Collaborative Cataloging Japan
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
COLLABORATIVE CATALOGING JAPAN (CCJ) IS AN INTERNATIONAL, 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND DISSEMINATING THE LEGACY OF JAPANESE EXPERIMENTAL MOVING IMAGE MADE IN 1950S-1980S, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEIR APPRECIATION BY A WIDER AUDIENCE. CCJ AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORTING ECOLOGY FOR PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION BY OFFERING PUBLIC EVENTS, RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION INITIATIVES, AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION OF WORKS ON DIGITAL PLATFORM. WITHOUT THIS EFFORT, THIS UNIQUE SECTOR OF JAPANESE CULTURAL HERITAGE, WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNSUPPORTED, WOULD REMAIN AVAILABLE TO ONLY A VERY FEW. BURIED IN ARTISTS' STUDIOS OR INDEPENDENT ARCHIVES, MANY WORKS ARE IN DANGER OF LITERAL DISAPPEARANCE AS FILM AND VIDEO MEDIUMS CONTINUE.
- Income
- $53,128
- Spending
- $70,803
- Reserves
- 12 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
- Highest pay
- $35,000, executive director and president, collaborative cataloging japan
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
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 33% 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 (6)
- $9,605 spent. Digital Publishing: One of the missions of CCJ is to offer access to research resources about Japanese experimental moving image. In the "Database" project, CCJ imagines a web platform that acts as a portal to existing institutional collection information, and provides descriptive information about the works, the artists, and the historical contexts, as well as archival materials, interviews, and essays. In 2024, CCJ continued to work on revamping the current viewing platform, which will include enhanced, user-friendly modules for university teaching and research purposes.
- $2,000 spent. Screenings and Exhibitions - 2025 Programs include: December Members' Viewing: Haruka Doi Dec 1, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 Looking for an Angel (1999) at Lightbox Film Center Nov 19, 2025 Bye Bye Love (1974) at Lightbox Film Center Nov 16, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 Tone Glow Presents Takashi Ito's DISTANT VOICES (2024) at Asian Arts Initiative Nov 15, 2025 November Members Viewing: Hikaru Suzuki Nov 1, 2025 - Dec 1, 2025 October Members Viewing: Yoji Kuri Part 3 (Art, Life and Opinions) Oct 1, 2025 - Nov 1, 2025 September Members Viewing: Yoji Kuri Part 2 (Television Works) Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 1, 2025 August Members Viewing: Yoji Kuri Part 1 (Animation) Aug 1, 2025 - Sep 1, 2025 July Members' Viewing: Tamio Suenaga Jul 1, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025 June Members' Viewing: Nihon Gen'yasai Sanrizuka Jun 1, 2025 - Jul 1, 2025 May Members' Viewing: Kaori Oda May 1, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 Free screening: Yoji Kuri's "Human Zoo" (1962) Apr 17, 2025 - May 5, 2025 April Members' Viewing: Voyant Cinematheque Apr 8, 2025 - May 15, 2025 March Members' Viewing: Isao Kota Part 2 Mar 1, 2025 - Apr 8, 2025 February Members' Viewing: Isao Kota Part 1 Feb 1, 2025 - Mar 1, 2025 January Members' Viewing: Masanori Oe & Newsreel Jan 1, 2025 - Feb 1, 2025
- $125 spent. Preservation: Preservation projects in 2025 was limited to works in the digital online program.
- $5,238 spent. Honoraria and Fees: This includes payment to artists and research collaborators related to curated programs.
- $574 spent. Travel includes research to Japan and New York and artists.
- Publication: Printing of exhibition brochure.
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
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 2025.
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 April 2016.
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.
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