EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 22-3848589)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-15
IRS object ID
202543199349301244
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-11-15T02:52:33-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN223848589EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE EPOCH TIMES ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlEPOCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122443395PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1229 West 28th Street STE 6 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWilliam CheungPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122443395PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJanice TreyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1229 West 28th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$126,122,950GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.theepochtimes.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Epoch Times Association, Inc. was formed to inform and educate the public on issues of national and civic importance through the production and dissemination of high-quality media and informational content, see Sch.OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee121TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers85TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$7,028,588TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$40,525NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,193,027PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,758,497CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$111,775,558PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$116,210,299CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,195,590PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$589,340CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,938,018PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,211,961CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$122,102,193PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$125,770,097CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$14,390,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,950,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,586,215PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,664,528CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,200,838PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,112,508CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,112,508CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$101,716,320PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$110,336,509CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$121,893,373PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$119,063,545CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$208,820PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,706,552CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$54,103,794TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$59,744,552TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$41,106,097TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$50,512,124TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,997,697NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,232,428NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDELIVERS TRUSTED, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM TO INFORM AND UPLIFT SOCIETY, AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$106,744,111ExpenseAmt
Revenue$125,770,097RevenueAmt
DescThe Epoch Times Association, Inc. produces The Epoch Times, an independent, nonpartisan newspaper published in print and digital formats. The Epoch Times informs the public on issues of civic importance at the national, state, and local levels, including but not limited to matters relating to public health, government transparency, education, culture, and human rights, and produces thousands of news articles, investigative reports, and video programs each year, reaching millions of readers and viewers globally.Desc

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Grant$1,950,000GrantAmt
DescThe Epoch Times Association, Inc.s grantmaking program distributes grant funds on a case-by-case basis to nonprofit organizations that advance the Epoch Times Association, Inc.s mission of fostering truth and tradition, particularly in the areas of media freedom, education, cultural programming, and community engagement, as part of the organizations broader goal of fostering a more informed and empowered public.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (true)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document342IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee121EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonWilliam CheungPersonNm
Phone2122443395PhoneNum

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CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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John A Phillips
Writer040.00Yes (X)$106,581$0$0
William Cheung
CFO020.00$60,000$0$0020.00Yes (X)
Samuel Zhou
Executive VP020.00$22,153$0$0020.00Yes (X)
Chin-Hua Chang
Director001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alejandro Centurion
Director001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
F Christina Yuan
Director001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Janice Trey
Interim CEO020.00$0$0$0020.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BVA Group LLC
7250 Dallas Parkway Suite 200PlanoTX75024Consulting Service$464,038
American Philanthropic LLC
119 N High StreetWest ChesterPA19380Consulting Service$325,263
ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006Legal Service$996,413
Jenner Block LLP
353 NORTH CLARK STREETCHICAGOIL60654Legal Service$3,795,312
Petrillo Klein Boxer LLP
655 3rd Ave 22nd FlNew YorkTX10017Legal Service$498,270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$249,997FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,508,500AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,758,497TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Print Subscription511110$57,449,074$57,449,074
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Total Program Service Revenue$116,210,299TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$626,686TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Other$69,230OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Other$106,576OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other-$37,346OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$37,346TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Fundraising Gross Income$249,997FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Total Revenue Column$3,720TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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Credit card reward$183,373
Advertising Income$7,028,588541800$7,028,588

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$3,720TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Total$7,208,241OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$125,770,097TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total$1,950,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,950,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$133,293TotalAmt
Program Services$88,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$5,040,254TotalAmt
Program Services$4,032,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,008,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$74,030TotalAmt
Program Services$42,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$416,951TotalAmt
Program Services$333,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$8,550,554TotalAmt
