2024-11-11T17:12:36-05:00 2023-12-31 842395281 ATLAS CPA INC 950 N WASHINGTON ST 332 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2023-01-01 455532705 AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETY AMER 7037190440 950 N WASHINGTON ST SUITE 316 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 NATHANIEL AHRENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7037190440 2024-11-01 true true BRIAN D DAVIS P00042492 2023903465 2024-11-01 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z NATHANIEL AHRENS 421218 false X WWW.MANDARINSOCIETY.ORG X 2012 VA THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA. 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AMS DOES THIS BY HELPING AMERICANS WHO HAVE RETURNED FROM STUDY AND WORK IN CHINESE-SPEAKING SOCIETIES STAY DEEPLY IN TOUCH WITH THE ASIA REGION, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THEIR MANDARIN CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND BUILD THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE VITAL WORK OF STRENGTHENING THE UNITED STATES TIES WITH ASIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. false false 320700 11179 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EDITED AND MAINTAINED A SERIES OF BILINGUAL CHINA STUDIES SYLLABI NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE PRODUCED AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT RELATING TO LANGUAGE LEARNING AND POLICY ISSUES. AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHINA LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM RAN A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR CHINA-FOCUSED AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS ONLINE CHINESE CLASS HOSTED AND CONDUCTED AN ONLINE CHINESE CLASS FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS AMS FELLOWS POLICY TRAINING PROGRAM RAN THE AMS FELLOWS PROGRAM, AN ADVANCED LANGUAGE AND POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAM HELD AT THE SHANGHAI ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE NEXT-GENERATION JOURNALISM PROGRAM SUPPORTED YOUNG AMERICAN JOURNALISTS THROUGH TAILORED MENTORSHIPS WITH RENOWNED MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. 320700 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 false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 false 1 true false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true true false false VA X THE ORGANIZATION 7037190440 950 N WASHINGTON ST ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 NATHANIEL AHRENS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 84000 0 0 DEWARDRIC MCNEAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 10000 0 0 ROBERT DALY DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JAMES GOODRICH DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 PHIL MIDLAND DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MADELYN ROSS DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JUDE BLANCHETTE TREASURER 0.25 X 0 0 0 NICOLE WHITE SECRETARY 0.25 X 0 0 0 94000 false false false 410024 410024 TUITION 11179 11179 11179 15 15 421218 11194 X 94000 85600 8400 31310 28179 3131 6436 5792 644 4800 4800 114000 114000 199 199 1243 1243 5116 4604 512 22733 20460 2273 60652 60652 81 81 PAYROLL PROCESSING 1349 1214 135 BANK CHARGES 225 225 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 60 60 LICENSES AND PERMITS 35 35 342239 320700 21539 0 196582 248595 11032 2065 2065 81 196663 259627 20000 3786 7771 23786 7771 X 172877 251856 172877 251856 196663 259627 78979 X false false false X 202643 239557 372933 170150 410024 1395307 202643 239557 372933 170150 410024 1395307 1084508 310799 1 1 1 2 15 20 1395327 11194 0.22270 0.19740 X SUPPORTING DETAILS RELATED TO THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETYS 2023 PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 22.27% WELL ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS INCREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT OVER WHAT IT WAS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. SOURCES OF SUPPORT THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETY (AMS) HAS HISTORICALLY RECEIVED SUPPORT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH PROGRAM SERVICES. MOREOVER, AMS HAS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY ITS SOURCES OF SUPPORT. SPECIFICALLY, AMS ENGAGES IN PUBLIC FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH TARGETED FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, AMS WAS FEATURED AT THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL (USCBC) GALA EVENT IN 2021 AND 2022 WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF USCBC ENCOURAGED THE 200+ CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE TO SUPPORT AMS. AMS ALSO ENGAGES IN PUBLIC FUNDRAISING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND PARTICIPATION IN GIVING TUESDAY. FURTHER, AMS SENDS OUT FUNDRAISING SOLICITATIONS ANNUALLY TO THE 2,500 PEOPLE ON ITS NEWSLETTER LIST. ITS WEBSITE AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER BOTH HAVE A PROMINENT DONATION LINKS. FUNDRAISING PITCHES ARE MADE TO U.S. CORPORATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF ITS PROGRAMS. EFFORTS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO SOLICIT PROGRAM SUPPORT FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND AMS IS REGISTERED AS A VENDOR IN THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM). AMS ACTIVITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO A PARTICULAR REGION OR COMMUNITY, AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES AMS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND HAS A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ITS PROGRAMS. SINCE 2011, AMS HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HONE THEIR MANDARIN CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS, DEEPEN THEIR POLICY KNOWLEDGE, AND ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE VITAL WORK OF STRENGTHENING THE UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS AND ITS TIES WITH ASIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. AMSS PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PUBLISHING THE CHINA SYLLABI PROJECT, FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE LEARNING GUIDES TO HELP PROFESSIONALS BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF KEY CHINA-RELATED POLICY AREAS. MAINTAINING A ROBUST, PUBLIC-FACING EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE OFFERING CHINESE- LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS AND POLICY ANALYSIS RELATED TO GREATER CHINA AND AN ACTIVE JOB LISTINGS PLATFORM; HOSTING PUBLIC CHINESE-LANGUAGE POLICY LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS AT PROMINENT D.C. THINK TANKS BY VISITING OFFICIALS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM GREATER CHINA; RUNNING AN ONLINE CHINESE COURSE, CHINESE FOR PROFESSIONALS, TO HONE PEOPLES PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE; CONDUCTING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHINA LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM, A