Venice Japanese Community Center
Donations deductibleVenice Japanese Community Center's network
15 people1 organisationi15 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). 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
15 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Shimoda Chair | Chairman | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Hirota | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eric Inouye | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Fusako Ogasawara | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jack Kurihara | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jolyn Brookes | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kazie Kame | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Keiichi ONO | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kelvin Uyeda | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ken Nagao | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kevin Kunisaki | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kevin Quock | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Onishi (also filed as Bob Onishi) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sharon Aratani | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ted Nishimura | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Uyeda | Company secretary | 2020 |
| Sharon Aratani | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Wesley Shimoda | President | 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Shimoda | Chairman | 10 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Aratani | Treasurer | 20 | $0 | ||
| Kelvin Uyeda | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Bob Onishi | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Hirota | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Quock | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kazie Kame | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jack Kurihara | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Eric Inouye | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ken Nagao | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Fusako Ogasawara | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Kunisaki | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Keiichi Ono | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jolyn Brookes | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ted Nishimura | Director | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Venice Japanese Community Center
- EIN
- 956220754
- Address
- 12448 Braddock Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90066-6814
- State
- California
- Mission
- To preserve, share and promote the japanese and japanese american culture and heritage and provide for the needs of the japanese american community through education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1921
- Principal officer
- Bob Onishi (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1968
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDavid Hirota
≥6years on the filingsEric Inouye
≥6years on the filingsFusako Ogasawara
≥6years on the filingsJack Kurihara
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
- $4m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $390k
- Program service revenue
- $195
- Grants and similar paid out
- $33k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $581k | $551k | $30k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.