Sozo Impact Inc
SOZO is an international contemporary arts agency and incubator at the intersection of impact, innovation, and culture, empowering transformative artistic innovation and social change.
Sozo Impact Inc at a glance
In short: Sozo Impact Inc gave $820K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $273K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $820,119
- +1534.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $273,373
- +444.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $95,000
- Total assets
- $1,383,811
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Sozo Impact Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dream Machine Experience Inc ($686K). Together the top 3 received $820K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 7 (29%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sozo Impact Inc gives
- Giving grew 476% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $820K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $820K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dream Machine Experience Inc New York, NY | Production Project | $686,000 |
| Flaherty Pictures LLC Los Angeles, CA | Fiscal Sponsorship | $95,000 |
| School Time Music LLC Oakland, CA | Fiscal Sponsorship | $39,119 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,383,811 | $2,742,026 | $2,646,553 | $820,119 | 3 | $37,891 |
| 2024 | $1,248,640 | $1,986,073 | $2,576,345 | $50,165 | 1 | $41,432 |
| 2023 | $1,833,209 | $2,285,046 | $682,298 | $102,512 | 1 | $16,977 |
| 2022 | $260,060 | $282,396 | $239,073 | $142,323 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | $143,004 | $166,926 | $144,741 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $126,528 | $242,992 | $151,103 | $25,602 | 2 | $808 |
| 2019 | $33,763 | $288,925 | $331,736 | $12,422 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sozo Impact Inc
Based on IRS filings
Sozo Impact Inc is a public charity, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $820K. Net investment income was $38K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sozo Impact Inc is led by Rika Iino, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rika Iino
CEO
President → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $139K (2025)
Ichun Yeh
Vice President of Sales
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
April Thibeault
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Shimizu
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kaoru Shimizu (2019–2024) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $139K, to Rika Iino (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sozo Impact Inc
How much does Sozo Impact Inc give each year?
Sozo Impact Inc gave $820K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.
What is Sozo Impact Inc's typical grant size?
Sozo Impact Inc's median grant in 2025 was $95,000, and its average grant was $273,373, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Sozo Impact Inc give grants?
Sozo Impact Inc gives mostly in New York: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (16%).
Does Sozo Impact Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sozo Impact Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sozo Impact Inc?
Sozo Impact Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What is Sozo Impact Inc's EIN?
Sozo Impact Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4956112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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