Nonprofit · EIN 20-3487523
INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA
Tax-exempt · CLAREMONT, CA 91711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $91,389 | $64,205 | $27,184 | $671,102 | $0 | $671,102 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $73,161 | $74,011 | -$850 | $643,918 | $0 | $643,918 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $112,874 | $62,908 | $49,966 | $644,768 | $0 | $644,768 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $76,451
- Program service revenue
- $9,250
- Investment income
- $5,688
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $390
- Accounting fees
- $232
- Occupancy
- $8,446
- Travel
- $2,551
- Depreciation
- $16,423
- Program services (functional)
- $36,107
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,098
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $643,918
- Total assets, end of year
- $671,102
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $671,102
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $216,266
- Gross receipts
- $91,389
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meijun Fan | Treasurer Officer | 8 | $5,400 |
| Zhihe Wang | Trustee Officer | 8 | $5,400 |
| Karen Torjeson | President Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Cliff Cobb | Trustee Institutional trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Ching Hua Tseng | Secretary Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Hanson | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Lubarsky | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Danjin Zhu | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| John Buchanan | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meijun Fan | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $5,400 |
| John Cobb Jr | Trustee Institutional trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Torjeson | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Clayton | President Institutional trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Ching Hua Tseng | Secretary Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Hanson | Trustee Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Lubarsky | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Danjin Zhu | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meijun Fan | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $6,900 |
| John Cobb Jr | Trustee Institutional trustee | 4 | $0 |
| Karen Torjeson | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Clayton | President Institutional trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Ching Hua Tseng | Secretary Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Hanson | Trustee Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra Lubarsky | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Danjin Zhu | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 212, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-0212
- In care of
- % MEIJUN FAN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- PO Box 1060, claremont CA 91711
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Meijun Fan, PO BOX 212, CLAREMONT, CA 917110212
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- John B Cobb Jr, 627 Leyden LN, claremont CA 91711
- Signed the 990
- Karen Torjesen, President
- Phone
- (909) 450-1658
- Website
- www.postmodernchina.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-3487523 or by the name INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Promote exchange between Chinese and American citizens students and scholars regarding best methods of social and economic development based principles of constructive postmodern philosophy. Areas of focus are organic agriculture higher education psychology business ethics and sustainable development ecological civilization.
Program accomplishments
- Newspaper: Culture Communication: Published newspaper 6 times a year printed and distributed in China and online. News items are about applying constructive postmodern philosophy in areas of interest to the organization: psychology organic agriculture higher education and ecological civilization.0
- The organization holds 11 conferences and forums in both the U.S. and China in 2025. They are open to the public. The topics of the conferences are higher education organic agriculture postmodern psychology and ecological civilization.Expenses $31,907 · revenue $9,250
- The Youth Program seeks to bring young people from China and the United States together to explore the urgent ecological cultural and spiritual challenges of our time. Through sharing their thoughts personal stories and local practices Chinese and American youth build cross-cultural connections and contribute to a shared vision of a new ecological civilization. Their dialogues engage topics such as food poetry gardening responses to the climate crisis and the meaning of life itself.Expenses $4,200
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3487523
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $671,102
- Income (IRS master file)
- $91,389
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $91,389 | $64,205 | $671,102 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $73,161 | $74,011 | $643,918 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $112,874 | $62,908 | $644,768 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $97,094 | $51,521 | $594,802 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: John B Cobb Jr | March 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3487523).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA is 20-3487523.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Meijun Fan.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,400 (Meijun Fan, Treasurer).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $91,389, expenses of $64,205 and total assets of $671,102 at year end.
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