Civic Intelligence

Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School

EIN 36-3157628 • 501(c)3 • Palatine, IL

Profile

We provide Chinese classes and activities every Sunday (Aug-Jun) from 9 to 11:30pm in person at FREMD high school or via zoom for any kids between age of 4 to 16. We have 89 students with K to 8 grades learning Chinese.

PO Box 5Palatine, IL 60078-0005

www.cnscs.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.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

74th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

68th percentile

10%

Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

46th percentile

-6.3%

Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$156,159

Up $14,565 (+10%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$156,159

Up $14,565 (+10%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Down

$71,957

Down $4,815 (-6.3%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$57,392

Down $16,448 (-22%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$14,565

Up $11,633 (+397%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth68th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2021: $128,178Net Assets 2021: $128,1782021Assets 2022: $129,333Net Assets 2022: $129,3332022Assets 2023: $138,662Net Assets 2023: $138,6622023Assets 2024: $141,594Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $141,5942024Assets 2025: $156,159Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $156,1592025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$156,159
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$156,159
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth46th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Revenue 2021: $25,496Expenses 2021: $19,813Net Income 2021: $5,6832021Revenue 2022: $42,169Expenses 2022: $41,014Net Income 2022: $1,1552022Revenue 2023: $81,068Expenses 2023: $71,739Net Income 2023: $9,3292023Revenue 2024: $76,772Expenses 2024: $73,840Net Income 2024: $2,9322024Revenue 2025: $71,957Expenses 2025: $57,392Net Income 2025: $14,5652025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$71,957
Expenses$57,392
Net Income$14,565
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$156,159
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$156,159
Revenue
$71,957
Expenses
$57,392
Net income
$14,565
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.56$0.00$1.56$0.72$0.57$0.15
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.42$0.00$1.42$0.77$0.74$0.03
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.39$1.39$0.81$0.72$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$1.29$0.42$0.41$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.28$1.28$0.25$0.20$0.06
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025
Signed
Jan 5, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$71,957
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We provide Chinese classes and cultural activities on Sundays from 9 am to 12:20 pm in person at Fremd High School for students from K to 10th grade.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Chinese Classes for 95 students from K-10th grade-$48,043
Chinese new year celebration, a cultural event for all 95 students and their families (over 200 people in total) to present in a show to celebrate Chinese New Year.-$2,850
End of the year school event to bring 95 students and families together to celebrate school year end. Over 100 people attended.-$529
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Chih-Yu ChenTreasurerPT$0--
Sally ChangPrincipalPT$0--
Kurtis ChangDirector Of ItPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School
EIN
36-3157628
Phone
2248011345
Address
PO BOX 5, PALATINE, IL 60078-0005

Signing Officer

Name
Chih-Yu ChenCNSCS
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2248011345
Signed
2026-01-05
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part 1, Line 16

“Insurance $1,569 IT service $270 Textbooks and supplies $3,102 Meeting and office $924 Tax filing $105”

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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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