Glow Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE GLOW FOUNDATION PROMOTES CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS CULTURAL FESTIVALS, AND MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES IN THE NY METROPOLITAN AND LONG ISLAND AREAS.
- Income
- $63,790
- Spending
- $82,269
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
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
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 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 (4)
- $10,000 spent. LUNAR NEW YEAR On February 2, 2025, Glow Foundation partnered with Glow Cultural Center to celebrate the year of Snake, features three unique events,from the festive Lion Dance parade through Flushings Main St, to our family-favorite Cultural Fair, to three hours of cultural performances/ Chinese Variety Show at Flushing Town Hall.
- $20,000 spent. NEW YORK CHINESE CHORUS (NYCC) NYCC celebrated 15 years anniversary with performance at LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College on September 21, 2025.NYCC is a cultural arm of the Glow Foundation. NYCC provide on-site chorus practice once a week.
- $10,000 spent. Huangmei TUNE PERFORMANCEGlow Foundation collaborated with Glow Cultural Center for a series of Huangmei performances to promote cross-cultural exchange by introducing Huangmei Tune to wider audiences.
- PARTNER WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN CULTURES THOUGH PERFORMING ARTS, CRAFTS AND VARIOUS CULTURAL EVENTS.
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 October 13, 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 June 2017.
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 October 21, 2026.
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