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Tai Studies Center FY2021 filing

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Wdm, IA501(c)(3) EIN 42-1229666Revenue $535K in FY2021

On file with the IRS5116 Westwood Dr, 50265-6904 · Wdm, IATax-exempt since Sep 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote the common welfare and well-being of Tai people, to research and publish Tai history and literature, to preserve and promote Tai culture, to support students in higher education and to promote intercultural understanding in the community at large

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$535K
Spent
$481K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$103K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$535K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$535K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$656K
FY2025$732K
Expenses
$481K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$481K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$671K
FY2025$691K
Net assets
$103K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$103K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$138K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1984.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $383K Management & general 20% · $98K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Thomas Baccam
President
$61,727Pt VII · Sec A
$23,947Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Siang Bacthi
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas Baccam$73,632$90,805$89,707$63,443$61,727
Phimmachanh Baccam$34,134$36,523$31,894$22,182$23,947
Chansamone Khouangsathiene—$6,627$19,871——
Inngeun Soulinthavong$19,796$15,282———

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

Preserves and promotes Tai culture, history, and literature while supporting students and fostering intercultural understanding.

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2 programs · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Promoted the common welfare and well-being of tai people

$383Kprogram expense
02

Researched and published tai history and literature

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $20K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$400

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$535K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Money outPt IX
$481K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$103K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Total revenueLn 12$535K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$103K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$147K$103K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$305K$305K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$97
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K$383K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $732K$691K$41K$138K 990 PDF
FY2024 $656K$671K−$15K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023 $661K$675K−$14K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $601K$603K−$2K$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $535K$481K$54K$103K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $534,510 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $493,439$534,510
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $493,439$534,510
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,149$92,228
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $376,463$388,616
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $462,612$480,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,827$53,666
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $534,510 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$534,510
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$534,510
VIII-12 Total revenue$534,510
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,844 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $85,674$85,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,554$6,554
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,659$1,659
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $304,642$304,642
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,831$1,831
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,920$1,920
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,842$57,842
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,823$13,823
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,752 · Management $97$6,849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $383,109 · Management $97,735 · Fundraising $0$480,844
Part X · Balance sheet $103,053 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,527$103,053
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,527$103,053
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $146,527$103,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,527$103,053
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,527$103,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $103,053 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,510
XI-2 Total expenses$480,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,527
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$97,140
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$103,053

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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