Us-China New Perspectives Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814119193
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Promotion of International Understanding

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,199
Expenses
$73,731
Assets
$6,126

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Zhixing Zhou (President)

People named in this filing

  • Zhixing Zhou (President)
  • Jun Zhang (Secretary)
  • Cheng Bi (Committee Member)

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 u.s.-china new perspectives foundation the "foundation" is organized as a Washington dc nonprofit public benefit corporation organized and operated for charitable scientific and educational purposes described in section 501c3 of the internal revenue code the code in furtherance of such purposes the foundation will 1 educate the american and chinese people about the important relationship between the united states and china the united states asia policy and other current issues in the asia pacific by publishing research papers on such topics; and 2 provide opportunities for scholars and current and former government officials from china and the united states to discuss current issues important to united states and china relations. The foundations educational activities will improve bilateral relations between the united states and china and provide opportunities for the people of both countries to deepen their understanding of this important relationship.

What it reported doing in 2024

We also co-sponsored the 22nd Washington chinese culture festival in Washington d.c. Co-hosted by nine major chinese american nonprofit organizations and supported by over 100 community groups the Washington chinese culture festival has become a cornerstone cultural event in the greater Washington area. Each year the festival draws over 30,000 attendees including u.s. And foreign government officials community and business leaders students families and visitors from across the country and around the world.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 56.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -33.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -59.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $64K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.