Torrance Chinese School is a non-profit, non-religious and non-political educational institution which provides a friendly environment for students who are interested in learning the Chinese language. The school offers classes not only for school-aged children, but also for adults who like to explore Chinese language and cultures. All school activities are to promote Chinese cultures and to encourage the learning of Chinese language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
40 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 40.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $335
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% 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
$187K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$168K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$187K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$110K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$187K
Expenses
$168K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$165K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$168K
Net assets
$408K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$388K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$408K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1990.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $150K Management & general 11% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$15,404Pt VII · Sec A
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Juliet Yinyeh Lo Principal’s $15K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Juliet Yinyeh Lo Principal$15,404$20,000$25,000
Regina Chiang Vice Principal$3,000$2,152—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches Chinese language and culture to children and adults in a friendly environment.

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1 program · $150K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Chinese educational institution to offer classes for school-aged children and adults

$150Kprogram 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 1 funder$335

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$150K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$949
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$187K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$424K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$562K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$912
Total assetsLn 16$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K$562K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$568K$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$401K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$215$215
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$49K$49K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$150K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $187K$168K$19K$408K 990 PDF
FY2024 $159K$169K−$10K$401K 990 PDF
FY2023 $187K$169K$18K$410K 990 PDF
FY2022 $169K$165K$4K$393K 990 PDF
FY2021 $110K$388K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $186,971 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,060$25,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,155$135,993
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,085$24,139
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,091$949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,391$186,971
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $73,742$72,793
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,550$95,442
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $169,292$168,235
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,901$18,736
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $186,971 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,130 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,632
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,993$135,993
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,139$24,139
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,079$2,079
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,081$186,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $168,235 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $18,404$18,404
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,170$48,170
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,219$6,219
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,300$3,300
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $215$215
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,154$49,154
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,325$6,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,879$32,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,569$3,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,831 · Management $18,404 · Fundraising $0$168,235
Part X · Balance sheet $563,281 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,993$137,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300,000$424,093
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,122$528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$912
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,115$563,281
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $156,604$155,284
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,594$155,284
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $400,521$407,997
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $400,521$407,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,115$563,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$186,971
XI-2 Total expenses$168,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$400,521
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$11,260
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,997

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