CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INC

EIN 22-2324558 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A037)

What they do

THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, USA (CLTA) PROMOTES THE STUDY of CHINESE LANGUAGE and CULTURE IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE of THE CHINESE SPEAKING WORLD and ITS GLOBAL CULTURAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, and POLITICAL IMPACT, OUR MISSION is to PROMOTE THE

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $83.20 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.

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They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

102.84%of revenue went to mission work83.2% of expenses · Program services

$123.57spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

20.73%of revenue went to management and office costs16.8% of expenses

$2.04in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

10.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $41,915 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $5,550 for ALAN PETERKA (WEBMASTER). 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$177,821

Mission workProgram services$182,875102.84% of revenue83.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$36,86120.73% of revenue16.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$219,736123.57% 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: 83.2% mission · 16.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.57% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 11.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.15% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 69.5% mission · 30.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.00% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 42.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.16% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 11.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.07% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 53.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.72% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 38.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.18% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 42.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.45% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$177,821

Expenses$219,736

Annual shortfall $41,915 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)$182,875 · 83.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$36,861 · 16.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$177,821

Expenses$219,736

Assets$447,312

Income$177,821

Contributions$18,558

Mission work (program services)$182,875

Management and general$36,861

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

ALAN PETERKAWEBMASTER · 5 hrs/week $5,550

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 (23)

ALAN PETERKAWEBMASTER

ZHONGQI SHIVICE PRESIDENT

ADAM ROSSCOPY EDITOR

YU WUBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

YAN LIUBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

XIA LIANGPRESIDENT

SUE MEI WUEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SHUAI LIIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

RAN ZHAOBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

QIAONA YUBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

NINGHUI LIANGBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

MARK HANEYFINANCIAL ASSISTANT

MARION HANEYSTUDENT ASSISTANT

LINGOU JIANGBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

JUN DAWEBMASTER

JING WANGBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

JIE ZHANGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GANG LIUBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

FELICIA Q TENGCOPY EDITOR

DANA BOURGERIEJOURNAL EDITOR

CILEI HANK12 PUBLICATION EDITOR

CHUNMENG WANGBOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBER

CHRISTINE LIUNEWSLETTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1983
Location: 780 VAN VLEET OVAL RM 202, NORMAN, OK 73019-2038
County: Cleveland
In care of: % JIE ZHANG
Primary officer: JIE ZHANG, MEMBER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(412) 708-8856

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MATTHEW MANN CPA PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A037)