US CHINESE DANCE ASSOCIATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $123K · expenses $129K · assets $96K

EIN
47-1032035
Address
4847 HOPYARD RD STE 4 PMB 318, PLEASANTON, CA 94588-2778
Website
www.uschinadance.org
NTEE code
A62
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The mission of US Chinese Dance Association is to showcase and promote the splendid Chinese culture through dance; to provide an exchange platform for our members; to act as a bridge to connect US and China dancers; to record the history of the development of Chinese dance in the US, and those who contribute to Chinese dance in the US.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Xiaopei Gelb President2014-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tianling Qian Treasurer2015-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Zhiping Shi Vice President2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Fenhua Lu Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Zhong Qi Shi (former) Vice President2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Yangyang Lyon (former) Secretary2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Xingjiu Liu (former) Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Zhouhui Christensen (former) Director2015-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Fenhua Lu Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President5 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President1 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director1 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director1 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director1 $0-- $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Xingjiu Liu Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhiping Shi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Xingjiu Liu Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Zhiping Shi Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President0 $0-- $01
Zhong Qi Shi Vice President0 $0-- $01
Yangyang Lyon Secretary0 $0-- $01
Tianling Qian Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Xingjiu Liu Director0 $0-- $01
Zhouhui Christensen Director0 $0-- $01
Zhiping Shi Director0 $0-- $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Xiaopei Gelb President0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2026-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,389$128,658 $96,455$96,455 $89,749$33,635 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$91,769$106,396 $111,724$111,724 $52,846$38,918 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,777$65,689 $136,351$136,351 $30,630$35,142 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,190$85,475 $146,263$146,263 $66,270$16,915 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$115,894$62,142 $158,548$158,548 $85,000$30,887 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,932$52,322 $114,796$114,796 $18,000$14,921 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,604$145,547 $144,187$144,187 $8,266$151,251 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$168,558$190,380 $140,143$140,143 $97,023$71,535 ---
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$284,825$213,881 $171,878$171,878 $81,111$203,714 $0030
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$212,669$207,578 $90,932$90,932 $47,630$165,039 $0030
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,928$97,466 $85,841$85,841 $24,060$78,868 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,035$31,656 $379$379 $32,035- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $118,758 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2024-2025 3$113,688 2025$65,682
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “US CHINESE DANCE ASSOCIATION” 2020-2023 4$70 2023$18
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $128,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $110,581 85.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,776 13.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,290 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $11 0.0%
Total$128,658100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $106,396 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $92,638 87.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,507 11.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,240 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $11 0.0%
Total$106,396100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $65,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,684 80.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,797 18.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,175 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $33 0.1%
Total$65,689100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $85,475 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,880 88.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,489 9.9%
Fees to independent contractors $999 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $107 0.1%
Total$85,475100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $62,142 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,198 88.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,852 7.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,675 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $417 0.7%
Total$62,142100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $52,322 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,260 90.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,000 7.6%
Fees to independent contractors $935 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $127 0.2%
Total$52,322100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $145,547 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $136,372 93.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,000 5.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,169 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $6 0.0%
Total$145,547100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $190,380 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $181,700 95.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,750 4.1%
Fees to independent contractors $910 0.5%
Printing, publications, postage $20 0.0%
Total$190,380100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $213,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $66,542
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventCost of Events $66,542$56,561$6,654$3,327 31.1%
Other (as described)COGS - Rental/Lease $45,435$38,620$4,543$2,272 21.2%
Other (as described)Subcontractors $44,426$37,762$4,443$2,221 20.8%
All other expenses $30,707$26,103$3,068$1,536 14.4%
Other (as described)Other COGS $8,743$7,432$874$437 4.1%
Occupancy $7,500$6,375$750$375 3.5%
Travel $5,022$4,269$502$251 2.3%
Office expenses $3,530$3,001$353$176 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,876$1,595$187$94 0.9%
Fees: other services $100$85$10$5 0.0%
Total$213,881100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $207,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $66,737
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COGS - Purchases $75,379$64,072$7,538$3,769 36.3%
Other (as described) EventCost of Events $66,737$56,726$6,674$3,337 32.2%
All other expenses $27,668$23,519$2,767$1,382 13.3%
Other (as described)Subcontractors $11,390$9,682$1,139$569 5.5%
Other (as described)COGS - Rental/Lease $10,523$8,945$1,052$526 5.1%
Occupancy $6,000$5,100$600$300 2.9%
Travel $4,193$3,564$419$210 2.0%
Office expenses $2,534$2,154$253$127 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,872$1,591$187$94 0.9%
Fees: legal $1,282$1,090$128$64 0.6%
Total$207,578100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $97,466 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $96,275 98.8%
Fees to independent contractors $770 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $421 0.4%
Total$97,466100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $31,656 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,406 92.9%
Fees to independent contractors $2,250 7.1%
Total$31,656100%

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