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Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation

EIN 31-1639219 · Los Angeles, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR NON-NATIVE JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEAKERS WHO ARE EITHER IN-SERVICE JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS OR GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS TO FINANCE TRAVEL TO AND STAY IN JAPAN, TO PARTICIPATE IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS, FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, TO EXPERIENCE THE JAPANESE CULTURE, AND TO GENERATE GOOD WILL FOR USA/JAPAN RELATIONS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES IN THE FUTURE. TO DEEPEN IN LOCAL COMMUNITITES USA/JAPAN CULTURAL RELATIONS AND THEIR UDERSTANDINGS.

Income
$-9,245
Spending
$28,022
Reserves
10 months of spending

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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. $11,544 spent. 2023 ANNUAL ALL USA HIGH SCHOOL JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST WAS AGAIN HOSTED VIA ONLINE. THE CONTEST IS HOSTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN LOS ANGELES, AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDING THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE IN THE US (WHOSE NATIVE LANAUGAGE IS NOT JAPANESE) TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS IN JAPANESE AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PROFICIENCY IN JAPANESE. IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE CONTEST WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF JAPAN, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS CULTURE.IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AMONG THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CULTURE AND LANAUGAE OF JAPAN.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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 2024.

    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 April 1999.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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