2024-07-15T14:55:19-07:00 2023-12-31 460584551 Mark Burgess CPA PLLC PO Box 58 Hamilton VA 20159 990 2023-01-01 822240656 China Folk House Retreat Inc CHIN 5402226156 4805 13th St N Arlington VA 22205 Pamela Leonard CEO 2024-07-14 true Pamela Leonard 999009999 true Mark Burgess P01294197 7034312904 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Pamela Leonard 4805 13th St N Arlington VA 222052601 383656 false X chinafolkhouse.org X 2016 VA The purpose of the China Folk House Retreat is to purchase, reconstruct, and maintain an imported Chinese farm house in the United States as a place for the social and educational development of youth and others. 15 14 2 200 0 147600 252474 74636 130107 58 35 -967 1040 221327 383656 0 0 8185 86663 0 39866 107379 156553 115564 243216 105763 140440 800592 975936 28324 63228 772268 912708 The purpose of the China Folk House Retreat is to purchase, reconstruct, and maintain an imported Chinese farm house in the United States as a place for the social and educational development of youth and others. false false 135502 130107 2023 was a breakthrough year for China Folk House, with more experiential learning, cultural exchanges, community engagement and lots of building progress. Generous donations from the Dao Feng and Angela Foundation, Dalio Philanthropies, the Bedrock Foundation, and many grassroots supporters enabled us to complete three bunkhouses, a commercial kitchen, and a code-compliant stairway that readies the house for inspection! Our garden grant funded a 3,200 square-foot flagstone courtyard, raised beds showcasing Chinese plants, improved health and accessibility of the surrounding forest, our organic vegetable garden, and a new ethnobotany teaching garden. Thanks to the dedicated summer campers and community volunteers who built out this essential infrastructure. The CFH 2023 Summer Program had 92 high school student enrollments over six weeks, including four students from China. Craft masters from the Timber Framer Guild taught student apprentices the art of "joining" timbers for two new bunkhouses! Students had Chinese language classes coordinated with building projects and China-related craft and game activities, with weekly square dances, hikes, and canoeing. Graduate interns (Columbia, University of Virginia, Ohio State) shared their research for the China Folk House Museum. China Folk House hosted more people-to-people cultural exchanges in 2023. In May, CFH and Kunming University of Science and Technology hosted an exhibition on "Traditions of Architecture in Yunnan China" - now part of our museum and showed "The Six" about Chinese survivors of the Titanic with filmmaker Steven Schwankert. During the summer, documentary filmmaker Carma Hinton gave a talk to students, and CFH held its inaugural "Folk Fusion Concert" with yangqin master Chao Tian performing with bluegrass musicians. The fall highlight was an uplifting talk by renowned Chinese environmentalist Dai Qing. Our visitor numbers increased dramatically in 2023, with drop-ins on most days and community groups nearly every weekend. More than twenty schools and civic organizations held daytrips and overnight stays last year, making China Folk House a popular new destination for cross-cultural experiential learning in the DMV. 135502 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true 19 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 15 14 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true true false false WV X Pamela Leonard 5402226156 4805 13th St N Arlington VA 22205 Pamela Leonard CEO 40.00 0.00 X 43974 0 16026 Capricia Marshall Chairman 0.75 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Flower Vice President 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dahlia Neiss Vice President 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pascale Bronder Secretary 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joshua Kurtzig Treasurer 0.75 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carol Chow Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Janie Song Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 L Michael Cantor Director 0.75 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ginger Dietrich Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Liz Barratt-Brown Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jin Wang Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alison Steinbach Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joanna Wang Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dawn Vermilya Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly Benson Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 43974 16026 0 false false false 0 252474 252474 Admissions 900099 10475 10475 Camps 900099 119632 119632 130107 35 35 0 0 1040 1040 1040 1040 0 0 0 0 0 383656 131147 35 0 0 0 0 60000 15000 15000 30000 0 20173 6052 8069 6052 0 0 6490 2874 1901 1715 0 0 3600 3600 0 0 0 0 1022 1022 0 2296 2296 0 0 91 91 0 0 0 0 10878 10878 12271 2911 9360 Program Camps 79588 79588 Rent 22700 3500 19200 Program Workshops 11098 11098 Other Administrative 4217 4217 8792 3510 3183 2099 243216 135502 67848 39866 33790 30714 112907 52645 18115 8030 1150 0 0 0 0 0 1200 1200 912210 28863 633430 883347 0 0 0 0 0 800592 975936 1791 25000 25000 1533 38228 28324 63228 X 672146 875259 100122 37449 772268 912708 800592 975936 140440 X false false false X 147899 25548 91154 147600 252474 664675 6300 27750 74636 130107 238793 0 0 0 147899 31848 118904 222236 382581 903468 147521 12500 25000 43088 205770 433879 0 147521 12500 25000 43088 205770 433879 469589 46 5 58 35 144 0 46 5 58 35 144 -967 -967 0 147899 31894 118909 221327 382616 902645 0.52020 0.48440 0.00020 0.00020 X Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information In 2019, China Folk House Retreat Inc. changed its accounting period from year ending September 30 to year ending December 31 and filed a short year 2019 Form 990 accordingly.In 2022, the organization deemed a pledged contribution from 2019 uncollectible, reducing Part III, column b, lines 1 and 7a by $30,000 from previously reported amounts. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 912210 28863 883347 883347 Payroll liabilities 38228 38228 Downing Enterprises LLC Controlled Ent 19200 Rents false Pamela Leonard Family Member 60000 Wages false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Pamela Leonard and John Flower: Family Relationship Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Chair, Treasurer and CEO prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents will be made available to the public upon written request.