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Cscna Charity Corps Inc

EIN 22-3704993 · Cupertino, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceWeak48 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BRINGING FORTH THE SUPPORTING HANDS OF ALL EMPOWERING THE DISADVANTAGED. LIGHTING UP THE HOPE OF LIFE PASSING ON THE GIFT OF LOVE.

Income
$467,280
Spending
$262,208
Spent on programs
98%
Reserves
17.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 89%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0

Source: Form 990 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 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.4 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 44% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 34% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (23)
  1. $54,500 spent. JINAN LICHENG ZHIGUANG REHAB CENTER - WALK WITH THE SNAIL PROGRAM JINAN SHANDONG PROVINCE CHINA. THIS NON-GOVERNMENTAL CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AGED 18-55 WITH MENTAL CHALLENGES OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE VOCATIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT VOCATIONAL CAREER PLANNING JOB OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING CAREER TRANSITION SUPPORT WORKPLACE ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION WORK STATUS MAINTENANCE AND JOB RIGHTS PROTECTION. THE FUNDS PAID FOR 4 FULL-TIME COUNSELORS. SIXTEEN ADULT STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF EVALUATION AND TRAINING AND 9 STUDENTS HAVE SECURED CLEANING JOBS AT A NEARBY SHOPPING MALL.
  2. $9,000 spent. FR. JOHN CHENG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LAITY TRAINING TAIPEI TAIWAN. MS. SHUFENG LEE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THIS GRANT CURRENTLY STUDYING AT BELLARMINE DIVINITY SCHOOL FU-JEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN. MS. LEE IS IN THE 1ST YEAR OF A 3-YEAR PROGRAM. SHE IS TAKING COURSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE.
  3. $10,000 spent. SEEING AND HELPING YOUTH-AT-RISK PASSING THE TORCH, HSIN CHU TAIWAN. ESTABLISHED UNDER THE DIOCESE OF HSIN CHU TAIWAN THIS MINISTRY HELPS AT-RISK YOUNG ADULTS AGED 12-25 WHO STRUGGLE WITH DRUG ABUSE GANG VIOLENCE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL SUICIDE SELF-HARM AND DEPRESSION. HOSPITALITY SPORTS MEALS AND COUNSELING ARE OFFERED AIMING TO REBUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE. IN 2023 COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT WERE OFFERED TO 114 YOUTH-AT-RISK. EMPOWERING ACTIVITIES COOKING & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INVOLVED 70 PARTICIPANTS. THIRTY-SIX HIGH-CARING GROUP ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCES SUCH AS VISITING EXHIBITIONS ZOOS AND INDOOR SPORTS WERE OFFERED WITH GREAT SUCCESS.
  4. $9,000 spent. YUREN CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT CENTER TAIPEI TAIWAN. SERVING CHILDREN FROM 0 TO 6 YEARS OLD WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES THIS CENTER DEVELOPED TREATMENT OBJECTIVES WITH THERAPISTS AND DESIGNED INDIVIDUAL TEACHING PLANS FOR EACH CHILD. THE FUNDS WERE USED TO OFFSET SOME COSTS FOR EDUCARE SPEECH THERAPISTS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. IN 2024 THE CENTER SERVED 23 CHILDREN AND 5 OF THEM WERE ABLE TO ENROLL IN REGULAR KINDERGARTEN.
  5. $20,000 spent. DANDELION CHARITY SCHOLARSHIP - for Tian MIng
  6. $4,500 spent. DANDELION CHARITY SCHOLARSHIP - Hai Nan and Mortha America West
  7. $5,000 spent. CALIFORNIA CHINESE CATHOLIC LIVING CAMP THREE RIVERS CA. THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF YOUNG ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MEETS ANNUALLY FOR A CAMP OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND. COMBINING SPIRITUALITY EDUCATION AND FUN IN A COMMUNITY SETTING THE CAMP OFFERS TALKS BY A SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS MASS GAMES AND MORE. FRIENDSHIPS AND MUTUAL SUPPORT CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2024 60 CAMPERS AGED 18-39 MAINLY ASIAN AMERICAN ATTENDED. THE FUNDS OFFSET CAMPERS FEES CAMP MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION.
  8. $20,000 spent. BOSTON COLLEGE CHINESE STUDENTS OUTREACH BOSTON MA. TO PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND GUIDANCE FOR CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS AT BOSTON COLLEGE AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. FOCUSING ON CATHOLIC AND JESUIT VALUES AND GOALS AND FOSTERING FAITH CULTURE AND LIFE EXCHANGE THIS SERVICE HELPS THESE SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHINAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHURCH MISSION WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. THERE HAVE BEEN 20 IN-PERSON MEETINGS IN 2023: EIGHT LARGE ONES EVERY TWO MONTHS WITH 45-60 STUDENTS FOR TWO HOURS AND 12 SMALL ONES IRREGULARLY WITH 12 STUDENTS FOR THREE TO FOUR HOURS. THESE MEETINGS WERE USUALLY HELD IN CLASSROOMS LECTURE HALLS FACULTY OFFICES OR LOUNGES WHERE CATERED MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPANTS SUBSIDIZED BY OUR FUNDS.
