Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Chinese American Community
EIN 46-3833541 • 501(c)3 • North Potomac, MD
Profile
Our mission is public service and multicultural diversity - through information, education and the arts. The goal is to bring significant programming to under-represented groups in rockville md, a city with a substantial population of chinese americans. Our mission is to serve local chinese american community, promote chinese traditional culture, support or organize local cultural performances, educational programs, forums, internet, visual and audio programming. The objective is a programming presence within the larger community where currently there is none. The mission is also to concurrently enhance and enrich broader audiences in the general community.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
5.02x
Liabilities / Revenue
99th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
29th percentile
Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
35th percentile
Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
91st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$25,005
Down $4,512 (-15%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$125,453
Down $3,174 (-2.5%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down-$100,448
Down $1,338 (-1.4%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$11,277
Up $5,550 (+97%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$12,615
Up $1,961 (+18%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$1,338
Up $3,589 (+73%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $25,005
- Liabilities
- $125,453
- Net assets
- -$100,448
- Revenue
- $11,277
- Expenses
- $12,615
- Net income
- -$1,338
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 17, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $11,277
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Our mission is public service and multicultural diversity - through information, education and the arts. The goal is to bring significant programming to under-represented groups in rockville md, a city with a substantial population of chinese americans. Our mission is to serve local chinese american community, promote chinese traditional culture, support or organize local cultural performances, educational programs, forums, internet, visual and audio programming. The objective is a programming presence within the larger community where currently there is none. The mission is also to concurrently enhance and enrich broader audiences in the general community.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO MAINTAIN ANTENNA SITE IN ORDER TO BROADCAST CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM TO ENRICH CHINESE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. | - | $8,601 |
| TO BORADCAST 24/7 STREAM CHINESE LANUAGE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT. | - | $3,450 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHENGNING HUANG | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHENGYIN YE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MEIXIA GAO | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| SHAOFEI XU | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Chinese American Community
- EIN
- 46-3833541
- Address
- 11400 GREY COLT, NORTH POTOMAC, MD 20878
Signing Officer
- Name
- Meixia Gao
- Title
- President
- Signed
- 2025-11-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Fan Wen CPA
- Address
- 1611 BOREL PLACE SUITE NO3, SAN MATEO, CA 94403-3504
- Preparer
- Fan Wen
- Phone
- 6504839747
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses 564 interest 5,147 non-investment depreciation 3,454 total 9,165”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 890 890 34,537 34,537 less accumulated depreciation 24,017 27,471 due from others 0 10,000 total 11,410 17,956”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Other liability - due to network soh 55,000 55,000 due from individuals loans 34,000 34,000 credit card 5,868 2,694 accrue expenses 0 0 goverment sba loan 33,759 33,759”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Our mission is public service and multicultural diversity - through information, education and the arts. The goal is to bring significant programming to under-represented groups in rockville md, a city with a substantial population of chinese americans. Our mission is to serve local chinese american community, promote chinese traditional culture, support or organize local cultural performances, educational programs, forums, internet, visual and audio programming. The objective is a programming presence within the larger community where currently there is none. The mission is also to concurrently enhance and enrich broader audiences in the general community.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“To maintain antenna site in order to broadcast chinese language program to enrich chinese community residents.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | OUR MISSION IS PUBLIC SERVICE AND MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY - THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. THE GOAL IS TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMMING TO UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS IN ROCKVILLE MD, A CITY WITH A SUBSTANTIAL POPULATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS. OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE LOCAL CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, PROMOTE CHINESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE, SUPPORT OR ORGANIZE LOCAL CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FORUMS, INTERNET, VISUAL AND AUDIO PROGRAMMING. THE OBJECTIVE IS A PROGRAMMING PRESENCE WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY WHERE CURRENTLY THERE IS NONE. THE MISSION IS ALSO TO CONCURRENTLY ENHANCE AND ENRICH BROADER AUDIENCES IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | TO MAINTAIN ANTENNA SITE IN ORDER TO BROADCAST CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM TO ENRICH CHINESE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. |
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