Civic Intelligence

The Yappie Inc

EIN 88-2117348 • 501(c)3 • Princeton, NJ

Profile

The Yappie aims to educate the public and promote civic engagement through the production of nonpartisan policy content about the news and issues that affect Asian America, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.

16 Stonewall CirclePrinceton, NJ 08540

theyappie.com

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

-1896%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE A33 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-26%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-94%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$91,264

Down $31,660 (-26%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$91,264

Down $31,660 (-26%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$1,670

Down $25,121 (-94%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$33,330

Up $21,680 (+186%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$31,660

Down $46,801 (-309%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2022: $108,164Liabilities 2022: $381Net Assets 2022: $107,7832022Assets 2023: $122,924Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $122,9242023Assets 2024: $91,264Net Assets 2024: $91,2642024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$91,264
Liabilities-
Net Assets$91,264
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $122,685Expenses 2022: $14,902Net Income 2022: $107,7832022Revenue 2023: $26,791Expenses 2023: $11,650Net Income 2023: $15,1412023Revenue 2024: $1,670Expenses 2024: $33,330Net Income 2024: -$31,6602024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$1,670
Expenses$33,330
Net Income-$31,660
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$91,264
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$91,264
Revenue
$1,670
Expenses
$33,330
Net income
-$31,660
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.91$0.91$0.02$0.33$0.32
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$0.27$0.12$0.15
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$1.23$0.15$1.08
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$1,670
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Yappie aims to educate the public and promote civic engagement through the production of nonpartisan policy content about the news and issues that affect Asian America, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Yappie, Inc. is a Delaware nonprofit corporation that operates as an online news service designed to serve AANHPI communities across the U.S. The Yappies content is produced by an editorial team consisting of 9 active editors and writers, all of whom are students or recent college graduates with journalism backgrounds. The corporations founders, Board of Directors, and officers have also worked at prominent news outlets (e.g., Politico, Axios), AANHPI advocacy groups (e.g., OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates), think tanks (e.g., Council on Foreign Relations, CSIS), and various government bodies. The Yappies newsroom produces three categories of content: newsletter briefings, hard news stories, and feature-length articles. Newsletter briefings collate and analyze recent policy developments affecting AANHPI communities. Hard news stories cover events with major policy implications for AANHPIs and are normally published in the immediate aftermath of said events. Lastly, feature-length articles are in-depth examinations of larger, longer-term policy issues relevant to AANHPI communitiesespecially those that have yet to receive significant attention. 2024 remained an active year for The Yappie. We published 12 biweekly newsletters, featuring both aggregations of recent news and analyses from our writersincluding specialized sections covering campaigns in the leadup to the 2024 elections. We broke important news exclusives regarding presidential campaigns advertising efforts targeting AANHPI communities. And we also published a number of in-depth features, examining everything from AANHPI participation in Hollywood actors unions and efforts to document the stories of Chinese dissidents. In the fall, as the 2024 elections approached, we paused our normal newsletter coverage and instead curated a series of features, analyzing where AANHPI voters stood in 8 battleground states. We also continued our partnership with the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in republishing pieces from their VOICES program, which supports youth journalism. Following the election, The Yappie has embarked on a major rebranding and transformation initiative. This effort aims to reevaluate how our editorial content can more effectively serve AANHPI communities representing diverse political perspectives and expand our audience, all the while maintaining our steadfast commitment to nonpartisan journalism.Thanks to the generosity of our past and present donors, we were able to subsidize our editors and writers as they attended important AANHPI-focused conferences, including AAJAs summer convention in Seattle. These events continue to help our staff build connections within the AANHPI community that will prove important to growing The Yappies reach and support. The Yappie will continue to build on these efforts in 2025.-$25,033
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Cheyenne ChengPresidentPT$0--
Andrew HuangCEOPT$0--
Shawna ChenEditor-In-ChiefPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Yappie Inc
EIN
88-2117348
Phone
6098650062
Address
16 Stonewall Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540

Signing Officer

Name
Andrew Huang
Title
CEO
Signed
2025-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lear & Pannepacker LLP
Address
791 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
Preparer
Kenneth L Siegel CPA
Phone
6094522200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $5823”

Other Expenses.1

“Information Technology $318”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $70300 Accounts Receivable - Ending $0”

Change in accounting method

“The Organization prepared its 2022 Form 990 on an accrual basis, but inadverttantly identified its basis of accounting as cash basis. This was corrected on the 2023 Form 990.”

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