Brotherhood Cup Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 873501754
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Oakland, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9259894299
- Rating
- 68
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $79,763
- Expenses
- $114,658
- Assets
- $24,246
- Liabilities
- $30,857
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Yafei Liu (President & CEO)
People named in this filing
- Zuqi Zhao (Director)
- Lawrence L Chao (Director)
- Yafei Liu (President & 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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Brotherhood Cup Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing educational opportunities for underserved individuals livingin our local communities, as well as underserved communities around the world, with an initial focus on underserved areas of Singapore. Wewill accomplish this goal by offering scholarships and grants to help cover the costs of participating in educational programs. In addition tooffering scholarships and grants, our organization will also be working to support schools, educational institutions, and other nonprofitorganizations that have demonstrated the ability to offer high quality programs and services to our target community. Through ourorganization's programs and services, we hope to improve access to education and have a positive impact in the lives of the individuals andfamilies that we have the opportunity to work with.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Brotherhood Cup Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated toincreasing educational opportunities for underserved individuals living in ourlocal communities, as well as underserved communities around the world, with aninitial focus on underserved areas of Singapore. We will accomplish this goal byoffering scholarships and grants to help cover the costs of participating ineducational programs. In addition to offering scholarships and grants, ourorganization will also be working to support schools, educational institutions, andother nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated the ability to offer highquality programs and services to our target community. Through ourorganizations programs and services, we hope to improve access to educationand have a positive impact in the lives of the individuals and families that wehave the opportunity to work with.In order to effectively and efficiently implement our organizations scholarshipand grant program, we will be networking within our target communities (bothdomestically and abroad) to advertise the opportunities that we offer and providestudents and qualified individuals with information on how to apply for supportfrom our organization. An applicant will need to complete an applicationincluding providing proof of financial need. The board members of theBrotherhood Cup Foundation will be responsible for reviewing the applicationssubmitted and determining which students and qualified individuals will receivescholarships and the amount of the scholarships.Our organizations support will cover the cost of the programs the qualifiedindividual applied for. The specific cost will vary based on the programs andactivities the qualified individual will be attending. The support that we offer isnot automatically renewable, but there are no limits on the age, gender, and howmany times an individual can apply for support from our organization.Once the Brotherhood Cup Foundation has selected a scholarship recipient, thefunds will be paid directly to the school or educational program on behalf ofparticipant. This will help ensure that the funds are being used for its intendedpurpose. Our organization will also follow up with the recipients to ensure thatthey are regularly attending and participating through the duration of the programthat the support was awarded for. The number of scholarships and grants awardedper year will depend on the funds available at the time.In addition to awarding scholarships, the Brotherhood Cup Foundation will alsobe working to support other nonprofit organizations that are exempt under IRC501(c)(3) and have demonstrated the ability to offer high quality programs andservices to our target communities. Again, this support will be offered toorganizations working in underserved areas of our local communities as well asorganizations working in underserved communities around the world. Ourorganization will reach out directly to those organization to see if they couldbenefit from our financial support. After our organization has provided support toanother organization, we will follow up with that organization to ensure that thefunds are being used for their intended purpose. We will also require that receiptsor documentation of how the funds were used be provided to our organization tomake sure that the funds are being used appropriately and to make sure ourrecords are accurate.In the future, as our organization grows, we will be working diligently to expandour programs and services in an effort to better fulfill our organizations goals.As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to continually offering the highestquality programs and services possible with the resources we have available.Through our programs and services, we hope to have a positive impact in the livesof those we work with and their communities as a whole.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 52
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 65
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 62.7%; rating input score 63
- Program expense ratio: 43.6%; rating input score 44
- Fundraising efficiency: $1.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -43.7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.27; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 150% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 55.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 62.7% of revenue deployed · 43.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $50K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.