LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $701K · expenses $703K · assets $453K

Also known as: ThinkingCAP
EIN: 46-2933262
Address: 20822 48TH AVE, BAYSIDE, NY 11364-1107
NTEE code: P99
Subsection: 501(c)(3)
Ruling year: 2014
Cross-check: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

The Corporation is organized to provide Asian immigrant communities in New York City with programs to ensure their success in acclimating into mainstream society.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Latest year pay	Total pay from here	Organizations
Karen Fan	President	2015-2024	$36,000	$372,500	1
Adam Plascencia	Treasure	2020-2024	$46,718	$89,788	1
Yanning Ma (former)	Treasurer	2016-2019	$60,000	$171,500	1
Chengyang Li (former)	Treasurer	2014-2015	$25,500	$31,500	1
Cong Fan (former)	President	2014	$6,000	$6,000	1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $83K · 29 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Adam Plascencia	Treasure	40	$46,718	$0	$0	$46,718	1
Karen Fan	President	24	$36,000	$0	$0	$36,000	1

2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $66K · 29 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Adam Plascencia	Treasure	40	$41,070	$0	$0	$41,070	1
Karen Fan	President	24	$25,000	$0	$0	$25,000	1

2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $29K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Karen Fan	President	24	$27,000	$0	$0	$27,000	1
Adam Plascencia	Treasure	10	$2,000	$0	$0	$2,000	1

2021 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $12K · 3 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Karen Fan	President	12	$12,000	$0	$0	$12,000	1
Adam Plascencia	Treasure	6	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2020 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $20K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Karen Fan	President	12	$20,000	$0	$0	$20,000	1
Adam Plascencia	Treasurer	4	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2019 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $120K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Karen Fan	President	30	$60,000	$0	$0	$60,000	1
Yanning Ma	Treasurer	30	$60,000	$0	$0	$60,000	1

2018 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $77K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Karen Fan	President	30	$47,000	$0	$0	$47,000	1
Yanning Ma	Treasurer	30	$30,000	$0	$0	$30,000	1

2017 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $84K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
KAREN FAN	President	30	$60,000	$0	$0	$60,000	1
YANNING MA	Treasurer	30	$24,000	$0	$0	$24,000	1

2016 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $118K · 2 employees · 4 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
KAREN FAN	President	30	$60,000	$0	$0	$60,000	1
YANNING MA	Treasurer	30	$57,500	$0	$0	$57,500	1

2015 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $51K · 2 employees · 18 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
KAREN FAN	President	20	$25,500	$0	$0	$25,500	1
CHENGYANG LI	Treasurer	20	$25,500	$0	$0	$25,500	1

2014 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $12K · 2 employees · 18 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
CONG FAN	President	15	$6,000	$0	$0	$6,000	1
CHENGYANG LI	Treasurer	15	$6,000	$0	$0	$6,000	1

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net assets	Contributions	Program revenue	Officer pay	Employees	Volunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$700,802	$703,071	$453,052	-$41,953	$60,141	$640,661	$82,718	29	4
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$630,011	$611,024	$470,574	-$39,684	$100,206	$529,805	$66,070	29	4
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$428,941	$534,421	$447,565	-$58,671	$69,250	$359,691	$29,000	2	4
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$355,608	$290,746	$675,024	$46,809	$196,100	$159,508	$12,000	3	4
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,879	$171,147	$23,193	-$18,053	$0	$129,879	$20,000	2	4
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$352,856	$459,370	$26,615	$23,212	$0	$352,856	$120,000	2	4
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$344,906	$313,327	$133,093	$129,725	$0	$344,906	$77,000	2	4
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$400,707	$362,847	$117,452	$98,146	$0	$400,707	$84,000	2	4
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$347,384	$402,312	$75,366	$60,285	$0	$347,384	$120,000	2	4
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$235,701	$122,099	$117,137	$115,214	$0	$235,701	$51,000	2	18
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,561	$69,217	$14,363	$1,612	$0	$71,561	$12,000	2	18

