TIANMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $606K · expenses $705K · assets $476K
- EIN
- 47-4019943
- Address
- 20553 MONTALVO LN, SARATOGA, CA 95070-6313
- Website
- WWW.TIANMU.US
- NTEE code
- A20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2016 (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, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- QINGWEN CHENG (its 2015 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
A non-profit organization that provides free educational information and mental health support to high school and middle school parents from Chinese communities across North America. Builds free platforms for parents to exchange information and support each other. Organizes events to promote a healthy learning environment for families and provides all kinds of support to families in need.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 2018-2024 | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 2017-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 2018-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wayne Cheng (former) | President & CEO | 2017 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Xiaomin Yang (former) | CFO | 2017 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $12K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meihua Lee | CFO | 40 | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| Wei Shao | President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Xin Guan | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE CHENG | President & CEO | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| WEI SHAO | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| XIAOMIN YANG | CFO | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $13K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $605,676 | $704,707 | $476,289 | $468,986 | $251,768 | $353,908 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $921,674 | $888,241 | $579,705 | $568,017 | $258,213 | $663,461 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $469,594 | $459,223 | $534,584 | $534,584 | $214,538 | $255,056 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $507,280 | $357,067 | $524,213 | $524,213 | $115,830 | $391,450 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $414,257 | $417,467 | $374,000 | $374,000 | $317,575 | $86,782 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $264,754 | $337,167 | $377,210 | $377,210 | $94,183 | $170,571 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $575,035 | $167,996 | $449,623 | $449,623 | $534,280 | $40,755 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $93,203 | $93,254 | $33,537 | $33,537 | $79,700 | $13,503 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,217,923 in all, tax years 2016 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2025 | 7 | $1,141,603 | 2025 | $81,348 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $49,020 | 2016 | $49,020 | show |
| TU AND WANG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “TIANMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $7,000 | 2024 | $7,000 | show |
| EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “TIANMU EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2020 | 1 | $300 | 2020 | $300 | show |
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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.
2024 · Form 990 · $704,707 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $43,393
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | COACHING FEE | $216,004 | $216,004 | - | - | 30.7% |
| Other (as described) | WRITING CLASS | $181,133 | $181,133 | - | - | 25.7% |
| Occupancy | $159,142 | $159,142 | - | - | 22.6% | |
| All other expenses | $50,409 | $50,409 | - | - | 7.2% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Tournament Fee | $43,393 | $43,393 | - | - | 6.2% |
| Other (as described) | Tickets | $31,700 | $31,700 | - | - | 4.5% |
| Insurance | $14,200 | $14,200 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Office expenses | $3,999 | $3,999 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,705 | $2,705 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Travel | $2,022 | $2,022 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $704,707 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $888,241 spent · pay $4,914 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | WRITING CLASS | $277,183 | $277,183 | - | - | 31.2% |
| Other (as described) | COACHING FEE | $203,966 | $203,966 | - | - | 23.0% |
| Other (as described) | Writing Teacher Fee | $169,476 | $169,476 | - | - | 19.1% |
| All other expenses | $141,277 | $92,518 | $48,759 | - | 15.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Gym Rental | $81,026 | $81,026 | - | - | 9.1% |
| Office expenses | $7,588 | - | $7,588 | - | 0.9% | |
| Other employee benefits | $4,914 | - | $4,914 | - | 0.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,745 | - | $1,745 | - | 0.2% | |
| Insurance | $1,055 | - | $1,055 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: other services | $11 | - | $11 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $888,241 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $459,223 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Gym Expense | $117,719 | $117,719 | - | - | 25.6% |
| All other expenses | $95,884 | $80,692 | $15,192 | - | 20.9% | |
| Other (as described) | DONATION | $93,929 | $93,929 | - | - | 20.5% |
| Other (as described) | WRITING CLASS | $73,046 | $73,046 | - | - | 15.9% |
| Other (as described) | Gym Rental | $68,714 | $68,714 | - | - | 15.0% |
| Office expenses | $8,427 | - | $8,427 | - | 1.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,500 | - | $1,500 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: management | $4 | - | $4 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $459,223 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $357,067 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | WRITING CLASS | $165,818 | $132,654 | $16,582 | $16,582 | 46.4% |
| Other (as described) | DONATION | $75,053 | $60,042 | $7,506 | $7,505 | 21.0% |
| Other (as described) | COACHING FEE | $70,939 | $56,751 | $7,094 | $7,094 | 19.9% |
| Occupancy | $28,115 | $22,492 | $2,812 | $2,811 | 7.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Miscellaneous | $11,785 | $9,428 | $1,179 | $1,178 | 3.3% |
| All other expenses | $3,649 | $2,919 | $367 | $363 | 1.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,668 | $1,334 | $167 | $167 | 0.5% | |
| Fees: management | $40 | $32 | $4 | $4 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $357,067 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $417,467 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,594
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | DONATION | $189,611 | $189,611 | - | - | 45.4% |
| Other (as described) | COACHING FEE | $75,442 | $75,442 | - | - | 18.1% |
| Occupancy | $68,914 | $68,914 | - | - | 16.5% | |
| Other (as described) | WRITING CLASS | $46,837 | $46,837 | - | - | 11.2% |
| Other (as described) | STTP PROJECT | $20,500 | $20,500 | - | - | 4.9% |
| All other expenses | $13,544 | $11,634 | $1,910 | - | 3.2% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,594 | - | $1,594 | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,025 | - | $1,025 | - | 0.2% | |
| Total | $417,467 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $337,167 spent · pay $0 · grants $86,295 · events $1,030
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $139,387 | $139,387 | - | - | 41.3% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $86,295 | $86,295 | - | - | 25.6% | |
| Other (as described) | COACHING FEE | $37,073 | $37,073 | - | - | 11.0% |
| Other (as described) | STTP PROJECT | $25,800 | $25,800 | - | - | 7.7% |
| Other (as described) | Tourment Fee | $24,264 | $24,264 | - | - | 7.2% |
| Fees: management | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | 3.0% | |
| All other expenses | $6,117 | $2,220 | $3,897 | - | 1.8% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT | $4,999 | - | $4,999 | - | 1.5% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,030 | - | $1,030 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,025 | - | $1,025 | - | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $919 | - | $919 | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $258 | - | $258 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $337,167 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990 · $167,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,000 · events $6,351
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $89,919 | $89,919 | - | - | 53.5% | |
| Other (as described) | GYM FEE | $19,069 | $19,069 | - | - | 11.4% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $13,000 | $13,000 | - | - | 7.7% | |
| Fees: management | $12,045 | - | $12,045 | - | 7.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Tourment Fee | $9,798 | $9,798 | - | - | 5.8% |
| All other expenses | $8,164 | $4,000 | $4,164 | - | 4.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Outside Service | $8,000 | $8,000 | - | - | 4.8% |
| Other (as described) Event | EVENT FEE | $6,351 | $6,351 | - | - | 3.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $1,160 | - | $1,160 | - | 0.7% | |
| Insurance | $490 | - | $490 | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $167,996 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $93,254 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $89,802 | 96.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $2,745 | 2.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $550 | 0.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $157 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $93,254 | 100% |
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