Jifeng Book INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2024Arts & CultureEIN 99-2148583Revenue $555K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1509 Connecticut Ave Nw, 20036-1103 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2025Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Jifeng Book, Inc. is to provide a cultural experience for the Chinese community in the Washington DC area in a enviroment of lectures and discussions for the betterment of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 6 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 38% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$555K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$352K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$555K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$408K
FY2025$555K
Expenses
$352K
FY2025▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$248K
FY2025$352K
Net assets
$363K
FY2025▲ +126%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$160K
FY2025$363K

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 Mar 2025.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $310K Management & general 12% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Dir
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miao Yu’s $2K as President/Dir is at the 1st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Miao Yu$2,000$12,000

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

Programs and updates

Offers lectures and programs for the Chinese community in the Washington DC area.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Providing a cultural experience for the Chinese community through lectures, programs and by providing education material for the Chinese community in the Washington DC area.

$310Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$365K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$204K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$36K
Total assetsLn 16$224K$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$160K$363K
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$2K$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$140K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$110$110
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$124K$112K$12K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
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$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$788$788
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$29K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$310K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $555K$352K$202K$363K 990 PDF
FY2024 $408K$248K$160K$160K 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 $554,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $321,608$365,473
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,000$18,951
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$3,614
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $74,238$166,523
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $407,851$554,561
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,548$153,936
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,002$198,381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,550$352,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,301$202,244
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $554,561 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $165,657 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$365,473
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,473
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,951$18,951
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,614$3,614
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $500$500
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)Excluded from tax $366$366
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,608 · Excluded from tax $4,480$554,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,317 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 staffPrograms $1,000 · Management $1,000$2,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,550$139,550
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,386$12,386
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,592$2,592
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,300$3,300
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,247$4,247
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $110$110
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,488$5,488
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,870$1,870
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,733 · Management $12,415$124,148
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,420$6,420
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 amortizationPrograms $5,915$5,915
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $788$788
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,762 · Management $5,094$33,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,173 · Management $5,474$9,647
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,049 · Management $42,268 · Fundraising $0$352,317
Part X · Balance sheet $368,334 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,437$51,430
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$204,489
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $134,171$52,301
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,385
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,343$36,428
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,301$18,301
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,252$368,334
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,386$1,925
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $565$3,864
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,951$5,789
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,301$362,545
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $160,301$362,545
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,252$368,334
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,545 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$554,561
XI-2 Total expenses$352,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$160,301
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$362,545

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