Program Services$6,840,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,710,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$85,700TotalAmt
Program Services$68,560ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$1,112,508TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,112,508FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$14,668,992TotalAmt
Program Services$11,735,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,933,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$13,099,078TotalAmt
Program Services$10,479,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,619,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$5,439,173TotalAmt
Program Services$4,351,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,087,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$3,873,113TotalAmt
Program Services$3,098,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$774,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$1,343,250TotalAmt
Program Services$1,074,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$268,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$210,119TotalAmt
Program Services$168,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$277,674TotalAmt
Program Services$222,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$91,273TotalAmt
Program Services$73,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Mailing cost$18,054,534$18,054,534
Printing cost$11,783,172$11,783,172
Epoch TV Production Cost$19,816,798$19,816,798
Reporting and editing$10,482,413$10,482,413

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$2,560,666TotalAmt
Program Services$2,048,533ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$512,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$11,206,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$3,530,284BOYAmt
EOY$2,506,818EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$411,351BOYAmt
EOY$29,283,876EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,800,707BOYAmt
EOY$2,582,741EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$40,788,536BOYAmt
EOY$13,368,092EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,784,031LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,057,802BOYAmt
EOY$808,319EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,515,114BOYAmt
EOY$11,194,706EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,103,794BOYAmt
EOY$59,744,552EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$2,849,280BOYAmt
EOY$3,843,098EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$30,745,195BOYAmt
EOY$34,383,412EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$8,880,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,011,622BOYAmt
EOY$3,405,614EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,106,097BOYAmt
EOY$50,512,124EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,997,697BOYAmt
EOY$9,232,428EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,997,697BOYAmt
EOY$9,232,428EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,103,794BOYAmt
EOY$59,744,552EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,706,552ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$10,471,821PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$5,038,748CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,374,526CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,554,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,193,027CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,758,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,919,547TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,374,526CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,554,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,193,027CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,758,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,919,547TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$15,919,547PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,503CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$220,621CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,493,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$809,918CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,525,455TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,445,002TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.86310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89730PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,784,031OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$975,712DepreciationAmt
Book Value$808,319BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$808,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Depposit$366,456
Other Assets-Investment$6,399,869
Undeposit fund$248
Security
ROU$3,141,450
Prepaid$1,286,683
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,194,706TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Lease Liability$3,383,739
Interest payable$21,875
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,405,614TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the PacificProgram servicesFreelance Journalism and Operating Expenses$2,847,416
Europe Including Iceland and GreenlandProgram servicesFreelance Journalism and Operating Expenses$1,854,601
North AmericaProgram servicesFreelance Journalism and Operating Expenses$1,345,425
South AmericaProgram servicesFreelance Journalism and Operating Expenses$428,091
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$6,475,533SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,475,533TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Philanthropic LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 N High StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityWest ChesterCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19380ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFundrasing consultantActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$312,212GrossReceiptsAmt
Net To Organization$312,212NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$312,212TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Net To Organization$312,212TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Fundraising EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$249,997GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$249,997GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$246,277OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$249,997GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$249,997GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$246,277OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$246,277DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$3,720NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II Line 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Expense enclude Direct Mailing 67,936.34, Fundraising Consulting 62,442.56, Fundraising CRM 6,898.00 and Travel, Venue rental, Personnel 109,000, Total is 246,276.90ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Universal Communication NetworkBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1229 W 28th Street 7th floorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN223850071RecipientEIN
IRC Section501c3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$1,950,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGeneral SupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section Review process, Line 11BThe organization provided a copy of this form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form 990
Form 990, Part VI, Section Compensation review Approval process-CEOTop Management, Line 15AThe Epoch Times Association, Inc. does not compensate its President for their work on behalf of the organization, and compensation paid to the organizations other officers and key employees is substantially below market for the services provided.
