Sino-american Clean Energy Research Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473727097
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Expenses
$204,000
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LIANG CHEN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LIANG CHEN (PRESIDENT)
  • WIEHONG NIU (ADMINISTRATOR)
  • BAOLING CHEN (MANAGER)

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 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Advancing scientific research and study

What it reported doing in 2019

Working with dr. Kim, professor at univ. Of Texas arlington to develop advanced lubrication model for the foil bearings and foil seals. The research work will be done in two years

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 100% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $201K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2018 to 2019
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 52/100.