Hawaii · Nonprofit
HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER
HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER (Hawaii) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT M AND ALICE K FUJIMOTO FOUNDATION ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $62k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $460k
What Hawaii Japanese Center does
Mission
The center's mission is to honor the legacy of japanese immigrants to hawaii by:-preserving records and artifacts relating to the history of the japanese in hawaii.-educating current and future generations about the struggles, sacrifices and successes of their immigrant forebears.-serving as a bridge to foster understanding and collaborative research between hawaii and japan.-sharing the japanese culture through the center's educational and cultural activities.the center's goal is by preserving the past, it can serve as a resource for people of all backgrounds to learn about and appreciate the history of the japanese in hawaii and the contributions that the immigrants from japan made in hawaii's history.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
In fiscal year 2023-2024, the Hawaii Japanese Center (hjc) focused its efforts on several key programs:1) preserving the history of hawaii's rich multicultural heritage through its collection of artifacts,photographs, books, and documents donated by the community;2) inspiring an appreciation for hawaii's ethnic diversity and aloha spirit through programs that engage the community through exhibits, speakers, films, workshops, and cultural programs; and3) sharing the lessons of our multicultural society and passing them on to future generations.growing its programs following the covid-19 pandemic, hjc experienced significant growth infiscal year 2023-2024 both in terms of the number of events held and the number of people it served.1) preservation: many hawaii families are presently undergoing a dramatic generational shift as family elders pass on. Offspring are left with the responsibility of taking care of family homes and artifacts. This is especially true on hawaii island, which still has many older houses relative to other hawaiian islands. Hjc has a growing reputation for being one of the few organizations that accepts donations of used items. Hjc's collections assistant…
$140,082 spent$4,994 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990. Program spending in total: $140,082.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $727k to $995k (+37%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 50% · 2021 58% · 2024 24%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Wayne Kamitaki
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER's revenue fell 76% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER
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In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER?
- HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER (Hawaii) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,500 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT M AND ALICE K FUJIMOTO FOUNDATION ($1,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,500 in grants to HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER.
- Who is the largest funder of HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER?
- THE ROBERT M AND ALICE K FUJIMOTO FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HAWAII JAPANESE CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Hawaii. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing