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Santa Barbara Chinese School

EIN 77-0532841 • 501(c)3 • Santa Barbara, CA

Profile

The Santa Barbara Chinese School is committed to providing excellence in Chinese language instruction and services. We create and offer educational programs that enable learners to discover and develop an appreciation for the evolving richness of the Chinese language and culture. We serve as a bridge between our students and the larger Chinese learning community by offering our Chinese language and cultural enrichment programs tutoring services homework support training mentorship and educational consultation services.

PO Box 6194Santa Barbara, CA 93160

https: www.sbchineseschool.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

63rd percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

70th percentile

16%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$7,774

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 11.9% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$77,448

Up $31,271 (+68%) from 2013

Liabilities

Up

$44

Up $44 from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$77,404

Up $31,227 (+68%) from 2013

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue63rd percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

Up

$65,233

Up $51,142 (+363%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$54,828

Up $43,639 (+390%) from 2013

Net Income

Up

$10,405

Up $7,503 (+259%) from 2013

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $34,336Net Assets 2010: $34,3362010Assets 2011: $38,028Net Assets 2011: $38,0282011Assets 2012: $43,275Net Assets 2012: $43,2752012Assets 2013: $46,177Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $46,1772013Assets 2025: $77,448Liabilities 2025: $44Net Assets 2025: $77,4042025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$77,448
Liabilities$44
Net Assets$77,404
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2010: $20,922Expenses 2010: $21,797Net Income 2010: -$8752010Revenue 2011: $26,105Expenses 2011: $22,413Net Income 2011: $3,6922011Revenue 2012: $17,157Expenses 2012: $11,910Net Income 2012: $5,2472012Revenue 2013: $14,091Expenses 2013: $11,189Net Income 2013: $2,9022013Revenue 2025: $65,233Expenses 2025: $54,828Net Income 2025: $10,4052025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$65,233
Expenses$54,828
Net Income$10,405
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$77,448
Liabilities
$44
Net assets
$77,404
Revenue
$65,233
Expenses
$54,828
Net income
$10,405
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$77.4$0.04$77.4$65.2$54.8$10.4
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$46.2$0.00$46.2$14.1$11.2$2.90
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$43.3$43.3$17.2$11.9$5.25
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$38.0$38.0$26.1$22.4$3.69
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$34.3$34.3$20.9$21.8$0.88
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Sep 4, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$65,233
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Santa Barbara Chinese School is committed to providing excellence in Chinese language instruction and services. We create and offer educational programs that enable learners to discover and develop an appreciation for the evolving richness of the Chinese language and culture. We serve as a bridge between our students and the larger Chinese learning community by offering our Chinese language and cultural enrichment programs tutoring services homework support training mentorship and educational consultation services.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Weekend Chinese Classes In Person - To maximize learning capacity our classes catered to younger children beginning-intermediate are offered on Saturday & Sunday mornings between 9 am and noon in 1.5-hour stretches. Intermediate Advanced and Adult classes are currently offered on Sunday afternoons and may be adjusted each term according to student enrollment. Weekend classes are usually held on UCSB campus.$0$13,381
Online Class - we offer online classes for those who can not attend in person classes$0$8,889
Chinese Club After School Program -In an effort to offer more practice during the week we partner with various schools to provide play-based after school enrichment classes.$0$8,051
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jenny MazanecPrincipalPT$7,774-$7,774
Wenjing ChenVice PrincipalPT$3,520-$3,520
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Santa Barbara Chinese School
EIN
77-0532841
In Care Of
% Jenny Mazanec
Address
PO BOX 6194, Santa Barbara, CA 93160

Signing Officer

Name
Wenjing Chen
Title
Vice Principal
Signed
2025-09-04
Discuss with paid preparer
No
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Ticket Sale, $400|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| School Supplies and Education Materials, $2196.00| Bank Charge, $341.00| School Activities & Events, $1328.00| Postage & Delivery, $200.00| Insurance, $372.00| Training, $250.00| Software, $246.00| Live Scan, $126.00| Parking & Mileage, $1687.00| Marketing, $1059.00|”

Part I, line 20

“| Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Unrealized Gain or Loss, Investment Unrealized Gain or Loss, $1110|”

Part II, line 26

“| Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, 0, $44|”

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