2013-11-07T16:05:16-06:00 2013-06-30 954656881 QUIGLEY & MIRON CPA'S 3550 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD-SUITE 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 900102481 990 2012-07-01 953966024 Japanese American National Museum JAPA 2136250414 369 E First Street Los Angeles CA 90012 Gregory W Kimura 2136250414 2013-11-06 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Gregory W Kimura 369 E First Street Los Angeles CA 90012 10878723 0 X www.janm.org X 1985 CA The mission of the Japanese American National Museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. 22 21 60 200 0 0 3544002 5346562 209644 204106 1497409 440509 637554 589247 5888609 6580424 0 0 0 0 2090780 2342473 0 13200 782191 3104161 3038765 5194941 5394438 693668 1185986 55659201 54979906 8641746 6406674 47017455 48573232 X The mission of the Japanese American National Museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of America's ethic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. 0 0 1811645 204106 Exhibitions-The National Museum presented a strong exhibition schedule and opened six new temporary exhibitions during FY13, as follows:-- Giant Robot Biennale 3 (September 23, 2012 - January 20, 2013), our third collaboration with Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot, and featuring a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection;-- Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters (February 9 - March 17, 2013), exploring superstitions and otherworldly concepts, illustrating how traditional ideas have evolved and been adapted over time;-- Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country (February 16 - April 14, 2013), featuring true stories of heroism and self-sacrifice that affirm the important role Arab Americans have played in our country throughout its history;-- Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History (April 7 - August 25, 2013), exploring the diverse and complex history of the mixed-race and mixed-roots Japanese American experience;-- American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal (May 4 - June 9, 2013), a display of the nation's highest civilian award, bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments during World War II; and-- Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter (May 11 - September 22, 2013), showcasing the diversity of contemporary Asian American identity through the groundbreaking work of seven visual artists.Exhibition organizers and programming partners included the Arab American National Museum, Giant Robot, USC Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, the Hapa Japan Database Project and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).In addition, the National Museum continued to travel our exhibitions Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai'i, Fighting for Democracy: Who is the 'We' in 'We, the People'? and kip fulbeck: part Asian, 100% hapa to venues which included the Bishop Museum, Levine Museum of the New South and Asia Society Texas Center, respectively.Within the Exhibitions department, the Production unit continued to support all aspects of the Museum in regards to design and fabrication of Museum elements. This included installation of onsite as well as traveling exhibitions, purchasing new media equipment for Common Ground and meeting ongoing requests to design and produce Museum collaterals, fundraising appeals, and marketing materials. 542394 Public Programs-During 2012-2013, JANM offered a varied schedule of 101 public programs, which engaged a total of 20,153 individuals. Recognizing that the Japanese American community is growing more diverse and that the National Museum has the capacity to tell a broader American story, we are offering a strong range of programs that foster exploration of history, culture and identity among cultural communities. These programs include lectures, workshops, film screenings and free family activities.The National Museum continued to reach new visitors through our two signature Family Festivals, Summer Festival and Oshogatsu, which engaged 2,200 and 2,862 visitors, respectively. Additional programming highlights included:-- Opening reception for Giant Robot Biennale 3, September 22, 2012, with 1,566 attendees;-- Target Free Family Saturday: Make Some Noise, March 9, 2013, with 1,215 guests; -- Beyond the Bad and the Ugly: Stereotypes and Asian American Pop Culture A Summit, March 23, 2013, 210 guests; and -- V3con Digital Media Conference, June 15, 2013, 350 guests.Many of our public programs resulted from collaborations with Los Angeles-based organizations, including: ADL Asian Jewish Initiative; API Equality-LA; Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Greater Los Angeles Area; East West Players; The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles; UCLA; USC; and We Tell Stories. New programming partners during 2012-2013 included the Arab American National Museum, Grow Your Own Media and the Turath Ensemble. 1252136 Education-For FY13, total onsite visitation totaled 79,023 and included 41,109 walk-in visitors. The School Visits Program engaged 10,663 students and teachers who participated in educational programming at the Museum or our National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, visits were primarily booked online. Additional changes included greater focus on new activities such as object analysis with the Museum's education collection, designed to complement a guided tour of Common Ground: The Heart of Community.Additional educational programming highlights included: -- The launch of the Girl Scout Badge Program (Summer 2012), a revenue-generating complement to the exhibition Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami;-- Giant Robot Entourage workshops for high school students (Winter 2013), held in conjunction with the Giant Robot Biennale 3 exhibition in order to spark dialogue and connections between students and professional artists;-- Participation in the Smithsonian Institution's Immigration/Migration Initiative Pilot (Spring 2013), through which we engaged a 9th grade Honors English class in a project to examine family artifacts and share narratives about their own 'American journeys';-- Educator workshops (throughout the year), with 242 teachers from 4 school districts attending workshops at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy; and -- Production of Guide-By-Cell features (throughout the year) for the special exhibitions Giant Robot Biennale 3, Supernatural and Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter.The Education Department also oversaw the planning and final preparations for JANM's fourth National Conference, Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity, held July 47, 2013, in Seattle, Washington.In order to provide high quality customer service to all JANM visitors, Christy Sakamoto was promoted to Visitor Experience Coordinator, with oversight of Visitor Services, Group Visits, and the Hirasaki National Resource Center (HNRC). The HNRC welcomed 4,274 visitors and provided access to War Relocation Authority (WRA), Final Accountability Roster (FAR), Department of Justice (DOJ), immigration and military experience records. 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Each item is cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. The artifact collection, which was acquired primarily through contributions since the National Museum's inception, is not recognized as an asset on the statement of financial position. The National Museum's collection policies are consistent with the code of ethics for museums adopted by the American Association of Museums. Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds: Part V, Line 4: The Organization's endowment was established to support its operations and programs. Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: Part X, Line 2: Accounting standards require an organization to evaluate its tax positions and provide for a liability for any positions that would not be considered 'more likely than not' to be upheld under a tax authority examination. Management has evaluated its tax positions and has concluded that a provision for a tax liability is not necessary at June 30, 2013 and 2012. Annual Dinner 1308656 1029117 279539 190333 25090 9600 54516 0 1308656 1029117 279539 190333 25090 9600 54516 279539 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregory W Kimura 158110 0 0 0 8516 0 0 0 0 0 166626 0 0 0 X 21 10338 Donor X 15851 Donor X 1 3400 Donor X 1 160 Donor X 21 4801 Donor X Entertainment 117 40466 Donor X Wine 11 6102 Donor X Travel 56 85751 Donor 0 0 1 1 Third Party Use: Part I, Line 32b: An event planner (Knockout Productions) helps with the solicitation of gift donations for the silent auction at the annual dinner. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Certain trustees are related to each other. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Board of Trustees reviews the Form 990 prior to filing the return. 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