Civic Intelligence

Chinatown Business Association Inc

EIN 04-3251175 • Boston, MA

RevokedPub. 78 EligibleNTEE S20Z

Profile

Chinatown business association's (cba)is a 501(c(3)tax exempt,non-profit organization. Cba is community driven and relies on the generosity of our volunteers and donors to continue creating meaningful impact serving our chinatown community. Its mission is to unite all the businesses in boston's chinatown, without regard to the owner's race,religon, sex or age, to develop the prosperity of chinatown, strengthen its security, keep it clean, improve its image, safeguard the freedom of business, increase employment opportunity, ensure the right of fair competition and to mediate the dispute in the community.

Revocation date: May 15, 2010

6 Tyler Street 2nd FloorBoston, MA 02111

bostoncba.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE S • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE S • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

16th percentile

-26%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE S • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE S • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

$43,127

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$43,127

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin16th percentile

Revenue

$100,534

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$127,089

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$26,555

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2025: $43,127Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $43,1272025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$43,127
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$43,127
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2025: $100,534Expenses 2025: $127,089Net Income 2025: -$26,5552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$100,534
Expenses$127,089
Net Income-$26,555
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$43,127
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$43,127
Revenue
$100,534
Expenses
$127,089
Net income
-$26,555
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$1.01$1.27$0.27
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$100,534
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Chinatown business association's (cba)is a 501(c(3)tax exempt,non-profit organization. Cba is community driven and relies on the generosity of our volunteers and donors to continue creating meaningful impact serving our chinatown community. Its mission is to unite all the businesses in boston's chinatown, without regard to the owner's race,religon, sex or age, to develop the prosperity of chinatown, strengthen its security, keep it clean, improve its image, safeguard the freedom of business, increase employment opportunity, ensure the right of fair competition and to mediate the dispute in the community.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$65,662$40,509▼ $25,153
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$4,020$2,618▼ $1,402
Total Assets$69,682$43,127▼ $26,555
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$69,682$43,127▼ $26,555
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$69,682$43,127▼ $26,555
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$69,682$43,127▼ $26,555

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$1,328$5,590$6,918
Other Land Buildings$1,290$3,977$5,267
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Roman ChanPresident
Helen ChanDirector
Karen Hong WongDirector
Newman TamDirector
Patty ChanDirector
Raymond EngDirector
Zhan HuangDirector
Derick YungClerk
Mimi ChanClerk
Rosemary Ly LamTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$100,534
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$3,894
Change in Net Assets
$-26,555
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$127,089
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Accounting-$10,100-$10,100
Other Expenses$5,398--$5,398
All Other Expenses$3,174$630-$3,804
Payment Travel Entrtnmnt Publicly Ofcl$2,096--$2,096
Advertising-$1,635-$1,635
Depreciation Depletion$1,402--$1,402
Insurance$1,027--$1,027
Conferences and Meetings-$827-$827
Total Functional Expenses$113,897$13,192$0$127,089
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 6

“Organization has domestic members.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7A

“Organization members do elect members for governing board.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7B

“Major decisions are decided by governing board.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“No review was or will be conducted.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Governing docs and returns are made available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chinatown Business Associationinc
EIN
04-3251175
Phone
7813711757
Address
6 TYLER STREET 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02111

Signing Officer

Name
Rosemary Ly Lam
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7813711757
Signed
2026-02-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Roman Chan
Formed
1994
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Lee Yee & Company Pc
Address
20 SOUTHWEST PARK, WESTWOOD, MA 02090-1548
Preparer
Gary F Yee
Phone
7812372525
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“Chinatown business association's (cba)is a 501(c(3)tax exempt,non-profit organization. Cba is community driven and relies on the generosity of our volunteers and donors to continue creating meaningful impact serving our chinatown community. Its mission is to unite all the businesses in boston's chinatown, without regard to the owner's race,religon, sex or age, to develop the prosperity of chinatown, strengthen its security, keep it clean, improve its image, safeguard the freedom of business, increase employment opportunity, ensure the right of fair competition and to mediate the dispute in the community.”

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

“The chinatown business association improved the economic climate of boston's chinatown by (1)facilitated cooperation and mutual understaning among businesses and other organization, (2) promoted events and tourism,(3)improved public safety and cleanliness, (4)adherred to environmental and safety codes,(5)faciliated seminars between health departments and code enforcement and chinatoen business owners and(6) celebrate winter solstice with the elderly.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0CHINATOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S (CBA)IS A 501(C(3)TAX EXEMPT,NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CBA IS COMMUNITY DRIVEN AND RELIES ON THE GENEROSITY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS TO CONTINUE CREATING MEANINGFUL IMPACT SERVING OUR CHINATOWN COMMUNITY. ITS MISSION IS TO UNITE ALL THE BUSINESSES IN BOSTON'S CHINATOWN, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE OWNER'S RACE,RELIGON, SEX OR AGE, TO DEVELOP THE PROSPERITY OF CHINATOWN, STRENGTHEN ITS SECURITY, KEEP IT CLEAN, IMPROVE ITS IMAGE, SAFEGUARD THE FREEDOM OF BUSINESS, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, ENSURE THE RIGHT OF FAIR COMPETITION AND TO MEDIATE THE DISPUTE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE CHINATOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IMPROVED THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF BOSTON'S CHINATOWN BY (1)FACILITATED COOPERATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANING AMONG BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATION, (2) PROMOTED EVENTS AND TOURISM,(3)IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS, (4)ADHERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CODES,(5)FACILIATED SEMINARS BETWEEN HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CHINATOEN BUSINESS OWNERS AND(6) CELEBRATE WINTER SOLSTICE WITH THE ELDERLY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2ORGANIZATION HAS DOMESTIC MEMBERS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3ORGANIZATION MEMBERS DO ELECT MEMBERS FOR GOVERNING BOARD.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4MAJOR DECISIONS ARE DECIDED BY GOVERNING BOARD.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6GOVERNING DOCS AND RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
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