Epoch Times Tieng Viet

Analysis

Epoch Times Tieng Viet is a registered charity in United States, based in El Monte, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Epoch Times Tieng Viet reported income of $78k and spending of $144k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $226k to $78k (-65%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Epoch Times Tieng Viet sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mount Vernon Music Association ($78k), Hip to Hip Theatre Company ($78k) and Umoja Magazine - Madison Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of -$50k.