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JAPAN SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
JAPAN SOCIETY INC (EIN 13-1675082)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-15
IRS object ID
201911359349304091
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-15T10:30:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 ADMIN.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2127151287PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES J REILLYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00183769PTIN
Phone2126617777PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address184.74.172.82IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-15IPDt
IP Tm10:28:47IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id22603B5F3D0F044F5E1D98A58B2AA5892463CC73AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$20,287,764GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body47VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent46VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee99TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers80TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$33,644NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,882,364PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,309,127CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,217,978PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,324,855CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,036,546PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,983,922CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$240,826PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$385,962CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,377,714PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,003,866CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$700,369PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$93,348CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,035,365PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,419,472CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,274,329CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,665,184PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,123,360CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,400,918PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$11,636,180CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,976,796PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$367,686CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$74,732,521TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$77,200,768TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$820,343TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$886,471TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$73,912,178NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$76,314,297NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,007,575ExpenseAmt
Revenue$65,830RevenueAmt
DescGALLERY:PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS, PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES AND CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH TRADITIONAL, FOLK, RELIGIOUS, CLASSICAL, AND MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FINE JAPANESE ARTS. ALSO SEE SCHEDULE O.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,846,479ExpenseAmt
Revenue$143,413RevenueAmt
DescPERFORMING ARTS: PRESENTS PERFORMANCES, PRODUCES TOURS AND COMMISSIONS NEW WORKS ENCOMPASSING TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY THEATER, DANCE, OPERA AND MUSIC. ALSO SEE SCHEDULE O.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$935,570ExpenseAmt
Revenue$859,497RevenueAmt
DescLANGUAGE CENTER:THE TOYOTA LANGUAGE CENTER OFFERS 12 COMPREHENSIVE LEVELS OF JAPENSES, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED COURSES AND WORKSHOPS INCLUSIG SHODO (JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY). ALSO SEE SCHEDULE O.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,757,781ExpenseAmt
Grant$93,348GrantAmt
Revenue$523,688RevenueAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE:A) TALKS+ - BRINGS TOGETHER LEADING THINKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE PROVOCATIVE DISCUSSIONS ON DIVERSE TOPICS INCLUDING SOCIAL ISSUES, AESTHETICS, CONSUMER CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY.B) BUSINESS AND POLICY - HOSTS PUBLIC AND INVITATION-ONLY PROGRAMS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND POLICY COMMUNITY COVERING THE PEOPLE AND ISSUES THAT DEFINE THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP IN A REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXT.C) INNOVATORS NETWORK - THE U.S.-JAPAN INNOVATORS NETWORK IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY NETWORK OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED INNOVATIVE LEADERS COMMITTED TO CREATING A BETTER WORLD.D) MEMBERSHIP - JAPAN SOCIETY SUPPORT INCLUDES REVENUE FROM INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERS. IN RETURN FOR THEIR SUPPORT, JAPAN SOCIETY PROVIDES CORPORATE MEMBERS WITH NETWORKING, KNOWLEDGE-SHARING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO BUSINESS AND POLICY LEADERS AND UNIQUE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES.INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM FREE ADMISSION TO OUR GALLERY, EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO MEMBER EVENTS AND SPECIAL OFFERS, AND DISCOUNTS ON FILMS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS.E) FILM - THE FILM PROGRAM ENDEAVORS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JAPANESE FILM THROUGH DIVERSE PRESENTATIONS, FROM CLASSICS TO CONTEMPORARY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS.F) MEDIA AND MARKETING - THE MEDIA AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT DRIVES NEW AND EXISTING INITIATIVES TO BUILD AWARENESS OF JAPAN SOCIETY AND ITS PROGRAMS VIA THE WEB AND IN PRINT. OUTREACH INCLUDES USING TRADITIONAL MEDIA SUCH AS PRINT AND RADIO, AS WELL AS LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING, BLOGS, VIDEO SHARING, WEBCASTING, SOCIAL BOOKMARKING, AND FORUMS.G) EDUCATIONAL - THROUGH EXCITING ONLINE AND ON-SITE PROGRAMMING, EDUCATION AND FAMILY PROGRAMS BRING JAPAN TO AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AND BRINGS TOGETHER JAPANESE AND AMERICAN STUDENTS.H) JAPAN SOCIETY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND - ON MARCH 12, 2011, JAPAN SOCIETY CREATED THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND (JERF), A DISASTER RELIEF FUND TO AID VICTIMS OF THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND GO TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY HELP VICTIMS OF THE MARCH 11, 2011 DISASTER.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,757,781TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$93,348TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$523,688TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,547,405TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document118IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee99EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members47GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member46IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 (63 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH R PERELLA
CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOTOATSU SAKURAI
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$348,909$0$53,603
STANLEY M BERGMAN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERALD L CURTIS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITSURU CLAIRE CHINO
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
JACOB A FRENKEL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YASUNOBU FUKUDA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL GLUCK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAURICE R GREENBERG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARIK M HALL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKIO HAZUMI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSUKE HONJO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOICHI ITO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERIT E JANOW
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICK H KATAYAMA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAJIME KAWAMURA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NOBUYUKI KAWABATA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A KARR
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK KHALIL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN B KINDRED
