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GUIDING WORD COUNSELING

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GUIDING WORD COUNSELING

EIN 26-0590532 · Education N.E.C. (B99)

What they do

Provide Personal Counseling to Christians, Train Christians With Biblical Counseling Principles and Techniques Through Classes, Workshops, and Other Teaching Programs, Publish Training Materials, DVDs, Books, and Other Resources.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$71.92spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$2.64in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
88.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $48,000 for JOHN CHAO (GENERAL MANAGER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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.

Money in and money out

Revenue$133,377
Expenses$95,930
Annual surplus $37,447 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.
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Revenue$133,377
Expenses$95,930
Assets$253,337
Income$133,377
Contributions$117,858
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
JOHN CHAOGENERAL MANAGER · 30 hrs/week $48,000
GRACE CHAOPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $36,000

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

JOHN CHAOGENERAL MANAGER

GRACE CHAOPRESIDENT

CHIH-HUNG PENGDIRECTOR

FONGCHU LIUDIRECTOR

JINGCHAO ZHANGASSISTANT

KUO-FENG PENGASSISTANT

TAO FUDIRECTOR

WANGPIN K YANGTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2008
Location
3131 S CANAL STREET UNIT A1, CHICAGO, IL 60616
County
Cook
In care of
Wangpin Yang
Primary officer
Wangpin Yang, Treasurer

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990EZ
NTEE classification
Education N.E.C. (B99)
IRS tax category
Education N.E.C.

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