Provide arts education and awareness to youth

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$300
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$181K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$165K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$112K
FY2023$228K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$181K
Expenses
$165K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$151K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$165K
Net assets
$155K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$55K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$155K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $157K Management & general 3% · $5K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$25,700Pt VII · Sec A
$15,400Pt VII · Sec A
$15,400Pt VII · Sec A
$725Pt VII · Sec A

Chunfang Wei’s $26K as CFO is at the 21st 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Chunfang Wei$25,700$14,300$11,700$8,000
Vicky Wang$15,400$14,300$11,900$9,000
Mon Yun Amy Hsieh$15,400$14,300$11,900$8,000
Chin-Fei Chan$725$940$1,980$7,450

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

Offers arts education and awareness programs to young people.

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3 programs · $157K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Camp & Educational Classes

$147Kprogram expense
02

El Salvador Project

$7Kprogram expense
03

11/02/25 fundraising concert

$3Kprogram 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$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$9,350

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$165K
Ln 25
Programscol B$157K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$181K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$300
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$143K$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$300
Net assetsLn 32$143K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$42K$41K$0$793
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$145
OccupancyLn 16$24K$22K$0$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$986$0$986$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$42$449
All other expensesLn 24e$583$583$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K$157K$5K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $181K$165K$15K$155K 990 PDF
FY2024 $157K$141K$16K$143K 990 PDF
FY2023 $228K$151K$77K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $112K$55K 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 $180,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,685$45,376
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,888$132,848
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,984$2,559
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $156,557$180,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$9,350
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $94,066$99,111
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,500$57,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $140,566$165,484
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,991$15,299
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $180,783 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$132,848
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,559 · Excluded from tax $0$2,559
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $132,848 · Unrelated business $2,559 · Excluded from tax $0$180,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,484 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,350$9,350
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,225 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,225
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $41,093 · Management $0 · Fundraising $793$41,886
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,252 · Fundraising $0$2,252
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,532 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,532
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,230 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,230
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,976 · Fundraising $145$2,121
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,957$23,794
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,231 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,231
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $986 · Fundraising $0$986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,803 · Management $42 · Fundraising $449$4,294
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $583 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,884 · Management $5,256 · Fundraising $3,344$165,484
Part X · Balance sheet $155,053 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,742$45,935
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,984$107,543
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,073$1,575
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,799$155,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $142,799$154,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,799$155,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$180,783
XI-2 Total expenses$165,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,299
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$142,799
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,345
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,753

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