Educational asian studies development; to promote the study of asia on member campuses; send faculty and students to asia; annual conference; publish journal; Asianetwork exchange; send consultants to member campuses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
$418K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$489K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$418K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$676K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$418K
Expenses
$489K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$827K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$489K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 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 Mar 1998.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $319K Management & general 33% · $161K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $96K 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
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Officer
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development Officer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
IT Officer
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development Officer
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Choffnes’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Choffnes$60,000$23,500————
Gary Decoker——$30,000$45,000$40,000—
Gary De Coker—————$40,000
Daniel Choffnes——$23,500$1,000$5,000$2,000
Teodora Amoloza$10,000$10,000$10,000$10,000$10,000—
Teodora O Amoloza—————$10,000
Zheya Gai——$7,500———
Sophia Geng—$5,400$5,400$2,000——

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

Promotes Asian studies on campuses, sending faculty and students to Asia, and publishing research.

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3 programs · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Post-doctoral teaching fellow program this program provides funds to member institutions to hire a post-doctoral teaching fellow in asian studies who will spend one or two years teaching and participating in the academic life of the college. Funds are awarded on a competitive basis.

$125Kprogram expense
02

Faculty enhancement program this program provides faculty from member institutions the opportunity to apply to participate in a faculty enhancement program to facilitate the study of a country in asia which lies outside their primary range of expertise.

$103Kprogram expense
03

Annual conference program this program is an internally funded program that provides for an annual conference for scholars from member institutions to attend. Presentations are given by and for the scholars in attendance.

$41Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 43 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,290
Unitemized GrantFY2023$44,900
Trinity UniversityTX · FY2023$38,000
Southwestern UniversityTX · FY2023$38,000
Knox CollegeIL · FY2023$38,000
Webster UniversityMO · FY2023$29,500
Roanoke CollegeVA · FY2023$10,000
The University of FindlayOH · FY2023$10,000
Carleton CollegeMN · FY2023$10,000
Luther CollegeIA · FY2023$9,580
The College of New JerseyFY2023$5,700
Rhodes CollegeTN · FY2023$5,700
Bucknell UniversityPA · FY2022$44,030
Roanoke CollegeVA · FY2022$40,000
St Lawrence UniversityNY · FY2022$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Money outPt IX
$489K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$71K
Other incomeLn 4–11$343
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$258K$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$318$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$244K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$188K$188K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$69K$69K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$14K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$33K$31K$807$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51K$29K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$318$318
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K$319K$161K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $418K$489K−$71K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $341K$555K−$213K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $310K$827K−$517K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $372K$369K$4K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $676K$322K$353K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $723K$253K$471K$2.5M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $418,014 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $213,233$297,949
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,400$48,541
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,894$71,181
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,878$343
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $341,405$418,014
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $315,500$257,090
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,000$82,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,060$150,335
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $554,560$489,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$213,155−$71,411
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,014 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$57,275
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,949
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,541$48,541
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,181$71,181
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $343$343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,181$418,014
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,425 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $187,800$187,800
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $69,290$69,290
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $82,000$82,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,500$11,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,271$15,271
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $14,437 · Fundraising $7,931$22,368
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,633$4,633
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,193$2,193
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,821 · Management $807 · Fundraising $1,257$32,885
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,564 · Management $22,595$51,159
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $318$318
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,492$4,492
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,661 · Management $2,855$5,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,136 · Management $161,101 · Fundraising $9,188$489,425
Part X · Balance sheet $2,505,584 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,462$63,311
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,776$75,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $318$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,328,920$2,367,023
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,589,252$2,505,584
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,748
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $348,150$241,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $348,150$243,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,856,769$2,016,484
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $384,333$245,352
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,241,102$2,261,836
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,589,252$2,505,584
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,261,836 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,014
XI-2 Total expenses$489,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,411
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,241,102
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$92,145
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,261,836

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