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD S LANIER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN S MACDONALD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUN MAKIHARA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIDEMOTO MIZUHARA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MASATO MIYACHI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SATORU MURASE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOBY S MYERSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIDETO NISHITANI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENTARO OKUDA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS L PETERSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PUNIT RENJEN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN A ROCKEFELLER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAKAYUKI SAWANO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SNODDY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY SCHILT
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TEIJI TERAMOTO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA N SOLOMON EDD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY M TALARICO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHINGO UENO
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS WACHENHEIM
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAKASHI YATSUNAMI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATSURAO YOSHIMORI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A ZARCONE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL S AMMOS II
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN E COLBY
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYOTA ISSHIKI
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON C IWATTA
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YUKIHIKO MATSUMMURA
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIROSHI SUEHIRO
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YASUSHI TAKAHASHI
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER G TOWNSEND
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMOFUMI YOSHIDA
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER G PETERSON
FORMER DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN J ONUMA
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BERMUDEZ
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMIN.40.00Yes (X)$206,231$0$43,369
YOKO SHIOYA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR40.00$147,284$0$27,989Yes (X)
MICHELE DEBRECENI
DIR. OF MEDIA & MARKETING40.00$122,774$0$27,133Yes (X)
JEFFERY MILLER
DIR. OF EDU. & FAMILY PROG40.00$130,207$0$39,401Yes (X)
YUKIE KAMIYA
GALLERY DIRECTOR40.00$110,788$0$24,073Yes (X)
JEFFREY NEMETH
DIR. OF BLDG & SERVICES40.00$115,846$0$51Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,182,039TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$215,619TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
INSIGHT EXHIBIT LLC
75 BRYANT TRAILCARMELNY10512CONSTRUCTION$124,144
GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT SUPPLY
244-21 61ST AVENUE APT 1LITTLE NECKNY11362STAGE RENTAL$112,832
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC
13980 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693CONSULTING$112,497
ICRANE LLC
209 HEYERS MILL ROADCOLTS NECKNJ07722RENOVATION$111,017
BDMC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
2 ELIZABETH PLACEARMONKNY10504CONSTRUCTION$109,391
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$404,536MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,304,835FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$123,089GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,476,667AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$31,536NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,309,127TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION900099$857,005$857,005
ADMISSIONS900099$467,850$467,850
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,324,855TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,823,470TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,823,470ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$176,691RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$176,691RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$176,691TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$176,691ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,141,246SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,980,794SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,160,452SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,160,452TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,160,452ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$151,500FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,304,835ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$209,802FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$58,302TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$58,302ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$60,862GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$93,302CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$32,440TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$32,440RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REIMBURSEMENTS900099$227,129$227,129
MISC. INCOME900099$72,884$72,884
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$300,013OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,003,866TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,592,428RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,102,311ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,348TotalAmt
Program Services$93,348ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$638,431TotalAmt
Program Services$395,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,488FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,099,842TotalAmt
Program Services$2,538,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$954,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$606,805FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,578TotalAmt
Program Services$200,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,963FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,421TotalAmt
Program Services$631,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$236,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,922FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$337,200TotalAmt
Program Services$208,727ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,951FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,469TotalAmt
Program Services$5,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$331FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,303TotalAmt
Management And General$53,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,612TotalAmt
Management And General$113,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,018,537TotalAmt
Program Services$916,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,816FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,398TotalAmt
Program Services$100,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$768FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$741,091TotalAmt
Program Services$588,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,434FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,422TotalAmt
Program Services$53,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,797FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,513TotalAmt
Program Services$204,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,651FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$508,504TotalAmt
Program Services$372,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,570FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,994TotalAmt
Program Services$17,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,259FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$574,692TotalAmt
Program Services$400,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,530FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,430TotalAmt
Program Services$26,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,888ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FACILITY COST$665,017$471,983$163,874$29,160
OTHER$371,891$193,089$158,598$20,204
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINTEN$243,734$79,210$162,788$1,736
EVENT SERVICES$151,753$48,986$46,823$55,944

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,636,180TotalAmt
Program Services$7,547,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,814,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,274,329FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,637,287BOYAmt
