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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BROTHERHOOD CUP FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$79,763
Total expenses
$114,658
Contributions and grants received
$79,753
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$24,246
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,857
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$6,611
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$50,000
Management and general expenses
$13,923
Fundraising expenses
$50,735
Program service expenses (Part III)
$50,000

Program services were 43.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $79,753

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10 · related or exempt $10

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,000 · management and general $5,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,737 · management and general $2,737

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $469 · management and general $469

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,573 · management and general $5,573

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $100,735 · program services $50,000 · fundraising $50,735

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: CA Department of Justice

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank Charges & Fees

    total $44 · management and general $44

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $38,090 · end of year $24,246

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 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

    beginning of year $1 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,807 · end of year $30,857

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $28,284 · end of year -$6,611

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Brotherhood Cup Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing educational opportunities for underserved individuals livingin our local communities, as well as underserved communities around the world, with an initial focus on underserved areas of Singapore. Wewill accomplish this goal by offering scholarships and grants to help cover the costs of participating in educational programs. In addition tooffering scholarships and grants, our organization will also be working to support schools, educational institutions, and other nonprofitorganizations that have demonstrated the ability to offer high quality programs and services to our target community. Through ourorganization's programs and services, we hope to improve access to education and have a positive impact in the lives of the individuals andfamilies that we have the opportunity to work with.

  • Asian American Stories Program:The Asian American Stories program featured 72 participants from across the United States, including Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Southern California. Remarkably, participants also came from Washington, Alaska, and Boston, Massachusetts. Among them were a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, the founder of the Global Peace Secretariat, and participants in President Obamas Challenge Program.The participants ranged widely in agefrom under 10 years old to 94and represented diverse Asian communities, including Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Burmese Americans. Their stories highlighted restaurant owners and entrepreneurs pursuing the American dream, new immigrants serving their communities, and cultural advocates promoting art and heritage. Some stories reflected the struggles and perseverance of young people finding their way, while others recounted important moments in Chinese American history or the achievements of generations of scientists and scholars in the U.S.

    Expenses $50,000

  • The Brotherhood Cup Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated toincreasing educational opportunities for underserved individuals living in ourlocal communities, as well as underserved communities around the world, with aninitial focus on underserved areas of Singapore. We will accomplish this goal byoffering scholarships and grants to help cover the costs of participating ineducational programs. In addition to offering scholarships and grants, ourorganization will also be working to support schools, educational institutions, andother nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated the ability to offer highquality programs and services to our target community. Through ourorganizations programs and services, we hope to improve access to educationand have a positive impact in the lives of the individuals and families that wehave the opportunity to work with.In order to effectively and efficiently implement our organizations scholarshipand grant program, we will be networking within our target communities (bothdomestically and abroad) to advertise the opportunities that we offer and providestudents and qualified individuals with information on how to apply for supportfrom our organization. An applicant will need to complete an applicationincluding providing proof of financial need. The board members of theBrotherhood Cup Foundation will be responsible for reviewing the applicationssubmitted and determining which students and qualified individuals will receivescholarships and the amount of the scholarships.Our organizations support will cover the cost of the programs the qualifiedindividual applied for. The specific cost will vary based on the programs andactivities the qualified individual will be attending. The support that we offer isnot automatically renewable, but there are no limits on the age, gender, and howmany times an individual can apply for support from our organization.Once the Brotherhood Cup Foundation has selected a scholarship recipient, thefunds will be paid directly to the school or educational program on behalf ofparticipant. This will help ensure that the funds are being used for its intendedpurpose. Our organization will also follow up with the recipients to ensure thatthey are regularly attending and participating through the duration of the programthat the support was awarded for. The number of scholarships and grants awardedper year will depend on the funds available at the time.In addition to awarding scholarships, the Brotherhood Cup Foundation will alsobe working to support other nonprofit organizations that are exempt under IRC501(c)(3) and have demonstrated the ability to offer high quality programs andservices to our target communities. Again, this support will be offered toorganizations working in underserved areas of our local communities as well asorganizations working in underserved communities around the world. Ourorganization will reach out directly to those organization to see if they couldbenefit from our financial support. After our organization has provided support toanother organization, we will follow up with that organization to ensure that thefunds are being used for their intended purpose. We will also require that receiptsor documentation of how the funds were used be provided to our organization tomake sure that the funds are being used appropriately and to make sure ourrecords are accurate.In the future, as our organization grows, we will be working diligently to expandour programs and services in an effort to better fulfill our organizations goals.As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to continually offering the highestquality programs and services possible with the resources we have available.Through our programs and services, we hope to have a positive impact in the livesof those we work with and their communities as a whole.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Zuqi Zhao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lawrence L Chao

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Yafei Liu

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Chao Liu

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Lei Howard Chen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
2024
Filed
9 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513149349304171

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