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North Korea Strategy Center Us Inc

EIN 47-3865280 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY

Profile

As a defector-led organization, NKSC US believes that North Koreans are leading change in North Korea. We accelerate this people powered change by providing a platform for North Korean voices. Our programs empower North Koreans within the country with access to information, while supporting defectors outside of North Korea with leadership development programs and international support networks. NKSC US seeks to protect and honor the confidentiality of defectors, members, and supporters throughout all of its activities.

244 Fifth Avenue Suite N284New York, NY 10001

www.nksc.us

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

1st percentile

-10576%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-46%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$88,939

Up $86,545 (+3615%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$88,939

Up $86,545 (+3615%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Up

$89,925

Up $59,671 (+197%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$3,380

Down $22,080 (-87%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

$86,545

Up $81,751 (+1705%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2016: $4,914Net Assets 2016: $4,9142016Assets 2019: $8,351Net Assets 2019: $8,3512019Assets 2020: $4,241Liabilities 2020: $6,642Net Assets 2020: -$2,4012020Assets 2021: $2,394Net Assets 2021: $2,3942021Assets 2022: $88,939Net Assets 2022: $88,9392022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$88,939
Liabilities-
Net Assets$88,939
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $101,340Expenses 2016: $96,471Net Income 2016: $4,8692016Revenue 2019: $83,130Expenses 2019: $80,063Net Income 2019: $3,0672019Revenue 2020: $2,512Expenses 2020: $13,264Net Income 2020: -$10,7522020Revenue 2021: $30,254Expenses 2021: $25,460Net Income 2021: $4,7942021Revenue 2022: $89,925Expenses 2022: $3,380Net Income 2022: $86,5452022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$89,925
Expenses$3,380
Net Income$86,545
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$88,939
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$88,939
Revenue
$89,925
Expenses
$3,380
Net income
$86,545
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.89$0.89$0.90$0.03$0.87
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.02$0.02$0.30$0.25$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.07$0.02$0.03$0.13$0.11
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.83$0.80$0.03
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.05$1.01$0.96$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 15, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$89,925
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

As a defector-led organization, NKSC US believes that North Koreans are leading change in North Korea. We accelerate this people powered change by providing a platform for North Korean voices. Our programs empower North Koreans within the country with access to information, while supporting defectors outside of North Korea with leadership development programs and international support networks. NKSC US seeks to protect and honor the confidentiality of defectors, members, and supporters throughout all of its activities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
- Conducting and publishing research that focuses on human rights issues arising from restricted access to information and freedom of expression in North Korea - Disseminating free and open information to through various media to the people of North Korea and hosting seminars, conferences, and events to raise public awareness of current human rights issues in North Korea - Developing partnerships with local organizations to provide leadership development programs and opportunities in the U.S. supporting personal development and leadership skills of North Korean defectors to serve as leaders in promoting awareness of human rights in North Korea--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kang Cheol HwanChairmanPT$0--
Yurina LeeTreasurerPT$0--
YONGHWA LEEPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
North Korea Strategy Center US Inc
EIN
47-3865280
Address
244 Fifth Avenue Suite N284, New York, NY 10001

Signing Officer

Name
Yonghwa Lee
Title
CEO
Signed
2023-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
My Fiscal Office LLC
Address
77 Bleecker Street Suite 712W, New York, NY 10012
Preparer
Kenneth J Rogers CPA
Phone
9176874692
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $1113”

Other Expenses.1

“BANK CHARGES $426”

Other Expenses.2

“NYS CHAR500 FEE $25”

Raw XML Appendix144 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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