Association of New Jersey Chinese Schools
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.
- Income
- $39,984
- Spending
- $56,119
- Reserves
- 10.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 80%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 August 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 August 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 (4)
- $4,889 spent. ANJCS SCHEDULES EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS AS WELL AS FOR THE PUBLIC. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE COMPUTER WORKSHOPS, TEACHER TRAINING SEMINARS, AND FACULTY CONFERENCES; SOME WHICH ARE HELD SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR. THESE ACTIVITIES HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WITHIN THE SCHOOLS.
- $34,337 spent. ANJCS SPONSORS AND ORGANIZES STUDENT-RELATED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES CHINESE CHESS, CALLIGRAPHY, AND YO-YO COMPETITIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND POEM CONTESTS, AND BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS. ANJCS ALSO HOSTS THE ANNUAL NJ CONVENTION MEETING FOR ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS.
- ANJCS ORGANIZES AND COORDINATES MULTIPLE EVENTS WITHIN THE NJ COMMUNITY: CONFUCIUS MEMORIAL CEREMONY, CHINESE NEW YEAR/CULTURE HOLIDAY, NJ NETS CHINESE NIGHT, SAT-II & AP-CHINESE EXAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE EVENTS IS TO PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARENESS WHILE PERFORMING COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
- $2,890 spent. ANJCS SEES IMPORTANCE IN RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE EXCELLED AND MADE EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS: CHINESE SCHOOL HONOR STUDENTS, BEST TEACHER, TEACHER MERIT, TEACHER SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEADERSHIP.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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