GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC

Financials

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

440 N BARRANCA AVE 5118, COVINA, CA 91723-1722

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

SPENCER HWA-BING CHEN, 440 N BARRANCA AVE 5118, COVINA, CA 91723

Signed the 990

BEN CHU, TREASURER

Phone

(818) 850-3870

Website

GOLDHOUSE.ORG

Return prepared by

RESJ PC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-3636419 or by the name GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC.

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

GOLD HOUSE IS THE LEADING CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM THAT UNITES, INVESTS IN, AND CHAMPIONS ASIAN PACIFIC LEADERS TO POWER TOMORROW FOR ALL. AS A NON-PROFIT COLLECTIVE OF DIVERSE LEADERS, WE FORGE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND PROPEL ALL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE MORE AUTHENTIC, MORE SUCCESSFUL, AND HEALTHIER LIVES.

Program accomplishments

• WE OPERATE SEVERAL PROGRAMS ONLINE AND IN LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, AND SAN FRANCISCO. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY PHYSICAL OFFICES OUTSIDE OF USING CO-WORKING SPACE ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY. WE DO NOT OWN ANY SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL PROPERTY. OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF A MIX OF PASSIONATE FULL-TIME STAFF AND PART-TIME VOLUNTEERS (30-60 AT ANY GIVEN TIME). OUR FULL TIME STAFF GREW TO 21 AS OF THE END OF 2024. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. UNITY & SOLIDARITY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS AND PLATFORMS, WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AMONG ESTABLISHED, EMERGING, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR PROGRAMS POWERING UNITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -FAMILY DINNERS ARE INTIMATE GATHERINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 30 TOP LEADERS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND INDUSTRIES ANCHORED IN CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES. THESE WORKING DINNERS ARE FOCUSED ON SOLVING AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, CHANNELING THE ROOM'S EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO UPLIFT THE ASIAN PACIFIC DIASPORA AND CULTURES. WE HOST ABOUT 10 FAMILY DINNERS A YEAR. -CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING LUNAR NEW YEAR, EID AL-FITR, MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, AND DIWALI. GOLD HOUSE HOSTS A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS EACH YEAR TO CELEBRATE THESE CULTURAL MOMENTS AND SHARE THEIR TRADITIONS WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. -GOLD FORUM IS THE DEFINITIVE THINK-TANK EVENT CONVENING TOP LEADERS ACROSS INDUSTRIES TO HONE SHARED RESOURCES, IDENTIFY COLLABORATIONS, AND ALIGN ON COLLECTIVE PRIORITIES TO UPLIFT THE BROADER ASIAN PACIFIC AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE HOST THIS FULL-DAY SUMMIT EACH FALL IN NEW YORK CITY. -THE FUTURES NETWORK IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF THE MOST-PROMISING CREATIVE ARTISTS, FOUNDERS, AND LEADERS ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES. WE HOST A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO HELP PROPEL THE CAREERS OF THESE FUTURE CHANGEMAKERS, INCLUDING SPECIAL PRIZES, ACCELERATORS, MASTERCLASSES, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR FOUNDERS, FINE ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS, FILMMAKERS, AND MUSIC ARTISTS. -GOLD WOMEN INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT POWER THE FOREMOST FEMALE EXECUTIVES TO CLAIM AND SUSTAIN LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONNECTION AND ADVANCEMENT, ALL THE WHILE UPLIFTING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES - ESSENTIAL GIVEN THAT ASIAN WOMEN ARE THE LEAST LIKELY DEMOGRAPHIC TO BE PROMOTED TO MANAGEMENT. NARRATIVE CHANGE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND RESOURCES, WE RESHAPE PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND DISMANTLE STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE ASIAN PACIFIC DIASPORA WHILE ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES, HERITAGE, AND STORIES WITH ALL AUDIENCES. OUR NARRATIVE CHANGE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -CULTURAL RESEARCH, WHERE GOLD HOUSE PARTNERS WITH LEADING ACADEMIC, COMMERCIAL, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS ON ORIGINAL STUDIES AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE ASIAN PACIFIC REPRESENTATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE REPORTS ON MISSED OPPORTUNITIES BY NOT INVESTING IN ASIAN PACIFIC STORIES AND CREATIVES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL SPECIFICITY IN ASIAN PACIFIC REPRESENTATION ON-SCREEN. WE CO- AUTHOR THE REPORTS AND HOST EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE THEIR FINDINGS. -CULTURAL EDUCATION & GUIDANCE, WHERE GOLD HOUSE PARTNERS WITH LEADING STUDIOS AND CREATIVES THROUGH THE ENTIRE LIFECYCLE OF A PROJECT TO ENSURE CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY AND AFFIRMING PORTRAYAL OF ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS. -COMMUNITY PROMOTION, WHERE GOLD HOUSE MOBILIZES THE COMMUNITY TO CHAMPION THE SUCCESS OF AUTHENTIC AND AFFIRMING ASIAN PACIFIC-LED FILMS AND SERIES. THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, SCREENINGS, CONVERSATIONS, PANELS, AND CAMPAIGNS, WE WORK TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF MARGINALIZED STORIES TO RESHAPE PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS WITH BROADER AUDIENCES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE BREAKING BOX-OFFICE RECORDS WITH FILMS LIKE CRAZY RICH ASIANS AND MAKING AWARDS HISTORY WITH FILMS LIKE PARASITE AND EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. -CREATIVE EQUITY FUND INCLUDES A SLATE OF ACCELERATORS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT STORIES FURTHERING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND INTERESTS. WE PARTNER WITH THE WORLD'S TOP CREATIVE LEADERS AND PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, MENTORSHIP, AND PROMOTION IN FILM, MUSIC, ART, JOURNALISM, AND MORE. -SUNRISE COLLECTIVE HOUSE, WHERE WE CO-HOST THE OFFICIAL ASIAN PACIFIC HOUSE AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL EACH JANUARY WITH THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND 3AD. OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT SUNRISE COLLECTIVE HOUSE INCLUDE INDUSTRY-LEADING PANELS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, AND NETWORKING GATHERINGS TO UPLIFT DIVERSE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS AND CREATIVE ARTISTS. