Nonprofit · EIN 94-3112912
THE 1990 INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $419,679 | $352,444 | $67,235 | $462,714 | $31,571 | $431,143 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $374,677 | $291,950 | $82,727 | $365,436 | $1,528 | $363,908 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $280,505 | $614,030 | -$333,525 | $290,334 | $9,167 | $281,167 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $409,633
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $46
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $45
- Other revenue
- $10,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $350
- Other salaries and wages
- $106,584
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $138,666
- Professional fundraising fees
- $60,000
- Accounting fees
- $26,623
- Travel
- $14,437
- Program services (functional)
- $224,787
- Management and general (functional)
- $52,955
- Fundraising (functional)
- $74,702
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $365,436
- Total assets, end of year
- $462,714
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,571
- Net assets, end of year
- $431,143
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $323,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $108,143
- Gross receipts
- $419,679
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTOR YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| GRACE YU | CHAIR AND PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SANDRA PAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| FITZ DE SMET | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN WONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HSU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK LIANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL CHAO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIN SUN-HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA WEIYI HSU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZHENG LIU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBECTA MA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YUELIN YANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AILY ZHANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYDNEY CHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA ERNST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| TIANYE HE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN NIU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE PAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WEN LEE YING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCHELL LEE | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susana Liu-Hedberg | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,074 | $7,291 |
| Sandra Pan | Board Member Trustee or director | 25 | $0 | $0 |
| Fitz De Smet | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Wong | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Hsu | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Liang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Sophie Volpp | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Chao | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Lin Sun-Hoffman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Weiyi Hsu | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Zheng Liu | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Robecta Ma | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Yuelin Yang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Aily Zhang | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Sydney Chen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Ernst | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Tianye He | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Sean Niu | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Pan | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Wen Lee Ying | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Young | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Grace Yu | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian A Wong | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitchell Lee | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susana Liu-Hedberg | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $126,197 | $11,092 |
| William Kwong | Board Member Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Wong | Board Member Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Hsu | Board Member Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| Grace Yu | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Young | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Chao | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Pan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 383, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-0383
- In care of
- % MITCHELL LEE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GRACE YU, PO BOX 383, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
- Signed the 990
- MITCHELL LEE, CFO
- Phone
- (888) 990-1990
- Website
- 1990INSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Richard Pon CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3112912 or by the name THE 1990 INSTITUTE.
- 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
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR ASIAN AMERICANS AND A CONSTRUCTIVE U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP THROUGH LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATION.
Program accomplishments
- YOUTH SYMPOSIUM ROOTS AND WINGS: CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH WITH THE POWER OF COMMUNITY IS A TRANSFORMATIVE GATHERING DESIGNED TO UPLIFT, CONNECT, AND EMPOWER ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. THROUGH DYNAMIC PANEL DISCUSSIONS, INTERACTIVE BREAKOUT SESSIONS, AND CULTURAL SHOWCASES, PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN FRESH PERSPECTIVES, PRACTICAL INSIGHTS, AND A DEEPER COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. ?THIS IS A SPACE WHERE STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN CONNECT, SHARE, AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. STUDENTS WILL MEET INSPIRING PROFESSIONALS FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS, GAINING REAL-WORLD GUIDANCE TO HELP SHAPE THEIR FUTURES WITH CONFIDENCE. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WILL GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES THEIR YOUTH FACEAND HOW TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH ADVOCACY AND OPEN CONVERSATIONS. EDUCATORS WILL GAIN PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES TO BRING ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS.Expenses $98,913
- TEACHERS WORKSHOPS:PROGRAMS AND WEBSITE (SITES.GOOGLE.COM/1990INSTITUTE.ORG/1990INSTITUTE4TEACHERS/HOME) TO EMPOWER TEACHERS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EQUIP THEM WITH RESOURCES THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM BUILDS CONTEXTUAL REFERENCE MATERIAL TO MAKE LEARNING FUN AND RESOURCES THAT CAN BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY IN CLASSROOMS.Expenses $59,940
- NEWSLETTER MONTHLY ESSAYS WITH 12 ISSUES PRODUCED AND OVER 4,000 SUBSCRIBERS. THE NEWSLETTERS ARE AT WWW.1990INSTITUTE.COM/NEWSLETTERSExpenses $32,201
- EXPENSES FOR ALL OTHER PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, PROMOTE A CONSTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, AND CHAMPION THE FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF ASIAN AMERICANS INCLUDED REFERENCE LIBRARY, PODCAST, VIDEO PROGRAMS, COLLEGE ESSAY CONTEST AND NAAV. NEW ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES (NAAV) IS AN INSTAGRAM-BASED PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED ASIAN AMERICAN VISIBILITY AND REPRESENTATION IN THE MAINSTREAM BY HIGHLIGHTING ASIAN AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS AND COLLECTIVES WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ALL SECTORS OF U.S. SOCIETY.Expenses $33,733 · revenue $10,000
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
- 94-3112912
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q055)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $462,714
- Income (IRS master file)
- $419,679
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $419,679 | $352,444 | $462,714 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $374,677 | $291,950 | $365,436 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $280,505 | $614,030 | $290,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $684,753 | $388,203 | $622,078 | 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 94-3112912).
Questions about THE 1990 INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of THE 1990 INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE 1990 INSTITUTE is 94-3112912.
- Is THE 1990 INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to THE 1990 INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE 1990 INSTITUTE 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 THE 1990 INSTITUTE 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 THE 1990 INSTITUTE 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 THE 1990 INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GRACE YU.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE 1990 INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE 1990 INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $419,679, expenses of $352,444 and total assets of $462,714 at year end.
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