U Channel Foundation FY2023 filing

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Santa Clara, CA501(c)(3)Since 2013Arts & CultureEIN 46-4634816Revenue $758K in FY2023

On file with the IRSuchanneltv.us1177 Laurelwood Rd, 95054-2717 · Santa Clara, CATax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Serve the Chinese community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond through providing TV and online programs that promote positive cultural and spiritual influences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $281K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$758K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$819K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$478K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$758K
FY2023▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$908K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$758K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$789K
Expenses
$819K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$821K
FY2021$720K
FY2022$867K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$824K
FY2025$776K
Net assets
$478K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$484K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $746K Management & general 9% · $73K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $746K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Serve the Chinese community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond through providing TV and online programs that promote positive cultural and spiritual influences.

$746Kprogram 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
Shp FoundationFY2024$111K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$281K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$758K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$819K
Ln 25
Programscol B$746K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$478K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K
Total assetsLn 16$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$719K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$758K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$427K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$478K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 638
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148$0
Total assetsLn 16$551K$490K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$539K$478K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$298K$256K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$900
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$48K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$178K$177K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
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$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$209K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$819K$746K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $789K$776K$13K$484K 990 PDF
FY2024 $818K$824K−$6K$471K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $758K$819K−$61K$478K 990 PDF
FY2022 $816K$867K−$52K$539K 990 PDF
FY2021 $908K$720K$188K$590K 990 PDF
FY2020 $804K$821K−$16K$403K 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 I · Summary $757,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,231$719,224
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,866$29,134
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,058$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,492$9,478
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,647$757,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $412,782$378,795
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $454,607$439,968
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $867,389$818,763
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,742−$60,927
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $757,836 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$719,224
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$719,224
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,134$29,134
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 $9,478$9,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,612$757,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $818,763 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $256,228 · Management $42,154$298,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,149 · Management $900$8,049
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,878 · Management $1,104$48,982
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,079 · Management $3,303$23,382
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $176,566 · Management $1,150$177,716
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,102$6,102
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,122$14,122
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,421 · Management $4,971$6,392
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,078$10,078
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 InsuranceManagement $4,274$4,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $208,539 · Management $4,788$213,327
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,963 · Management $3,994$7,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $746,023 · Management $72,740 · Fundraising $0$818,763
Part X · Balance sheet $490,088 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $467,090$427,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,723$5,229
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,345$30,586
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $148$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $29,337$26,815
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,643$490,088
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,996$12,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,997$12,369
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $538,646$477,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $538,646$477,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,643$490,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $477,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$757,836
XI-2 Total expenses$818,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,927
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$538,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$477,719

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