To provide chinese culture and tradition Learning opportunities to the young people growing up in the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 22 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$180K
117% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 117% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$438K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$430K
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$438K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$438K
Expenses
$430K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$510K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$430K
Net assets
−$26K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$27K
FY2021−$74K
FY2022−$25K
FY2023−$34K
FY2024−$26K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $417K Management & general 3% · $14K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Financial Officer
$28,609Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$18,928Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$18,101Pt VII · Sec A

Liping Liu’s $29K as Chief Financial Officer is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Liping Liu$28,609$33,687$35,830$28,482$15,200
Young Zhao—$27,423$32,899——
Lili Kwok$18,101$27,741$28,090$18,329$11,079
Young Zhang$18,928————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Offers young Americans chances to learn Chinese culture and traditions.

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1 program · $417K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conduct various after school and summer programs to provide opportunities to school age children to learn and experience chinese culture and traditions.

$417Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$438K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$438K
Money outPt IX
$430K
Ln 25
Programscol B$417K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
−$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$438K
Total revenueLn 12$438K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32−$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$106K$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$180K
Net assetsLn 32−$34K−$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$110K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$134K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$785$785
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$76K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$430K$417K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $438K$430K$7K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 $549K$558K−$9K−$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 $559K$510K$49K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $328K$374K−$47K−$74K 990 PDF
FY2020 $241K$289K−$48K−$27K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $437,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$437,572
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$437,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$199,336
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$230,879
I-18 Total expenses$430,215
I-19 Revenue less expenses$7,357
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $437,572 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $437,572$437,572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $437,572 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$437,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $430,215 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,638$65,638
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,988$109,988
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,710$23,710
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,700$2,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,702$5,702
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,866$2,866
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,755$2,755
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,572$133,572
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,651$1,651
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,083$2,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $785$785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,268$76,268
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,497$2,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $416,561 · Management $13,654 · Fundraising $0$430,215
Part X · Balance sheet $153,845 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,667$121,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,557$17,474
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,864$14,864
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,088$153,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,114$4,862
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $92,427$138,079
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,941$180,341
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$33,853−$26,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$33,853−$26,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,088$153,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$26,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$437,572
XI-2 Total expenses$430,215
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$33,853
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$26,496

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