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Japanese American National Museum reported $12.2 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.15 went to program services, $19.63 to management and general costs and $12.22 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.2% of the total. Government grants made up 9.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $272,989 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.2% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 9.3% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $272,989 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.19% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 74.4 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 22 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseExhibitions and collectionsjanm extended the popular exhibition giant robot biennale 5, which celebrated asian american pop culture and art, through the fall. Janm's commitment to preserving, honoring, and illuminating the stories of the world war ii incarceration was exemplified in contested histories: preserving and sharing a community collection, which revealed new, crowdsourced research about the important eaton collection of art and artifacts made in america's concentration camps. Two pop-up exhibitions celebrated janm's little tokyo community: celebrating little tokyo at 140 years…
Educationafter concluding the first half of the academic year with school children visiting janm in-person before it closed for renovation, janm's education team turned to virtual visits and piloted a new, in-school program that brought lessons of Japanese American history to middle and high school student classrooms and assemblies, often reaching entire grades, in some cases, the entire school in one day. The museum reached 8,912 students and educators in 28 states in fy2025. In may 2025, the national endowment for the humanities funding for janm's annual landmarks of american history…
Public programs, marketing, membership and communicationsjanm's year of public programs ranged from janm book club events with authors like george takei and giant robot's eric nakamura to community programs celebrating the manzanar baseball project, musician june kuramoto, and earth day. Janm also celebrated summer and the new year with more than 6,300 people at the museum's free natsumatsuri and oshogatsu family festivals. The program honoring common ground gave a meaningful farewell to the core exhibition, inviting the community to share their stories. The democracy center served as a…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $254,443 | $0 | $18,546 | $272,989 |
| CDO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $226,365 | $0 | $10,088 | $236,453 |
| SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,593 | $0 | $17,538 | $171,131 |
| VP, EXHIBITIONS AND ART DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,916 | $0 | $16,184 | $169,100 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,776 | $0 | $13,066 | $168,842 |
| DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,473 | $0 | $9,157 | $149,630 |
| DIRECTOR OF NCPD Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,800 | $0 | $13,312 | $147,112 |
| CIO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,635 | $0 | $1,316 | $132,951 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Japanese American National Museum (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $856K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b22 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 597
- Volunteers Part I, line 6189
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ABM INDUSTRY GROUPS LLC Engineering | $204,131 |
| VIBIANA EVENTS LLC Venue rental and catering | $172,088 |
| UNDERONEGROOVE ENTERTAINMENT A/v production | $165,261 |
| LANDMARK PM LLC Project management | $119,014 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
36 private foundations reported grants to Japanese American National Museum totaling $1.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Japanese American National Museum's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Japanese American National Museum, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Japanese American National Museum spent in FY2025, $68.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Japanese American National Museum's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Japanese American National Museum reported that 68.2% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 19.6% to management and general and 12.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Japanese American National Museum pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Japanese American National Museum reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $272,989, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Japanese American National Museum get its money?
Of $12.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 81.2% came from contributions and grants (including 9.3% from government grants) and 1.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Japanese American National Museum a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3966024 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610709349300606 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510569349301506 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430449349300603 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330409349300448 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123219349301137 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023299349301057 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3966024: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.