Pittsburgh Japanese School

Analysis

Pittsburgh Japanese School is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Pittsburgh Japanese School reported income of $216k and spending of $186k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $191k to $216k (+13%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pittsburgh Japanese School sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magnum Chorum ($215k), Bruka Theater of the Sierra Inc ($216k) and East Tennesee Japanese School Inc ($215k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $292k against liabilities of $7,210, net assets of $285k. It reported 20 employees.