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Education in Chinese and culture

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 16 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$17K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $44
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$140K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$129K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$140K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$78K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$140K
Expenses
$129K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$89K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$129K
Net assets
$114K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$114K

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 Jun 2002.

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% · $129K Management & general 0% · $75

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

4 people listed on the 990; $17K 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
Principal
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Director
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
Registration Director
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,300Pt VII · Sec A

Liwen C Lin’s $6K as Principal is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Liwen C Lin$6,000$4,200$4,100——
Nuo-Yea Lee—$6,000$5,900——
Kuo-En Wang———$5,800$5,600
Yi-Ting Su$4,200————
Ju-Chien Yao———$4,000$3,800
Chu-I Kao$3,500$3,500$3,200$3,100—
Sophia Chen$3,300————
Ying-Huey Tsai—$3,300$3,200$2,700$2,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches Chinese language and culture to promote understanding.

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1 program · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education in chinese language and culture, 209 students benefited

$129Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$44

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$140K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$129K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$75
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$140K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$231K$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$102K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$44K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$129K$129K$75$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 6, 2025 $140K$129K$11K$114K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2024 $123K$123K−$4$102K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $122K$115K$7K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2022 $97K$119K−$22K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2021 $78K$89K−$11K$118K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $140,448 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,018$4,509
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,626$135,911
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,457$28
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,101$140,448
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,023$66,241
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,082$62,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $123,105$129,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4$11,368
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $140,448 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,509
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,911$135,911
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $135,939 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$140,448
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,080 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,000$17,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $43,632$43,632
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,609$5,609
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,120$2,120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,441$1,441
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,914$23,914
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,055$2,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,837$27,837
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,597 · Management $75$4,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,005 · Management $75 · Fundraising $0$129,080
Part X · Balance sheet $238,500 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,507$47,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203,710$190,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,217$238,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $128,780$124,695
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $128,780$124,695
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $102,437$113,805
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,217$238,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,805 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$140,448
XI-2 Total expenses$129,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$102,437
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,805

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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