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← CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,949,631
Total expenses
$1,517,134
Contributions and grants received
$1,901,635
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$62,307
Investment income
$1,004
Other revenue
-$15,315
Total assets, end of year
$3,742,917
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,446
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,647,471
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,001,798
Management and general expenses
$415,457
Fundraising expenses
$99,879
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,001,798

Program services were 66.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $112,834

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $32,984

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,528,043

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $227,774

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FISCAL AGENT SERVICES

    total $9,794 · related or exempt $9,794

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER SERVICES

    total $17,377 · related or exempt $17,377

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RENTALS

    total $35,136 · related or exempt $35,136

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $1,004 · related or exempt $1,004

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $642 · related or exempt $642

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $32,984

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $31,872

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$31,872

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $47,424

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $31,509

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $15,915 · related or exempt $15,915

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $229,224 · program services $171,918 · management and general $34,383 · fundraising $22,923

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $382,372 · program services $286,779 · management and general $57,356 · fundraising $38,237

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,406 · program services $40,054 · management and general $8,011 · fundraising $5,341

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $47,558 · program services $35,668 · management and general $7,134 · fundraising $4,756

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $65,792 · management and general $65,792

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,115 · management and general $65,115

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $123,902 · program services $71,828 · management and general $46,243 · fundraising $5,831

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,696 · program services $33,708 · management and general $19,128 · fundraising $860

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,345 · program services $58,528 · management and general $51,213 · fundraising $6,604

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,078 · program services $455 · management and general $3,623

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $52,447 · program services $39,335 · management and general $7,867 · fundraising $5,245

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,852 · program services $1,122 · management and general $21,730

  • 24a · Other expenses: COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS

    total $143,711 · program services $143,711

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $78,015 · program services $44,107 · management and general $24,188 · fundraising $9,720

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $69,410 · program services $69,410

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $6,751 · program services $2,715 · management and general $3,674 · fundraising $362

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,460 · program services $2,460

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,170,699 · end of year $1,561,010

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $60,509 · end of year $76,845

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $27,000 · end of year $129,259

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $26,110 · end of year $22,375

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $715 · end of year $14,284

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,961,219

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,022,075

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,979,958 · end of year $1,939,144

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $43,968 · end of year $84,912

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,817 · end of year $10,534

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,179,486 · end of year $2,811,269

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,720 · end of year $836,202

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CHSA is dedicated to the documentation, study, and presentation of Chinese American history. Through exhibitions, publications, and educational,public programming, CHSA promotes contributions and legacy of Chinese America.

  • Commenced planning for CHSAs production of a new immersive exhibit, We are Bruce Lee.Sponsored the producers of a documentary about music journalist Ben Fong Torres, titled Like a Rolling Stone.Provided talent and historical consultation to Smithsonian TV and Vox for avideo documentary about San Francisco Chinatown. Partnered in a multi-agency collaboration to acquire and operate a newnonprofit arts, media and historical preservation facility in San Francisco Chinatown Featured articles on Chinese-Cambodian Americans in its 2020 publication ofits scholarly journal, History and Perspectives. See Part III, Ln 4a statement

    Expenses $1,001,798

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Justin Hoover

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $143,073
    From this org
    $116,516
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,557
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alvina Chou

    COO

    Total calculated
    $123,285
    From this org
    $112,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,577
    Hours/week
    40
  • Douglas S Chan

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Walter Lim

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Jeff Tsai

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Matthew Huey

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Alvin Lau

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andy Bryant

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Elsie Lam

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gorretti Lui

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johnny Wang

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth Wun

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lily Ho

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lydia So

    Board Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349300516

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