Chinese Students and Scholars Association at UC Santa Barbara
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 994132590
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Goleta, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8059517766
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Student Services, Organizations of Students
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $39,111
- Expenses
- $58,749
- Assets
- $25,224
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Qingyue Li (President)
- Elizabeth Hung (Vice President)
- Bingxin Guan (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Qingyue Li (President)
- Elizabeth Hung (Vice President)
- Bingxin Guan (Vice President)
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
The UCSB Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) is dedicated to building a supportive and inclusive community for Chinese students and scholars at UC Santa Barbara. The organization promotes cultural exchange, student engagement, and professional development through a wide range of programs and activities. Signature events such as the Chinese New Year Gala, the Supernova talent show, the Don't Be Shy Show, and the campus-wide Career Fair celebrate Chinese culture, provide platforms for students to showcase their talents, foster peer connections, and create opportunities for career exploration.
What it reported doing in 2024
In addition to its major events, UCSB CSSA offers a range of other programs and services that enrich student life and foster community. The Don't Be Shy Show is a social event designed to help students make new friends and meet more people, drawing over 500 attendees for an evening of performances and interactive games. The Career Fair connects students with job and internship opportunities, attracting around 100 participants and offering valuable professional development resources. Ultimate Hat is a popular outdoor sports and networking event, bringing together over 100 students for fun and connection. CSSA also runs the Winter Quarter Class Group Chat Program, which benefits over 1,000 students by creating WeChat groups for each course to help classmates collaborate and support one another. Additionally, CSSA established group chats for incoming Class of 2029 students and their parents, offering early access to information about UCSB and building a supportive community before students even arrive on campus.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 94% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 29
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -50.2%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $53K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.