CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCORPORATED Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCORPORATED

EIN 13-1623937 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q200)

What they do

CHINA INSTITUTE ADVANCES A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING of CHINA THROUGH PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, CULTURE, BUSINESS and ART IN THE BELIEF THAT CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING STRENGTHENS OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $67.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders36 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

71.59%of revenue went to mission work67.5% of expenses · Program services

7.38%of revenue went to fundraising7.0% of expenses

$106.13spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

27.15%of revenue went to management and office costs25.6% of expenses

$5.32in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

64.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $426,654 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $429,101 for GEORGE S GEH (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,963,780

Mission workProgram services$4,985,57671.59% of revenue67.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,890,95527.15% of revenue25.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$513,9037.38% of revenue7.0% of expenses

Total expenses$7,390,434106.13% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 67.5% mission · 25.6% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.13% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.5% mission · 22.4% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.9% mission · 25.2% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.32% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 16.9% management · 15.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.04% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 69.2% mission · 15.5% management · 15.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.80% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 64.9% mission · 19.7% management · 15.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 169.94% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 68.0% mission · 17.8% management · 14.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.67% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 69.3% mission · 14.5% management · 16.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.40% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,963,780

Expenses$7,390,434

Annual shortfall $426,654 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,985,576 · 67.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,890,955 · 25.6% of expenses

Fundraising$513,903 · 7.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,963,780

Expenses$7,390,434

Assets$39,291,921

Income$7,205,293

Contributions$4,487,772

Mission work (program services)$4,985,576

Fundraising$513,903

Management and general$1,890,955

Stocks and bonds$5,123,416

Accounting fees$73,000

Investing fees$20,021

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GEORGE S GEHCEO · 40 hrs/week $429,101Base $362,414 · Other $66,687

QUN CAOCFO · 40 hrs/week $236,351Base $183,882 · Other $52,469

MELISSA KUKLINDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $185,311Base $157,621 · Other $27,690

WEILAN HAIDIRECTOR OF GALLERY · 40 hrs/week $171,137Base $145,409 · Other $25,728

SHENZHAN LIAODIRECTOR OF EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $127,310Base $107,778 · Other $19,532

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (36)

GEORGE S GEHCEO

QUN CAOCFO

MELISSA KUKLINDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

WEILAN HAIDIRECTOR OF GALLERY

SHENZHAN LIAODIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

RUTH JINTRUSTEE

MICHAEL H KRUPATRUSTEE (FORMER)

MICHAEL J PAULUSTRUSTEE

MIRANDA WONG TANGTRUSTEE

PETER B WALKERCO-CHAIR

PIN NITRUSTEE

ROBERT NEDERLANDER JRTRUSTEE

RONALD DIAMONDTRUSTEE

MEI XUTRUSTEE

SHAU ZHANGTREASURER

SOPHIA SHENGCO-VICE CHAIR

VINCENT T MOTRUSTEE

VIVIAN LONGTRUSTEE

YUE-SAI KANCO-CHAIR

JENNY JING ZHUTRUSTEE

ANNIE LIUTRUSTEE

CATHERINE X PAN-GIORDANOTRUSTEE

DING DINGTRUSTEE

EDWARD S HYMANTRUSTEE

GORRETTI LO LUITRUSTEE

HANK WUHTRUSTEE

JAMES XUSECRETARY

JAMES J CHINTRUSTEE

ANLA CHENGCO-VICE CHAIR

JULIE GRIMES WALDORFTRUSTEE

JULIE NIXON EISENHOWERTRUSTEE

JUN WEITRUSTEE

KAI-YAN LEETRUSTEE

KATHY BLOOMGARDENTRUSTEE

KENT M SWIGCO-CHAIR

LAN YANGTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1944
Location: 100 WASHINGTON ST, NEW YORK, NY 10006-1707
County: New York
In care of: GEORGE GEH
Primary officer: GEORGE GEH, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 744-8181

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SAX ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q200)