SARATOGA VISION CHINESE SCHOOL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SARATOGA VISION CHINESE SCHOOL

EIN 27-4377165 · Public Foundations (T30)

What they do

Saratoga Vision Chinese School Served Student Population of 82 During The School Year of 2023-2024. The School Provided 30 Weekly Chinese Lessons With 2-hour In-person Courses In This School Year. Saratoga Vision Chinese School Opens to Students of All Ethnics and Races From Kindergarten Through High School Grade Levels.

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Of every $100 spent, about $14.70 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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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 leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

16.83%of revenue went to mission work14.7% of expenses · Program services

$114.22spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$1.04in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $10,797 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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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$75,941

Mission workProgram services$12,77816.83% of revenue14.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

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

Total expenses$86,738114.22% of revenue

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

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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: 14.7% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.22% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 31.7% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.98% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.75% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.56% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$75,941

Expenses$86,738

Annual shortfall $10,797 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)$12,778 · 14.7% of expenses

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Revenue$75,941

Expenses$86,738

Assets$90,014

Income$75,941

Mission work (program services)$12,778

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

HSU CHENG HUANGTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

YULING HSIUNGTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

YU-CHIEH LINTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

JOANNE CHENTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

YING-CHUN OUTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

TZU-HSUAN TINGTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $3,000

CHIEN HUI YUTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,900

JU YIN LINTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,900

YUNCHIN CHUEHTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,800

CHIEH YU KUOTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,800

WENSHU CHUTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,800

TSUIUYEH CHANGTEACHER · 2 hrs/week $2,800

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (21)

HSU CHENG HUANGTEACHER

YULING HSIUNGTEACHER

YU-CHIEH LINTEACHER

JOANNE CHENTEACHER

YING-CHUN OUTEACHER

TZU-HSUAN TINGTEACHER

CHIEN HUI YUTEACHER

JU YIN LINTEACHER

YUNCHIN CHUEHTEACHER

CHIEH YU KUOTEACHER

WENSHU CHUTEACHER

TSUIUYEH CHANGTEACHER

PEIYUN LINTEACHER

JENPEI CHAOTEACHER

KAI PING LINTEACHER

MEICHI CHENPAYROLL

WEN LING YANGSECRETARY

MAY-JANE CHUANGVICE PRINCIPAL

YI-WEN LINFINANCIAL ASSISTANT

JING-LING TSENGPRINCIPAL

JENNIFER GUIDRYTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2011
Location: 19901 MERRIBROOK DR, SARATOGA, CA 95070-5445
County: Santa Clara
In care of: Yi-Wen Lin
Primary officer: Yi-Wen Lin, Financial Assistant

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@svchineseschool.org Phone(415) 805-1512 Officer phone(805) 857-1393

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990EZ
NTEE classification: Public Foundations (T30)
IRS tax category: Public Foundations