Rural China Education Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 20-2753350

Sep 01, 2015 to Aug 31, 2016 • Filed on Jul 13, 2017

Organization Profile www.ruralchina.org

PO Box 224New York, NY 10276

(585) 957-3602

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

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

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

0.00x

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

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

-760%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

-22%

Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

-91%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets65th percentile

Assets

Down

$161,244

Down $46,279 (-22%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$161,244

Down $46,279 (-22%) from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2015

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue65th percentile Net Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,088

Down $63,330 (-91%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$52,367

Down $41,580 (-44%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$46,279

Down $21,750 (-89%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth16th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2016

Assets$161,244

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$161,244

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2016

Revenue$6,088

Expenses$52,367

Net Income-$46,279

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2015 to Aug 31, 2016
Signed: Jul 13, 2017
Return Version: 2015v3.0
Gross Receipts: $6,088

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We support primary school teachers in rural China to develop and teach innovative curriculum.

Promote quality education in primary schools in rural China

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Rural China Innovation Fellowship Program: supported Rural Education Innovation Fellows working in rural China on student-centered teaching and curriculum development of Reading and Service Learning classes for elementary school children in public schools	$0	$0

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Whee Ky Ma	Chairman And Chief Financial Officer	-	$0	-	-
Diane Geng	Executive Director	PT	$0	-	-
Sara Lam	Research And Development Director	-	$0	-	-
Yishin Khoo	Board Member	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Rural China Education Foundation
EIN: 20-2753350
Phone: 5859573602
Address: PO Box 224, New York, NY 10276

Signing Officer

Name: Whee Ky Ma
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 5859573602
Signed: 2017-07-13

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Line 16 - Bank Charges - $1377”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts Receivable - $699, Inventory Asset - $756”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $161,244
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $161,244
Revenue: $6,088
Expenses: $52,367
Net income: -$46,279

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.77	$0.00	$0.77	$0.02	$0.11	$0.09
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.86	$0.00	$0.86	$0.03	$0.03	$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.87	$0.00	$0.87	$0.06	$0.00	$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.81	$0.00	$0.81	$0.56	$0.03	$0.54
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.28	$0.00	$0.28	$0.25	$0.36	$0.12
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.39	$0.00	$0.39	$0.06	$0.40	$0.33
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.73	$0.00	$0.73	$0.26	$0.35	$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.82	$0.00	$0.82	$0.14	$0.45	$0.31
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.63	$0.00	$0.63	$0.05	$0.47	$0.42
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.61	$0.00	$1.61	$0.06	$0.52	$0.46
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.08	$0.00	$2.08	$0.69	$0.94	$0.25
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$2.32	$0.00		$1.26	$0.81	$0.45
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.87	$0.00		$0.74	$0.67	$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.81	$0.00		$0.54	$0.88	$0.33
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$2.14	$0.00		$0.64	$0.95	$0.31