Japanese American Citizens League

Analysis

Japanese American Citizens League is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 $128k and spending of $158k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $133k to $128k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Japanese American Citizens League sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womans City Club of Greater Cincinnati ($128k), March 13 Fund ($128k) and Downtown Florence Alliance ($128k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $885k against liabilities of $1,154, net assets of $883k.