CHINESE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MN

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $917K · expenses $962K · assets $769K

EIN
84-2227725
Address
7901 12TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55425-1017
Website
HTTP://CACCMN.ORG
NTEE code
S99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2019 (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
JIN D CHEN (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

EXEMPT STATEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT AND PURPOSE: THE CHINESE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MN IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED BY THE US GOVENMENT AND AIMED AT CHINESE PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA AND BEYOND. THE MISSION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHINESE BUSINESSMEN IN THE UNITED STATES, SAFEGUARD THE LEGITMATE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF CHINESE BUSINESSMEN, ESTABLISH A BUSINESS PLATFORM, AND PLAY A ROLE AS A BRIDGE AND LINK TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF US-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN ENTERPRISES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Xiaoshan Zhang BOARD TREASU2024 $22,400$22,400 1
Steven J Zeng EXECUTIVE DI2024 $12,000$12,000 1
Feng Cao BOARD CHAIR2024 $6,000$6,000 1
Ange Hwang (former) BOARD ADVISO2019-2023 $92,062$162,862 1
Jin D Chen (former) BOARD CHAIR2021-2023 $62,205$135,992 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Lin Zhixian BOARD ADVISO2024 1 $0 reported 1
Xing Zhao (former) BOARD TREASU2019-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Zhong Quin Zheng (former) BOARD SECRET2019-2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ji Di Chen (former) BOARD CHAIR2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $40K · 11 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
XIAOSHAN ZHANG BOARD TREASU16 $22,400$0$0 $22,4001
STEVEN J ZENG EXECUTIVE DI16 $12,000$0$0 $12,0001
FENG CAO BOARD CHAIR4 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
LIN ZHIXIAN BOARD ADVISO1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $154K · 9 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANGE HWANG BOARD ADVISO40 $92,062$0$0 $92,0621
JIN D CHEN BOARD CHAIR40 $62,205$0$0 $62,2051
XING ZHAO BOARD TREASU- $0$0$0 $01
ZHONG QUIN ZHENG BOARD SECRET- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $145K · 7 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIN D CHEN BOARD CHAIR40 $73,787$0$0 $73,7871
ANGE HWANG BOARD ADVISO40 $70,800$0$0 $70,8001
XING ZHAO BOARD TREASU- $0$0$0 $01
ZHONG QUIN ZHENG BOARD SECRET- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIN D CHEN BOARD CHAIR0 $0-- $01
ZHONG QUIN ZHENG BOARD SECRET0 $0-- $01
XING ZHAO BOARD TREASU0 $0-- $01
ANGE HWANG BOARD ADVISO0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JI DI CHEN BOARD CHAIR0 $0-$0 $01
ZHONG QUIN ZHENG BOARD SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
XING ZHAO BOARD TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
ANGE HWANG BOARD ADVISORY BOARD0 $0-$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$917,057$961,895 $768,765$768,765 $914,965$0 $40,40011-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,335,834$2,319,004 $197,416$197,416 $2,335,109$0 $154,2679-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,435,663$1,408,913 $264,162$194,562 $1,435,630$0 $144,5877-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,927$175,485 $94,650$94,650 $175,926- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,500$1,986 $55,514$55,514 $57,500- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,180,300 in all, tax years 2021 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES Public charity Exact 2021-2023 3$925,500 2023$90,455
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTR & PREVENTION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$175,000 2023$175,000
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MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS Public charity Exact 2021 1$31,000 2021$31,000
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GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY Public charity Exact 2022 1$30,000 2022$30,000
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WOMENS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$14,000 2021$14,000
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TARGET FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHINESE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MN” 2021 1$4,800 2021$4,800
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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 · $961,895 spent · pay $148,100 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED CONTRACT $674,526$674,526-- 70.1%
Other salaries and wages $137,576$137,576-- 14.3%
Other (as described)RESERVE EXPENSES $47,068$47,068-- 4.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES $37,657$37,657-- 3.9%
All other expenses $26,212$5,242$20,970- 2.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $12,490$12,490-- 1.3%
Payroll taxes $10,524$10,524-- 1.1%
Fees: legal $8,730-$8,730- 0.9%
Insurance $3,684$3,684-- 0.4%
Occupancy $1,826$1,826-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,602$1,602-- 0.2%
Total$961,895100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,319,004 spent · pay $385,861 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED CONTRACT $1,541,806$1,541,806-- 66.5%
Other salaries and wages $358,895$358,895-- 15.5%
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES $188,000$188,000-- 8.1%
Other (as described)RESERVE EXPENSES $149,041$149,041-- 6.4%
Payroll taxes $25,346$25,346-- 1.1%
Other (as described)MEALS& ENTERTAINMENT $23,066$23,066-- 1.0%
All other expenses $14,879$14,879-- 0.6%
Occupancy $4,122$4,122-- 0.2%
Travel $3,884-$3,884- 0.2%
Insurance $3,546$3,546-- 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,062-$2,062- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,940$1,940-- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $1,620$1,620-- 0.1%
Office expenses $797$797-- 0.0%
Total$2,319,004100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,408,913 spent · pay $346,839 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED CONTRACT $770,320$770,320-- 54.7%
Other salaries and wages $323,006$323,006-- 22.9%
Other (as described)RESERVE EXPENSES $211,370-$211,370- 15.0%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $29,478$24,372$5,106- 2.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSE $26,497$26,497-- 1.9%
Payroll taxes $23,433$23,433-- 1.7%
Occupancy $13,893$13,893-- 1.0%
Travel $7,064-$7,064- 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,954-$1,954- 0.1%
Insurance $1,073$1,073-- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $400$400-- 0.0%
All other expenses $374-$374- 0.0%
Fees: other services $51-$51- 0.0%
Total$1,408,913100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $175,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $116,400 66.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,838 26.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,361 7.0%
Printing, publications, postage $886 0.5%
Total$175,485100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $1,986 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,986 100.0%
Total$1,986100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2022$1,000,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceCOMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM 59.077AWARD TYPE: PROJECT GRANT; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS AND RECOVERY SERVICES$1,000,000

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