PING PONG PRODUCTIONS INC

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $122K · expenses $136K · assets $14K

EIN
90-1022639
Address
1692 MELLON WAY, SARASOTA, FL 34232-2944
NTEE code
A99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2014 (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
mengtong guan (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 ↗
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Mission

Ping Pong Productions is a catalyst that brings the United States, China and the rest of the world together through the performing arts. As artistic ambassadors with a mission of cultural diplomacy, Ping Pong engages cultures in discourse, searching for points of cooperation, mutual exchanges and understanding.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Mengtong Guan President and Executive Director2017-2019 $23,018$87,194 1
Alison Friedman (former) Executive Director till August 20172014-2017 $28,400$62,409 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Lucia Buchanan Pierce Chair2014-2019 4 $0 reported 1
Bing Song Board Member2019 4 $0 reported 1
Song Bing (former) Board Member2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Kim Cook (former) Board Member2014-2017 4 $0 reported 1
Duncan Clark (former) Board Chairman2015-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Winston Chan (former) Director2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mengtong Guan President and Executive Director30 $16,518-$6,500 $23,0181
Lucia Buchanan Pierce Chair4 $0-- $01
Bing Song Board Member4 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mengtong Guan President and Executive Director40 $11,435-$0 $11,4351
Lucia Pierce Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Song Bing Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $81K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mengtong Guan Executive Director from August 201740 $52,741$0$0 $52,7411
Alison Friedman Executive Director till August 201740 $28,400$0$0 $28,4001
Lucia Pierce Board Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Cook Board Member4 $0$0$0 $01
Song Bing Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Duncan Clark Board Chairman0 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $29K · 2 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alison Friedman Executive Director40 $28,509$0$0 $28,5091
Lucia Pierce Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Cook Director4 $0$0$0 $01
Duncan Clark Board Chairman0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alison Friedman Executive Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Lucia Pierce Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Cook Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Duncan Clark Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $6K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alison Friedman Executive Director60 $5,500$0$0 $5,5001
Lucia Pierce Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Kim Cook Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Winston Chan Director0 $0$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
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,399$136,093 $13,505$12,032 $43,782$78,592 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,655$52,349 $13,505$12,032 $23,782$10,118 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,429$185,460 $26,084$25,726 $93,256$84,847 ---
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$229,629$280,147 $33,566$32,781 $141,283$87,413 $81,14124
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$251,166$291,542 $92,059$87,299 $108,592$142,574 $28,50923
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$251,099$301,357 $132,600$127,675 $59,584$191,515 $005
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$335,284$264,764 $124,464$121,764 $139,005$194,931 $5,50005

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $44,280 in all, tax years 2014 to 2018. 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
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2016 3$31,200 2016$11,050
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CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018 2$13,080 2018$5,050
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LABORATORIO FOUNDATION INCFLA99 $226,974$309,786 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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MALAYALEE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH FLORIDA INCFLA99 $89,676$91,087 President$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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DOUBLE TEE ARTS INCFLA99 $90,872$89,152 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
TAMPA POLICE MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE INCFLA99 $76,478$108,363 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
FLORIDA FRONTIERSMEN INCFLA99 $212,538$200,236 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
KALEIDO INCORPORATEDFLA99 $174,812$178,941 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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CARILLON BEACH INSTITUTE INCFLA99 $211,719$217,248 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCFLA99 $188,873$149,841 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A99, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$225,60016 72016–2024 NORFOLK FOUNDATION INC; DON KISTLER MINISTRIES INC; UNDER THE VOLCANO INTERNATIONAL INC; DOUBLE TEE ARTS INC and 3 more
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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.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $136,093 spent · pay $16,967 · grants $48,683 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $48,683 35.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,937 30.8%
Fees to independent contractors $18,768 13.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,967 12.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,654 7.1%
Printing, publications, postage $84 0.1%
Total$136,093100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $185,460 spent · pay $22,778 · grants $63,111 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $63,111 34.0%
Fees to independent contractors $59,210 31.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,455 21.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $22,778 12.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $900 0.5%
Printing, publications, postage $6 0.0%
Total$185,460100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $280,147 spent · pay $94,831 · grants $30,060 · events $1,886
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $92,337$80,224$10,558$1,555 33.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,141$60,247$4,260$16,634 29.0%
Travel $37,451$32,576$2,337$2,538 13.4%
Grants outside the US $30,000$30,000-- 10.7%
Other (as described)Client Specific Expenses $9,347$9,344$3$0 3.3%
Payroll taxes $6,904$5,127$356$1,421 2.5%
Other employee benefits $5,527$2,487$829$2,211 2.0%
Office expenses $3,986$2,328$1,491$167 1.4%
Occupancy $2,808$893$396$1,519 1.0%
Information technology $2,236$112$2,024$100 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,000$0$2,000$0 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,886$205$1,456$225 0.7%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $1,700$850$850$0 0.6%
Other salaries and wages $1,259$1,133$0$126 0.4%
Insurance $780$530$250$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Charges & Processing Fees $620$0$620$0 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $105$0$53$52 0.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $60$60-- 0.0%
Total$280,147100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $291,542 spent · pay $67,776 · grants $65,500 · events $2,850
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $118,456$96,808$10,354$11,294 40.6%
Grants outside the US $65,500$65,500-- 22.5%
Other salaries and wages $58,418$34,014$10,646$13,758 20.0%
Travel $17,078$15,344$762$972 5.9%
Fees: accounting $6,000-$6,000- 2.1%
Payroll taxes $5,955$3,052$1,717$1,186 2.0%
Office expenses $4,877$602$540$3,735 1.7%
Other employee benefits $3,403-$3,403- 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,850-$2,850- 1.0%
Other (as described)Staff Development and Training $2,835$35$2,800$0 1.0%
Information technology $2,584$36$2,316$232 0.9%
Other (as described)Dues & Subscriptions $1,202$0$1,202$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Other $975$701$125$149 0.3%
Occupancy $859$859-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Charges & Processing Fees $537$25$504$8 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $13--$13 0.0%
Total$291,542100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $301,357 spent · pay $0 · grants $82,240 · events $993
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $134,817$126,420$8,397$0 44.7%
Grants outside the US $82,240$82,240-- 27.3%
Fees: legal $31,150$0$31,150$0 10.3%
Travel $28,062$23,272$4,330$460 9.3%
Office expenses $15,179$3,423$11,626$130 5.0%
Fees: accounting $4,580$0$4,580$0 1.5%
Insurance $2,866$339$2,527$0 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $993$196$797$0 0.3%
Occupancy $896$0$896$0 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $542$0$542$0 0.2%
Information technology $32$0$32$0 0.0%
Total$301,357100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $264,764 spent · pay $5,500 · grants $156,562 · events $3,653
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $156,562$156,562-- 59.1%
Fees: other services $34,692$34,612$80- 13.1%
Travel $28,436$17,994$6,336$4,106 10.7%
Other (as described)Return of Unused Grant Funds $10,843$0$10,843$0 4.1%
Other (as described)Staff Development $8,100$0$8,100$0 3.1%
Other (as described)Travel Visa Application Fees $6,697$1,849$4,848- 2.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $5,500$0$5,500- 2.1%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $4,232$192$926$3,114 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,653$22$3,030$601 1.4%
Office expenses $2,947$438$2,472$37 1.1%
Information technology $1,818-$1,818- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $735-$735- 0.3%
Insurance $300-$300- 0.1%
Fees: management $221$221-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $28-$28- 0.0%
Total$264,764100%

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