LIGHT OF CHINA FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LIGHT OF CHINA FOUNDATION (EIN 82-1773459)
Tax period
2019-05-01 to 2020-04-30
Filed
2021-03-04
IRS object ID
202100639349300345
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-03-04T03:50:56-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Buck Chung CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Part IX, Section B, Line 25FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN ACCORDIANCE TO THE MISSION GOALS FOR THE YEAR THE ENTITY HAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED THREE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BOOKS. THERE ARE FUTURE PLANS TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL SIX BOOKS.IN LINE WITH THE SUBJECT THEMES.ExplanationTxt

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