EOY$3,410,354EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$860,447BOYAmt
EOY$632,959EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$87,188EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,203BOYAmt
EOY$24,262EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225,790BOYAmt
EOY$95,894EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,670,146LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,829,173LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,963,010BOYAmt
EOY$3,840,973EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,007,615BOYAmt
EOY$64,042,226EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,805,627BOYAmt
EOY$4,805,058EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,180,542BOYAmt
EOY$261,854EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,732,521BOYAmt
EOY$77,200,768EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$477,181BOYAmt
EOY$505,530EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,162BOYAmt
EOY$380,941EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$820,343BOYAmt
EOY$886,471EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,750,904BOYAmt
EOY$17,900,134EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,962,673BOYAmt
EOY$11,215,562EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,198,601BOYAmt
EOY$47,198,601EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,912,178BOYAmt
EOY$76,314,297EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,732,521BOYAmt
EOY$77,200,768EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$367,686ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,023,705NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,728OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$9,252,283CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,612,715CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,960,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,882,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,309,127CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,017,037TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,252,283CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,612,715CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,960,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,882,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,309,127CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,017,037TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,505,217SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$30,511,820PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,243,504CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,863,529CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,930,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,671,829CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,000,161CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,709,378TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$385,153CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$195,354CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$203,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$185,587CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$300,013CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,269,821TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$47,996,236TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,157,991GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.63570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61880PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 189,321. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 38,808. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 25,450. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 114,845. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 72,884. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 195,832. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 156,546. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 178,264. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 70,742. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 227,129.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$60,847,828BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,379,987ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,432,760InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,387,160OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$67,273,415EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,158,434BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,496,279ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,494,828InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,312,057OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$60,847,828EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$66,724,001BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,120,055ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,128,311InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,557,311OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$63,158,434EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$67,531,275BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,003,747ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,607,500InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,418,521OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$66,724,001EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.15270BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.68460PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16270TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$16,937,020OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,652,961DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,284,059BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$241,564OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$176,212DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,352BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,840,973TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
LTD PTRSHIPS & SIMILAR INVEST$4,708,276F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS$96,782F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,805,058TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

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 MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANINVESTMENTS$2,609,685
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)INVESTMENTS$650,486
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICGRANTMAKING$93,348
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICPROGRAM SERVICES$72,22112PROJECT SUPPORT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,425,740SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,425,740TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantJAPAN RELIEFPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$93,348CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTMAKING 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,456,335GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,304,835CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$151,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$209,802OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,456,335GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,304,835CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$151,500GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$209,802OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$209,802DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$58,302NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 (4 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
MOTOATSU SAKURAI
PRESIDENT$348,909$0$0$0$0$0$27,500$0$26,103$0$402,512$0$0$0
LISA BERMUDEZ
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMIN.$206,231$0$0$0$0$0$21,603$0$21,766$0$249,600$0$0$0
YOKO SHIOYA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$147,284$0$0$0$0$0$14,980$0$13,009$0$175,273$0$0$0
JEFFERY MILLER
DIR. OF EDU. & FAMILY PROG$130,207$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$39,401$0$169,608$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$31,536NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III - LINE 1JAPAN SOCIETY INC. (THE "SOCIETY") IS THE LEADING U.S. ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DEEPENING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. THE SOCIETY SERVES AUDIENCES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN ARTS AND CULTURE, PUBLIC POLICY, BUSINESS, LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION.
