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Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council

EIN 33-0648653 · Santa Ana, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, COMMUNICATION AND FELLOWSHIP BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING COMMUNITY SERVICE TO FAMILIES OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY.

Income
$136,786
Spending
$125,452
Reserves
11 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 60%

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

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

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 (3)
  1. MISS OCJA: THIS PROGRAM SELECTS A YOUNG WOMAN TO REPRESENT ORANGE COUNTY AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL NISEI WEEK QUEEN'S PAGEANT AND FESTIVAL IN LOS ANGELES, CA. BY SELECTING A MISS OCJA, WE HAVE A REPRESENTATION TO HELP FOSTER A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF COVID-19 THIS PROGRAM WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE.
  2. $118,789 spent. NIKKEI GAMES: THIS PROGRAM INCORPORATES VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO COME TOGETHER AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS SPORTS COMPETITIONS. THESE COMPETITIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ARE IMPLEMENTED TO HELP PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. ALL REVENUE IS DERIVED FROM SPONSORS AND PARTICIPANT FEES.
  3. STATUE: THIS PROGRAM IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A STATUE IN MILE SQUARE PARK, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. THIS STATUE WILL DEPICT THE HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS STATUE WILL BE ADDED TO THE ALREADY BUILT STATUES OF RONALD REAGAN, VIETNAM'S 13TH CENTURY GENERAL, TRAN HUNG DAO, AND MEXICO'S REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST, MIGUEL HIDALGO. BECAUSE OF COVID-19 THIS PROGRAM WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since May 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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