THE EDGAR SNOW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
EIN 43-1208493 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q200)
What they do
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL EDGAR SNOW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is A SPONSOR of THE ANNUAL KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIETY for FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA, WHICH MISSION is to CONDUCT FRIENDSHIP ACTIVITIES, TRADE, TOURISM, and EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES and for PROMOTING BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE of CHINA and THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IMPROVES ETHNIC DIVERSITY, CULTURAL AWARENESS, and UNDERSTANDING of CHINESE CULTURE. AN ESTIMATED 2,000 VISITORS BENEFITED IN THE EVENT.
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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 leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (5)
BRAD KLEINDLVICE PRESIDE
JOAN PUTREASURER
JOHN PHILLIPSVICE PRESIDE
SINDE WARDPRESIDENT
ZHUANG LIVICE PRESIDE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1981
- Location
- 800 EAST 51ST STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64110
- County
- Jackson
- In care of
- JOAN PU
- Primary officer
- JOAN PU, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- INTEVON CLOUD ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING
- NTEE classification
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q200)