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UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC (EIN 22-3850071)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202023219349321567
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-16T17:29:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2020-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address34.206.232.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-16IPDt
IP Tm17:29:17IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$13,534,206GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee72TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$2,090,123TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$1,750NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,609,994PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,345,000CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$20,020,665PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$10,817,533CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$840PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,127CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$302,426PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$352,560CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$21,933,925PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$13,517,220CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,784,695PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$121,310CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$17,035,160PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,437,355CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$18,819,855PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,227,872CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,114,070PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$289,348CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$11,980,099TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,931,000TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,504,148TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,165,970TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,475,951NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,765,030NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$11,113,326ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,817,533RevenueAmt
Desc1) NTD GREATLY IMPROVED ENGLISH WEBSITE, AND BUILT UP FACEBOOK PAGES WHICH ATTRACTED OVER MILLIONS OF FANS IN 2019. 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 2019, NTD HELD AN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION AND AN INTERNATIONAL OIL PAINTING COMPETITION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$11,113,326TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document135IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee72EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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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)

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ZHONG TANG
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$43,500$0
WANQING HUANG
SECRETARY20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$33,900$0
ALAN ADLER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZHONG LEE
MEMBER40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL ZHOU
MEMBER20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL GUAN
CFO20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$77,400TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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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$680,000
EASTERN LINK INC
101 FEDERAL STREET STE 1900BOSTONMA02210BROADCASTING SERVICES$557,400
TIME WARNER CABLE
1 TIME WARNER CTRNEW YORKNY10019BROADCASTING SERVICES$450,000
NTD-KOREA
JOURNALISM SERVICES$404,250109 MAPO-DAERO MAPO-GUSEOULKS101-3403
THE EPOCH TIMES - AUSTRALIA
JOURNALISM SERVICES$326,05149A TREACY STHURSTVILLE NSWAU
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K15CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,345,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$10,287NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,345,000TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEDIA REVENUE511110$6,785,578$6,785,578
ADVERTISING REVENUE511110$2,090,123$2,090,123
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE511110$1,152,290$1,152,290
SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE$589,269$589,269
PROGRAM LICENSING FEES511110$200,273$200,273
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$10,817,533TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,127TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,127ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$237,656RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$237,656RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$237,656TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$237,656ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$81,223GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$16,986CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$64,237TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$64,237RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$50,667TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$50,667ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$50,667OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,517,220TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,791,647RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,090,123UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$290,450ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Program Services$250ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,631,305TotalAmt
Program Services$1,223,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,626FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,793TotalAmt
Program Services$20,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$536FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,169TotalAmt
Program Services$99,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,643FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,857TotalAmt
Management And General$38,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$514,884TotalAmt
Management And General$514,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,230TotalAmt
Program Services$279,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$790,820TotalAmt
Program Services$593,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,017,731TotalAmt
Program Services$763,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$254,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,175TotalAmt
Program Services$20,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$968,385TotalAmt
Program Services$726,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,918TotalAmt
Program Services$111,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,191TotalAmt
Program Services$237,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,389TotalAmt
Program Services$209,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,263TotalAmt
Program Services$73,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PRODUCTION OF CULTURE S$2,770,087$2,770,087
BROADCAST LICENSES$2,165,937$2,165,937
PROGRAM PURCHASES$845,745$845,745
COMMISSIONS$462,033$462,033

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$619,710TotalAmt
Program Services$511,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,505FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,227,872TotalAmt
Program Services$11,113,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,993,236ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$121,310FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$597,371BOYAmt
EOY$1,267,280EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,192,406BOYAmt
EOY$161,761EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,155,845BOYAmt
EOY$3,787,392EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,838,998LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,720,380LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,257,845BOYAmt
EOY$4,118,618EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,968,745BOYAmt
EOY$3,968,745EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$807,887BOYAmt
EOY$1,627,204EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,980,099BOYAmt
EOY$14,931,000EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,539,197BOYAmt
EOY$2,804,448EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,952,067BOYAmt
EOY$6,348,638EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,504,148BOYAmt
EOY$10,165,970EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,475,951BOYAmt
EOY$4,765,030EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,475,951BOYAmt
EOY$4,765,030EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,980,099BOYAmt
EOY$14,931,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$289,348ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$269OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$750,461CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,165,416CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,204,869CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,609,994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,345,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,075,740TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$750,461CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,165,416CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,204,869CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,609,994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,345,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,075,740TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,221,174SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,854,566PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$196,805CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$446,938CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$425,156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$239,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$239,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,548,143TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,733CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,338CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,505CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,667CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,288TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,734,171TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$48,054,976GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70420PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62640PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$2,494,662OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,494,662BookValueAmt

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$2,022,849OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,058,203DepreciationAmt
Book Value$964,646BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,118,618TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$1,397,648
DUE FROM EPOCH TIMES INC$229,556
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,627,204TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

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 (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$1,379,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$474,000
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$118,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESFREELANCE JOURNALISM$12,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,983,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,983,000TotalSpentAmt
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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 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
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B LINE 13THE ORGANIZATION IS FORMALLY ADOPTING A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY DURING 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14PRIOR TO 2020, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN OBSERVING BEST PRACTICES IN REGARDS TO DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS FORMALLY ADOPTING A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY DURING 2020.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:BAD DEBT EXPENSE -269.

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 StateLegalDomicileStateCdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EPOCH TIMES INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 5NEW YORKNY10001472446165MEDIA SERVICESNYC0
EPOCH GROUP INC (DBA EPOCH MEDIA GROUP)
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 6NEW YORKNY10001472367163MEDIA SERVICESNYC0
EPOCH USA INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7NEW YORKNY10001020574879MEDIA SERVICESGAC0
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