Mission
THE MISSION OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM (JANM) IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY BY SHARING THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
Public Charity
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM is a Public Charity headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $12.2M revenue, $12.4M expenses, $78.9M total assets. 94 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 953966024
LOS ANGELES, CA
Museums
NTEE: A50
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.2M
Total Expenses$12.4M
Total Assets$78.9M
Grant Records94
Funding Total$27.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Japanese American National Museum
How Japanese American National Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$69
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $69 for programs
$42
Exhibitions and collectionsjanm extended the popular exhibition giant robot biennale 5, which celebrated asian american pop culture and art, through the fall
$15
Educationafter concluding the first half of the academic year with school children visiting janm in-person before it closed for renovation, janm's education team turned to virtual visits and…
$12
Public programs, marketing, membership and communicationsjanm's year of public programs ranged from janm book club events with authors like george takei and giant robot's eric nakamura to community…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,534,549
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$248,036
EDUCATION
$138,200
ARTS, CULTURE
$101,250
LIVING IN PROCESS DOCUMENTARY
$80,000
Showing up to 5 of 94 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Bryan Fujita
VP, EXHIBITIONS AND ART DIRECTOR
Clement Hananmi
TRUSTEE
Dennis Sugino
CFO
Doug Van Kirk
TRUSTEE
Edward Morimoto
TRUSTEE (LEFT NOVEMBER 2024)
Ernie Doizaki
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.2M | $12.4M | $78.9M |
| 2024 | $20.7M | $13.5M | $78.0M |
| 2023 | $13.8M | $12.1M | $67.1M |
| 2022 | $8.3M | $9.3M | $64.2M |
| 2021 | $25.1M | $7.4M | $69.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $25.1M to $12.2M (-52%), with total assets most recently reported at $78.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.