Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND RULES OF SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION (SKIF) OF JAPAN.
- Income
- $27,933
- Spending
- $25,757
- Reserves
- 19.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 71%
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)
- $13,105 spent. CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE THE WEBSITE WITH ORGANIZATIONAL AND TRAINING INFORMATION. PUBLISHED NATIONAL NEWSLETTER. CREATED THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP: 1) KANAZAWA WEEK: A WEEK IN WHICH DOJOS CREATE AND EXECUTE "GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY" EVENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES EVENTS THAT REACH OUT TO OTHER SHOTOKAN KARATE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE THE TRAINING SPIRIT. THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT. BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE. 2) SKIF-USA HALL OF FAME: CREATED TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF SKIF-USA AND SKIF INTERNATIONAL. BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE. WE REDIRECTED OUR OUTREACH TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: 1) CROSS DOJO TRAINING ZOOM CLASSES. HOSTED MONTHLY, TWO-HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP VIA ZOOM. WE HAD OUR HIGH RANKING INSTRUCTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONDUCT THESE SEMINARS. BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE. 2) HOSTED FOUR ZOOM SEMINARS WITH SKIF INSTRUCTORS FROM OUR JAPANESE GHQ. BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE. 3) HOSTED TWO ZOOM INSTRUCTOR'S TRAINING SEMINARS WITH SKIF INSTRUCTORS FROM OUR JAPANESE GHQ. BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE.
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
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 November 6, 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 February 2006.
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 November 4, 2026.
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