Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society Mcfgs
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Create Sister City China Friendship Gardens
- Income
- $62,556
- Spending
- $50,317
- Reserves
- 53.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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: 94 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 53.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% 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 (2)
- $20,000 spent. McNeely: The MCFGS was established to promote friendship and understanding between the peoples of Minnesota and China, with the goal to create a China Friendship Garden based on the sister-city relationship between St. Paul and Changsha.
- $14,660 spent. MHC: Our goal is to encourage an appreciation for Chinese Gardens and their historic and cultural context, to promote the understanding of China and Chinese culture, as well as the historical and ancestral connection between the MN Hmong and the Hmong in China. The MCFGS aids in constructing an authentic Chinese Garden form in a Changsha Style, create an ornamental garden to compliment the Chinese Garden Form, sponsor and promote events and publications that contribute to such appreciation and understanding, to raise funds for all these purposes.
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
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 October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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