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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- None
- IRS files
- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$574krevenue
FY2024 · −21% in 3 yrs1staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−4.1%
Months of reserve20.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.6%
Middle half of peersMedianZigen
Where the money goes FY2024 · $598k spent
Programs$541k90%Management and general$27k4%Fundraising$31k5%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 11% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Raybin Q Wong Foundation gave about $51k a year for four years, 11% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$104k in FY2022 and −$24k in FY2024. Cash covers 20.2 months, above the peer median of 6.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
14 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI21funders
$172ka year, last 3 years
35%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Raybin Q Wong FoundationOn and off$57k$36k$51k$60kJoseph Tse FoundationSince FY2021$66k$31k$29kThe Rockefeller FoundationStopped after FY2019$15k$12k–Globalgiving Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$16k$6k–Yu Lin Foundation IncStopped after FY2018$5k$1k–Bang-Woel Lu FoundationSince FY2018$1k$500$500$1k$1k$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$64k$71k$81k$176k$59k$121k$67k7 other fundersUp to $3k a year each$1k$1k$4k$1k$3k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped