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UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC (EIN 22-3850071)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202103199349324350
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-15T16:24:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521446779PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON LAMBERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27609ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN223850071EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlUNIVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127368535PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1229 W 28TH STREET 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonZHONG TANGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127368535PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstZHONGPersonFirstNm
Person LastTANGPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJ CALVIN MARKSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01226973PTIN
Phone9197196400PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEW TANG DYNASTYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerZHONG TANGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1229 W 28TH STREET 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,300,174GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressNTD.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CORPORATION OPERATES NEW TANG DYNASTY TELEVISION (NTD), WHICH OFFERS UNCENSORED NEWS, YOUTH EDUCATION, AND OTHER CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee106TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,605,274TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,345,000PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,061,770CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,817,533PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$11,193,526CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,127PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,768CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$352,560PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$43,110CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$13,517,220PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,300,174CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,790,267PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,615,429CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$120,662CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$11,437,355PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,192,749CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,227,872PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,808,178CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$289,348PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,491,996CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,962,255TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,639,547TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,165,970TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,018,687TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$796,285NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,620,860NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE CORPORATION OPERATES NEW TANG DYNASTY TELEVISION (NTD), WHICH OFFERS UNCENSORED NEWS, YOUTH EDUCATION, AND OTHER CULTURAL MEDIA PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,386,187ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,588,252RevenueAmt
Desc1) NTD GREATLY IMPROVED ENGLISH WEBSITE, AND BUILT UP FACEBOOK PAGES WHICH ATTRACTED OVER MILLIONS OF FANS IN 2020. 2) NTD HOSTED AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING HEALTH FAIR, WELLNESS SEMINAR, LEGAL SEMINAR, IMMIGRATION SEMINAR, AND JOB MARKET, ETC. 3) NTD CONTINUED TO BE IN THE TOP 100 MOST WATCHED VIDEO CREATORS WITH BILLIONS OF VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, VINE AND INSTAGRAM ACCORDING TO TABULAR INSIGHTS. 4) IN 2020, NO COMPETITION WAS HELD DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 5) NTD LAUNCHED A NEW CHANNEL FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JULY 2020.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,386,187TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document99IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee106EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BILL GUANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127368535PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1229 W 28TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ZHONG TANG
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT20.0020.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$42,300$0
WANQING HUANG
SECRETARY20.0020.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$36,300$0
ALAN ADLER
MEMBER1.005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZHONG LEE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL ZHOU
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL GUAN
CFO20.005.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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WMBC-TV
99 CLINTON RDWEST CALDWELLNJ07006BROADCASTING SERVICES$1,012,000
EASTERN LINK INC
101 FEDERAL STREET STE 1900BOSTONMA02210BROADCASTING SERVICES$530,000
OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS INC
477 S ROSEMARY AVE 306WEST PALM BEACHFL33401BROADCASTING SERVICES$414,625
TIME WARNER CABLE
1 TIME WARNER CTRNEW YORKNY10019BROADCASTING SERVICES$360,000
THE EPOCH TIMES - LA
9550 FLAIR DR STE 411EL MONTECA91731JOURNALISM SERVICES$267,745
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$10,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,051,770AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$107,719NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,061,770TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEDIA REVENUE511110$5,846,277$5,846,277
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE511110$2,326,697$2,326,697
ADVERTISING REVENUE511110$1,605,274$1,605,274
PROGRAM LICENSING FEES511110$1,416,432$1,416,432
SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE-$1,154-$1,154
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$11,193,526TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,768TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,768ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,110TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$43,110ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$43,110OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,300,174TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,588,252RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,605,274UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$44,878ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,384,331TotalAmt
Program Services$1,788,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$548,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,687FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,593TotalAmt
Program Services$28,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$772FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,505TotalAmt
Program Services$144,379ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,850FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,680TotalAmt
Program Services$35,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$934FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$620,959TotalAmt
Program Services$465,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,419FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,091TotalAmt
Program Services$266,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$618,787TotalAmt
Program Services$464,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$569,868TotalAmt
Program Services$427,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,029TotalAmt
Program Services$17,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$911,667TotalAmt
Program Services$683,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$227,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,840TotalAmt
Program Services$1,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,791TotalAmt
Program Services$260,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,948ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,975TotalAmt
Program Services$204,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,992TotalAmt
Program Services$71,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BROADCAST LICENSES$3,002,205$2,251,654$750,551
PRODUCTION OF CULTURE S$2,772,455$2,079,341$693,114
COMMISSIONS$646,619$484,964$161,655
PROGRAM PURCHASES$509,175$381,881$127,294

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,616TotalAmt
Program Services$329,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,000FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,808,178TotalAmt
Program Services$10,386,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,301,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,662FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,280BOYAmt
EOY$5,977,773EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,761BOYAmt
EOY$1,669,352EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,787,392BOYAmt
EOY$3,049,980EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,348,916LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,015,560LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,118,618BOYAmt
EOY$5,333,356EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,627,204BOYAmt
EOY$609,086EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,962,255BOYAmt
EOY$16,639,547EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,804,448BOYAmt
EOY$4,543,648EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,348,638BOYAmt
EOY$6,462,155EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,012,884BOYAmt
EOY$1,012,884EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,165,970BOYAmt
EOY$12,018,687EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$796,285BOYAmt
EOY$4,620,860EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$796,285BOYAmt
EOY$4,620,860EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,962,255BOYAmt
EOY$16,639,547EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,491,996ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$667,421PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,165,416CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,204,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,609,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,345,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,061,770CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,387,049TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,165,416CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,204,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,609,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,345,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,061,770CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,387,049TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,611,811SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,775,238PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$446,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$425,156CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$239,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$239,783CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,353,106TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,338CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,505CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,045CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43,110CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$144,665TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,884,820TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$55,390,576GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74130PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,040,399OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$312,920DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,727,479BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,321,487OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$662,177DepreciationAmt
Book Value$659,310BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,987,030OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,040,463DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,946,567BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,333,356TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$1,012,884Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,012,884TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$842,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$845,000
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$143,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$16,000
SOUTH ASIA00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$84,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,930,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,930,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution90ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$107,719NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FIGURE IN COLUMN B REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BINDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7NEW YORKNY10001223848589MEDIA SERVICESNY501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0
EPOCH PUBLIC FOUNDATION
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7NEW YORKNY10001680650661PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTSTX501(C)(3)LINE 7N/A0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EPOCH TIMES INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 5NEW YORKNY10001472446165MEDIA SERVICESNYEPOCH TIMES INCC0
EPOCH GROUP INC (DBA EPOCH MEDIA GROUP)
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 6NEW YORKNY10001472367163MEDIA SERVICESNYEPOCH TIMES INCC0
EPOCH USA INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7NEW YORKNY10001020574879MEDIA SERVICESGAEPOCH TIMES INCC0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd