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US nonprofit · EIN 453366145 · San Diego, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 453366145) - 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 31 December 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

North American Japanese Garden Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$314k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$307k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$334k
$69k liabilities
Net assets
$264k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
6.7 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
4
22% of the board
Voting members
18
reported in Part VI
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North American Japanese Garden Association's network

18 people1 organisationi18 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

18 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 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrew DeaneDirector2021
5 yrs
Ayse PogueDirector2018
8 yrs
Barrie AgarDirector2021
5 yrs
BEN CHU (also filed as Ben Chu)Vice Preside2020
6 yrs
Bonnie ClarkDirector2018
8 yrs
Dan HirshbergDirector2021
5 yrs
Don PylantDirector2021
5 yrs
Jeanette SchelinPresident2020
6 yrs
Junko LiesfeldDirector2018
8 yrs
KT Cannon-EgerDirector2018
8 yrs
Larry RosensweigPast-Preside2018
8 yrs
Michelle DayTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Nick EsthusDirector2020
6 yrs
Nicole LaplanteDirector2021
5 yrs
Peter BowyerDirector2021
5 yrs
Sadafumi UchiyamaDirector2018
8 yrs
Shozo KagoshimaDirector2022
4 yrs
Steven PitsenbargerCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 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
Barrie AgarDirector$0
Peter BowyerDirector$0
Ben ChuPresident$0
Michelle DayVice Preside$0
Andrew DeaneDirector$0
Jim ElmoreDirector$0
Nick EsthusDirector$0
Tim GrunerDirector$0
Michiko KurisuDirector$0
Nicole LaplanteDirector$0
Maryaann LewisDirector$0
Jan LiveranceDirector$0
Akihito NakanishiDirector$0
Michael RabkinDirector$0
Reiko ReavisDirector$0
Jeanette SchelinImmed Past P$0
Duane WingateTreasurer$0
Emi YoshimuraSecretary$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
North American Japanese Garden Association
EIN
453366145
Address
Po Box 5254, San Diego, CA, 92165-5254
State
California
Mission
The north american japanese garden association (najga) seeks to ensure the sustainability, enduring value and social impact of japanese gardens in north america for generations to come. Najga connects and supports japanese gardens and serves as a resource center through information sharing and networking opportunities, professional training and development, public education, conferences and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Ben Chu (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAyse Pogue
≥8years on the filingsBonnie Clark
≥8years on the filingsJunko Liesfeld
≥8years on the filingsKT Cannon-Eger

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$334k
Total liabilities
$69k
Net assets or fund balances
$264k
Contributions and grants received
$212k
Program service revenue
$99k
Employees
1