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US nonprofit · EIN 954688722 · Sierra Madre, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 954688722)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 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

The Heads UP Youth Foundation Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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.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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Calvin HigashigawaCFO2020
6 yrs
Debbie IshiharaCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Robert FukuzakiPresident & CEO2020
6 yrs
Sharil FukuzakiExecutive Dir.2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Robert FukuzakiPresident & CEO5$0
Calvin HigashigawaCFO5$0
Debbie IshiharaSecretary5$0
Sharil FukuzakiExecutive Dir.15$0

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

About

Legal name
The Heads Up Youth Foundation Inc
EIN
954688722
Address
80 W Sierra Madre Blvd 197, Sierra Madre, CA, 91024-2434
State
California
Mission
"to reach out and give a helping hand to as many youngsters as possible, to nurture and to encourage them to keep their heads up despite the adversities and challenges they face. To provide the with a chance at a better future so they can prosper in life and in our communities." (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Robert Fukuzaki (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCalvin Higashigawa
≥6years on the filingsDebbie Ishihara
≥6years on the filingsRobert Fukuzaki
≥6years on the filingsSharil Fukuzaki

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$607k
Total liabilities
$516
Net assets or fund balances
$606k
Contributions and grants received
$129k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$71k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$158k$94k$64k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholastic Book FairProgram support$16k
Education Through MusicProgram support$15k
Kheir ClinicProgram support$9k
Hawaii LiteracyProgram support$7k