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Nonprofit · EIN 36-3972943

PUI TAK CENTER

Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60616

Financials

$3.2M$3.2M2023$4.1M$3.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PUI TAK CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,095,657$3,533,112$562,545$4,808,815$250,561$4,558,254
June 30, 2024990$3,201,984$3,203,019-$1,035$4,222,432$247,050$3,975,382
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,473,327
of which government grants
$2,437,253
Program service revenue
$435,476
Investment income
$186,854
Net gain from sales of assets
$51,238
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$24,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$137,254
Other salaries and wages
$1,905,574
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,521,365
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$252,580
Depreciation
$114,825
Program services (functional)
$3,004,175
Management and general (functional)
$396,703
Fundraising (functional)
$132,234

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,222,432
Total assets, end of year
$4,808,815
Total liabilities, end of year
$250,561
Net assets, end of year
$4,558,254
Land, buildings and equipment
$224,873
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,458,254
Net assets with donor restrictions
$100,000
Gross receipts
$6,687,931
Employees
99
Volunteers
335
Year formed
1994
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID WUExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$137,254
John WongPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRIS JAVIERVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Julia Cheng-KukTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Judy Fan-HsuSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MIKE HUANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES HWANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cheuk YungDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
VICTOR LOUIEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JIMMY LIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
CRYSTAL TAMDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
VINCENT TSEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH YEUNGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN YUDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID WUExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$126,696
John WongPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Cheuk YungVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Julia Cheng-KukTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Judy Fan-HsuSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MIKE HUANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES HWANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS JAVIERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
VICTOR LOUIEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
DANNY MUIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
SALLY SONGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
CRYSTAL TAMDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
VINCENT TSEDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH YEUNGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN YUDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2216 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616-2012
In care of
% DAVID WU
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
David Wu
Signed the 990
David Wu, Executive Director
Phone
(312) 328-1188
Return prepared by
IL NFP AUDIT AND TAX LLP

Mission

The Pui Tak Center was established to be a Christian witness to the Chinese community in greater Chicago through educational, family, and community services.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Adult Education and Training Department ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES (ESL): PUI TAK CENTER HAS ONE OF ILLINOIS LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT ESL PROGRAMS. STUDENTS HAVE A VARIETY OF GOALS INCLUDING GETTING A BETTER JOB, BECOMING A U.S CITIZEN OR CONVERSING WITH THOSE OUTSIDE OF CHINATOWN. WE OFFER ESL CLASSES AT SIX DIFFERENT LEVELS FROM PRE-LITERACY TO ADVANCED. OUR CITIZENSHIP CLASS HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR NATURALIZATION INTERVIEW. CLASSES ARE OFFERED WEEKDAY MORNINGS, WEEKDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS. LATE MORNING CLASSES INCLUDE CONVERSATION AND PRONUNCIATION. 996 STUDENTS RECEIVED AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN FY2025.ADULT VOLUNTEER TUTORING: MOST OF OUR ADULT ESL (ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE) STUDENTS HAVE FEW OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO PRACTICE THEIR ENGLISH. THE ADULT VOLUNTEER TUTORING PROGRAM OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING AND CLASSES TAUGHT BY VOLUNTEERS. 129 STUDENTS RECEIVE THESE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES IN FY2025. FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATION: PUI TAK CENTER'S RESTAURANT SANITATION COURSES PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CERTIFICATIONS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. COURSES ARE OFFERED IN CANTONESE, MANDARIN, AND ENGLISH. 132 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CLASSES IN FY2025 WITH 132 CERTIFICATIONS EARNED.
    Expenses $1,686,921 · revenue $68,188
  • COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTIMMIGRANT WELCOMING CENTER: IMMIGRANTS ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH MOST ASPECTS OF LIVING IN CHICAGO. OUR IMMIGRANT WELCOMING CENTER PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. 1290 IMMIGRANTS AND OTHERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE IMMIGRANT WELCOMING CENTER IN FY2025.DISABILITY SERVICES: OUR DISABILITY SERVICES PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND TRAINING TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES. OUR 1 CORINTHIANS 1:27 FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER. POIEMA COMMUNITY DAY SERVICES EQUIPS YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY DISABILITY WITH LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND PREPARE THEM FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES.HOME BASED SUPPORT SERVICES ASSISTS FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING THAT ENABLES FAMILY MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES TO RECEIVE SERVICES IN THEIR HOME AND COMMUNITY. IN FY2025, 83 FAMILIES RECEIVED SUPPORT.HOPE COUNSELING SERVICES: PUI TAK CENTER OPENED HOPE COUNSELING SERVICES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TO BOTH CHINATOWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN GREATER CHICAGOLAND. THE PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES AND FAMILY COUNSELING IN CANTONESE, ENGLISH, AND MANDARIN.COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS: PUI TAK CENTER HAS PERIODIC PROJECTS THAT HELP LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS AND LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO ACCESS AVAILABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS. IN FY2025, PUI TAK CENTER COORDINATED COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS (SERVING 435), PROVIDED INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE (137 HOUSEHOLDS SERVED), AND HELPED HOUSEHOLDS APPLY FOR VARIOUS CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SERVING 225).
    Expenses $597,522 · revenue $112,932
  • CHILDREN & YOUTH DEPARTMENT - PUI TAK CENTER OFFERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER. ACADEMIC SUPPORT INCLUDE TUTORING, ESL CLASSES AND COLLEGE PREPARATION CLASSES. THE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDES SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND COMPUTER CODING. IN ADDITION, THE YOUTH PROGRAM OFFERS INTERNSHIPS THAT EXPOSE YOUTH TO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. IN FY2025, 221 CHILDREN AND 369 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $445,102 · revenue $254,292
  • HISTORIC PRESERVATION - The Organization received and expended a grant from the State of Illinois for historic preservation of the building which is a City of Chicago Landmark and has a pending application to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a site of national significance.
    Expenses $250,000
  • OUTREACH DEPARTMENT- THE OUTREACH MINISTRY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINESE CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH, MEETS THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDES: AMERICAN CULTURE CLASS, ENGLISH CORNER, BIBLE STUDIES, HOLIDAY EVENTS AND PERSONAL SPIRITUAL CARE.
    Expenses $24,630 · grants $24,000 · revenue $65

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
36-3972943
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1995
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,808,815
Income (IRS master file)
$6,687,931

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,095,657$3,533,112$4,808,815IRS
990June 2024$3,201,984$3,203,019$4,222,432XML
990June 2023$4,926,299$3,253,680$4,152,384IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3972943).

Questions about PUI TAK CENTER

What is the EIN of PUI TAK CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PUI TAK CENTER is 36-3972943.
Is PUI TAK CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to PUI TAK CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PUI TAK CENTER file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PUI TAK CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PUI TAK CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PUI TAK CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names David Wu.
Who are the officers and directors of PUI TAK CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,254 (DAVID WU, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does PUI TAK CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,095,657, expenses of $3,533,112 and total assets of $4,808,815 at year end.

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