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Cupertino-Hsinchu Sister City Association

EIN 02-0740910 · Cupertino, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The CHSCA has supported an annual Student Exchange Program since 2004 to foster school, family and living experiences of students from both Cupertino CA and Hsinchu Taiwan. Each year a group of students from the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) and Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) are selected and prepared for their trip to Hsinchu in April to visit their host family's students for a week. In October, a group of Hsinchu students in turn will visit another group of host families in California. Through these exchange programs, students from both sides experience valuable and lifelong friendships and knowledge through the activities and encounters throughout the entire visit preparations and process. Hsinchu is known as the Silicon Valley of Taiwan with over 300 tech companies located in the Hsinchu Science and Technology Park, and part of this exchange is to provide students an opportunity to see how connected our two cities are and the world as a whole.

Income
$72,720
Spending
$55,515
Reserves
12.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. The Cupertino-Hsinchu Sister City Association, CHSCA, has supported an annual Student Exchange Program for over 20 years to foster school, family and living experiences of students from both Cupertino CA and Hsinchu Taiwan. In April 2025 a group of 25 students from the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) and Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) were selected and prepared for their trip with chaperones to Hsinchu to visit their host family's students for a week. In October, a group of 25 Hsinchu students in turn visited another group of host families in California. Through these exchange programs, students from both sides experienced valuable and lifelong friendships and knowledge through the activities and encounters throughout the entire visit and host preparations and the group travel process.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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