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US nonprofit · EIN 201978899 · Phoenix, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201978899) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.4m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.6m
$127k liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
3.3 years on average
Staff
34
468 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Inc's network

12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Avein Saaty-TafoyaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Christine LindleyBoard Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Eric FarrerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Joanne ItowBoard Secretary2023
3 yrs
John HolmesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kiyoko GoldhardtBoard President2023
3 yrs
Kathy NakagawaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Melissa Mel Sanderson (also filed as Melissa Sanderson, Melissa Sanderson)Board Member2022
4 yrs
Rick TabbilosBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Samuel Lowry (also filed as Sam Lowry)Board Vice President2022
4 yrs
Sandra InouyeBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Sarah AllendarBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ben SchrepfExecutive Director2024
Celina ColemanPrior Executive Directorsince 2023
Corey StrawhunInterim Co-ED2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ben SchrepfExecutive Director40$96k
Kiyoko GoldhardtPresident5$0
Sam LowryVice President2$0
Joanne ItowSecretary2$0
Christine LindleyTreasurer2$0
Mel SandersonBoard Member1$0
Sandra InouyeBoard Member1$0
John HolmesBoard Member1$0
Eric FarrerBoard Member6$0
Sarah AllenderBoard Member1$0
Avein Saaty-TafoyaBoard Member2$0
Kathy NakagawaBoard Member1$0
Ricardo TabbilosBoard Member1$0
Sheryl ThomasBoard Member1$0
Kathie BarnesBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix Inc
EIN
201978899
Address
216 W Portland St, Phoenix, AZ, 85003-5400
State
Arizona
Mission
Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix provides a peaceful and beautiful green space in the city center and promotes Japanese arts and culture through hands on workshops, cultural events, and wellness activities. The garden regularly engages with the local community and brings together craftsmen locally and from Japan to foster cultural exchange. Continued on Schedule O. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A23 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
IRS ruling date
1 December 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsChristine Lindley
≥4years on the filingsMelissa Mel Sanderson
≥4years on the filingsSamuel Lowry
≥3years on the filingsEric Farrer

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.6m
Total liabilities
$127k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.4m
Contributions and grants received
$153k
Program service revenue
$1.8m
Employees
34
Volunteers
468