SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BURMA-CHINESE ASSOCIATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $79K · expenses $74K · assets $145K

EIN
95-4407785
Address
629 E GARVEY AVE STE B, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755-4918
NTEE code
A23
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2010 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2010 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))
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Mission

TO GRANT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. TO CONDUCT SPORTS ACTIVITIES AMONG COMMUNITY. TO HONOR SENIOR CITIZENS. TO HONOR PARENTS BY CONDUCTING PARENTS'S DAY. TO GRANT TOKEN SOLACIUM AID AND HELP ON DEATH OF MEMBERS OR THEIR FAMILIY MEMBERS. TO CONDUCT ANNUAL GET TOGETHER DINNER.TO CONDUCT PUBLICATION AND WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF ALUMNI DIRECTORY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Eng Tan Vice President2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rachel Chhek Secretary2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Paulthaw Treasurer2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Ricky Lu (former) President2018 30 $0 reported 1
K K Chiu (former) Treasurer2018 30 $0 reported 1
Paul Taw (former) Vice President2014-2018 30 $0 reported 1
Ellis Wong (former) President2014-2017 30 $0 reported 1
Patricia Chin (former) Treasurer2014-2017 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eng Tan Vice President0 $0-- $01
RACHEL CHHEK Secretary0 $0-- $01
PAULTHAW Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eng Tan Vice President0 $0-- $01
RACHEL CHHEK Secretary0 $0-- $01
PAULTHAW Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Eng Tan Vice President0 $0-- $01
RACHEL CHHEK Secretary0 $0-- $01
PAULTHAW Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICKY LU President30 $0-- $01
K K CHIU Treasurer30 $0-- $01
PAUL TAW Vice President30 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLIS WONG President30 $0-- $01
PATRICIA CHIN Treasurer30 $0-- $01
PAUL TAW Secretary30 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLIS WONG President30 $0-- $01
PATRICIA CHIN Treasurer30 $0-- $01
PAUL TAW Secretary30 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLIS WONG President30 $0-- $01
PATRICIA CHIN Treasurer30 $0-- $01
PAUL TAW Secretary30 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLIS WONG President30 $0-- $01
PATRICIA CHIN Treasurer30 $0-- $01
PAUL TAW Secretary30 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,242$74,428 $144,861$144,861 $79,242- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,502$70,133 $164,410$164,410 $118,474- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,202$66,000 $116,041$116,041 $87,194- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,499$67,157 $131,000$131,000 $34,944- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,010$71,852 $162,658$162,658 $93,341- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$77,044$75,916 $140,500$140,500 $76,392- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,125$63,445 $139,372$139,372 $85,174- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,923$58,926 $116,786$116,692 $51,579- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $50,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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
INSTITUTE OF CUBERGY INTERACTIONS ICI INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BURMA-CHINESE ASSOCIATION INC” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $74,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,328 70.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,600 29.0%
Fees to independent contractors $500 0.7%
Total$74,428100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $70,133 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,870 59.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,600 30.8%
Printing, publications, postage $6,163 8.8%
Fees to independent contractors $500 0.7%
Total$70,133100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $66,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,900 66.5%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $67,157 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,739 71.1%
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Printing, publications, postage $103 0.2%
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $71,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,637 63.5%
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2016 · Form 990EZ · $75,916 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,187 66.1%
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Printing, publications, postage $6,414 8.4%
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2015 · Form 990EZ · $63,445 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,897 69.2%
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Printing, publications, postage $233 0.4%
Fees to independent contractors $115 0.2%
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2014 · Form 990EZ · $58,926 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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