Chinatown Community Cultural Center

What it reported doing in 2010

The Chinatown Community Cultural Center celebrates the cultural heritage of Asian Americans notably Chinese Americans CCCC aims to foster greater understanding between cultures and races and to preserve and promote DC Chinatown to visitors The Center serves as a bridge between the US and China and strives to educate the general public about the contributions of Asian and Chinese Americans in shaping American society and to provide language and job training to benefit DC residents W e aim to stimulate cooperation while expanding resources and offerings among the many local groups interested in Chinese and Chinese American history and culture The Center plays an integral role in the community by hosting and sponsoring events in conjunction with various cultural organizations and community groups in the Washington DC Area CCCC is a non profit organization which promotes understanding and appreciation for Chinese culture The China Exchange program is a learning experience for Washington DC high school students focused on learning the Chinese Mandarin Language the Chinese History and the Chinese Culture The ten month long progr am involves classroom work study field trips and community projects at CCCC and the DC area This program officially begun on October 14 2006 and we have selected 15 highly talented and motivated students The program meets once a week during the school year on Saturdays for 2 hours During the summer the program met once a week for 3 hours All successful participants of the fall spring and summer program were awarded a free trip to China in 2007 The China Exchange Program is intende d to be a 3 year course that will prepare them for the AP Chinese Language exam This program is on hold in 2009 until new funding is secured Chinese Mandarin Language Classes The emphasis in the Chinese Mandarin Language Class offered at CCCC is on simple conversational skills The Class is designed for the person who has little or no prior experience with learning Chinese English as a Second Language This is a community service program that provides free English classes to immigrants hoping to increase their proficiency in English through speaking lis tening reading and writing Many of the classes are job related or for use of English in everyday situations Chinese Calligraphy Chinese Calligraphy is o ne of the highest forms of Chinese art Chinese Calligraphy is used to decorate and accent articles of everyday use In this Calligraphy Class students can learn step by step instructions on how to use the brush and learn the essentials basic brush strokes and characters All materials are provided by the Center The Class is open to anyone who shows an interest in this art Other CulturalEducational Programs August Moon Festival Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Races Asian American Heritage Month etc The Center provides special events cultural and educational programs throughout the year with respect to the Chinese New Year Calendar We also host many art exhibits demonstrations performances throughout the year

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 7th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 57
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -35.1%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: -0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited