Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago in Chicago, Illinois (IL)

Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	521306666
Name of Organization	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc
Secondary Name	Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago
In Care of Name	George Mui
Address	Po Box 365, Chicago, IL 60690-0365
Website	http://www.ocachicago.org/
Activities	Elimination of prejudice and discrimination (race, religion, sex, national origin, etc), Other cultural or historical activities
Subsection	Charitable Organization, Educational Organization
Ruling Date	04/1975
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Association
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	2009
Assets	$25,000 to $99,999
Income	$25,000 to $99,999
Filing Requirement	990 - Required to file Form 990-N - Income less than $25,000 per year
Asset Amount	$39,853
Amount of Income	$38,405
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$21,631
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Arts, Culture and Humanities: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

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Amount of income in 2009: $38,405

Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago:	$38,405
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$120,360

Assets in 2009: $39,853

This organization:	$39,853
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$169,282

Expenses in 2013: $25,196

This organization:	$25,196
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$104,111

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 1.5

This organization:	1.5
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 0.0%

Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago:	0.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	68.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 111.4%

Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago:	111.4%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Support schedule

	2011	2012	2013
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$21,540	$21,539	$21,631
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$23,656	$25,976	$24,091
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$0	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	$2,582	$1,985	$1,945
Investment income	$-1,307	$-896	$-776
Gain/Loss from sale of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from gaming and fundraising events	$-3,391	$-5,526	$-3,629
Gross income from gaming	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from fundraising events	$23,397	$14,004	$13,145
Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events	$26,788	$19,530	$16,774
Gross profit/loss from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0
Total expenses	$35,296	$31,129	$25,196
Total net assets	$53,008	$43,418	$39,853
Excess/Deficit for the year	$-13,756	$-9,590	$-3,565
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$66,764	$53,008	$43,418
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year		$43,418	$39,853

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$53,008	$43,418	$39,853
Total liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances	$53,008	$43,418	$39,853

	2011	2012	2013
Other Information
Did the organization engage in any significant activity not previously reported to the IRS?		No	No
Were any significant changes made to the organizing or governing documents?		No	No
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year from business activities	No	No	No
Has the organization filed a Form 990-T for the year?		No	No
Did the organization undergo a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or significant disposition of net assets during the year?		No	No
Amount of political expenditures, direct or indirect		$0	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?		No	No
Did the organization borrow from, or make any loans to, any officer, director, trustee, or key employee or were any such loans made in a prior year and still outstanding at the end of the tax year covered by this return?		No	No
Total amount involved		$0	$0
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year, or did it engage in an excess benefit transaction in a prior year that has not been reported on any of its prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?		No	No
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3 % of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions - subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3 % of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public support	$204,101
Subtotal	$204,101
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$102,489
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose	$101,612
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
Less	$0
Amounts received from disqualified persons	$0
Amounts received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the total support	$0
Total support	$204,853
Public support	$204,101
Subtotal	$752
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$752
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income	$0

	2003	2004	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$21,488	$22,362	$13,698	$21,838
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$21,191	$19,163	$200	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$2,434	$2,790	$2,625
Investment income	$297	$765	$2,799	$2,717
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$6,799	$8,296
Gross revenue	$10,510	$8,789	$27,380	$34,425
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$10,510	$8,789	$20,581	$26,129
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$1,110	$8,200
Total expenses	$9,835	$20,763	$7,306	$8,359
Grants and similar amounts paid	$3,885	$5,000	$0	$4,695
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0	$4,522	$2,823
Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits	$0	$0	$0	$0
Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors	$0	$0	$1,165	$0
Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance	$0	$0	$179	$219
Printing, publications, postage, and shipping	$0	$0	$1,075	$602
Other expenses	$5,950	$15,763	$365	$20
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$46,057	$47,655	$63,695	$77,174
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$11,653	$1,599	$6,392	$13,479
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$34,404	$46,057	$57,303	$0
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$0	$0	$0	$63,695

	2003	2004	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$46,057	$47,655	$63,695	$77,174
Cash, savings, and investments	$46,057	$47,655	$63,695	$77,174
Land and buildings	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other assets	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances	$46,057	$47,655	$63,695	$77,174

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that normally receives: less than 1/3 of its support from gross investment income and unrelated taxable business income and more than 1/3 of its support from contribution, membership fees