UNIQUE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP NETWORK FOR A BROAD BASE OF MID-CAREER AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS; FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BILINGUAL AMERICAN JOURNALISTS THROUGH THE NEXT-GENERATION JOURNALISTS PROGRAM; LEADING AN ANNUAL FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHINA FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE A WEEK-LONG DEEP DIVE INTO CHINESE POLICY; DISSEMINATING A FREE WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTER WITH ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST CHINA POLICY DEVELOPMENTS; ULTIMATELY, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, AMS QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY BECAUSE ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 22.27% AND BECAUSE IT MEETS ALL THE RELEVANT FACTORS. PART II, LINE 17A SUPPORTING DETAILS RELATED TO THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETYS 2023 PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 22.27% WELL ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS INCREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT OVER WHAT IT WAS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. SOURCES OF SUPPORT THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETY (AMS) HAS HISTORICALLY RECEIVED SUPPORT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH PROGRAM SERVICES. MOREOVER, AMS HAS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY ITS SOURCES OF SUPPORT. SPECIFICALLY, AMS ENGAGES IN PUBLIC FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH TARGETED FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES. FOR EXAMPLE, AMS WAS FEATURED AT THE US-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL (USCBC) GALA EVENT IN 2021 AND 2022 WHERE THE PRESIDENT OF USCBC ENCOURAGED THE 200+ CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE TO SUPPORT AMS. AMS ALSO ENGAGES IN PUBLIC FUNDRAISING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND PARTICIPATION IN GIVING TUESDAY. FURTHER, AMS SENDS OUT FUNDRAISING SOLICITATIONS ANNUALLY TO THE 2,500 PEOPLE ON ITS NEWSLETTER LIST. ITS WEBSITE AND WEEKLY NEWSLETTER BOTH HAVE A PROMINENT DONATION LINKS. FUNDRAISING PITCHES ARE MADE TO U.S. CORPORATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF ITS PROGRAMS. EFFORTS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO SOLICIT PROGRAM SUPPORT FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND AMS IS REGISTERED AS A VENDOR IN THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM). AMS ACTIVITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO A PARTICULAR REGION OR COMMUNITY, AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES AMS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND HAS A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ITS PROGRAMS. SINCE 2011, AMS HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HONE THEIR MANDARIN CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS, DEEPEN THEIR POLICY KNOWLEDGE, AND ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE VITAL WORK OF STRENGTHENING THE UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS AND ITS TIES WITH ASIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. AMSS PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PUBLISHING THE CHINA SYLLABI PROJECT, FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE LEARNING GUIDES TO HELP PROFESSIONALS BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF KEY CHINA-RELATED POLICY AREAS. MAINTAINING A ROBUST, PUBLIC-FACING EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE OFFERING CHINESE- LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS AND POLICY ANALYSIS RELATED TO GREATER CHINA AND AN ACTIVE JOB LISTINGS PLATFORM; HOSTING PUBLIC CHINESE-LANGUAGE POLICY LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS AT PROMINENT D.C. THINK TANKS BY VISITING OFFICIALS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM GREATER CHINA; RUNNING AN ONLINE CHINESE COURSE, CHINESE FOR PROFESSIONALS, TO HONE PEOPLES PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE; CONDUCTING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHINA LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM, A UNIQUE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP NETWORK FOR A BROAD BASE OF MID-CAREER AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS; FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BILINGUAL AMERICAN JOURNALISTS THROUGH THE NEXT-GENERATION JOURNALISTS PROGRAM; LEADING AN ANNUAL FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHINA FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE A WEEK-LONG DEEP DIVE INTO CHINESE POLICY; DISSEMINATING A FREE WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTER WITH ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST CHINA POLICY DEVELOPMENTS; ULTIMATELY, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, AMS QUALIFIES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY BECAUSE ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 22.27% AND BECAUSE IT MEETS ALL THE RELEVANT FACTORS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2065 2065 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 7771 7771 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE AMERICAN MANDARIN SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA. AMS DOES THIS BY HELPING AMERICANS WHO HAVE RETURNED FROM STUDY AND WORK IN CHINESE-SPEAKING SOCIETIES STAY DEEPLY IN TOUCH WITH THE ASIA REGION, MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THEIR MANDARIN CHINESE LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND BUILD THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE VITAL WORK OF STRENGTHENING THE UNITED STATES TIES WITH ASIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EDITED AND MAINTAINED A SERIES OF BILINGUAL CHINA STUDIES SYLLABI NEWSLETTER & WEBSITE PRODUCED AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT RELATING TO LANGUAGE LEARNING AND POLICY ISSUES. AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHINA LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM RAN A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR CHINA-FOCUSED AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS ONLINE CHINESE CLASS HOSTED AND CONDUCTED AN ONLINE CHINESE CLASS FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS AMS FELLOWS POLICY TRAINING PROGRAM RAN THE AMS FELLOWS PROGRAM, AN ADVANCED LANGUAGE AND POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAM HELD AT THE SHANGHAI ADMINISTRATION INSTITUTE NEXT-GENERATION JOURNALISM PROGRAM SUPPORTED YOUNG AMERICAN JOURNALISTS THROUGH TAILORED MENTORSHIPS WITH RENOWNED MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING SUPPORT AND TO PREPARE THE ANNUAL FORM 990. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE DRAFT FORM 990 WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. A COPY IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE PRIOR TO SIGNING AND SUBMITTING THE TAX RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW AND VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 114,000 0 0