University of Tokyo New York Office Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETIES AND PEOPLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH PIONEERING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE, MAINLY IN THE FIELDS OF ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL SCIENCE.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $593,932
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 84%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 9
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 78% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 372% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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)
- $484,920 spent. UTOKYONY LECTURE "FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO INNOVATION, THE DAWN OF STARTUPS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO"ON APRIL 29TH, WE HOSTED A HYBRID EVENT, "FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO INNOVATION, THE DAWN OF STARTUPS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO," BY PROFESSOR SUGA HIROAKI, WHO WAS HONORED WITH "THE OJIMA DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP AWARD" FROM STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY.THE EVENT WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.IN THE FIRST, PROFESSOR SUGA INTRODUCED HIS PATENTS AND TALKED ABOUT HIS RESEARCH, SHOWING DATA AND MATERIALS TO ILLUSTRATE HIS POINTS.IN THE SECOND HALF, HE DISCUSSED HIS BUSINESS AND SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE RESEARCHING AND STUDYING OVERSEAS, OFFERING HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO START THEIR BUSINESSES.MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED IN-PERSON (AROUND 30) AND ONLINE, AND MANY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED DURING THE Q&A SESSION. PROFESSOR SUGA ANSWERED EACH QUESTION PRECISELY, MAKING IT MEANINGFUL, AND THE WHOLE EVENT SUCCEEDED."COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO JOINT EVENT AT UTOKYO NY OFFICE"ON MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024, A JOINT EVENT BETWEEN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (CU) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO (UT) WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO'S NEW YORK OFFICE. THIS EVENT AIMED TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION AND VISIBILITY IN DATA SCIENCE AND NURSING CARE QUALITY, MARKING THE FIRST EVENT HELD AT THE NEW YORK OFFICE WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. THE EVENT INCLUDED A SPECIAL LECTURE, RESEARCH EXAMPLE PRESENTATIONS, AND GROUP WORK IN WORKSHOPS. BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PARTICIPANTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED, MAKING THE EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS. IN THE SPECIAL LECTURE, DIRECTOR YAMAMOTO-MITANI, PROF. NAKAGAMI, AND PROF. MIYO INTRODUCED NURSING AND DATA SCIENCE IN JAPAN. FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, PROF. TAYLOR, PROF. ALEXANDER, DR. POGHOSYAN, AND DR. BARCELONA INTRODUCED THEIR RESPECTIVE RESEARCH CENTERS, DISCUSSING POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS.IN THE RESEARCH EXAMPLE SESSION, LECTURER TAKAHASHI, ASSISTANT PROF. KUGAI, ASSISTANT PROF. YASAKA, AND SENIOR RESEARCHER NISHI FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN JAPAN PRESENTED THEIR WORK.PROF. BAKKEN FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY INTRODUCED THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-ENGAGED HEALTH INFORMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE. DURING THE WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS EXCHANGED IDEAS ABOUT CLINICAL ISSUES, DATA SOURCES, AND POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES, EXPLORING FUTURE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES.BY THE END OF THE EVENT, SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC RESEARCH THEMES WITH COLLABORATION POTENTIAL WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS.THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO (UTOKYONY EVENT) EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CENTENNIAL AT UTOKYONYTO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ERI) IN 2025, A COMMEMORATIVE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE NY OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO. WITH THE LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING JOINT RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF SEISMOLOGY, GEODESY, PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR, ETC. THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY, RESEARCH SEMINAR AND GENERAL LECTURES WERE HELD FROM DECEMBER 16 TO 19, 2024.OUT OF ~40 ATTENDEES, 15 WERE FROM ERI, WITH 7 EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. ON THE LAMONT SIDE, MORE THAN HALF OF ~20 PARTICIPANTS WERE YOUNG RESEARCHERS. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THAT YOUNG RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO ACTIVELY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD PROMOTING RESEARCHER EXCHANGES AND JOINT RESEARCH AS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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