Sui Wah School

Tax-deductible

Honolulu, HI501(c)(3)EIN 99-0248274

To educate students in Chinese language and culture to enhance cultural awareness of the students and their families. To organize and provide educational and recreational activities for the students and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
67 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 67.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$187K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$107K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$594K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$187K
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$187K
Expenses
$107K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$116K
FY2025$107K
Net assets
$594K
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$594K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 1987.

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% · $104K Management & general 3% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lum Chee Ping Lee$1,232$1,820$2,040$1,571$1,920

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, offering educational and recreational activities.

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1 program service account for $104K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization operated a chinese language school.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$107K
Ln 25
Programscol B$104K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$594K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$601K
Total assetsLn 16$602K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$880
Total revenueLn 12$187K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$601K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$602K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$594K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$521K$601K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$524K$602K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$515K$594K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$168$168
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$775$775
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$482$482
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$3
Total functional expensesLn 25$107K$104K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $187K$107K$79K$594K 990 PDF
FY2024 $181K$116K$66K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $140K$96K$44K$449K 990 PDF
FY2022 $101K$75K$25K$406K 990 PDF
FY2021 $88K$67K$22K$380K 990 PDF
FY2020 $123K$100K$23K$358K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $186,735 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $880 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$52,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,154$109,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,401$24,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,154 · Excluded from tax $25,281$186,735
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $107,453 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,238$51,238
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,805$1,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,167$4,167
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,328$2,328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $168$168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,789$7,789
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $775$775
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,605$27,605
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,726$4,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $482$482
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,703$2,703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,414 · Management $3$2,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $103,872 · Management $3,581 · Fundraising $0$107,453
Part X · Balance sheet $602,408 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,173$84,559
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $496,204$516,038
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,293$1,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $523,670$602,408
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,440$8,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,650$8,106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $515,020$594,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $523,670$602,408
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $594,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$186,735
XI-2 Total expenses$107,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$515,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$594,302

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

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