-SCENES MATERIALS AS EACH PROJECT PROGRESSED IN ITS OWN DIRECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF A LARGER THEME. THESE MATERIALS WERE UPDATED REGULARLY ON THE DOSSIER-STYLE WEB PAGE THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE SHOW. PRIOR TO THE WEBSITE RE-LAUNCH IN 2021, THE PRESENTATIONS WERE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE PUBLIC. WE HOPE TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON. (HTTPS://WWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORG/PAGE/PROGRAMS/GALLERY/FROM-HERE-TO-THERE) EN/TRANCE MARCH 5, 2020 THROUGH 2021 EN/TRANCE IS A SERIES OF PROJECTS PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS FOR YEAR-LONG PERIODS. IN 2017, NEW YORK/TOKYO BASED MULTI-TALENTED ARTIST HIROSHI SUGIMOTO RENOVATED THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOYER GARDEN AND IT BECAME A STAGE FOR WELCOMING VISITORS WITH IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES WITH ART. FOR THE 2020-21 EDITION OF EN/TRANCE, TEPPEI KANEUJI PRESENTED HIS NEW SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION. PART III - LINE 4C LANGUAGE CENTER: THE LANGUAGE CENTER OFFERED 362 COURSES IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE, BOTH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN, FOR 3,746 STUDENTS. 42 UNIQUE PROGRAMS PROVIDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEVELS OF EXPERTISE AND FOR A VARIETY OF GOALS AND PURPOSES. 13 LEVELS OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE STUDY WERE AVAILABLE, TAUGHT BY 15 TEACHERS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL WORKSHOPS FOR HIRAGANA, KATAKANA, KANJI AND ONOMATOPOEIA, JLPT PREPARATORY CLASSES, J-DRAMA, JAPAN RIGHT NOW, TWITTER VERSE, SHORT STORIES, KEIGO & BUSINESS, JAPANESE SOCIETY THROUGH MANGA, ANIME, AND CONVERSATIONAL COURSES FOR BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED SPEAKERS. JAPAN SOCIETY ALSO OFFERED COURSES IN SHODO (JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY}, CRASH COURSES FOR TRAVELERS TO JAPAN, SURVIVAL JAPANESE, JAPANESE BUSINESS ETIQUETTE, NIHONGO CHAT (LANGUAGE EXCHANGE EVENTS}, INTENSIVE WEEKEND COURSES, JAPANESE-LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE GROUP LESSONS, AND ENGLISH COURSES GEARED FOR NATIVE JAPANESE SPEAKERS. ALL PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HELD ONLINE SINCE MARCH 16, 2020 UNDER THE PANDEMIC. ARTIST TEPPEI KANEUJI INVESTIGATES THE MASS CONSUMPTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, SOURCING MATERIALS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE, FOUND OBJECTS, AND FIGURES IN POPULAR CULTURE TO CREATE ARTWORKS THAT ARE AT ONCE PLAYFUL AND CRITICAL. FOR HIS 2020-2021 INSTALLATION IN THE JAPAN SOCIETY GARDEN POND, S. F. (SPLASH AND FLAKES), HE COMBINED NATURAL ELEMENTS - TREE BRANCHES FROM NEW YORK CITY - WITH READY-MADE ARTIFICIAL ITEMS - TUBING AND PIPE FITTINGS - IN BRICOLAGE SCULPTURES THAT ADDED A DYNAMIC NARRATIVE TO THE SPACE. ON THE SECOND FLOOR, HE DISPLAYED WORKS FROM HIS SIGNATURE SERIES, WHITE DISCHARGE, FOR WHICH HE ASSEMBLED VARIOUS EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND PLASTIC GOODS COVERED WITH WHITE RESIN. HIS COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS BECAME FIXTURES THAT EXPANDED THE GARDEN'S ORIGINAL CONTEXT, PRESENTING A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE ARTWORKS AND THE PLANTS. WHEN PRACTICE BECOMES FORM: CARPENTRY TOOLS FROM JAPAN MARCH 11, 2021-JULY 11, 2021 (ON-SITE AND ONLINE) OVER 5000 ATTENDEES VISITED THIS EXHIBITION IN PERSON, ON A TIMED-TICKET BASIS TO PREVENT OVERCROWDING AND TO PREVENT COVID-19 TRANSMISSION THIS EXHIBITION WAS CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY ESTEEMED ARCHITECT SOU FUJIMOTO IN COLLABORATION WITH BROOKLYN'S POPULAR ARCHITECTURE. IT HIGHLIGHTED RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE, AS WELL AS CRAFTSMANSHIP THROUGH WOODWORKING TOOLS, PATTERNS, AND MODELS. THE SHOW FEATURED A VARIETY OF TOOLS, MODELS, AND CARPENTRY TECHNIQUES USED FOR CENTURIES TO BUILD JAPAN'S WOODEN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES FROM TEMPLES AND SHRINES TO BRIDGES. PUBLIC PROGRAMS: LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDED SETTING UP A JAPANESE CHISEL (4/29/21), TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD (5/13/21), AND SOU FUJIMOTO: BETWEEN NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE (6/24/21). PUBLICATION: A COMPLIMENTARY DOWNLOADABLE DIGITAL PUBLICATION WITH FULL COLOR IMAGES, AND COMMISSIONED DRAWINGS AND DESIGN BY ARTIST NATHAN ANTOLIK, WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL COLORING BOOK OF TOOLS. THIS DIGITAL CATALOGUE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE WEBSITE. 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 GAINS -9,414. IPPAN-SHADAN-HOJIN JAPAN SOCIETY 14-9 HIGASHIMINE-MACHI TOKYO OTA-KU JA 145-0074 FUNDRAISING JA 2855 11404 JAPAN SOCIETY