Bluedot Connections

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934610314
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Mountain View, CA, USA
Phone
4159008869
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,333
Expenses
$4,465
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JUAN LI (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • JUAN LI (CEO)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to enhance physical and mental well-being, promote outer beauty and inner harmony, encourage artistic exploration, support education for the next generation, preserve cultural heritage, foster career development, and build strong, inclusive communities. We strive to empower individuals through programs that inspire leadership, social connection, and personal growth.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the tax year, the organization conducted educational and wellness programs including mindfulness workshops, cultural seminars, and youth development activities. These activities supported the mission of promoting mental health, cultural preservation, and community engagement.the total reported expense of $ 1565.44 includes:-office expenses:$840.70- meal and entertainment costs related to events and volunteer appreciation: $583.56- transportation expenses for participants and volunteers: $141.18

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 97% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 59.7%; rating input score 60

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -34%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.3%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -124% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -115.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80% of revenue deployed · 59.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.