	2002	2003	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$14,797	$21,488	$33,169	$39,767
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$1,393	$16,451	$200	$0
Membership fees received	$1,000	$1,000	$2,790	$2,625
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$12,040	$3,740	$27,380	$34,425
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$364	$297	$2,799	$2,717
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
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3	Slovenian Cultural Center	PO BOX 634, Lemont, IL 60439-0634	IL	1992-08	$186,048
4	Turkish-American Cultural Alliance	3845 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634-2217	IL	1975-10	$141,696
5	Sakura-Kai	100 N Mitsubishi Mtwy, Normal, IL 61761-8000	IL	1991-05	$97,559
6	Telugu Assoc Of Greater Chicago	PO BOX 2424, Naperville, IL 60567-2424	IL	1975-12	$90,088
7	Hispanic Heritage Organization	233 E Wacker Dr Apt 406, Chicago, IL 60601-5125	IL	1995-03	$89,725
8	St Andrews Society Of Central Illinois	PO BOX 5352, Springfield, IL 62705-5352	IL	1994-05	$89,396
9	Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta	2725 Castle Ln, Rolling Mdws, IL 60008-2185	IL	1994-01	$74,741
10	Swedish Historical Society Of Rockford	404 S 3rd St, Rockford, IL 61104-2013	IL	1970-01	$59,163
11	United Hellenic American Congress	600 W Jackson Blvd Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60661-5624	IL	1988-10	$42,467
12	Vokkaligara Parishat Of America	1320 Pickwick Ct, Naperville, IL 60563-2035	IL	1997-05	$27,311
13	Thai Cultural And Fine Arts Institute	70 W Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654-7584	IL	1999-05	$12,039
14	Danube Swabian Fund Inc	625 Seegers Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016	IL	1986-12	$4,324
15	Agape Connection	2950 Bilter Road, Aurora, IL 60501-8938	IL	1994-01	$0
16	Indian American Cultural Association	8s661 Yackley Ave, Naperville, IL 60565-9335	IL	2000-07	$0
17	Lithuanian National Culture Fund Inc	9136 S 55th Ct, Oak Lawn, IL 60453	IL	1995-01	$0
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Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alaska	11
Alabama	4
Arkansas	1
Arizona	16
California	190
Colorado	12
Connecticut	27
District of Columbia	9
Delaware	7
Florida	36
Georgia	25
Hawaii	34
Iowa	6
Idaho	2
Illinois	47
Indiana	12
Kansas	7
Kentucky	6
Louisiana	9
Massachusetts	53
Maryland	33
Michigan	20
Minnesota	28
Missouri	22
Mississippi	1

Montana	3
North Carolina	18
North Dakota	4
Nebraska	1
New Hampshire	3
New Jersey	37
New Mexico	11
Nevada	5
New York	121
Ohio	46
Oklahoma	8
Oregon	15
Pennsylvania	32
Rhode Island	5
South Carolina	2
Tennessee	10
Texas	73
Utah	4
Virginia	22
Vermont	1
Washington	20
Wisconsin	24
West Virginia	1
International	1

Total

1,085

Affiliation	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
20 biggest affiliated organizations
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Organization Of Chinese Americans Of Greater Chicago Oca Chicago	Po Box 365, Chicago, IL 60690-0365	IL	1975-04	$38,405
Central	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc	PO BOX 6066, Bloomington, IL 61704	IL	1975-04	$1,514,756
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Detroit Chapter	32585 Concord Dr, Madison Hts, MI 48071-1141	MI	1975-04	$417,022
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Greater Houston Chapter	9800 Town Park Ste 142, Houston, TX 77036-2316	TX	1975-04	$120,717
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Fairfield County Chapter	PO BOX 16492, Stamford, CT 06905-8492	CT	1975-04	$69,630
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese-Americans Inc, East Bay Chapter	2975 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609	CA	1975-04	$58,294
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Greater Sacramento Chapter	PO BOX 221306, Sacramento, CA 95822-8306	CA	1975-04	$57,686
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese-Americans Inc, Greater L A Chapter	1145 Wilshire Blvd 1st Flr, Los Angeles, CA 90017-1900	CA	1975-04	$55,180
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Wisconsin Chapter	PO BOX 170967, Milwaukee, WI 53217-8086	WI	1975-04	$51,840
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, New Jersey Chapter	691 Wicklow Way, Rivervale, NJ 07675-6544	NJ	1975-04	$50,661
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, Westchester-Hudson Valley Chapter	52 N Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603-3710	NY	1975-04	$49,084
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc, New York Chapter	PO BOX 3233, New York, NY 10008-3233	NY	1975-04	$44,040
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc	Po Box 10433, Rockville, MD 20849	MD	1975-04	$29,990
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese-Americans Inc, Greater Phoenix Chapter	7121 E 1st Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251-4305	AZ	1975-04	$16,690
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc	Po Box 2536, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066	PA	1975-04	$16,169
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese-Americans Inc	Po Box 218, San Mateo, CA 94401	CA	1975-04	$0
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans(Hawaii Chapter) Inc	975 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814	HI	1975-04	$0
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc	Po Box 2052, Garden City, NY 11531	NY	1975-04	$0
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese Americans Inc	1265 West 106 Street, Cleveland, OH 44102	OH	1975-04	$0
Subordinate	Organization Of Chinese-Americans Inc	Po Box 14141, Seattle, WA 98114	WA	1975-04	$0

Number of affiliated organizations

Arkansas	1
Arizona	3
California	9
Colorado	1
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	1
Florida	2
Georgia	2
Hawaii	1
Illinois	3
Kentucky	1
Massachusetts	1
Maryland	1
Michigan	1

Minnesota	1
Missouri	1
New Jersey	1
Nevada	2
New York	3
Ohio	2
Pennsylvania	3
Tennessee	1
Texas	2
Utah	1
Virginia	3
Washington	2
Wisconsin	1