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Lingzi Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 46-4756983

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Aug 12, 2016

Organization ProfileLINGZIFOUNDATION.ORG
241 A Street No 300Boston, MA 02210

(617) 443-9800

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

97th percentile

80%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

88th percentile

72%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-34%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$35,480

Up $14,809 (+72%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$35,480

Up $14,809 (+72%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

Down

$18,463

Down $9,647 (-34%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$3,654

Down $3,785 (-51%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$14,809

Down $5,862 (-28%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2014: $20,671Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $20,6712014Assets 2015: $35,480Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $35,4802015Assets 2016: $49,108Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $49,1082016Assets 2017: $72,668Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $72,6682017Assets 2018: $126,507Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $126,5072018Assets 2019: $160,851Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $160,8512019Assets 2020: $180,349Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $180,3492020Assets 2021: $304,404Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $304,4042021Assets 2022: $271,602Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $271,6022022Assets 2023: $355,102Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $355,1022023Assets 2024: $431,473Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $431,4732024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$35,480
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$35,480
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $28,110Expenses 2014: $7,439Net Income 2014: $20,6712014Revenue 2015: $18,463Expenses 2015: $3,654Net Income 2015: $14,8092015Revenue 2016: $24,614Expenses 2016: $10,986Net Income 2016: $13,6282016Revenue 2017: $53,950Expenses 2017: $30,390Net Income 2017: $23,5602017Revenue 2018: $102,865Expenses 2018: $49,026Net Income 2018: $53,8392018Revenue 2019: $124,292Expenses 2019: $89,948Net Income 2019: $34,3442019Revenue 2020: $70,288Expenses 2020: $50,790Net Income 2020: $19,4982020Revenue 2021: $171,571Expenses 2021: $47,516Net Income 2021: $124,0552021Revenue 2022: $65,997Expenses 2022: $98,799Net Income 2022: -$32,8022022Revenue 2023: $150,101Expenses 2023: $95,174Net Income 2023: $54,9272023Revenue 2024: $116,036Expenses 2024: $68,914Net Income 2024: $47,1222024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$18,463
Expenses$3,654
Net Income$14,809
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Aug 12, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$18,463
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The lingzi foundation honors the example set by lingzi lu, who spread love and compassion while fearlessly following her dreams, by providing educational opportunities for courageous and ambitious students like her; and supporting organizations that reflect her passions and recognize those making a positive impact toward building bridges between cultures and communities."

To serve as a non profit to honor lingzi lu's hopes and dreams and her pursuit of independence and education by supporting scholarships to benefit international students and other efforts to bridge differences between nations and people, and supporting organizations that reflect the same.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
NO PROGRAM FUNDS EXPENDED IN 2015.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
HELEN JINYAN ZHAOPresident-$0--
SHERMAN YEETreasurer-$0--
LORI LEYDENDirector-$0--
KENNETH PROUDFOOTDirector-$0--
WILLIS G WANGDirector-$0--
JOHN H CHUAssistant Clerk-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lingzi Foundation
EIN
46-4756983
Phone
6174439800
Address
241 A STREET NO 300, BOSTON, MA 02210

Signing Officer

Name
John Chu
Title
Assistant Clerk
Phone
4018657558
Signed
2016-08-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gerald T Reilly & Company
Address
424 ADAMS STREET, MILTON, MA 02186
Preparer
THOMAS O'CONNOR CPA
Phone
6176968900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: investment income. Amount: 1.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 195. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 98. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 293.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$35,480
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$35,480
Revenue
$18,463
Expenses
$3,654
Net income
$14,809
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.31$0.00$4.31$1.16$0.69$0.47
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.55$0.00$3.55$1.50$0.95$0.55
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.72$0.00$2.72$0.66$0.99$0.33
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.04$0.00$3.04$1.72$0.48$1.24
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.80$0.00$1.80$0.70$0.51$0.19
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.61$0.00$1.61$1.24$0.90$0.34
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$0.00$1.27$1.03$0.49$0.54
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.00$0.73$0.54$0.30$0.24
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.00$0.49$0.25$0.11$0.14
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.00$0.35$0.18$0.04$0.15
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.28$0.07$0.21