Edgar Snow Memorial Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
- Income
- $15,711
- Spending
- $34,455
- Reserves
- 41.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026, 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 (3)
- $22,971 spent. Jazz Quartet Delegation 20th Edgar Snow SymposiumThe Foundation sponsored a jazz quartet led by saxophonist Bobby Watson, joined by Charles Williams, James Ward, and Jaylen Ward, as part of the Kansas City delegation to the 20th Edgar Snow Symposium in Zhengzhou, China (October 1019, 2025). The quartet performed and conducted cultural exchanges in Beijing, Zhengzhou, and Shanghai, including at the Central Conservatory of Music, Henan School of Music, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, reaching audiences of students and music lovers across China.
- $6,962 spent. Physician Delegation 20th Edgar Snow SymposiumThe Foundation sponsored Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity, a pediatric neurologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, to join the delegation to the 20th Edgar Snow Symposium in Zhengzhou, China. Dr. Abdelmoity presented at the Symposium and met with peers at Beijing Children's Hospital and Shanghai Children's Hospital to share ideas and explore cooperative opportunities.
- $1,000 spent. The Foundation supports cultural exchange and community engagement activities that promote understanding between the American and Chinese people, consistent with its exempt mission.The Foundation was a sponsor of the annual Kansas City International Dragon Boat Festival, organized by the Society for Friendship with China, whose mission is to conduct friendship activities, trade, tourism, and educational exchanges, and to promote greater understanding between the people of China and the Kansas City metropolitan area. The event enhanced ethnic diversity, cultural awareness, and understanding of Chinese culture, benefiting an estimated 2,000 visitors.The Foundation also partnered with the Kansas City Chinese Association (KCCA) and the Kansas City Chinese American Association (KCCAA) on their annual Chinese New Year Celebration activities, benefiting an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 individuals.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 2026.
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 January 1981.
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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