Acton Chinese Language School EIN 56-2303016

Acton Chinese Language School

EIN  56-2303016 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Acton, MA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches Chinese language, traditions, and culture to all ages.
Leadership
Ally Lee · Principle · $5K
Money in and out
$228K revenue, $215K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Teaches Chinese language, traditions, and culture to all ages. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $228K in revenue, $215K in expenses, and $436K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$228K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$215K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$436K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $13K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
27.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$228K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$215K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$501K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$66K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total revenue
$228K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$215K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$436K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$501K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $164K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Chinese Language Classes & Chinese As Second Language Courses: In the fiscal year of 2025, the Company serviced 281 students in 53 Chinese Language Classes. These classes served students from 5 years old to the 9th grade in the middle school.

$111Kprogram expense
02

Acton Chinese Language School Culture Program

The Company offers culture classes to the public in area of arts, fitness, academic, and music instrument, and chess. In FY2025, the Company offered 28 programs such as Adult badminton, Creative Painting for Children, Chinese Calligraphy, Children Dance Class, Creative Pencil Drawing and Sketching, Introduction to Debate, classic adult…

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CActon Chinese Language School
EINHdr · item D56-2303016
Principal addressHdr · item CActon, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.acls-ma.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principle
$5,434Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ally Lee’s $5K as Principle is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Ally Lee$5,434
Ting Chen$5,042

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$203K · 89%
Investment income$19K · 9%
Contributions & grants$5K · 2%
Program service revenue89%$203K
Investment income9%$19K
Contributions & grants2%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$3K
Total revenueLn 12$228K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$164K
Management & general23%$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$215K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$498K
Total assetsLn 16$501K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$66K
Total net assetsLn 32$436K
Months of cash on handcomputed27.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $498K · Operating expenses/yr $215K
27.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $164K · Total expenses $215K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $50K · Total expenses $215K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $215K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $5K · Total revenue $228K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants $3K · Total revenue $228K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $203K · Total revenue $228K
89%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $228K
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $203K · Total expenses $215K
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $228K · Prior year $216K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $123K · FY2024 $228K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $436K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $228K · Expenses $215K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $501K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $436K · Total assets $501K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $501K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ally Lee · Reported title Principle · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $215K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $215K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 5%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$228K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$216K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$154K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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