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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $40,933 | $193,109 | $105,093 | $2,477,153 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 12% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT CHINESE PEN CENTERROCKVILLE, MD | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONERS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA. | $26,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael E Burke | President | 0.00 | $0 |
| James Prince | Secretary | 0.00 | $0 |
| William E Pomeranz | Treasurer | 0.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,326,862 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $48,300 | $200,294 | $91,074 | $2,629,329 | $1,479,038 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $89,710 | $247,922 | $141,204 | $2,781,323 | $1,631,032 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $113,687 | $225,333 | $111,581 | $2,939,535 | $1,789,244 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $226,755 | $294,904 | $198,301 | $3,051,181 | $1,900,890 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $510,037 | $701,053 | $307,706 | $3,119,330 | $1,969,039 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $763,999 | $818,435 | $372,773 | $3,325,346 | $2,160,055 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $995,896 | $1,262,437 | $819,458 | $3,382,125 | $2,214,491 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $948,774 | $903,508 | $457,734 | $3,648,666 | $2,481,032 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $932,142 | $1,057,436 | $642,198 | $3,555,038 | $2,435,766 |
| INDEPENDENT CHINESE PEN CENTERROCKVILLE, MD |
| DOCUMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. |
| $26,000 |
| 2019 |
| Independent Chinese PEN CenterManassas, VA | Provide financial support for Chinese political victims and their families fighting for democracy and human rights in China | $26,000 | 2021 |
| Independent Chinese PEN CenterManassas, VA | Provide financial support | $20,000 | 2025 |
| THOMAS MARSH - SCULPTORORANGE, VA | TIENANMEN SQUARE MEMORIAL SCULPTURE PROJECT | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Yang ZiliWashington, DC | Provide financial support | $17,062 | 2025 |
| MINNESOTA CHINESE DEMOCARCY FOUNDATIONEDEN PRARIE, MN | PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONERS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA. | $16,000 | 2020 |
| INDEPENDENT CHINESE PEN CENTERMANASSAS, VA | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $16,000 | 2024 |
| ZILI YANGWASHINGTON, DC | HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $11,500 | 2024 |
| INDEPENDENT CHINESE PEN CENTERMANASSAS, VA | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $11,500 | 2022 |
| INDEPENDENT CHINESE PEN CENTERMANASSAS, VA | HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $11,500 | 2023 |
| QING ZHOUBERLIN | DOUCMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. | $10,000 | 2019 |
| ZILI YANGGERMANTOWN, MD | HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $9,600 | 2023 |
| SONG TANHENDERSON, NV | FINANCIAL AID FOR RELEASED CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONER WHO FOUGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND OBTAINED POLITICAL ASTLUM IN THE U.S. | $9,000 | 2020 |
| SONG TANHENDERSON, NV | DOCUMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. | $9,000 | 2019 |
| Zili YangWashington, DC | Provide humanitarian financial support | $8,000 | 2021 |
| CHUANGCHUANG CHENFLUSHING, NY | DOCUMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJETCS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. | $7,500 | 2019 |
| LING MAN SAU | FINANCIAL AID FOR RELEASED CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONER WHO FOUGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA. | $7,500 | 2020 |
| MAN SAU LINGKINGSWOOD VILLAS, TSW | DOCUMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. | $7,500 | 2019 |
| LIBERTY SCULPTURE PARKYEMO, CA | HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $7,000 | 2023 |
| BIAO TENGWEST WINDSOR, NJ | DOCUMENT AND REPORT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CHINA, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY. | $5,750 | 2019 |
| TENG BIAOWEST WINDSOR, NJ | FINANCIAL AID FOR RELEASED CHINESE POLITICAL PRISONER WHO FOUGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA. | $5,750 | 2020 |
| ZILI YANGWASHINGTON, DC | HUMANITARIAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $4,500 | 2022 |
| Chinese Democrcy Education FoundatiFremont, CA | Support Network for June 4, 1989 Persecuted Chinese dissonants at Tieneman Square, Beijing, China (SNP, Australia). | $4,500 | 2021 |
| ZILI YANG AID DISTRIBUTORWASHINGTON, DC | SMALL HUMANITARIAN AID GRANTS | $4,500 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Sep 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540159349100344
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202420169349101122
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202213579349100106
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202123269349100412
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202110289349100506
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202010429349100201
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Sep 30, 2018
Filing id 201932049349100203
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201812269349100706
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201721939349100307
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