ACTON CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2003

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Xiaoping Ao

Phone

9178805559

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

ACTON CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL, founded in 2003, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $216K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023.

Mission

Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) is a non-profit organization aiming at providing an educational and cultural setting for youngsters and adults alike in Acton and its neighboring towns to learn Chinese language, traditions, and culture. It is believed that cultivating Chinese culture and heritage into the young Chinese American will help them better understand and appreciate their origins.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $121,377 Revenue: $194,173

Chinese Language Classes & Chinese As Second Language Courses: The Company serviced 289 students in 53 Chinese Language Classes. These classes served students from 5 years old to the 9th grade in the middle school. The Company also provides 21classes of Chinese Language classes for Chinese as the Second Language students. A total of 21 students attended these classes. Additionally, the Company provides Chinese AP review class to high school students during the fall and the spring semesters. 20 students attended these review courses.

Program 2

Expenses: $42,252 Revenue: $0

Acton Chinese Language School Culture Program: The Company offers 22 culture classes to the public in area of arts, fitness, academic, and music instrument, and chess. In FY2024, the Company offered 26 programs such as Adult badminton, AMC 8, classic adult folk dance, children dance, international chess, fencing for children, Chinese brush painting, Acrylic painting, creative pencil drawing and sketching, introducion to debate, pipa, ping pong, Chinese Calligraphy, creative writing workshop, math Olympiads, making game with Python, adult basketball, adult ping pong, and Pilates. These programs served 172 individuals in FY2024. Additionally, the Company offered five parents clubs including adults chorus club, badminton club, ballroom dance club, senior club, and volleyball club in FY2024.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,743

Program Service Revenue $194,172

Investment Income $19,300

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $216,215

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $163,629

Other Expenses $210,205

TOTAL EXPENSES $210,205

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$216,215	$210,664	+0.0%
Expenses	$210,205	$204,975	+0.0%
Net Income	$6,010	$5,689	+0.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$5,042

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Ting Chen	Principle	5	Officer	$5,042	$0	$5,042
Xiaoping Ao	Chairperson	5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lin Zhang	Treasurer	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ally Lee	Clerk	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Guoying Zuo	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hongyu Luo	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Qiang Yu	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yongqiang Zhang	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$216,215	$210,205	$474,906	$6,010
2023	$210,664	$204,975	$456,412	$5,689
2022	$154,326	$118,807	$447,869	$35,519
2021	$122,904	$121,038	$407,885	$1,866