Fcd Chinese School INC FY2023 filing

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Teach Chinese in weekends

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $516 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$72K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$66K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$72K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$72K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$70K
Expenses
$66K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$68K
Net assets
$11K
FY2023▲ +125%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$9K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal
$10,620Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$2,004Pt VII · Sec A

Ruoqing Jiang’s $13K as Principal is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 <$100K arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruoqing Jiang$12,850$13,660$10,620———
Shijian Zhou———$7,850$8,550$8,450
Ying Zheng$5,425$5,160————
Jie Chen———$5,090$5,090$5,090
Baoshu Cao———$4,470$4,810$4,910
Helen Liang———$4,106$4,450$4,088
Bonnie Liang$3,275$3,615$2,004———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fcd Chinese School INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in N Brunswick, NJ.

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1 program · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The school provides chinese language instruction service to students who want to learn chinese language and cultures.

$66Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$72K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Money outPt IX
$66K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Total revenueLn 12$72K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$11K$16K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$790$790
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$691$691
Office expensesLn 13$312$312
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$66K$66K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 $70K$68K$2K$9K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 21, 2025 $71K$75K−$3K$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $72K$66K$6K$11K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $64K$76K−$12K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2022 $64K$68K−$4K$17K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 $81K$72K$9K$21K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $72,433 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,550$24,337
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,118$48,096
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,668$72,433
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,812$38,529
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,827$27,954
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $75,639$66,483
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,971$5,950
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $72,433 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,337
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,096$48,096
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,096$72,433
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,483 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,624$12,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,038$22,038
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,867$3,867
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $790$790
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,984$10,984
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $691$691
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $312$312
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,500$11,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,677$3,677
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,483 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$66,483
Part X · Balance sheet $15,838 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,572$15,838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,572$15,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,911$4,910
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $912$229
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,823$5,139
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $500$500
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $4,249$10,199
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,749$10,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,572$15,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$72,433
XI-2 Total expenses$66,483
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,749
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,699

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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