LIGHT OF CHINA FOUNDATION
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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $64K · expenses $24K · assets $96K
- EIN
- 82-1773459
- Address
- 508 HIDDEN VALLEY DR, AZUSA, CA 91702-1452
- NTEE code
- X20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2017 (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))
- Principal officer
- WYE-CHI CHOK (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (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
THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS GEARED EXCLUSIVELY FOR NON PROFIT RELIGIOUS PURPOSES CHIEFLY TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE CHRISTIAN GRADUATE-LEVEL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Chok | WRITER-EMPLOYEE | 2019-2021 | $22,096 | $43,696 | 1 |
People by year
2021 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $22K · 1 employee · 1 volunteer
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE CHOK | WRITER-EMPLOYEE | 27 | $22,096 | $0 | $0 | $22,096 | 1 |
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $22K · 1 employee · 1 volunteer
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE CHOK | WRITER-EMPLOYEE | 25 | $21,600 | $0 | $0 | $21,600 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $64,293 | $24,403 | $96,470 | $96,470 | $64,293 | $0 | $22,096 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $62,259 | $25,125 | $38,204 | $38,204 | $62,259 | $0 | $21,600 | 1 | 1 |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNERSTONE CHINESE BIBLE CHURCH OF TEXAS | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “Light of China Foundation” | 2022 | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 | $5,000 | show |
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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.
2021 · Form 990 · $24,403 spent · pay $23,791 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $22,096 | $22,096 | - | - | 90.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $1,695 | $1,695 | - | - | 6.9% | |
| Office expenses | $612 | $612 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Total | $24,403 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $25,125 spent · pay $23,317 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $21,600 | $21,600 | - | - | 86.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $1,652 | $1,652 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Information technology | $995 | $995 | - | - | 4.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Software | $354 | $354 | - | - | 1.4% |
| Office expenses | $233 | $233 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Travel | $93 | $93 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Postage | $68 | $68 | - | - | 0.3% |
| Other employee benefits | $65 | $65 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank charges | $45 | - | $45 | - | 0.2% |
| Fees: management | $20 | - | $20 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $25,125 | 100% |
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