FOUNDATION FOR TRADITIONAL CULTUREINC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: FOUNDATION FOR TRADITIONAL CULTUREINC (EIN 26-0548225)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-04-29
IRS object ID: 202101199349300825
Schema version: 2019v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-04-29T19:17:31-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	860841383	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WALLACE PLESE DREHER LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	500 N JUNIPER DRIVE SUITE 275	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHANDLER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85226	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	260548225	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOUNDATION FOR TRADITIONAL CULTURE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4808097416	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1910 E CAROLINE LN	AddressLine1Txt
City	TEMPE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85284	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RAYMOND GIANG	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4808097416	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-04-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ALLISON LYNN DOZBABA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01380025	PTIN
Phone	4803450500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-04-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	RAYMOND GIANG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1910 E CAROLINE LN	AddressLine1Txt
City	TEMPE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85284	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,180,454	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF CHINA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,594,242	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,180,454	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,594,242	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,180,454	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$989,362	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$46,898	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,604,880	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,133,556	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,594,242	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,180,454	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$0	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FOUNDATION FOR TRADITIONAL CULTURE IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,180,454	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$46,898	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,180,454	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROMOTE PERFORMANCES BY SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS IN ARIZONA WHICH IS A NEW YORK BASED DANCE COMPANY THAT PRESENTS CLASSICAL CHINESE DANCE AND MUSIC.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,180,454	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAYMOND GIANG	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4808097416	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2929 E MAIN STREET 230	AddressLine1Txt
City	MESA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85213	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NICK JANICKI
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND XANG GIANG
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IAN OLIVER
VICE-PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TICKET SALES INCOME	Desc
Business	711300	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,180,454	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,180,454	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,180,454	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,180,454	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,180,454	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,898	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,898	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,018	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$798,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$798,652	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,152	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,059	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,267	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MAILING COST	$857,497	$857,497
PRODUCTION LABOR COST	$149,828	$149,828
OTHER	$8,393	$8,393
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$4,690	$4,690

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,180,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,180,454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$0	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,062,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,171,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,363,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,594,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,180,454	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,371,816	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,062,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,171,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,363,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,594,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,180,454	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,371,816	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$10,371,816	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$10,371,816	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1.00000	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	140 GALLEY HILL ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	CUDDEBACKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12729	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	208812402	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$46,898	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST AND FOSTER INTEREST IN PERFORMING ARTS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE W	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ANNUAL REPORT	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE BOARD MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT THE GOVERNING BODY. THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE OFFICERS WILL REVIEW A DRAFT OF THE 990 AND APPROVE IT BEFORE IT FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST. FORMS REQUIRED BY SECTION 6104 OF THE IRS CODE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ARE PUBLISHED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.