Taiko Community Alliance
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MISSION STATEMENT - TAIKO COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (TCA) EMPOWERS THE PEOPLE AND ADVANCES THE ART OF TAIKO BY CONNECTING TAIKO PRACTITIONERS IN A RESOURCE NETWORK AND INCREASING ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF ITS GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP.
- Income
- $224,568
- Spending
- $274,537
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 95
- Highest pay
- $38,967, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 57% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (2)
- $182,127 spent. IN-PERSON GATHERINGS - TCA HOSTED ITS SECOND REGIONAL CONFERENCE, NATC-R IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. IT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 400 ATTENDEES. THESE CONFERENCES SERVE AS A PLACE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS, NETWORKING, AND STRENGTHENING THE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE TAIKO COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF THIS ARTFORM. 2024 EXPENSES FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED SUPPORT STAFF, OPERATIONS, AND ARTIST FEES.
- $20,236 spent. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - OTHER TCA PROGRAMS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND WEBINARS, FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, ONLINE MEET UPS, AND COLLECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF TAIKO RELATED DATA THROUGH THE TAIKO CENSUS. ALTHOUGH TCA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED, REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS. THE TCA DATABASE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 3,700 INDIVIDUALS AND 533 PAID MEMBERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Community Care Alliance (Woonsocket, RI), EIN 05-0312278. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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