Pui Tak Center

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1994UnclassifiedEIN 36-3972943

The Pui Tak Center was established to be a Christian witness to the Chinese community in greater Chicago through educational, family, and community services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 335 volunteers and 99 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $509K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$137K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $231K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$251K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $3.0M Management & general 11% · $397K Fundraising 4% · $132K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $137K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$137,254Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Wu$137,254$126,696———
David Wu——$131,764$102,485$104,093

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers educational, family, and community services to Chicago's Chinese community as a Christian witness.

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3 program services account for $2.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Adult education and training department english as a second language classes (esl): pui tak center has one of illinois largest community-based adult esl programs. Students have a variety of goals including getting a better job, becoming a U.S citizen or conversing with those outside of chinatown.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Community Departmentimmigrant Welcoming Center

Immigrants are unfamiliar with most aspects of living in chicago. Our immigrant welcoming center provides information and referral, case management, crisis intervention and educational workshops.

$598Kprogram expense
03

Children & Youth Department

Pui tak center offers academic support and enrichment programs to elementary and high school students after school and during the summer. Academic support include tutoring, esl classes and college preparation classes. The enrichment programs includes service learning opportunities and computer coding.

$445Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $108K · 2020–2024
Ambassadors for Christ INCPA · FY2024$24,000
Ambassadors for Christ INCPA · FY2023$12,000
Ambassadors for Christ INCPA · FY2022$24,000
Ambassadors for Christ INCPA · FY2021$24,000
Ambassadors for Christ INCPA · FY2020$24,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$187K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$397K
Fundraisingcol D$132K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$187K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$379K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$511K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$225K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$251K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 6335
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$894K$511K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$294K$225K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$247K$251K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$24K$24K
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$137K$89K$48K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$181K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$39K$8K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$283K$220K$47K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$147K$124K$17K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$140K$103K$28K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$18K$2K$528
Information technologyLn 14$29K$9K$15K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$253K$237K$12K$4K
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$115K$115K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$14K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$408K$361K$35K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$559$186
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.0M$397K$132K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.2M$3.2M−$1K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$3.3M$1.7M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.9M$310K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.6M$53K$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,095,657 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,437,253
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,036,074
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$41,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,473,327
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $435,476$435,476
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $135,616$135,616
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $51,238$51,238
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $486,714 · Excluded from tax $135,616$4,095,657
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,533,112 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,000$24,000
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 staffPrograms $89,215 · Management $48,039$137,254
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,648,576 · Management $180,739 · Fundraising $76,259$1,905,574
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,899 · Management $7,838 · Fundraising $2,613$49,350
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $219,699 · Management $47,197 · Fundraising $15,732$282,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $124,411 · Management $16,611 · Fundraising $5,537$146,559
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,972 · Management $27,962 · Fundraising $9,320$140,254
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,615 · Management $1,584 · Fundraising $528$19,727
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,024 · Management $14,850 · Fundraising $4,950$28,824
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $236,621 · Management $11,969 · Fundraising $3,990$252,580
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 amortizationPrograms $114,825$114,825
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,947 · Management $4,421 · Fundraising $1,474$19,842
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $361,035 · Management $34,934 · Fundraising $11,645$407,614
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,336 · Management $559 · Fundraising $186$4,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,004,175 · Management $396,703 · Fundraising $132,234$3,533,112
Part X · Balance sheet $4,808,815 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,000,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,815$132,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $648,563$378,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $236,409$367,907
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,447$4,682
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,974$22,787
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $294,299$224,873
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,502,550$2,676,048
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,375$1,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,222,432$4,808,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,952$99,741
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $127,208$143,456
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $247,050$250,561
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,828,102$4,458,254
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $147,280$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,975,382$4,558,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,222,432$4,808,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,558,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,095,657
XI-2 Total expenses$3,533,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$562,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,975,382
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,327
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,558,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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