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH THE LARGEST NETWORK AND ACCELERATOR FOR TOP ASIAN PACIFIC AND MULTICULTURAL FOUNDERS, WE RESHAPE POWER AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. OUR PROGRAMS POWERING ECONOMIC EQUITY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -FOUNDER NETWORK, WHICH IS PART OF OUR BROADER FUTURES NETWORK, INCLUDES THE LARGEST NETWORK OF THE MOST-PROMISING FOUNDERS ALSO ADVANCING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES, HERITAGE, AND INTERESTS. WE PROVIDE REGULAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKING EVENTS TO SUPPORT THESE DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR SMALL-TO-MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES. -FOUNDER ACCELERATORS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT THE TOP EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH AN INTENSIVE 12-WEEK PROGRAM WITH TARGETED MASTERCLASSES, 1:1 ADVISING, AND A COMMUNITY OF OTHER MARGINALIZED FOUNDERS. AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST SUCCESSFUL STARTUP ACCELERATORS, PARTICIPANTS CONTINUE TO SHATTER THE "BAMBOO CEILING- AND DEFY STEREOTYPES. -ONE HOUSE LEADERSHIP COALITION IS AN ALLIANCE OF LEADING MULTICULTURAL VCS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO ACCELERATE THE PLACEMENTS OF LEADERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AS BOARD DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS OF PRIVATELY HELD AND NEWLY LISTED COMPANIES. SINCE LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER 2022, THE COALITION HAS PLACED OVER 60 DIVERSE CANDIDATES. RECOGNITION & BELONGING THROUGH A SLATE OF AWARDS, PRESS, PLATFORM PARTNERSHIPS, AND MAINSTREAM SPECTACLES, WE PROPEL THE VISIBILITY OF ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES AND LEADERS WHILE FOSTERING BELONGING ACROSS SOCIETY. OUR PROGRAMS FURTHERING RECOGNITION AND BELONGING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -THE A100 IS AN ANNUAL MAINSTREAM AWARD CELEBRATING THE 100 MOST IMPACTFUL ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS OF THE LAST YEAR. TO SELECT THE A100, GOLD HOUSE SOLICITS PUBLIC NOMINATIONS AND WORKS WITH A SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF DOZENS OF ASIAN PACIFIC NONPROFITS AS WELL AS MULTIPLE ICONS AND LEGENDS OF OUR TIME. THE LIST IS PUBLISHED IN MAINSTREAM PRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PROVIDING UNMATCHED VISIBILITY TO MARGINALIZED VOICES AND REMINDING MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES OF HOW ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. -THE GOLD GALA CELEBRATES THE A100 AND OUR BROADER COMMUNITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS EACH YEAR IN LOS ANGELES, ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF HIGHLY ESTEEMED GUESTS ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES AND DISCIPLINES. IT HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE NATION'S MOST-VIEWED AND COVETED GATHERING CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC CULTURES, PROVIDING UNPARALLELED VISIBILITY, CONNECTION, AND INSPIRATION TO UPLIFT THE ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE LEADERS FROM ALL COMMUNITIES. -GOLD LISTS HONOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING ASIAN PACIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY EACH YEAR. IT WAS CREATED TO ACCELERATE THE FAIR INCLUSION OF ASIAN PACIFIC-LED CREATIVE PROJECTS IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND DURING THE CRUCIAL AWARDS SEASON. WE WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF INDUSTRY LEADERS TO SELECT THE HONOREES AND PROMOTE THEIR STORIES DURING CRITICAL AWARDS VOTING PERIODS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION THREE YEARS AGO, DOZENS OF GOLD LIST HONOREES HAVE GONE ON TO RECEIVE ACADEMY AWARD AND EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS. OPERATIONS PLATFORMS WE CURRENTLY OPERATE USING GSUITE AND SLACK (GENERAL OPERATIONS), TYPEFORM (ONLINE FORMS), PANTHEON (WEBSITE BUILDER), PAYPAL/NEON (ONLINE DONATIONS), AND ADOPTED AND INTEGRATED HUBSPOT SINCE 2022 AS OUR CRM PLATFORM. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL OTHER TOOLS ARE UTILIZED ACROSS THE VARIOUS TEAMS AT GOLD HOUSE INCLUDING CANVA, AIRTABLE, FIGMA, ADOBE, AND OTHERS.
  Expenses $7,563,146 · grants $117,500 · revenue $4,471,851

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.

IRS record

EIN

83-3636419

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

2019

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P80)

Assets (IRS master file)

$5,781,308

Income (IRS master file)

$9,088,934

Filing history

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 83-3636419).

Questions about GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC is 83-3636419.

Is GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.

Are donations to GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC 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 GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SPENCER HWA-BING CHEN.

Who are the officers and directors of GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $367,814 (SPENCER HWA-BING CHEN, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does GOLD HOUSE FOUNDATION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,088,934, expenses of $9,647,519 and total assets of $5,781,308 at year end.

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