CHINATOWN MAIN STREET INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: CHINATOWN MAIN STREET INC (EIN 04-3374472)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-02-14
IRS object ID: 201140459349300754
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-02-14T08:24:02-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BAKER O'CONNOR LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	450 BEDFORD ST STE 2	AddressLine1
City	LEXINGTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	024201520	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043374472	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHINATOWN MAIN STREET INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CHIN	NameControl
Phone	6173506303	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 BOYLSTON STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE G-1	AddressLine2
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02116	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GILBERT HO	Name
Title	CLERK/SECRETARY	Title
Phone	6173506303	Phone
Date Signed	2011-02-07	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROBERT L BAKER CPA	Name
Phone	7816767774	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-02-07	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	84524	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.CHINATOWNMAINSTREET.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Activity Or Mission Description	TO MAKE BOSTON'S CHINATOWN A VITAL CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTER. SUPPORT ACTIONS THAT MAKE THE STREETS SAFER AND CLEANER AND HELP ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERIORATION OF CHINATOWN.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	16	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	16	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	95246	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	68570	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	27688	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	15480	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	746	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	474	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	123680	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	84524	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	44424	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	51372	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	53134	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	16228	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	97558	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	67600	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	26122	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	16924	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	144436	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	161360	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	144436	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	161360	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO MAKE BOSTON'S CHINATOWN A VITAL CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTER. SUPPORT ACTIONS THAT MAKE THE STREETS SAFER AND CLEANER AND HELP ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERIORATION OF CHINATOWN.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	TO MAKE BOSTON'S CHINATOWN A VITAL CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	20317	Expense
Description	FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS TO ENHANCE THE VITALITY AND VISABILITY OF THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	20317	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	20317	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	false	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	1	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	16	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	16	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CHRISTINE LIU	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6174128703	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 BOYLSTON ST	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02116	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
TONY YEE
PRSIDENT	X	X	0	0	0
CHRISTINE LIU
TREASURER	X	X	0	0	0
APRIL FONG CONNORS
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
ALBERT LI
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
STEVEN POLE
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
GILBERT HO
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
HUNG GOON
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
JOHN YU
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
TIMMY NG
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
FREDERICK NG
CLERK	X	X	0	0	0
SUE CHEN
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
REGGIE WONG
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
WILSON WONG
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
KEVIN MALLON
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
EDWARD LEUNG
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0
DREW LEFF
DIRECTOR	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	42955	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	25615	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	68570	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EVENTS	14080	14080
PROGRAM	1400	1400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	15480	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	474	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$474	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	84524	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	15480	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$474	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39868	Total
Program Services	9967	ProgramServices
Management And General	29901	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5420	Total
Program Services	1355	ProgramServices
Management And General	4065	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6084	Total
Program Services	1521	ProgramServices
Management And General	4563	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22	Total
Management And General	22	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-9463	Total
Program Services	-9463	ProgramServices

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1792	Total
Management And General	1792	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4200	Total
Management And General	4200	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	194	Total
Management And General	194	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PROGRAM EVENTS	14861	14861
OFFICE EXPENSE	2085	580	1505
OTHER TAXES	1041		1041
EVENT INSURANCE	936	936
LICENSES AND PERMITS	560	560

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67600	Total
Program Services	20317	ProgramServices
Management And General	47283	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27364	BOY
EOY	7751	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	117072	BOY
EOY	144109	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	9500	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144436	BOY
EOY	161360	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144436	BOY
EOY	161360	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144436	BOY
EOY	161360	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144436	BOY
EOY	161360	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	135204	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	67909	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	171418	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	80596	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	68570	CurrentTaxYear
Total	523697	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	135204	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	67909	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	171418	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	80596	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	68570	CurrentTaxYear
Total	523697	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	523697	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	100	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	712	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	746	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	474	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2032	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	64890	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	41742	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	59111	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	33038	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	198781	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	724510	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	15480	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.72280	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.64810	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO MAKE BOSTON'S CHINATOWN A VITAL CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTER. SUPPORT ACTIONS THAT MAKE THE STREETS SAFER AND CLEANER AND HELP ELIMINATE THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DETERIORATION OF CHINATOWN.
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS TO ENHANCE THE VITALITY AND VISABILITY OF THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC