Cupertino Chinese School

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Cupertino, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 77-0250393Revenue $36K in FY2025

On file with the IRScupertinocs.orgPo Box 502, 95015-0502 · Cupertino, CATax-exempt since Sep 1991School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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 24 volunteers and 13 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 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
$9K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $90
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$36K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$59K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$36K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$54K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$36K
Expenses
$59K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$59K
Net assets
$146K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$201K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$146K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Sep 1991.

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% · $59K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $9K 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
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mei Chu Wu’s $9K as Principal is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mei Chu Wu$9,000$9,000$7,200

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 students.

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1 program · $59K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide chinese language lessons once a week to 42 students ranging from 4-17 of ages. The school provides the opportunity to learn and appreciate chinese language and cultures.

$59Kprogram 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$90

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$36K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$59K
Ln 25
Programscol B$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$36K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$174K$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$190K$163K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$579$579
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Advertising and promotionLn 12$165$165
Office expensesLn 13$948$948
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$527$527
InsuranceLn 23$850$850
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$59K$59K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $36K$59K−$23K$146K 990 PDF
FY2024 $45K$48K−$3K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $40K$58K−$18K$171K 990 PDF
FY2022 $40K$47K−$7K$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $54K$44K$9K$201K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $36,310 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,221$4,717
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,025$26,475
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,234$5,118
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $45,480$36,310
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 $27,983$28,645
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,279$30,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $48,262$59,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,782−$23,096
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $36,310 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,475 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,717
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,717
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,118$5,118
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$36,310
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,406 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,321$16,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,324$3,324
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $579$579
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800$800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $165$165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $948$948
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,013$16,013
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $527$527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $850$850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,826$8,826
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,053$2,053
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,406 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$59,406
Part X · Balance sheet $163,326 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,240$39,236
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $146,899$122,423
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,251$1,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $190,390$163,326
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,665$17,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,665$17,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $168,725$146,036
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $190,390$163,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,036 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,310
XI-2 Total expenses$59,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,096
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$168,725
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$407
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,036

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

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