Save Cantonese
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 923996981
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2025–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2025
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
What the e-Postcard reports
- Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
- Yes
- Termination reported
- No
- Principal officer
- Jamie Tam
- Tax period began
- 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Tax period ended
- 2025-12-31 00:00:00
- Filed website
- www.savecantonese.org
Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.
Overview
From its website
Save Cantonese is a global community-driven movement promoting Cantonese language and cultural preservation through advocacy. It campaigns to sustain and expand Cantonese language programs at U.S. universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and CCSF, as well as K-12 initiatives. The organization also provides resources to learn Cantonese, including a Cantonese World Map and CantoPop Music Map, and actively engages in media outreach and events. (From official site: homepage, blog announcements, and 'About Us' section.)
IRS classification
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (NTEE A23).
Filing
Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.
Other filing
A Form 990 for tax year 2023 is also available.
Coverage
Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.
Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
Details
- What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 5 operating locations identified
- Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
- 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.