2025-09-12T10:35:45-05:00 2024-12-31 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-01-01 941224469 THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JAPA 4159864383 149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET 4TH FL SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 STEVE POLLOCK PRESIDENT 4159864383 2025-09-09 1 1 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2025-09-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEVE POLLOCK 149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET 4TH FL SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 1537381 0 X WWW.USAJAPAN.ORG X 1905 CA TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES IN A CHANGING WORLD. 40 39 6 94 0 0 412540 357343 958615 1089947 41620 67476 -81130 -66250 1331645 1448516 0 0 0 0 685031 706639 0 0 263148 535035 513779 1220066 1220418 111579 228098 1560231 1803000 281732 292946 1278499 1510054 X FOUNDED IN 1905, THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKS TO ADVANCE U.S. - JAPAN COLLABORATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. THE SOCIETY OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BAY AREA WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN JAPAN. IT IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR U.S. - JAPAN INSIGHTS, OPPORTUNITIES, COLLABORATION, AND NETWORKING. 0 0 301580 413181 JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSESTHE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFERS JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE BAY AREA. OUR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS ARE SEASONED TEACHERS OF JAPANESE, HAVING TAUGHT BOTH IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN, AND OUR LESSON TYPES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GROUP CLASSES (RANGING FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED COURSES), CORPORATE CLASSES (WITH LESSONS TAILORED FOR EACH ORGANIZATION), PRIVATE TUTORING, AND WORKSHOPS. JSNC OFFERS 3 SEMESTERS OF GROUP LANGUAGE CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ENROLLS MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS PER SEMESTER IN APPROXIMATELY 30 GROUP LESSON SECTIONS, RANGING FROM BEGINNING TO ADVANCED. JSNC ALSO OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS AND ENROLLED MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS IN PRIVATE LESSONS IN 2024. 132393 142825 INNOVATION CONFERENCEIN COOPERATION WITH THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY US-ASIA TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CENTER, JSNC ORGANIZES TIMELY AND INTERESTING PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON JAPAN -U.S. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SIGNATURE ACTIVITY IS AN INTENSIVE YEAR-LONG PROCESS TO IDENTIFY COMPANIES WITH A JAPAN - U.S. CONNECTION THAT HAVE ACHIEVED HIGHLY NOTEWORTHY INNOVATIONS IN BUSINESS OR TECHNOLOGY. THE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED EACH YEAR AT THE PUBLIC "JAPAN - U.S. INNOVATION AWARDS SYMPOSIUM" HELD AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND PUBLICIZED WIDELY THROUGH THE MEDIA. FURTHER, THE INNOVATION INITIATIVE OFFERS INTERIM PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON JAPAN - U.S INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THESE PROGRAMS, NAMED "INNOVATION SALONS," ARE HELD BOTH IN SAN FRANCISCO AND IN SILICON VALLEY. MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ATTEND THE IA SYMPOSIUM WHERE THEY HEAR PRESENTATIONS, NETWORK WITH OTHER ATTENDEES, AND VISIT EXHIBITOR BOOTHS. 103235 126689 HEALTHCARE CONNECTIONUS-JAPAN HEALTHCARE CONNECTION WAS CREATED AS AN INTEGRATED COLLABORATION BETWEEN JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND US-JAPAN MEDTECH FRONTIERS TO PROMOTE MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION THROUGH US-JAPANESE INTERACTION IN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT. THE PROGRAM IS GOVERNED BY THE US-JAPAN HEALTHCARE COUNCIL AND WILL PROVIDE A MAJOR CONFERENCE AND A ROADSHOW INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE US GROWTH COMPANIES IN JAPAN AND A HEALTHCARE SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCING JAPANESE COMPANIES IN HEALTHCARE TO POTENTIAL US PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE TIMELY INTERIM EVENTS ON IMPORTANT TOPICS AS WELL AS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024 MORE THAN 350 PEOPLE ATTENDED SEPARATE CONFERENCE EVENTS IN TOKYO AND KUMAMOTO TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND PITCHES BY A DOZEN EARLYSTAGE HEALTHTECH COMPANIES. 166791 407252 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS 166791 407252 703999 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 39 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 40 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 CA X STEVE POLLOCK 4159864383 149 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET 4TH FL SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 STEVE POLLOCK PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 165833 0 11536 LARRY GREENWOOD BOARD CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TAKAHIDE AKIYAMA VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SALTZMAN SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 MARSHA VANDE BERG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAZUHIKO ABE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOSHIYA AOKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOBUYUKI BABA DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE BASALLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NOBUKO SAITO CLEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD DASHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DREW EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE FISHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOSHIAKI FUJIMORI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLEN FUKUSHIMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FULLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAZUHIRO GOMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY GOPAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REHITO HATOYAMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOTETSU HAYASHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMIKO HIGASHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEIKO HORKAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEN ISAYAMA DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHI KAIFU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KIMURA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENTON KING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMAE KOBAYASHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YALE KOFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE KOPP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HIROAKI KUWAJIMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON METZLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MONTEILH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK MOORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YUKI MURAYAMA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKA NISHIMURA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL O'BRYAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PEARLSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOSHIAKI TOJO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TSUYOSHI TSURUMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SATORU WATANABE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY YAMAGUCHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMI YOSHIKAWA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIHO GREENBERG CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 104025 0 9860 269858 0 21396 2 0 1 0 0 242803 58656 55884 22615 357343 LANGUAGE TUITION REV 611600 413181 413181 PROGRAM SERVICE REV 900099 337078 337078 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 263628 263628 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 76060 76060 1089947 67476 67476 22615 242803 88865 -66250 -66250 1448516 1089947 0 1226 291254 203877 46863 40514 367260 254501 30157 82602 16445 14012 225 2208 31680 22173 3624 5883 46970 46970 15483 10701 3020 1762 11938 8355 1366 2217 32151 32151 22471 4735 15986 1750 30196 30196 14621 14621 184890 174681 10209 68 68 3396 3396 COMMUNITY SUPPORT 122364 1013 878 120473 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 10012 9901 111 DUES 9604 50 3926 5628 TAXES 8115 8115 1500 1500 1220418 703999 253271 263148 204677 265924 377379 437208 105931 67673 1647 6661 1649 1649 68 0 865618 1020623 4911 4911 1560231 1803000 92725 114765 189007 178181 281732 292946 X 1278133 1510054 366 0 1278499 1510054 1560231 1803000 228098 3457 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 89767 202037 234910 412540 357343 1296597 822155 813336 753308 974440 1112562 4475801 911922 1015373 988218 1386980 1469905 5772398 102575 144248 81726 66700 64500 459749 119261 88439 128128 68212 29004 433044 221836 232687 209854 134912 93504 892793 4879605 11432 22959 30438 41620 67476 173925 11432 22959 30438 41620 67476 173925 923354 1038332 1018656 1428600 1537381 5946323 0.82060 0.78820 0.02920 0.02460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1649 1649 0 0 X 1540838 3457 88865 92322 1448516 0 1448516 1309283 88865 88865 1220418 0 1220418 PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE SOCIETY'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE SOCIETY PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE SOCIETY FILES TAX RETURNS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 88,865. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 88,865. 38TH ANNUAL "AWARD OF HONOR" GALA 265418 242803 22615 22615 2632 33710 29908 265418 242803 22615 22615 2632 33710 29908 88865 -66250 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEVE POLLOCK PRESIDENT 149833 0 16000 0 0 0 1676 0 9860 0 177369 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 UPON ACHIEVING AN OPERATING PROFIT OF $10,000, STEVE POLLOCK, PRESIDENT, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $16,000, AND MIHO GREENBERG, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, RECEIVED A BONUS OF $9,900 IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS MEMBERS CONSISTING OF THREE (3) CLASSES: INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, AND HONORARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE. FIRM MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AS SUCH, BUT ALL REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS DESIGNATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY EACH FIRM MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1) VOTE EACH AND SHALL BE NUMBERED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER A QUORUM IS PRESENT IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AT ANY MEETING OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND VOTES ON ITS APPROVAL, WHICH SERVES AS THE FORMAL AND FINAL APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE APPROVED, THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (THE "JSNC") ENGAGES IN A PERIODIC REVIEW OF CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH REVIEW IS TO ENSURE: (A) THAT ALL CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS ARE DISCLOSED; (B) THAT ALL PAYMENTS PAID TO OR RECEIVED FROM THE JSNC FOR THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES ARE DETERMINED BASED ON ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM INDEPENDENT AND COMPETENT SOURCES; (C) THAT ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE JSNC; AND (D) THAT THE JSNC DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN PROHIBITED PRIVATE INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION, ANY OF WHICH COULD JEOPARDIZE THE JSNC'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, WHO THEN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE HR COMMITTEE. THE HR COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION AND REPORTS ITS DECISION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION STUDY FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WAS CONDUCTED IN MARCH 2025. THERE IS ONE OFFICER OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT, THE COO. AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR, THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OF EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR BONUSES AND RAISES, IF APPROPRIATE, TO THE HR COMMITTEE. THE HR COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATION AND, AFTER HAVING A CHANCE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, APPROVES, REJECTS, OR REVISES THE RECOMMENDATION. THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL RECOMMENDATION WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED IN MARCH 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.