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Odaiko New England Inc

EIN 30-0274483 · Somerville, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND (ONE) IS A TAIKO GROUP. TAIKO IS JAPANESE DRUMS. OUR AIM IS TO MAKE TAIKO A FAMILIAR ART FORM TO AMERICAN AUDIENCES AND ENCOURAGE GREATER APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURES. WE BELIEVE TAIKO HAS THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN HARMONY AND COMMUNITY. IN THE SPIRIT OF KUMIDAIKO (ENSEMBLE DRUMMING), WE STRIVE TO DRUM AS ONE VOICE. BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A COMMON LOVE OF TAIKO, THE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND. THROUGH PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS AND ONGOING TAIKO CLASSES, ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND'S WISH IS TO PROUDLY SHARE TAIKO WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

Income
$135,689
Spending
$100,523
Reserves
22.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 78%
Highest pay
$62,594, artistic and managing dire

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 22.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $88,301 spent. IN 2025, ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND REACHED AN ESTIMATED 13,000+ INDIVIDUALS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING. THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDED 23 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES SERVING 4,680 STUDENTS, 42 WEEKS OF MULTIPLE ONGOING CLASSES SUPPORTING SUSTAINED CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC LEARNING, AND OVER A DOZEN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES REPRESENTING JAPANESE CULTURE, INCLUDING AN EVENT WITH AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 3,000. ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND'S (ONE) ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: 1) PERFORMANCES (NOT INCLUDING SCHOOLS): ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND PRESENTED 15 IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES, REACHING (APPROXIMATELY) 8,035 AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. 2) SCHOOL-BASED ASSEMBLIES: ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND PRESENTED 23 IN-PERSON SCHOOL-BASED LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS, REACHING (APPROXIMATELY) 4,680 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. 3) WORKSHOPS: ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND TAUGHT 21 IN-PERSON TAIKO WORKSHOPS REACHING (APPROXIMATELY) 350 PARTICIPANTS. 4) CLASSES: ODAIKO NEW ENGLAND TAUGHT IN-PERSON BEGINNER RECREATIONAL TAIKO CLASSES FOR 42 WEEKS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50 PARTICIPANTS; IN-PERSON "STYLES" CLASS FOR 34 WEEKS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 20 PARTICIPANTS; SPECIALITY CLASSES FOR 8 WEEKS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 14 STUDENTS. THERE WERE ALSO 42 WEEKS OF APPRENTICE TRAINING REACHING APPROXIMATELY 8 PARTICIPANTS.5) OTHER ACTIVITIES: ONE HAD 96 IN-PERSON MEMBER REHEARSALS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2004.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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