Nonprofit · EIN 94-2786958
CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $30,158,410 | $28,228,343 | $1,930,067 | $113,098,705 | $52,943,725 | $60,154,980 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $29,626,851 | $25,168,329 | $4,458,522 | $110,845,693 | $52,956,425 | $57,889,268 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $29,565,469 | $23,650,826 | $5,914,643 | $84,170,152 | $31,085,026 | $53,085,126 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,587,970
- Program service revenue
- $26,106,195
- Investment income
- $650,790
- Net rental income
- $731,856
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $95,400
- Net income from fundraising events
- $12,671
- Other revenue
- $813,455
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,070,060
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,191,895
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,722,391
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,718,840
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $112,633
- Accounting fees
- $59,362
- Occupancy
- $1,683,370
- Travel
- $666,534
- Depreciation
- $2,198,290
- Program services (functional)
- $25,169,112
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,248,873
- Fundraising (functional)
- $810,358
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $110,845,693
- Total assets, end of year
- $113,098,705
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,943,725
- Net assets, end of year
- $60,154,980
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $83,843,277
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,802,018
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $58,471,837
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,683,143
- Gross receipts
- $30,666,042
- Employees
- 194
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY BISSELL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $564,945 | $25,070 |
| STEPHEN BAJC | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATION Officer | 40 | $289,894 | $71,783 |
| BERKLEY SUMMERLIN | DIRECTOR OF ADV. Officer | 40 | $221,220 | $19,393 |
| KIMBERLY KAZ | HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,110 | $59,950 |
| DANIEL FETTINGER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,661 | $54,645 |
| LAN SUN | BUSINESS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $191,347 | $20,792 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,842 | $17,536 |
| TIMOTHY REITZ | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,090 | $11,442 |
| PETER SHIAU | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDA LEU DENNIS | FIRST VICE- CHAIR, CHAIR OF COT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON XU | SECOND VICE CHAIR & CHAIR OF FACILITIES Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO GUERRA | SECRETARY & INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KATZENMEYER | TREASURER & CHAIR OF FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERILYN ADAMS | INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARLENE CHIU BRYANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL CHANG | CHAIR OF AUDIT & RISK MGMT COMM & FACILITIES COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARVIN CHOW | INST. ADV. & FACILITIES COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE DOHERTY | FACILITIES COMM & FINANCE COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRYANT JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCINDA LEE KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LAI | INST. ADV. COMM. & FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIM | COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LILY LIN | COMM ON TRUSTEES, CHAIR OF INST. ADV. Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LIU | AUDIT & RISK MGMT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEN LUI | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON MAYEDA | FACILITIES COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIMMY NGUYEN | COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES & FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SANGER | INST ADV & AUDIT & RISK MGMT COMM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER TOM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN WANG | FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY BISSELL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $609,167 | $26,974 |
| STEPHEN BAJC | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $270,108 | $68,168 |
| WEI QIAN | DIRECTOR OF ECD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,444 | $59,342 |
| KEVIN LEE | DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY PROG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,840 | $55,013 |
| DANIEL FETTINGER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,092 | $54,482 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,885 | $20,131 |
| LAN SUN | BUSINESS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,421 | $19,369 |
| PAMELA WINTHROP | FORMER DIR. OF ADV. (THRU 06/23) Former | 40 | $115,303 | $10,972 |
| BERKLEY SUMMERLIN | DIRECTOR OF ADV. (AS OF 08/23) Officer | 40 | $85,688 | $7,811 |
| CHRISTOPHER TOM | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDA DENNIS | BOARD VICE CHAIR/COT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WANG | BOARD SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LUI | BOARD SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT JENKINS | TREASURER/FACILITIES CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON XU | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERILYN ADAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CHANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN CHOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO GUERRA | ADVANCEMENT CHAIR, COT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCINDA LEE KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KATZENMEYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KOCHER | FACILITIES CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LIU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MAYEDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE SCHAULIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN SCHULTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SHIAU | AUDIT & RISK CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY BISSELL | HEAD OF SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $517,080 | $23,842 |
| PAMELA WINTHROP | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $346,093 | $22,055 |
| STEPHEN BAJC | CFO Officer | 40 | $260,525 | $25,336 |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,738 | $19,669 |
| LAN SUN | BUSINESS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,793 | $19,388 |
| KEVIN LEE | DIRECTOR OF AUXILIARY PROG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,297 | $19,076 |
| DANIEL FETTINGER | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,720 | $18,365 |
| KIMBERLY KAZ | HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,547 | $18,589 |
| CHRISTOPHER TOM | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERILYN ADAMS | BOARD FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LUI | BOARD SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SHIAU | AUDIT & RISK CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WANG | TREASURER/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDA DENNIS | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO GUERRA | ADVANCEMENT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT JENKINS | COT CHAIR, FACILITIES CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KOCHER | FACILITIES CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CHANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN LIU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MAYEDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DINA MORELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA ROBERTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE SCHAULIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN SCHULTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN CHOW | TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LAI | TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIM | TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3250 19TH AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132-2007
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHEN J BAJC, 3250 19TH AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN J BAJC, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
- Phone
- (415) 861-8066
- Website
- WWW.CAIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2786958 or by the name CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
- 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
AT CAIS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING LEARNERS TO: EMBRACE CHINESE, BECOME OUR BEST SELVES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- THE SCHOOL SERVES APPROXIMATELY 550 STUDENTS PROVIDING FULL TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL DUAL-LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH. SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES ENRICHMENT CLASSES, LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, AND OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $25,169,112 · grants $4,070,060 · revenue $26,106,195
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-2786958
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B26Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $113,098,705
- Income (IRS master file)
- $30,666,042
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $30,158,410 | $28,228,343 | $113,098,705 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $29,626,851 | $25,168,329 | $110,845,693 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $29,565,469 | $23,650,826 | $84,170,152 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $46,388,087 | $21,103,032 | $75,254,157 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 94-2786958).
Questions about CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL is 94-2786958.
- Is CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 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 CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHEN J BAJC.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $564,945 (JEFFREY BISSELL, HEAD OF SCHOOL).
- How much revenue does CHINESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $30,158,410, expenses of $28,228,343 and total assets of $113,098,705 at year end.
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