UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INC (EIN 22-3850071)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202033219349320848
Schema version: 2018v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T17:33:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521446779	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223850071	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	NETWORK INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIV	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2127368535	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	229 W 28TH STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10001	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ZHONG TANG	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2127368535	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	J CALVIN MARKS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01226973	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	34.206.232.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-16	IPDt
IP Tm	17:33:11	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	A3078AF94E9EDD4C0F61A46219469502CB7F0970	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	75F1779BA68A735F9CB0B3115F257B873EEC838E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEW TANG DYNASTY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ZHONG TANG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	229 W 28TH STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$21,945,866	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	NTD.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NJ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE 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 Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	91	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,998,231	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,750	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,204,869	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,609,994	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,038,750	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$20,020,665	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$337,651	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$840	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$452,233	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$302,426	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$18,033,503	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$21,933,925	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,537,087	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,784,695	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$150,379	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$14,691,317	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$17,035,160	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$16,228,404	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$18,819,855	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,805,099	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,114,070	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,307,185	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,980,099	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,945,304	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,504,148	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,361,881	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,475,951	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE 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 Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$16,404,267	ExpenseAmt
Desc	1) NTD GREATLY IMPROVED ENGLISH WEBSITE, AND BUILT UP FACEBOOK PAGES WHICH ATTRACTED MILLION FANS IN 2018. 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 2018, NTD HELD INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION, INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION, AND INTERNATIONAL OIL PAINTING COMPETITION.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$16,404,267	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	111	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	91	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BILL GUAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2127368535	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	229 W 28TH STREET 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10001	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ZHONG TANG
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$36,000	$0
WANQING HUANG
SECRETARY	20.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$30,000	$0
ALAN ADLER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZHONG LEE
MEMBER	40.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL ZHOU
MEMBER	20.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL GUAN
CFO	20.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$66,000	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
FACEBOOK
1 HACKER WAY	MENLO PARK	CA	94025	ADVERTISING SERVICES	$6,399,821
NTD-VIETNAM
				JOURNALISM SERVICES	$853,193	P 311 THE GOLDEN PALM 21 LE VAN LU	THANH XUAN	HA NOI	VM
WMBC-TV
99 CLINTON RD	WEST CALDWELL	NJ	07006	BROADCASTING SERVICES	$635,435
NTD-KOREA
				JOURNALISM SERVICES	$579,426	109 MAPO-DAERO MAPO-GU	SEOUL		KS	101-3403
EASTERN LINK INC
101 FEDERAL STREET STE 1900	BOSTON	MA	02210	BROADCASTING SERVICES	$557,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,609,994	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$4,564	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,609,994	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MEDIA REVENUE	511110	$15,597,964	$15,597,964
ADVERTISING REVENUE	511110	$1,998,231		$1,998,231
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE	511110	$1,455,329			$1,455,329
SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE	711320	$523,485	$523,485
PROGRAM LICENSING FEES	511110	$436,555	$436,555

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,101	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,101	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$20,020,665	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$840	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$840	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$238,621	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$238,621	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$238,621	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$238,621	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$57,701	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$11,941	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,760	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$45,760	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,045	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18,045	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$18,045	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,933,925	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,612,865	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,998,231	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,712,835	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,636,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,227,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$376,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,740	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,225	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,710	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,975	TotalAmt
Management And General	$127,975	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$854,016	TotalAmt
Management And General	$854,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$441,974	TotalAmt
Program Services	$441,974	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$534,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$400,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$133,549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,012,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$759,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$253,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,819	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,819	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,297,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$972,914	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$324,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$153,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$130,022	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MARKETING CAMPAIGNS	$3,973,497	$3,973,497
PRODUCTION OF CULTURE S	$3,439,466	$3,439,466
BROADCAST LICENSES	$2,013,253	$2,013,253
PROGRAM PURCHASES	$1,991,133	$1,991,133

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$831,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$686,057	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,446	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$114,684	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,819,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,404,267	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,265,209	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150,379	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$597,371	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,192,406	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,661,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,155,845	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,643	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,322	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,986,036	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,728,191	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,083,965	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,257,845	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,968,745	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$545,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$807,887	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,307,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,980,099	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$974,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,539,197	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$398,676	BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,518,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,952,067	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,052,941	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,012,884	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,945,304	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,504,148	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,361,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,475,951	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,361,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,475,951	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,307,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,980,099	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,114,070	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$543,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$750,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,165,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,204,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,609,994	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,273,796	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$543,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$750,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,165,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,204,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,609,994	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,273,796	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,479,705	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,794,091	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$196,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$446,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$425,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$239,461	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,310,157	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,838	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,045	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$70,459	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,654,412	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$41,786,196	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.62630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72500	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support PY509	0.72500	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income PY	0.05600	InvestmentIncomePYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,141,225	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,141,225	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,523,324	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,066,014	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$457,310	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,257,845	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$558,814
DUE FROM EPOCH TIMES INC	$249,073

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$807,887	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$1,012,884	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,012,884	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	FREELANCE JOURNALISM	$2,620,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	FREELANCE JOURNALISM	$504,000
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	FREELANCE JOURNALISM	$211,000
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	FREELANCE JOURNALISM	$180,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	FREELANCE JOURNALISM	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,516,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,516,000	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 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 12C	THE 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 15	EACH 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 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B LINE 13	THE ORGANIZATION IS FORMALLY ADOPTING A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY DURING 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14	PRIOR 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.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7	NEW YORK	NY	10001	223848589	MEDIA SERVICES	NY	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	N/A	0
EPOCH PUBLIC FOUNDATION
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7	NEW YORK	NY	10001	680650661	PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS	TX	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	N/A	0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EPOCH TIMES INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 5	NEW YORK	NY	10001	471446165	MEDIA SERVICES	NY	C	0
EPOCH GROUP INC (DBA EPOCH MEDIA GROUP)
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 6	NEW YORK	NY	10001	472367163	MEDIA SERVICES	NY	C	0
EPOCH USA INC
229 W 28TH ST FLOOR 7	NEW YORK	NY	10001	020578479	MEDIA SERVICES	GA	C	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd