Livingston Chinese School Inc

EIN 22-2572724 • 501(c)3 • Livingston, NJ

Profile

Education / Promotion of Chinese culture and language.

PO Box 179Livingston, NJ 07039-0179

www.livingstonchineseschool.org

Siviq Scores

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

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

-3.5%

Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

-6.1%

Faster revenue growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets67th percentile

Assets

Flat

$166,195

Flat from 2023

Liabilities

$2,846

Up $2,846 from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$163,349

Down $2,846 (-1.7%) from 2023

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue74th percentile Net Margin31st percentile

Revenue

Down

$80,672

Down $5,202 (-6.1%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$83,518

Down $9,535 (-10%) from 2023

Net Income

-$2,846

Up $4,333 (+60%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth48th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$166,195

Liabilities$2,846

Net Assets$163,349

Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth42nd percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$80,672

Expenses$83,518

Net Income-$2,846

Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $166,195
Liabilities: $2,846
Net assets: $163,349
Revenue: $80,672
Expenses: $83,518
Net income: -$2,846

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.66	$0.03	$1.63	$0.81	$0.84	$0.03
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.66	$0.00	$1.66	$0.86	$0.93	$0.07
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.77	$0.37	$1.41	$0.59	$0.59	$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.67	$0.25	$1.41	$0.56	$0.42	$0.14
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.40	$0.13		$1.09	$0.78	$0.31
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.10	$0.13		$1.10	$1.09	$0.01
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.48	$0.52		$1.07	$1.10	$0.03
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.03	$0.05	$0.99	$0.90	$1.00	$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.13	$0.04	$1.09	$0.94	$1.00	$0.05
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.18	$0.04		$0.89	$0.98	$0.09
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.84	$0.60	$1.23	$1.08	$1.14	$0.06
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.90	$0.61	$1.29	$1.30	$1.14	$0.16
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.84	$0.71	$1.13	$0.98	$0.94	$0.03
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.12	$0.02	$1.10	$1.01	$1.05	$0.03

Latest Filing Detail

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024
Signed: Jun 5, 2025
Return Version: 2023v6.0
Gross Receipts: $80,672

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education / Promotion of Chinese culture and language.

Established Sunday Chinese school program providing Chinese language and Culture classes for approximately 100 students and local families.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Chinese language and culture classes	$0	$83,517

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Edward Huey	Trustee	-	$0	-	-
Carol Peng	Trustee	-	$0	-	-
Pak Lew	Trustee	-	$0	-	-
Serena Wong	Vice Principal	PT	$0	-	-
Amy Fan	Vice Principal	PT	$0	-	-
Astrid K Arif	Assistant Treasurer	PT	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Livingston Chinese School Inc
EIN: 22-2572724
In Care Of: % Shuk Leung
Address: PO BOX 179, LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039-0179

Signing Officer

Name: Carol Peng
Title: Trustee
Signed: 2025-06-05

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“Chinese Language and cultural School”

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Misc. fundraising income, $7171|”

Part I, line 10

“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Student Scholarship, $500|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Insurance, $1888| Accounting tool, $444| Activity class expenses, $1043| Teachers supplies, $8050| Graduation Expenses, $190| Trophies Expenses, $1433| Speech Contest Expense, $86| Year End Celebration Expenses, $2244| Digital Tools Expenses, $886| Youth Volunteer Expenses, $448| Chinese New Year Expense, $620| Student Store Expense, $103| HSA Expense - Halloween, $104| Transaction fees, $367| Administrative Expense, $3328|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $25392, $0|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $0, $2846|”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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