Shin Shin Educational Foundation

Tax-deductible

Milpitas, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 77-0524748Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSshinshinfoundation.org1900 McCarthy Blvd Ste 100, 95035-7413 · Milpitas, CATax-exempt since Mar 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to provide resources, long term care, love and services to construct or renovate elementary schools in the remote, rural and despondent regions of China. Our vision is to improve their learning environment, and therefore to promote balanced development of urban and rural education in China.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $631K a year · 48% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
37 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$764K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$764K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$771K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$856K
FY2024$764K
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$7.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $623K Management & general 17% · $129K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Builds and renovates elementary schools in remote Chinese regions to improve learning environments.

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1 program · $623K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education

$623Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$764K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Managementcol C$129K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$79K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$7.0M
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$68K$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$904$904
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$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$649K$623K$13K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$764K$623K$129K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$764K$575K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$856K$575K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$625K$407K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$771K$715K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$397K$882K$4.7M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,339,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,127,282$1,064,034
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $303,899$270,962
I-11 Other revenue$4,403
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,431,181$1,339,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,737$68,110
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $801,674$695,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $856,411$764,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $574,770$575,379
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,339,399 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,064,034
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,064,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $270,962$270,962
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 $4,403$4,403
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,365$1,339,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $764,020 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 wagesManagement $68,110$68,110
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,350$10,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,034$22,034
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,636$3,636
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $904$904
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 $2,652$2,652
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $623,086 · Management $13,415 · Fundraising $12,210$648,711
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,623$7,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,086 · Management $128,724 · Fundraising $12,210$764,020
Part X · Balance sheet $7,001,712 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,439,539$2,330,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,922,072$4,591,901
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,722$79,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,424,333$7,001,712
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,000$13,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,000$13,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,413,333$6,988,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,424,333$7,001,712
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,988,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,339,399
XI-2 Total expenses$764,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$575,379
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,413,333
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,988,712

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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