  9. $3,500 spent. EDEN HOUSE YOUNG ADULTS - FAMILY & MARRIAGE, HEBEI CHINA. THE SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES PROMOTES GODS ORIGINAL LOVE THROUGH SUPPORT FOR ROBUST AND HARMONIOUS FAMILIES. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ONCE A WEEK WOMENS STUDY SHARING GROUP ONCE A MONTH MENS MEETING; FOR YOUNG FAMILIES A HALF-DAY GATHERING ONCE A WEEK; SEMINARS AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SEEDED FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES YOUNG ADULTS 1500. THE FUNDS PAID FOR SPEAKERS FEES ROOM RENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION.
  10. $6,000 spent. ZHENFU YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM, SAN FRANCISCO CA. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOUNG ADULTS FROM TAIWAN A CHANCE TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN DIVERSE CULTURES RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. IN 2023 FOUR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19 AND 26 WERE SELECTED: TWO MEDICAL STUDENTS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE FROM THE PATENT OFFICE AND A COLLEGE STUDENT MAJORING IN LEISURE INDUSTRY. FROM AUGUST 18 TO SEPTEMBER 5 2023 THEY VISITED SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL SITES IN SAN FRANCISCO EXPLORED SILICON VALLEY TOURED VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND PARTICIPATED IN A THREE-DAY RETREAT WITH THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN LIVING CAMP. ADDITIONALLY THEY VISITED THE GETTY MUSEUM CHRIST CATHEDRAL AND MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. THE GRANT ASSISTED IN COVERING THEIR TRANSPORTATION ACCOMMODATION MEALS AND ADMISSION FEES.
  11. $3,000 spent. EMUSOI CENTER FOR PASTORALISTS AND HUNTER GATHERER GIRLS ARUSHA TANZANIA. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT FOR THOSE INDIGENOUS GIRLS OFFERING THEM A SAFE SPACE AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES THAT DEAL WITH LIFE SKILLS AND AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR THEM TO PASS ENTRANCE EXAMS TO ENTER HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE FUNDS BENEFITED 4 STUDENTS PAYING THEIR TUITION BOOKS TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INCIDENTALS.
  12. $3,000 spent. SEE THE LORD, BAY AREA LA AND CENTRAL COAST CALIFORNIA. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE OPTOMETRIC SERVICES AND GLASSES FOR PATIENTS IN NEED MAINLY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS THE HOMELESS CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY OF ALL ETHNICITIES AND RELIGIONS. A TOTAL OF 136 PATIENTS WERE SEEN 97 RECEIVED PRESCRIBED GLASSES AND 27 READING GLASSES WERE DISTRIBUTED. THE FUNDS WERE SPENT ON GLASSES AND TRANSPORTATION.
  13. $1,622 spent. VISITING CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS HOSPITALITY, CHICAGO ILLINOIS. THERE ARE FIVE PRIESTS AND SISTERS FROM CHINA SPONSORED BY MARYKNOLL FATHERS PURSUING ADVANCED PROGRAMS IN BIBLICAL STUDIES AT CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION AND PASTORAL COUNSELING. THE FUNDS WERE USED FOR THEIR REFERENCE BOOKS BUS PASSES MEDICINES AND OTHER INCIDENTALS.
  14. $4,000 spent. LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR SISTER XIAOCHUN CHEN AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK NEW YORK. SISTER CHEN IS STUDYING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION WITH FUTURE WORK INVOLVING RETREAT PLANNING FORMATION INSTRUCTION AND SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. THE FUNDS COVERED HER TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE BOOKS MEDICAL EXPENSES AND INCIDENTALS.
  15. $25,000 spent. DANDELION CHARITY SCHOLARSHIP - ST. JOSEPH TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TAITUNG TAIWAN. THE SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1960 BY A SWISS PRIEST WITH THE CATHOLIC BETHLEHEM CHURCH AND AIMS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND DEVELOP THEIR LIVELIHOOD SKILLS. THE SCHOOLS CURRICULUM INCLUDES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FURNITURE CARPENTRY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING HAIRDRESSING AND RESTAURANT SKILLS AND DATA PROCESSING. THE FUNDS COVERED SCHOOL FEES AND SUPPLIES FOR 250 INDIGENOUS STUDENTS AGED 11-13.
  16. $26,000 spent. CARITAS TAIWAN - NORTHERN THAILAND CHINESE SCHOOL. THIS PROGRAM IS UNDER THE COMMISSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TAIPEI TAIWAN. CARITAS TAIWAN SUPPORTS 40 SCHOOLS LOCATED AMONG THE 100 CHINESE DESCENDANTS VILLAGES CHINESE REFUGEES WERE DISPLACED DUE TO CIVIL WAR IN THIS AREA ON THE NORTHERN THAILAND-CHINA BORDER. TWICE A YEAR VOLUNTEER TEACHERS FROM TAIWAN CONDUCT TRAINING PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE LOCAL TEACHERS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION MATHEMATICS COMPUTER SKILLS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS HYGIENE AS WELL AS CULTURE AND ARTS. THIS FUND HAS BEEN SPENT ON 1 TUITION FOR 450 STUDENTS AGED 7-18 2 10 STUDENTS STUDYING IN UNIVERSITIES IN TAIWAN AND 3 SALARIES FOR 25 TEACHERS. THIS PROGRAM IMPACTS THE LIVES OF MANY WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.
  17. $5,000 spent. CSC Youth Corps
  18. $3,000 spent. Dandelion Scholarship Kenyan Students
  19. $5,000 spent. Firemark
  20. $6,000 spent. Taitong Savior Star Home for Mentally Retarded = breathing assistance equipment
  21. $6,000 spent. YAMA program
  22. $5,000 spent. NY Chinese Youth supplementary Education program
  23. $22,000 spent. Macau RSSF = leprosy project

Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2000.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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