2024-09-16T14:04:03-05:00 2021-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2021-01-01 954245623 GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER GOFO 3103280907 355 EAST 1ST STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 MITCHELL MAKI PRESIDENT 3103280907 2024-09-16 1 JONI FUJIHARA P01370973 2136393550 2021 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X 355 EAST 1ST STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 1950821 0 1 X WWW.GOFORBROKE.ORG X 1989 CA THE MISSION OF THE GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER IS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CHARACTER AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE VIRTUE AND VALOR OF OUR WORLD WAR II AMERICAN VETERANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY. 17 17 12 60 0 0 1165872 1444409 52966 0 33617 80950 60584 42021 1313039 1567380 0 1000 0 0 886711 809800 0 0 211782 577695 625658 1464406 1436458 -151367 130922 5160128 5385589 146052 132789 5014076 5252800 X THE MISSION OF THE GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER IS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CHARACTER AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE VIRTUE AND VALOR OF OUR WORLD WAR II AMERICAN VETERANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY. 0 0 303907 EXHIBITS: 1) INTERPRETIVE CENTER - LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES' LITTLE TOKYO HISTORIC DISTRICT, GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER'S "DEFINING COURAGE" EXHIBITION PROVIDES A HANDS-ON, EXPERIENCE-BASED APPROACH THAT ENGAGES VISITORS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. IT EXPLORES THE CONCEPT OF COURAGE THROUGH THE LIVES OF YOUNG JAPANESE AMERICANS OF WORLD WAR II AND TEACHES THEIR HISTORY AND ITS RELEVANCE TO OUR LIVES TODAY. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS ARE FEATURED WITHIN THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ACT AS ADDITIONS TO THE "DEFINING COURAGE" EXHIBIT, FURTHER EMPHASIZING THE NISEI VETERAN EXPERIENCE FROM WWII. 2) TRAVELING EXHIBIT - IN JULY 2017, GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER LAUNCHED A TRAVELING EXHIBITION ENTITLED "COURAGE AND COMPASSION: OUR SHARED STORY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE," WHICH CHRONICLES THE STORIES OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER WWII. USING IMAGES, AUDIO, AND INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, IT PROVIDES A 360-DEGREE PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR WWII EXPERIENCE, WHILE EXPLORING ITS RELEVANCE TODAY. 3) MONUMENT - THE GO FOR BROKE MONUMENT SYMBOLIZES, AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO, THE NISEI SOLDIERS' COURAGE, HONOR, AND SACRIFICE IN THE FACE OF STRUGGLE AND RACISM AND SERVES AS A REMEMBRANCE SO THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. TO PRESERVE THE MONUMENT FOR VISITORS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, THE MONUMENT IS CLEANED AND POLISHED, THE SURROUNDING AREA IS LANDSCAPED, AND THE VISITOR KIOSK, LIGHTING, AND 24-HOUR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ARE MAINTAINED. 398468 1000 EDUCATION: GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER OPERATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION, PERPETUATION, AND SHARING OF THE NISEI SOLDIER LEGACY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE COLLECTING ORAL HISTORIES OF JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II AND POST-WAR JAPAN OCCUPATION, INTEGRATING THOSE INTERVIEWS INTO SCHOOL LESSON PLANS, PROVIDING INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, DEVELOPING A COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PRODUCING EDUCATIONAL DVDS, AND ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON ITS WEBSITE. 112867 OUTREACH: GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER OFFERS SCHOOL TOURS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-12 AND PAIRS THE TOURS WITH A WORKSHOP ON ORAL HISTORIES WITH THE GOAL TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS TO EMBODY THE VETERANS' VALUES OF COURAGE, EQUALITY, HUMILITY, AND PATRIOTISM. ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING STUDENTS NEEDING COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDITS. 48719 25517 STORE - GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER OFFERS LOGO MERCHANDISE, INCLUDING CLOTHING, BACKPACKS, AND MUGS. ALSO AVAILABLE ARE BOOKS, DVDS, INFANT AND TODDLER CLOTHING, AND ARTWORK MEMORIALIZING AND CELEBRATING JAPANESE AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. IN 2019, THE "CALLED TO SERVE" HELLO KITTY PLUSH WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH SANRIO TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II. 48719 25517 863961 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X MITCHELL MAKI 3103280907 355 EAST 1ST STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 JAIME SUGINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN AKUNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG ISHII DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUNIOR BRYANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY HARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK IZUMO TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY MALONEY SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NIKKI KODAMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN NISHIKAWA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE TANAKA VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROY YAMAGUCHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KAGAWA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEE TACHIKI-CHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HENNING CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EMIKO KRANZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ONO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACI TOJI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL MAKI PRESIDENT 40.00 X 215000 0 11437 JANIS TANJI WONG VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 115000 0 5500 330000 0 16937 2 0 1 0 0 93955 424642 179315 746497 310 1444409 34338 34338 51 51 386230 339618 46612 46612 46612 13149 424642 13149 0 56191 30674 25517 25517 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 16453 16453 16453 1567380 25517 0 97454 1000 1000 336834 195423 26478 114933 376775 218076 136140 22559 5353 5353 36569 20210 9789 6570 54269 32655 10756 10858 1365 1365 30150 30150 8737 8737 77785 38273 10038 29474 3316 528 1043 1745 1100 1100 55673 39504 11182 4987 7982 1338 2404 4240 247183 245994 1189 17773 10668 3561 3544 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 45053 11639 32996 418 POSTAGE AND MAILING 26120 20762 1049 4309 UTILITIES 22906 3590 19316 PRINTING 21251 5339 13237 2675 59264 17862 35932 5470 1436458 863961 360715 211782 373559 444973 170371 25397 24094 56335 64473 60380 20326 58423 5345055 1994324 3597914 3350731 909191 1389150 200 200 5160128 5385589 105996 90419 15000 20250 25056 22120 146052 132789 X 4826576 5010161 187500 242639 5014076 5252800 5160128 5385589 130922 107802 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 717801 802395 974536 1165872 1444409 5105013 717801 802395 974536 1165872 1444409 5105013 67121 5037892 15817 18990 18067 15765 34389 103028 125618 4908 5869 136395 7156 2377 14618 34384 16453 74988 5419424 640603 0.92960 0.90260 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 7,156. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 2,377. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 14,618. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 34,384. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 16,453. 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GALA DINNER 437791 424642 13149 13149 437791 424642 13149 13149 13149 0 MITCHELL MAKI 355 E FIRST STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MITCHELL MAKI PRESIDENT 189000 0 0 0 26000 0 11437 0 0 0 226437 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11A EXPLANATION - PRIOR TO FILING, FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOOKKEEPER OR PRESIDENT AND A DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBER, BEFORE FORWARDING TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS EACH CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ENSURES THAT BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN WHEN VOTING ON RELATED TOPICS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT'S AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND SALARY SURVEY DATA. OFFICER COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IS OBTAINED THROUGH INQUIRY. THE FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 1, BOX B - AMENDED RETURN: THE ORGANIZATION IS FILING AN AMENDED FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 BECAUSE ITS ORIGINAL FILING WAS SUBMITTED BEFORE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDIT HAD BEEN COMPLETED. 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