Japan-America Society of Houston Inc

Analysis

Japan-America Society of Houston Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Japan-America Society of Houston Inc reported income of $248k and spending of $369k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income fell from $497k to $248k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Japan-America Society of Houston Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Self Help Crafts of the World West ($248k), Nishkam Sikh Welfare Organization USA Inc ($248k) and Mexican Christian Childrens Aid Inc ($248k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $181k. At year end it held assets of $589k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $573k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.