Japanese Language School of Greater Boston Inc

Analysis

Japanese Language School of Greater Boston Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2014, 12 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, Japanese Language School of Greater Boston Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Japanese Language School of Greater Boston Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hyde Park School of Dance ($1.2m), African American Leadership Alliance - Milwaukee Inc ($1.2m) and Welcome Home Ministries ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $706k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $627k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 101 employees.