Japanese American Citizens League

Analysis

Japanese American Citizens League is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Japanese American Citizens League reported income of $130k and spending of $179k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $136k to $130k (-4.3%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Japanese American Citizens League sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers ($130k), PTA North Carolina Congress ($130k) and Medical Evacuation Disaster Intervention Corps LLC ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $5,148, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 1 employees.