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.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $519K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$194K
5% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2023▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2023▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $3.0M Management & general 6% · $188K Fundraising 2% · $63K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $132K 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
Executive Dir.
$131,764Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Wu$137,254$126,696$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

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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

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

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Adult education and training departmentenglish 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.

$1.9Mprogram 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.

$681Kprogram 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 piano lessons and computer coding.

$373Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$91
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$408K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 6335
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$3.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$294K$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$310K$408K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$4.0M
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$132K$86K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.8M$50K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$27K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$202K$23K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$139K$7K$2K
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$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K$555$185
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$252K$242K$7K$2K
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$113K$113K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$12K$2K$550
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$313K$259K$41K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$44K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$3.0M$188K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.1M$3.5M$563K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$3.2M−$1K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,926,299 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,558,562$4,284,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $642,642$549,444
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,218$92,409
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,204,422$4,926,299
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,000$24,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,039,185$2,462,494
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $831,336$767,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,894,521$3,253,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $309,901$1,672,619
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,926,299 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,723,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,561,251
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,240
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,284,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $549,444$549,444
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $92,318$92,318
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $91$91
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $549,535 · Excluded from tax $92,318$4,926,299
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,253,680 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 $85,647 · Management $46,117$131,764
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,836,893 · Management $49,675 · Fundraising $31,931$1,918,499
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,767 · Management $3,352 · Fundraising $1,117$31,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $202,130 · Management $22,836 · Fundraising $7,612$232,578
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $138,549 · Management $7,401 · Fundraising $2,467$148,417
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,710 · Management $555 · Fundraising $185$19,450
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $242,202 · Management $7,348 · Fundraising $2,450$252,000
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 $113,069$113,069
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,981 · Management $1,651 · Fundraising $550$14,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,725 · Management $41,060 · Fundraising $13,687$313,472
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,852 · Management $8,371 · Fundraising $2,790$55,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,002,525 · Management $188,366 · Fundraising $62,789$3,253,680
Part X · Balance sheet $4,152,384 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,932$191,579
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,596,129$2,766,577
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,512$464,142
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,423$257,666
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,581$5,447
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,078$25,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $310,460$407,590
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $294,205$32,306
X-12 Other securities$0
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 $2,530,695$4,152,384
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,253$81,613
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $127,090$95,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,450$193,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,038,965$3,761,510
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $247,280$197,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,286,245$3,958,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,530,695$4,152,384
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,958,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,926,299
XI-2 Total expenses$3,253,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,672,619
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,286,245
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$74
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,958,790

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