Civic Intelligence

Chinese American Community Connection

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 46-3833541

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 03, 2019

600 Jefferson Plaza M-5Rockville, MD 20852

(240) 408-2055

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

97th percentile

2.22x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

100th percentile

20.75x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-651%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-7.6%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-58%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Assets

Down

$41,775

Down $3,443 (-7.6%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

-$50,971

Down $29,114 (-133%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$92,746

Up $25,671 (+38%) from 2017

Revenue

Down

$4,469

Down $6,183 (-58%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$33,583

Up $6,586 (+24%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$29,114

Down $12,769 (-78%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KAssets 2016: $53,488Liabilities 2016: $59,000Net Assets 2016: -$5,5122016Assets 2017: $45,218Liabilities 2017: $67,075Net Assets 2017: -$21,8572017Assets 2018: $41,775Liabilities 2018: $92,746Net Assets 2018: -$50,9712018Assets 2019: $50,279Liabilities 2019: $90,433Net Assets 2019: -$40,1542019Assets 2020: $55,728Liabilities 2020: $130,327Net Assets 2020: -$74,5992020Assets 2021: $74,521Liabilities 2021: $129,068Net Assets 2021: -$54,5472021Assets 2022: $34,885Liabilities 2022: $129,068Net Assets 2022: -$94,1832022Assets 2023: $29,517Liabilities 2023: $128,627Net Assets 2023: -$99,1102023Assets 2024: $25,005Liabilities 2024: $125,453Net Assets 2024: -$100,4482024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$41,775
Liabilities$92,746
Net Assets-$50,971

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $5Expenses 2016: $5,517Net Income 2016: -$5,5122016Revenue 2017: $10,652Expenses 2017: $26,997Net Income 2017: -$16,3452017Revenue 2018: $4,469Expenses 2018: $33,583Net Income 2018: -$29,1142018Revenue 2019: $67,927Expenses 2019: $57,111Net Income 2019: $10,8162019Revenue 2020: $18,766Expenses 2020: $53,210Net Income 2020: -$34,4442020Revenue 2021: $69,269Expenses 2021: $49,218Net Income 2021: $20,0512021Revenue 2022: $4,800Expenses 2022: $44,435Net Income 2022: -$39,6352022Revenue 2023: $5,727Expenses 2023: $10,654Net Income 2023: -$4,9272023Revenue 2024: $11,277Expenses 2024: $12,615Net Income 2024: -$1,3382024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$4,469
Expenses$33,583
Net Income-$29,114
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 3, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$4,469
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

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO FINISH BUILT OUT AT ANTENNA SITE AND STUIDO. TO BORADCAST 24/7 STREAM CHINESE LANUAGE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT.-$33,853
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SHENGNING HUANGDirector-$0--
CHENGYIN YEDirector-$0--
JIANXIN BYERSSecretary-$0--
MEIXIA GAOPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chinese American Community
EIN
46-3833541
Address
600 JEFFERSON PLAZA M-5, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852

Signing Officer

Name
Meixia Gao
Title
President
Signed
2019-11-03
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 office 1,570 information technology 4,744 travel 209 insurance 755 non-investment depreciation 3,453 total 10,731

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 890 890 34,537 34,537 less accumulated depreciation 3,296 6,749 total 32,131 28,678

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Other liability - due to network soh 30,000 55,000 due from individuals loans 37,000 37,000 credit card 75 746

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.

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Peer Organizations

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