Colorado · Nonprofit
JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO
JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $527 to it, the largest being BOETTCHER FOUNDATION ($300). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $326k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $527
- Net assets
- $387k
What Japan America Society of Colorado does
Mission
Japan America Society of Colorado works to expand people to people relationships between Japan and Colorado by serving as a bridge to connect via business, civic, education, and cultural organizations. We are dedicated to promoting positive U.S.-Colorado-Japan relationships. We believe that understanding each other through our differences and our similarities subsequently leads us to understand the world in which we live. In serving our community and guests, we are guided by the following core values that position us to fulfill our mission and achieve our vision: Unique Opportunities, Education & Life-Long Learning, Excellence, Respect/Understanding/Collaboration, and Fiscal Responsibility.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The JASC Annual Gala in 2024 had a theme of "Whisky & Wagyu", focusing on the various agricultural connections between Colorado and Japan. Speakers included representatives from the U.S. Meat Export Federation, local whisky distillers who work with all Colorado farms for their ingredients, and a small local Japanese distiller who does the same in Japan. The audience of international business and education leaders learned about this very important connection between our two communities and also had networking opportunities with both Japanese and Colorado corporate representatives.
$38,259 spent$101,523 earned by the program20% of program spendingThe JASC Annual Charity Golf Tournament is an important networking event that allows members of the local international business community to come together for a relaxed day of golf followed by a sushi dinner. Employees of both Japanese companies located in Colorado and Colorado companies doing business in Japan have the chance to meet and learn from one another. This fun event was held in June at Plum Creek Golf Club. We were happy to collaborate with the Japanese Business Association of the Rockies. We welcomed more than 100 golfers and 10 volunteers.
$29,784 spent$30,957 earned by the program15% of program spendingPassport to Japan is a top program of Japan America Society of Colorado, focusing on basic conversational Japanese language, cultural lessons, and general information about travel throughout Japan. In 2024, we offered Passport to Japan in Level 1 and Level 2. The classes were offered 4 times throughout the year and continue to prove to be very well received by the community, oftentimes selling out completely.
$5,313 spent$38,200 earned by the program3% of program spendingOther key program expenses include Cultural events, Japan Cup, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Japanese Kite Festival, the Business Speaker Series event and Japan in the Schools.
$36,724 spentof which $5,787 as grants$14,841 earned by the program19% of program spendingAdditional conference, marketing, meeting and staffing expenses that are directly related to program execution. In an event based organization, these program staffing costs are critical to executing the mission of the organization
$80,179 spent42% of program spendingMiscellaneous expense
$2,635 spent1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $192,894.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2020 to 2021, from $312k to $362k (+16%).
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: 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 4% · 2021 0% · 2022 15% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
36% of JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 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.
Chief executive
Claudine Locascio
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $5 → $338.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO’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.
How concentrated its funding is
JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
43% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 89% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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 JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $227 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 4,524 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,524 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
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 JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO: 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 JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO?
- JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $527 to it, the largest being BOETTCHER FOUNDATION ($300). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $527 in grants to JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO?
- BOETTCHER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $300 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF COLORADO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 2 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