PART III - LINE 4AGALLERY HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: GATES OF PARADISE OCTOBER 20, 2017 -JANUARY 7, 2018 A TOTAL OF 6,434 ATTENDED THE EXHIBITION AND ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMMING. THE EXHIBITION WAS INSPIRED BY THE JOURNEY OF FOUR THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOYS WHO VISITED THE PAPAL AND ROYAL COURTS OF 16TH CENTURY EUROPE, THE FIRST JAPANESE TO DO SO. THE SHOW FEATURED 25 SUGIMOTO PHOTOGRAPHS AS WELL AS 20 PAINTINGS AND OBJECTS FROM 16TH CENTURY JAPAN. HIROSHI SUGIMOTO TRACED THE BOYS' FOOTSTEPS IN EUROPE THROUGH HIS SERIES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITES THEY ENCOUNTERED. TO PLACE THEIR STORY IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT, SUGIMOTO SELECTED 25 16TH AND 17TH-CENTURY WORKS, INCLUDING WESTERN-STYLE MULTI-PANEL SCREENS, SCROLL PAINTINGS, PRINTS DEPICTING EUROPEAN THEMES, AND PORTABLE OBJECTS BEARING CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS, ALL PRODUCED IN JAPAN. THESE "NANBAN" WORKS INCLUDED DESIGNATED IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROPERTIES. THROUGH SUGIMOTO'S WEAVING OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART, GATES OF PARADISE SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON A PIVOTAL MOMENT OF EXCHANGE BETWEEN JAPAN AND EUROPE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD WITHIN THE BROADER HISTORY OF INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC LINKS BETWEEN CULTURES. IT EXPANDED UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN JAPANESE AND WESTERN SOCIETIES BEFORE THE MEIJI ERA (1868-1912), WIDELY CONSIDERED THE MOMENT OF JAPAN'S ENTREE ONTO THE WORLD STAGE. JAPAN SOCIETY PUBLISHED A 216-PAGE HARDCOVER FULL-COLOR CATALOGUE (SKIRA/RIZZOLI, 2017). TO ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBITION, JS OFFERED DOCENT-LED TOURS SATURDAYS AT 2:30 PM AND FRIDAYS AT 7 PM; A 3-PART LECTURE SERIES-MONSIGNOR TIMOTHY VERDON: TWO VISIONS OF PARADISE, 10/21/17, ON THE LEGACY OF GHIBERTI'S MASTERPIECE; THE SOUTHERN BARBARIANS ARRIVE: NAVIGATING THE NANBAN SCREENS, 12/1/17, WITH PROFESSOR MATTHEW MCKELWAY; ARCHITECTURE OF TIME: ENOURA OBSERVATORY, WHERE CONSCIOUSNESS AND MEMORY ORIGINATE, 12/15/17 WITH HIROSHI SUGIMOTO; A SEMINAR, CONNOISSEURSHIP: MAPS OF EARLY MODERN JAPAN, 11/9/17, WITH WALTER ARADER ILL; TWO GALLERY TALKS: IMAGE-IN-FOCUS 11/23+13/17 WITH COLUMBIA PH.D. CANDIDATES CHEN JIANG AND VALERIE ZINNER. FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS: TREASURE MAPS AND DISCOVERY PACKS FURING OBAKE FAMILY DAY FESTIVAL, 10/29/17; EDUCATOR OPEN HOUSE 11/1/17; 10 MORNING SCHOOL GROUP TOURS/WORKSHOPS. TO SUPPLEMENT THE DIDACTIC PANELS AND LABELS IN THE GALLERY SELECT WORKS HAD DESIGNATED AUDIO GUIDES EXPANDING ON THE TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ARTISTS, AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND FOR USE IN AND OUTSIDE THE GALLERY ON SMARTPHONES. A VIDEO TOUR PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXHIBITION. ADDITIONAL VIDEO CONTENT INCLUDED AN INTERVIEW WITH HIROSHI SUGIMOTO ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE EXHIBITION. A GIANT LEAP: THE TRANSFORMATION OF HASEGAWA TOHOKU, MARCH 9 -MAY 6, 2018 A TOTAL OF 6,219 VISITORS ATTENDED THE EXHIBITION AND ACCOMPANY PROGRAMMING. THE EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HASEGAWA TOHAKU (1539-1610), FOUNDER OF THE HASEGAWA SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND ONE OF 16TH CENTURY JAPAN'S LEADING ARTISTIC MASTERS. TOHAKU HAD RECENTLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RENEWED ATTENTION, INCLUDING AT THE KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM AND THE TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM, WHERE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARTIST'S DEATH WAS COMMEMORATED IN AN IMPORTANT 2010 SURVEY EXHIBITION. ADOPTING A MORE INTIMATE APPROACH TO TOHAKU, THE JAPAN SOCIETY EXHIBITION FOCUSED UPON AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SCREEN, DEPICTING BIRDS AND FLOWERS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN THE USA: CUTTING-EDGE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED BIRDS AND FLOWERS AS MARKING THE PIVOTAL MOMENT WHEN THE ARTIST REINVENTED HIMSELF FROM NOBUHARU, A PAINTER OF TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST PORTRAITS, TO TOHAKU, A PIONEER WHOSE INNOVATIONS IN THE ART OF THE JAPANESE FOLDING SCREEN HAD AN IMMEASURABLE IMPACT UPON SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF PAINTERS. RARE LOANS FROM OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN HELPED TO CONTEXTUALIZE THE BIRDS AND FLOWERS SCREEN. WITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS AS THE POINT OF DEPARTURE OF THIS EXHIBITION, JAPAN SOCIETY GALLERY NOT ONLY CALLED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS REMARKABLE PAINTER, BUT RAISED CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF PAINTERS IN JAPANESE SOCIETY: WITHIN A CENTURIES-OLD TRADITION OF ARTISTIC TRAINING, WHAT DID IT MEAN TO BE AN ARTIST IN 16TH- AND 17TH-CENTURY JAPAN, AND HOW WAS NOBUHARU/TOHAKU ABLE TO REFASHION HIS IDENTITY SO DRAMATICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER? BY VIEWING THE EXHIBITED MASTERWORKS FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT, A GIANT LEAP OFFERED A PLATFORM FOR CONSIDERING JAPAN'S TRANSITION INTO THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD, AS EXPRESSED IN THE VISUAL ARTS. A GIANT LEAP WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND A FULL RANGE OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES AND INTEREST LEVELS IN ORDER TO DEEPEN THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE, UNDERSTANDING AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE EXHIBITION. JAPAN SOCIETY OFFERED 3/11/18 GALLERY TALK: IMAGE-IN-FOCUS WITH MASATOMO KAWAI, DIRECTOR CHIBA CITY MUSEUM OF ART; 3/16/18 KEYNOTE LECTURE: HOW HASEGAWA TOHAKU CONQUERED THE WORLD, MIYEKO MURASE/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; TUESDAYS 3/13 - 5/1/18 MEDITATION SERIES; SYMPOSIUM: 4/7 /18 THE ARTIST'S TRANSFORMATION: RE-CONTEXTUALIZING HASEGAWA TOHAKU WITH MATTHEW MCKELWAY/COLUMBIA AND YUKIO LIPPIT/HARVARD UNIVERSITY; 4/15/18 WORKSHOP: MAKE A MASTERPIECE; 4/28/18 GALLERY TALK AND TEA: KACHO-ZU: BIRD AND FLOWERS IN THE ART OF TOHAKU.
PART III - LINE 4BPERFORMING ARTS JAPAN SOCIETY'S 2017-18 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON INCLUDED MASTERPIECES OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE GENRES AS WELL AS RISK-TAKING NEW WORKS BY GLOBAL ARTISTS. A TOTAL NUMBER OF 3,455 ATTENDED THESE OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. 1. MOTO OSADA'S FOUR NIGHTS OF DREAM / TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN CO-COMMISSION (9/13, 15, 16, 17/17}. THE SEASON OPENED WITH A CHAMBER OPERA BY NEW YORK-BASED JAPANESE COMPOSER MATO OSADA, CONDUCTED BY KEN-DAVID MASUR AND DIRECTED BY ALEC DUFFY. LIBRETTO BASED ON TEN NIGHTS OF DREAM (1908), TEN SHORT STORIES BY NATSUME SOSEKI (1867-1916), ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST NOTABLE AUTHORS. 2. LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT (SAYUSA} / YOKOHAMA NOH THEATER CO-COMMISSION (10/13+14/17}. NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. CHOREOGRAPHER/STAGE DIRECTOR LUCA VEGGETTI MERGED CONTEMPORARY DANCE WITH TRADITIONAL NOH THEATER, ASSEMBLING AN ELITE TEAM OF ARTISTS INCLUDING NOH KOTSUZUMI (SMALL HAND DRUM) MASTER AND NATIONAL TREASURE GENJIRO OKURA. LOOSELY DERIVED FROM THE OLDEST NOH PLAY/SACRED RITUAL, OKINA, DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS WITH INTERCONNECTING INTERLUDES. NOH MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH GENJIRO OKURA OFFERED ON 10/14/17. 