Form 990, Part VI, Section Section Other organization documents publicly available, Line 19The Organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request
Form 990, Part I, Section Mission, Line 1The Epoch Times Association, Inc. was formed to inform and educate the public on issues of national and civic importance through the production and dissemination of high-quality media and informational content, and to produce and support cultural and educational programs and projects, with the goal of uplifting society through the promotion of truth, knowledge, culture, and community well-being.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (31 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Epoch Group Inc
229 W 28th St FL 6New YorkNY10001472367163MediaNYN/AC Corp$16,649,450$4,905,9981.00000Yes (true)
Epoch USA INC
4855 River Green Pkwy Suite 510DuluthGA30096020574879MediaGAN/AC Corp$226,8761.00000Yes (true)
Youmaker Corporation
774 7th Street FL2SecaucusNJ07094463856990MediaNJN/AC Corp$625$22,7271.00000Yes (true)
World Fortunes Inc
84 Dorothea Dix DrMiddletownNY10940473038345Retail TradeNYN/AC Corp$359,384$1,090,7491.00000Yes (true)
Pyunkang US LLC
32 Notchcroft DriveLittle FallsNJ07424474280387Retail TradeNJN/AC Corp$2,816,644$1,608,5021.00000Yes (true)
Perpetual Market Inc
37-14 Main Street FL 4FlushingNY11354831300155Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$32,568$416,0311.00000Yes (true)
Golden Basin Inc
229 W 28th Street FL 6New YorkNY10001831960211Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$603,196$1,639,3961.00000Yes (true)
Bestgiftcom Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001831206132Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$291,978$1,122,6751.00000Yes (true)
Grand Century Media Inc
23 Rivervale RoadMiddletownNY10940831782786Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$10,911$53,8001.00000Yes (true)
Taste Show Inc
23 Riversale RoadMiddletownNY10940831797060Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$132,999$444,6161.00000Yes (true)
Atlantic Studios Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940384095447Film ProductionNYN/AC Corp$1,328$53,8211.00000Yes (true)
New Tang Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001872612939Holding companyNYN/AC Corp$2,956,9321.00000Yes (true)
Legendary Creation Films Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001863430824Film productionNYN/AC Corp$49,9251.00000Yes (true)
Xin Shi Ji Corporation
517 Neversink DrPort JervisNY12771820602628Special EventsNYN/AC Corp$1,597,526$4,376,5541.00000Yes (true)
Pacific Production studios Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940831929158Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$10,8701.00000Yes (true)
Market Fuel Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001352563221AdvertisingNYN/AC Corp$8,5741.00000Yes (true)
Chronicle Media Inc
23 Riversale RoadMiddletownNY10940831782348Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$110$10,0281.00000Yes (true)
Tradition Media Inc
37-14 Main Street FL 4FlushingNY11354831239880Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$18,3911.00000Yes (true)
New Deerpark Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001872660229Real EstateNYN/AC Corp$779,7851.00000Yes (true)
Atlantic Times Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940831928905Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$1,0731.00000Yes (true)
World Travel Groups Inc
229 W 28th St FL6New YorkNY10001815347728Travel ServicesNYN/AC Corp$1,9171.00000Yes (true)
Data Managing Corporation
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001863311780Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$3,671,2421.00000Yes (true)
Elite Magazine Inc
229 W 28th St FL6New YorkNY10001455610433PublishingNYN/AC Corp$20,777$118,8371.00000Yes (true)
Deerpark Revival Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940991472749Real EstateNYN/AC Corp1.00000Yes (true)
ClearMail Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001862513225Email ServiceNYN/AC Corp$8,351$6,9301.00000Yes (true)
Country Home Ville Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940873065057Real EstateNYN/AC Corp$433,8751.00000Yes (true)
Sweet Home Field Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940872919487Real EstateNYN/AC Corp$393,7831.00000Yes (true)
818 Prospect Hill Development Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940873590907Real EstateNYN/AC Corp$1,581,3921.00000Yes (true)
ShenXun Inc
37-14 Main Street STE 403FlushingNY11354813444715CommunicationNYN/AC Corp$9,2721.00000Yes (true)
Pacific Times Inc
19 Woodlake DriveMiddletownNY10940831790822Digital MarketingNYN/AC Corp$8$11,0091.00000Yes (true)
Epoch Times Inc
229 W 28th St FL5New YorkNY10001472446165PublishingNYN/AC Corp1.00000Yes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Epoch Group IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypedTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,099,638InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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