Civic Intelligence

Belmont Chinese American Association

EIN 81-3238621 • 501(c)3 • Belmont, MA

Profile

Belmont chinese american association (bcaa) is a non-profit organization, aims to preserve the cultural heritage and values of chinese americans, facilitate the chinese american community's effective participation in civic, community affairs.

44 Plymouth AveBelmont, MA 02478-3128

bcaa-ma.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

19th percentile

-31%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

26th percentile

-32%

Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

34th percentile

-19%

Faster revenue growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$31,299

Down $14,876 (-32%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$31,299

Down $14,876 (-32%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Down

$47,237

Down $11,307 (-19%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$62,113

Up $1,668 (+2.8%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$14,876

Down $12,975 (-683%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth26th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2020: $25,105Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $25,1052020Assets 2021: $29,238Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $29,2382021Assets 2022: $48,076Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $48,0762022Assets 2023: $46,175Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $46,1752023Assets 2024: $31,299Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $31,2992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$31,299
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$31,299
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth34th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $106,944Expenses 2020: $105,354Net Income 2020: $1,5902020Revenue 2021: $24,713Expenses 2021: $20,580Net Income 2021: $4,1332021Revenue 2022: $48,364Expenses 2022: $29,526Net Income 2022: $18,8382022Revenue 2023: $58,544Expenses 2023: $60,445Net Income 2023: -$1,9012023Revenue 2024: $47,237Expenses 2024: $62,113Net Income 2024: -$14,8762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$47,237
Expenses$62,113
Net Income-$14,876
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$31,299
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$31,299
Revenue
$47,237
Expenses
$62,113
Net income
-$14,876
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$0.31$0.47$0.62$0.15
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.46$0.00$0.46$0.59$0.60$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.00$0.48$0.48$0.30$0.19
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.29$0.25$0.21$0.04
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$1.07$1.05$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$47,237
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Belmont chinese american association (bcaa) is a non-profit organization, aims to preserve the cultural heritage and values of chinese americans, facilitate the chinese american community's effective participation in civic, community affairs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION GALA AND OTHER EVENTS$0$49,843
TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN BELMONT COMMUNITY$0$10,859
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LIXIN QINPresident-$0--
MEI LIVice President-$0--
JING ZHANGVice President-$0--
YONGJING J GUOSecretary-$0--
HONGQI SHENTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Belmont Chinese American Association
EIN
81-3238621
Phone
8586639247
Address
44 PLYMOUTH AVE, BELMONT, MA 02478-3128

Signing Officer

Name
Lixin Qin
Title
President
Phone
8586639247
Signed
2025-08-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Miller Wachman Llp
Address
100 CAMBRIDGE STREET 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02114-2548
Preparer
K Barlow Pang CPA
Phone
6173386800
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: event expense. Amount: 49843. Description: donation to other non-profit organizations (non-affiliates). Amount: 10859. Description: website maintaince fee. Amount: 376. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 61078.”

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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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