Civic Intelligence

Michigan Chinese School

EIN 38-3424696 • 501(c)3 • Troy, MI

Profile

Education

4262 Clarke DrTroy, MI 48085

michiganchineseschool.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

84th percentile

0.24x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

93rd percentile

0.63x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

53rd percentile

3.4%

Higher net margin than 53% 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

51st percentile

-1.0%

Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

34th percentile

-19%

Faster revenue growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets84th percentile

Assets

Down

$90,142

Down $922 (-1.0%) from 2024

Liabilities

Down

$21,700

Down $2,080 (-8.7%) from 2024

Net Assets

$68,442

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue93rd percentileNet Margin53rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$34,197

Down $8,040 (-19%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$33,039

Down $3,168 (-8.7%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$1,158

Down $4,872 (-81%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth51st percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2012: $42,973Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $42,9732012Assets 2013: $45,039Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $45,0392013Assets 2014: $44,950Liabilities 2014: $95Net Assets 2014: $44,8552014Assets 2015: $48,372Liabilities 2015: $5102015Assets 2016: $47,729Liabilities 2016: $328Net Assets 2016: $47,4012016Assets 2017: $53,455Liabilities 2017: $2,024Net Assets 2017: $51,4312017Assets 2018: $60,230Liabilities 2018: $12,342Net Assets 2018: $47,8882018Assets 2019: $73,898Liabilities 2019: $25,352Net Assets 2019: $48,5462019Assets 2020: $99,959Liabilities 2020: $47,070Net Assets 2020: $52,8892020Assets 2021: $77,050Liabilities 2021: $23,140Net Assets 2021: $53,9102021Assets 2022: $82,606Liabilities 2022: $26,410Net Assets 2022: $56,1962022Assets 2023: $88,134Liabilities 2023: $26,880Net Assets 2023: $61,2542023Assets 2024: $91,064Liabilities 2024: $23,7802024Assets 2025: $90,142Liabilities 2025: $21,700Net Assets 2025: $68,4422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$90,142
Liabilities$21,700
Net Assets$68,442
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth34th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2012: $27,539Expenses 2012: $27,546Net Income 2012: -$72012Revenue 2013: $38,475Expenses 2013: $36,409Net Income 2013: $2,0662013Revenue 2014: $37,518Expenses 2014: $37,702Net Income 2014: -$1842014Revenue 2015: $47,896Expenses 2015: $44,889Net Income 2015: $3,0072015Revenue 2016: $46,957Expenses 2016: $47,418Net Income 2016: -$4612016Revenue 2017: $50,525Expenses 2017: $46,495Net Income 2017: $4,0302017Revenue 2018: $39,378Expenses 2018: $42,921Net Income 2018: -$3,5432018Revenue 2019: $35,194Expenses 2019: $34,536Net Income 2019: $6582019Revenue 2020: $35,928Expenses 2020: $31,585Net Income 2020: $4,3432020Revenue 2021: $23,722Expenses 2021: $22,701Net Income 2021: $1,0212021Revenue 2022: $36,005Expenses 2022: $33,719Net Income 2022: $2,2862022Revenue 2023: $42,672Expenses 2023: $37,614Net Income 2023: $5,0582023Revenue 2024: $42,237Expenses 2024: $36,207Net Income 2024: $6,0302024Revenue 2025: $34,197Expenses 2025: $33,039Net Income 2025: $1,1582025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$34,197
Expenses$33,039
Net Income$1,158
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$90,142
Liabilities
$21,700
Net assets
$68,442
Revenue
$34,197
Expenses
$33,039
Net income
$1,158
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$90.1$21.7$68.4$34.2$33.0$1.16
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$91.1$23.8$42.2$36.2$6.03
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$88.1$26.9$61.3$42.7$37.6$5.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$82.6$26.4$56.2$36.0$33.7$2.29
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$77.1$23.1$53.9$23.7$22.7$1.02
2020Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$100.0$47.1$52.9$35.9$31.6$4.34
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$73.9$25.4$48.5$35.2$34.5$0.66
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$60.2$12.3$47.9$39.4$42.9$3.54
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$53.5$2.02$51.4$50.5$46.5$4.03
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$47.7$0.33$47.4$47.0$47.4$0.46
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$48.4$0.51$47.9$44.9$3.01
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$45.0$0.10$44.9$37.5$37.7$0.18
2013Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$45.0$0.00$45.0$38.5$36.4$2.07
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$43.0$0.00$43.0$27.5$27.5$0.01
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2023 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Oct 31, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$48,363
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Teach Mandarin speaking and Traditional Chinese writing and provide Chinese cultural activities for students from pre-kindergarten to high school. Approximately 82 students registered each semester.$37,614$37,614
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Yung Jen ChengPrincipalPT$0--
Yen-Liang ChenPresident-$0--
Lee Bin ChaiTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Michigan Chinese School
EIN
38-3424696
Phone
7343253883
Address
4262 Clarke Dr, Troy, MI 48085

Signing Officer

Name
Lee Bin Chai
Title
MCS Treasurer
Phone
7343253883
Signed
2023-10-31
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Description;Amount^Interest Income;13|Speech Contest;430^Total;443^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“School Contest, Insurance, Gifts & Awards, IT Expenses & Misc, Expenses”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Backpack”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Prepaid Tuition Income”

Raw XML Appendix160 raw XML fields

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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