Nonprofit · EIN 82-2240656
THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · ARLINGTON, VA 22205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $421,753 | $339,912 | $81,841 | $1,015,008 | $18,210 | $996,798 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $383,656 | $243,216 | $140,440 | $975,936 | $63,228 | $912,708 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $191,467
- Program service revenue
- $228,740
- Investment income
- $1,546
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $54,026
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $58,159
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,600
- Occupancy
- $20,598
- Travel
- $119,768
- Depreciation
- $27,540
- Program services (functional)
- $265,322
- Management and general (functional)
- $45,235
- Fundraising (functional)
- $29,355
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $975,936
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,015,008
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,210
- Net assets, end of year
- $996,798
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $939,858
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $959,849
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $36,949
- Gross receipts
- $421,753
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA LEONARD | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $54,026 |
| CAPRICIA MARSHALL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN FLOWER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DAHLIA NEISS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| PASCALE BRONDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOSHUA KURTZIG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| CAROL CHOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JANIE SONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| L MICHAEL CANTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| GINGER HUANG DIETRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LIZ BARATT-BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ALISON STEINBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOANNA WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MADELYN ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN VERMILYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Leonard | CEO Officer | 40 | $43,974 | $16,026 |
| Capricia Marshall | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| John Flower | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| Dahlia Neiss | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Pascale Bronder | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Joshua Kurtzig | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Carol Chow | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Janie Song | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| L Michael Cantor | Director Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Dietrich | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Barratt-Brown | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Jin Wang | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison Steinbach | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanna Wang | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Vermilya | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4805 13TH ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 22205-2601
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAMELA LEONARD, 4805 13TH ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 22205
- Signed the 990
- JOHN FLOWER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (540) 222-9715
- Website
- CHINAFOLKHOUSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- UPDEGROVE MCDANIEL MCMULLEN CHICCEHITTO
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT IS TO PURCHASE, RECONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN AN IMPORTED CHINESE FARM HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES AS A PLACE FOR THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH AND OTHERS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL SPONSOR PROGRAMS, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND/OR EXHIBITS TO TAKE PLACE AT THE HOUSE OR IN SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE.
Program accomplishments
- BOTH SPRING AND FALL SAW MANY VISITS FROM SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO LEARNED ABOUT CHINESE CULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES EMBODIED IN CHINA FOLK HOUSE AND A RECORD NUMBER OF DROP-IN VISITORS FROM THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHO APPRECIATED A CHANCE TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR ROOTS. OUR FALL EVENT SEASON FEATURED A FOLK-FUSION CONCERT BY YANGQIN VIRTUOSO CHAO TIAN, WITH DANNY KNICELY ON MANDOLIN, JOHN PREVITI ON BASS, ZAN MCLEOD ON GUITAR, AND LOREN OPPENHEIMER ON INDIAN TABLA. GUESTS ENJOYED AN AMAZING ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF GLOBAL FOLK TRADITIONS FROM ASIA AND APPALACHIA. THE SUMMER 2024 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY. CAMPERS COMPLETED THE WELCOME CENTER; CONSTRUCTED A TIMBER-FRAME KIOSK FOR OUR ELECTRIC SERVICE; PUT UP A SOLAR HOT WATER HEATER; AND BUILT RAMMED EARTH WALLS AND A COURTYARD MOSAIC FOR OUR TEACHING GARDENS FUNDED BY THE DAO FENG AND ANGELA FOUNDATION AND BEDROCK FOUNDATION. COLLEGE INTERNS FROM BATES COLLEGE, HAVERFORD, NYU, SWARTHMORE, UVA, VCU, AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST. LOUIS DID RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. CHINA FOLK HOUSE TOOK 26 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ON A 28-DAY STUDY TOUR TO CHINA, FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF FOSTERING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CULTURAL EXCHANGE. IN BEIJING WE HAD MEETINGS WITH ENVIRONMENTALIST MA JUN, AND A TALK ON US-CHINA RELATIONS FROM PROFESSOR DA WEI, DIRECTOR OF THE TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGY. IN HONG KONG WE MET WITH US CONSUL GENERAL GREGORY MAY AND HAD A LECTURE FROM PROFESSOR CHENG LI AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. IN YUNNAN, STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT TRADITIONAL BUILDING PRACTICES AND CRAFTS INCLUDING WOOD CARVING, SILVER SMITHING, POTTERY, TRADITIONAL MUSIC, AND EMBROIDERY WITH LOCAL CRAFT MASTERS. IT WAS A FANTASTIC WAY TO RETURN TO CHINA AND YUNNAN TV MADE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT OUR TRIP. OUR CEO DR. PAMELA LEONARD GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE AT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON US CHINA RELATIONS PEOPLE TO PEOPLE EXCHANGE CONFERENCE IN BEIJING IN NOVEMBER. NCUSCR ALSO DID A GREAT PODCAST ABOUT THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE PROJECTExpenses $265,322 · revenue $228,740
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-2240656
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,015,008
- Income (IRS master file)
- $421,753
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- February 15, 2020
- Posted by the IRS
- May 11, 2020
- Reinstated
- Effective February 15, 2020
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $421,753 | $339,912 | $1,015,008 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $383,656 | $243,216 | $975,936 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $221,327 | $115,564 | $800,592 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 82-2240656).
Questions about THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC
- What is the EIN of THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC is 82-2240656.
- Is THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on February 15, 2020 and reinstated it effective February 15, 2020.
- Are donations to THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC 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 THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAMELA LEONARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $54,026 (PAMELA LEONARD, CEO).
- How much revenue does THE CHINA FOLK HOUSE RETREAT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $421,753, expenses of $339,912 and total assets of $1,015,008 at year end.
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