Nonprofit · EIN 95-2664143
KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI
Also known as JAPANESE COMMUNITY PIONEER CENTER
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $33,409 | $80,764 | -$47,355 | $928,412 | $6,864 | $921,548 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $19,120 | $76,588 | -$57,468 | $956,859 | $6,864 | $949,995 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,206 | $70,423 | -$52,217 | $947,239 | $5,964 | $941,275 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,575
- Membership dues
- $7,200
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,619
- Net income from gaming
- $3,215
- Other revenue
- $3,215
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,700
- Program services (functional)
- $71,224
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,700
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,840
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $956,859
- Total assets, end of year
- $928,412
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,864
- Net assets, end of year
- $921,548
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,940
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $921,548
- Gross receipts
- $33,409
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARU TAKEHANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHIEKO ARASE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| FUMI STARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| NOBUYUKI OKADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AYAKA SAKURAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YOKO KAWAGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NORIE MORITA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAZUO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MITSUKO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOSHIKO SUGIYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARIYE TAKAHASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TAKESHI AOYAGI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| IZUMI MINAMITANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARU TAKEHANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHIEKO ARASE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| FUMI STARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| NOBUYUKI OKADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AYAKA SAKURAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YOKO KAWAGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NORIE MORITA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAZUO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MITSUKO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOSHIKO SUGIYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARIYE TAKAHASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TAKESHI AOYAGI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| IZUMI MINAMITANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARU TAKEHANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHIEKO ARASE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| FUMI STARK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| NOBUYUKI OKADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AYAKA SAKURAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YOKO KAWAGUCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NORIE MORITA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAZUO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MITSUKO ODA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOSHIKO SUGIYAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARIYE TAKAHASHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TAKESHI AOYAGI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| IZUMI MINAMITANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 244 S SAN PEDRO ST STE 301, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-3861
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAKESHI AOYAGI
- Signed the 990
- TAKESHI AOYAGI, PRESIDENT
- Website
- HTTP://JCPIONEERCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TOSHIKI HARA EA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2664143 or by the name KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
JAPANESE COMMUNITY PIONEER CENTER HAS BEEN SERVICING THE SENIOR POPULATION OF THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA. INITIALLY CREATED FOR SENIORS OF JAPANESE DESCENT TO HELP EACH OTHER BUT INCREASINGLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNS. JAPANESE COMMUNITY PIONEER CENTER PROVIDES SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, AND CULTURAL CLASSES IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES'S LITTLE TOKYO AREA.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION OFFERED ITS MEMBERS MEDICARE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, CITIZENSHIPCLASS, ENGLISH CLASS, COMPUTER CLASS AND JAPANESE CULTURAL CLASSES SUCH AS JAPANESE DANCE, TEA CEREMONY, POETRY, QUILTING AND CLAIGRAPHY TO ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CIRCULATED INFORMATIVE NEWLETTER OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE ELDERLY.
- THE ORGANIZATION OFFERED ITS MEMBERS MEDICARE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, CITIXENSHIP CLASS, ENGLISH CLASS, COMPUTER CLASS AND JAPANESE CULTURAL CLASSES SUCH AS JAPANESE DANCE, TEA CEREMONY, POETRY, QUILTING AND CALLIGRAPHY TO ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CIRCULATED INFORMATIVE NEWLETTERS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE ELDERLY.Expenses $71,224
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2664143
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $928,412
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,409
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $33,409 | $80,764 | $928,412 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $19,120 | $76,588 | $956,859 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $18,206 | $70,423 | $947,239 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $38,816 | $68,776 | $965,638 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-2664143).
Questions about KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI
- What is the EIN of KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI is 95-2664143.
- Is KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names TAKESHI AOYAGI.
- Who are the officers and directors of KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KOREISHA CHUSHOKU KAI have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,409, expenses of $80,764 and total assets of $928,412 at year end.
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