Chinese Musicians Association of America California Youth Chinese Symphony
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 260529284
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4089374616
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Symphony Orchestras
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $109,664
- Expenses
- $99,407
- Assets
- $64,704
- Liabilities
- $21,318
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Executive titles in this filing
- YONG PING TIAN (President & CEO)
People named in this filing
- YONG PING TIAN (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Provide high quality music instrument education to the young musician; promote chinese culture in the local area; find a new way to integrate east-west music to promote east-west cultural exchange; enhance cultural diversity and improve quality of lives in our communities; as we bring student musicians together to rehearse and perform.
What it reported doing in 2024
California youth chinese symphony (cycs) provide various programs designed and hosted by our professional artists. These programs are held in different formats and time throughout the year. One of the programs is to offer chinese traditional instrument grade examination. Cycs is the first organization to offer such exam in the united states. This examination is offered and recognized by the central conservatory of music of china, one of the top music institutions in the world. By offering such program we will be able to provide a structured and well designed curriculum to our youth during their learning process. Cycs is one of authoritative organization on chinese instruments learning in the USA. Other programs offered by cycs include chinese symphony orchestra comprising 50-60 musicians and ensemble of 10-15 musicians. There is various chinese instruments classes and musicianship training. Annual recital will be held to allow young musicians to put what they learn into their own performance. Students are encouraged to participate in community events by performing chinese music. For example, music in park events, in library or community centers, celebrations and events hosted by associations, companies, and other non-profit groups. Most performances will be offered to the public free of charge.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 99%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 9.4%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.7% of revenue deployed · 99% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $98K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.