BALTIMORE CHINESE SCHOOL INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $125K · expenses $112K · assets $175K
- EIN
- 52-2107971
- Address
- PO BOX 567, WHITE MARSH, MD 21162-0567
- Website
- WWW.BALTIMORECHINESESCHOOL.ORG
- NTEE code
- B28
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 1999 (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
- School
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
BALTIMORE CHINESE SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURE SCHOOL., PROVIDING SERVICES AMONG CHINESE AND AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEING SERVICED ARE ABOUT 248 PEOPLE.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
12 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hao Kang | President | 2016-2024 | $3,960 | $22,413 | 1 |
| Zhong Zhou | Vice President | 2021-2024 | $2,806 | $9,626 | 1 |
| Xiang Li | Secretary | 2022-2024 | $2,806 | $8,381 | 1 |
| Hua Chang | Vice President | 2022-2024 | $1,196 | $5,126 | 1 |
| Dong Wei | Vice President | 2024 | $2,200 | $2,200 | 1 |
| Wei Sun (former) | Chairman | 2016-2021 | $5,810 | $32,783 | 1 |
| Changxin Bao (former) | Vice President | 2017-2022 | $4,210 | $29,043 | 1 |
| Zhipeng Hou (former) | Vice President | 2017-2021 | $5,210 | $21,183 | 1 |
| Yu Lin (former) | Secretary | 2019-2021 | $5,310 | $15,940 | 1 |
| Guangming Chen (former) | TREASURER | 2016 | $3,500 | $3,500 | 1 |
| Lei Su (former) | Treasurer | 2017 | $3,063 | $3,063 | 1 |
| Shuang Guo (former) | SECRETARY | 2016 | $2,500 | $2,500 | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $13K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAO KANG | President | 10 | $3,960 | - | - | $3,960 | 1 |
| ZHONG ZHOU | Vice President | 10 | $2,806 | - | - | $2,806 | 1 |
| XIANG LI | Secretary | 10 | $2,806 | - | - | $2,806 | 1 |
| DONG WEI | Vice President | 10 | $2,200 | - | - | $2,200 | 1 |
| HUA CHANG | Vice President | 10 | $1,196 | - | - | $1,196 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAO KANG | President | 10 | $4,200 | - | - | $4,200 | 1 |
| ZHONG ZHOU | Vice President | 10 | $2,940 | - | - | $2,940 | 1 |
| XIANG LI | Secretary | 10 | $2,940 | - | - | $2,940 | 1 |
| HUA CHANG | Vice President | 10 | $1,990 | - | - | $1,990 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAO KANG | President | 10 | $4,510 | - | - | $4,510 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $4,210 | - | - | $4,210 | 1 |
| ZHONG ZHOU | Vice President | 10 | $2,840 | - | - | $2,840 | 1 |
| XIANG LI | Secretary | 10 | $2,635 | - | - | $2,635 | 1 |
| HUA CHANG | Vice President | 10 | $1,940 | - | - | $1,940 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · 5 paid, $23K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Sun | Chairman | 10 | $5,810 | - | - | $5,810 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $5,310 | - | - | $5,310 | 1 |
| YU LIN | Secretary | 10 | $5,310 | - | - | $5,310 | 1 |
| ZHIPENG HOU | Vice President | 10 | $5,210 | - | - | $5,210 | 1 |
| ZHONG ZHOU | Vice President | 10 | $1,040 | - | - | $1,040 | 1 |
| HAO KANG | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $23K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEI SUN | President | 10 | $6,200 | - | - | $6,200 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $5,850 | - | - | $5,850 | 1 |
| YU LIN | Vice President | 10 | $5,700 | - | - | $5,700 | 1 |
| ZHIPENG HOU | Secretary | 10 | $5,000 | - | - | $5,000 | 1 |
2019 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $19K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEI SUN | President | 10 | $5,430 | - | - | $5,430 | 1 |
| YU LIN | Vice President | 10 | $4,930 | - | - | $4,930 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $4,930 | - | - | $4,930 | 1 |
| ZHIPENG HOU | Secretary | 10 | $4,030 | - | - | $4,030 | 1 |
2018 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $18K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEI SUN | President | 10 | $5,980 | - | - | $5,980 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $4,680 | - | - | $4,680 | 1 |
| ZHIPENG HOU | Secretary | 10 | $3,880 | - | - | $3,880 | 1 |
| HAO KANG | Vice President | 10 | $3,480 | - | - | $3,480 | 1 |
2017 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $18K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEI SUN | President | 10 | $4,863 | - | - | $4,863 | 1 |
| CHANGXIN BAO | Vice President | 10 | $4,063 | - | - | $4,063 | 1 |
| ZHIPENG HOU | Secretary | 10 | $3,063 | - | - | $3,063 | 1 |
| LEI SU | Treasurer | 10 | $3,063 | - | - | $3,063 | 1 |
| HAO KANG | Vice President | 10 | $2,763 | - | - | $2,763 | 1 |
2016 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $14K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEI SUN | PRESIDENT | 10 | $4,500 | - | - | $4,500 | 1 |
| HAO KANG | VICE PRESIDE | 10 | $3,500 | - | - | $3,500 | 1 |
| GUANGMING CHEN | TREASURER | 10 | $3,500 | - | - | $3,500 | 1 |
| SHUANG GUO | SECRETARY | 10 | $2,500 | - | - | $2,500 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $125,372 | $112,154 | $175,278 | $110,503 | $7,472 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $123,601 | $107,597 | $185,978 | $97,285 | $5,319 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $128,295 | $124,006 | $140,647 | $81,281 | $2,647 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $104,706 | $127,708 | $112,758 | $76,992 | $15,693 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $108,651 | $128,370 | $106,788 | $99,994 | $712 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $162,366 | $135,075 | $146,205 | $118,781 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $149,824 | $137,326 | $144,770 | $91,490 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $167,567 | $145,258 | $137,277 | $78,992 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $135,394 | $124,645 | $97,738 | $56,683 | - | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $9,796 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $9,739 | 2020 | $9,739 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BALTIMORE CHINESE SCHOOL INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $57 | 2023 | $20 | 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 990EZ · $112,154 spent · pay $12,968 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $58,536 | 52.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $31,489 | 28.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $12,968 | 11.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,161 | 8.2% | |
| Total | $112,154 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $107,597 spent · pay $12,070 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $57,867 | 53.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $22,809 | 21.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,631 | 13.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $12,070 | 11.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $220 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $107,597 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $124,006 spent · pay $16,135 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $66,984 | 54.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $22,539 | 18.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $18,192 | 14.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $16,135 | 13.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $156 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $124,006 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $127,708 spent · pay $22,680 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $78,876 | 61.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,680 | 17.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,581 | 11.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $11,453 | 9.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $118 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $127,708 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $128,370 spent · pay $22,750 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $92,441 | 72.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,750 | 17.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,081 | 10.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $98 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $128,370 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $135,075 spent · pay $19,320 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $78,688 | 58.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $21,935 | 16.2% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $19,320 | 14.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $15,100 | 11.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $32 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $135,075 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $137,326 spent · pay $18,020 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $66,269 | 48.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,525 | 20.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $25,432 | 18.5% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $18,020 | 13.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $80 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $137,326 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $145,258 spent · pay $17,815 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $63,610 | 43.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $41,519 | 28.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $22,225 | 15.3% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $17,815 | 12.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $89 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $145,258 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $124,645 spent · pay $14,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $57,289 | 46.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $43,356 | 34.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $14,000 | 11.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,000 | 8.0% | |
| Total | $124,645 | 100% |
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