LIGHT OF CHINA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
LIGHT OF CHINA FOUNDATION (EIN 82-1773459)
Tax period
2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30
Filed
2023-03-05
IRS object ID
202340649349300309
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2022-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Buck Chung CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

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ChurchYes (X)ChurchInd

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Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Part IX, Section B, Line 25FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN ACCORDANCE TO THE MISSION GOALS FOR THE YEAR THE ENTITY HAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED IN ADDITION TWO OTHER BOOKS IN SEQUENCE TO PREVIOUS SUBJECT THEMES.ExplanationTxt

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