3. RIKYU ENOURA: WORLD PREMIERE / ODAWARA ART FOUNDATION CO-COMMISSION (11/3, 4, 5/17. CONCEIVED BY HIROSHI SUGIMOTO, RECOUNTING A TRAGIC INCIDENT BETWEEN FOUNDING TEA CEREMONY MASTER SEN-NO-RIKYU AND THE PRE-EMINENT 16TH CENTURY RULER, GENERAL TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI. TEA CEREMONY BY SEN SO'OKU, DIRECT DESCENDENT OF SEN-NO-RIKYU. PERFORMED IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TITLES, AKIKO BABA COMPOSED THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT. 4. SITI COMPANY'S HANJO BY YUKIO MISHIMA / WORLD PREMIERE (12/7, 8, 9/17). NEW YORK- BASED SITI COMPANY PRESENTED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HANJO, A RE-CONTEXTUALIZATION OF A PLAY BY YUKIO MISHIMA (1925-1970), BASED ON A 14 TH CENTURY NOH PLAY OF THE SAME TITLE. CELEBRATED JAPANESE-ENGLISH BILINGUAL ACTOR LEON LNGULSRUD DIRECTED, UNVEILING MISHIMA'S TALE AS A BILINGUAL TRIPTYCH IN WHICH THE ACTORS ROTATED THROUGH EACH CHARACTER ROLE. ORIGINAL MUSIC. 5. MUGEN NOH OTHELLO BY SATOSHI MIYAGI/ NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE (1/1 1, 12, 13, 14/18). PART OF THE UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL. FANTASTICAL REIMAGINING OF SHAKESPEARE'S OTHELLO THROUGH THE STYLE OF MUGEN NOH (A PLAY BASED ON A DREAM OR ILLUSION). DIRECTED BY SATOSHI MIYAGI AND PERFORMED BY SHIZUOKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, FEATURED LAVISH COSTUMES, DYNAMIC LIVE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND CHANTING, AND EXAGGERATED EXPRESSIONS. TOLD FROM PERSPECTIVE OF OTHELLO'S DECEASED WIFE DESDEMONA, IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TITLES. JS OFFERED A WORKSHOP THEATRE TECHNIQUE WITH SPAC ON 1/13/18. 6. PLAY READING SERIES: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE PLAYS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION - OTOKOTACHI (MANHOOD) (3/26/18). 13 TH PLAY READING INSTALLMENT OF THE SERIES FEATURED IN OTOKATACHI, WRITTEN BY KISHIDA KUNIO AND HIDETO LWAI OF HI-BYE THEATER COMPANY. SARAH HUGHES DIRECTED GENDER SWAPPED CAST IN OFF-KILTER DEPICTION OF JAPANESE "BRO CULTURE," IN WHICH FOUR MEN FACE REALITIES OF ADULTHOOD. WORKSHOP WAS HOSTED ON 5/13/18, LED BY PLAYWRIGHT/DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THEATER COMPANY CHELFITSCH, TOSHIKO OKADA. 7. REST IN PEACE, NEW YORK: THEATER, WORMAN & IMMIGRATION/ PUBLIC FORUM (5/14/18). PERFORMANCE ARTIST SHIROTA MA HITSUJIYA COLLECTED NARRATIVE STORIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE NYC SOUTH EAST ASIAN COMMUNITY AND PRESENTED HER FINDINGS THROUGH A PERFORMANCE WITH OTHER LOCAL FEMALE ARTISTS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH ASIAN WOMEN PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE. 8. KOTO & SHAMISEN: A CONTEMPORARY SPIN ON TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS (5/24/18). LOCAL KOTO AND SHAMISEN ARTISTS YOKO REIKANO KIMURA AND YUMI KUROSAMA OFFERED A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC SELECTIONS BY LIVING COMPOSERS FROM U.S. AND JAPAN, JOINED ON STAGE BY WESTERN INSTRUMENTALISTS.
PART III - LINE 4CLANGUAGE CENTER THE TOYOTA LANGUAGE CENTER OFFERED 275 CLASSES IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE, BOTH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN, FOR 3,797 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 WRITING WORKSHOPS IN HIRAGANA, KATAKANA AND KANJI, JLPT PREPARATORY CLASSES, AND CONVERSATIONAL COURSES FOR BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED SPEAKERS. JAPAN SOCIETY ALSO OFFERED COURSES IN SHODO, JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY, CRASH COURSES FOR TRAVELERS TO JAPAN, JAPANESE BUSINESS ETIQUETTE, FUN AND CASUAL NIHONGO CHAT SESSIONS, INTENSIVE WEEKEND COURSES, JAPANESE-LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE GROUP LESSONS. THE LANGUAGE CENTER PRODUCES OUTSTANDING SHORT VIDEO CONTENT ON CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE AND ILLUSTRATED VOCABULARY CARDS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, BOTH OF WHICH ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR AND WIDELY FOLLOWED.
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 XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE GAINS 10,728.

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