Nonprofit · EIN 46-4867689
INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $865,630 | $716,201 | $149,429 | $234,361 | $0 | $234,361 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $716,047 | $682,131 | $33,916 | $84,932 | $0 | $84,932 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $643,335 | $686,739 | -$43,404 | $51,016 | $0 | $51,016 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $865,630
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,167
- Other salaries and wages
- $173,906
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $370,463
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,150
- Occupancy
- $156,608
- Travel
- $13,187
- Depreciation
- $2,890
- Program services (functional)
- $659,400
- Management and general (functional)
- $56,801
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $84,932
- Total assets, end of year
- $234,361
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $234,361
- Gross receipts
- $865,630
- Employees
- 6
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONG HONG | DIRECTOR ACTING EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,000 |
| YILUN ZHANG | SECRETARY TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $59,167 |
| JINSONG XI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YAN YAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONG HONG | DIRECTOR ACTING EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,000 |
| YILUN ZHANG | SECRETARY TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,000 |
| JINSONG XI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YONGXIN LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONG HONG | DIRECTOR ACTING EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,750 |
| YILUN ZHANG | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 40 | $58,000 |
| JINSONG XI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YONGXIN LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1919 M ST NW STE 310, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3556
- In care of
- % JINSONG XI
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NONG HONG, 710 12TH ST SOUTH APT 2319, ARLINGTON, VA 22202
- Signed the 990
- NONG HONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 968-0595
- Website
- WWW.CHINAUS-ICAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TERRY T FANG CPA
Mission
TO FACILITATE BETTER INTERACTION AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN CHINA AND UNITED STATES BY CARRYING OUT ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AND STRENGTHENING DIALOGUE WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND THE MEDIA AS WELL AS PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- GENERAL RESEARCH RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF REPORTS, ISSUE BRIEFS, COMMENTARIES AND BI-WEEKLY BULLETINS ON U.S.-CHINA DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT, TRADE, MARITIME POLICY, DOMESTIC POLITICS, CLIMATE POLICY, AND SECURITY.Expenses $300,000
- ICAS 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 30, THE INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIESICAS ORGANIZED ITS 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN FULL, WELL-ATTENDED, IN-PERSON FORMAT AT THE GEORGETOWN MARRIOTT HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, D.C. DR. HONG NONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ICAS, OPENED THE CONFERENCE AND DR. WU SHICUN, CHAIRMAN OF ICAS ADVISORY BOARD, DELIVERED THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. THE CONFERENC HOSTED KEYNOTE REMARKS DELIVERED BY MR. QIU WENXING, MINISTER AT THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN U.S. THE SESSION WAS MODERATED BY PROFESSOR GORDEN HOULDEN, DIRECTOR EMERITUS OF THE CHINA INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, CANADA AND A MEMBER OF ICAS ADVISORY BOARD. THE CONFERENCE ALSO HOSTED TWO PANELS OF DISCUSSIONS OVER U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC COMPITITION AND GLOBAL CONFLICT, AND TRADE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FRAGMENTATION. THE CONFERENCE ALSO DELIVERED A LUNCHEON DIALOGUE BETWEEN AMBASSADOR DAVID BALTON, SENIOR FELLOW AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY KENNEDY SCHOOLS BELFER CENTER ARCTIC INITIATIVE AND A FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR FOR OCEAN AND FISHERIES AND DR. HONG.Expenses $140,000
- TRADE N TECHNOLOGY TnT PROGRAM THE PROGRAM CHRONICLES AND ANALYZES THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS OF U.S.-CHINA TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY AFFAIRS AS THEY OCCUR. THE PROGRAM PRODUCED 1 REPORT, 6 ISSUE BRIEFS, 22 COMMENTARIES, AND 25 BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS - THE TnT DISPATCH, AND HOSTED 2 EVENTS IN 2025.Expenses $80,000
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
- 46-4867689
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $234,361
- Income (IRS master file)
- $865,630
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $865,630 | $716,201 | $234,361 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $716,047 | $682,131 | $84,932 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $643,335 | $686,739 | $51,016 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $600,939 | $612,147 | $94,420 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 46-4867689).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES is 46-4867689.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES 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 CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES 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 CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES 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 CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NONG HONG.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $108,000 (NONG HONG, DIRECTOR ACTING EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR CHINA-AMERICA STUDIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $865,630, expenses of $716,201 and total assets of $234,361 at year end.
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