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $703,071 spent · pay $377,469 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages	$258,813	$258,813	$0	$0	36.8%
Fees: other services	$253,916	$253,916	$0	$0	36.1%
Pay: disqualified persons	$82,718	$0	$82,718	$0	11.8%
Payroll taxes	$35,938	$0	$35,938	$0	5.1%
Occupancy	$26,525	$0	$26,525	$0	3.8%
All other expenses	$25,750	$0	$25,750	$0	3.7%
Fees: accounting	$9,111	$0	$9,111	$0	1.3%
Depreciation and depletion	$8,320	$0	$8,320	$0	1.2%
Office expenses	$1,980	$0	$1,980	$0	0.3%
Total	$703,071				100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $611,024 spent · pay $297,402 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$257,361	$257,361	$0	$0	42.1%
Other salaries and wages	$203,746	$203,746	$0	$0	33.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$66,070	$0	$66,070	$0	10.8%
Payroll taxes	$27,586	$0	$27,586	$0	4.5%
Occupancy	$23,480	$0	$23,480	$0	3.8%
All other expenses	$18,056	$0	$18,056	$0	3.0%
Depreciation and depletion	$8,320	$0	$8,320	$0	1.4%
Fees: accounting	$4,450	$0	$4,450	$0	0.7%
Office expenses	$1,861	$0	$1,861	$0	0.3%
Interest	$94	$0	$94	$0	0.0%
Total	$611,024				100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $534,421 spent · pay $31,218 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$462,800	$462,800	$0	$0	86.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$29,000	$0	$29,000	$0	5.4%
All other expenses	$15,718	$0	$15,718	$0	2.9%
Occupancy	$14,800	$0	$14,800	$0	2.8%
Depreciation and depletion	$4,291	$0	$4,291	$0	0.8%
Fees: accounting	$4,102	$0	$4,102	$0	0.8%
Payroll taxes	$2,218	$0	$2,218	$0	0.4%
Travel	$1,470	$0	$1,470	$0	0.3%
Office expenses	$22	$0	$22	$0	0.0%
Total	$534,421				100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $290,746 spent · pay $39,831 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$239,600	$239,600	$0	$0	82.4%
Other salaries and wages	$25,000	$0	$25,000	$0	8.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$12,000	$0	$12,000	$0	4.1%
Fees: accounting	$5,350	$0	$5,350	$0	1.8%
Occupancy	$3,400	$0	$3,400	$0	1.2%
Payroll taxes	$2,831	$0	$2,831	$0	1.0%
Office expenses	$2,188	$0	$2,188	$0	0.8%
Depreciation and depletion	$261	$0	$261	$0	0.1%
All other expenses	$116	$0	$116	$0	0.0%
Total	$290,746				100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $171,147 spent · pay $48,443 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$111,600	$111,600	$0	$0	65.2%
Other salaries and wages	$25,000	$0	$25,000	$0	14.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$20,000	$0	$20,000	$0	11.7%
Occupancy	$6,525	$0	$6,525	$0	3.8%
Payroll taxes	$3,443	$0	$3,443	$0	2.0%
All other expenses	$1,954	$0	$1,954	$0	1.1%
Advertising and promotion	$1,855	$0	$1,855	$0	1.1%
Fees: accounting	$450	$0	$450	$0	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion	$320	$0	$320	$0	0.2%
Total	$171,147				100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $459,370 spent · pay $129,180 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$296,000	$296,000	$0	$0	64.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$120,000	$0	$120,000	$0	26.1%
Occupancy	$19,542	$0	$19,542	$0	4.3%
Payroll taxes	$9,180	$0	$9,180	$0	2.0%
All other expenses	$8,970	$0	$8,970	$0	2.0%
Fees: accounting	$3,500	$0	$3,500	$0	0.8%
Advertising and promotion	$1,624	$0	$1,624	$0	0.4%
Depreciation and depletion	$554	$0	$554	$0	0.1%
Total	$459,370				100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $313,327 spent · pay $82,891 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$206,500	$206,500	$0	$0	65.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$77,000	$0	$77,000	$0	24.6%
Occupancy	$14,025	$0	$14,025	$0	4.5%
Payroll taxes	$5,891	$0	$5,891	$0	1.9%
All other expenses	$5,877	$0	$5,877	$0	1.9%
Office expenses	$1,091	$0	$1,091	$0	0.3%
Advertising and promotion	$864	$0	$864	$0	0.3%
Depreciation and depletion	$844	$0	$844	$0	0.3%
Insurance	$785	$0	$785	$0	0.3%
Fees: accounting	$450	$0	$450	$0	0.1%
Total	$313,327				100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $362,847 spent · pay $90,426 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$239,000	$239,000	$0	$0	65.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$84,000	$0	$84,000	$0	23.2%
Occupancy	$17,096	$0	$17,096	$0	4.7%
All other expenses	$12,325	$0	$12,325	$0	3.4%
Payroll taxes	$6,426	$0	$6,426	$0	1.8%
Fees: accounting	$3,350	$0	$3,350	$0	0.9%
Depreciation and depletion	$650	$0	$650	$0	0.2%
Total	$362,847				100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $402,312 spent · pay $129,180 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$250,000	$250,000	$0	$0	62.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$120,000	$0	$120,000	$0	29.8%
Occupancy	$12,000	$0	$12,000	$0	3.0%
All other expenses	$10,604	$0	$10,604	$0	2.6%
Payroll taxes	$9,180	$0	$9,180	$0	2.3%
Depreciation and depletion	$328	$0	$328	$0	0.1%
Fees: accounting	$200	$0	$200	$0	0.0%
Total	$402,312				100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $122,099 spent · pay $54,902 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$54,000	$54,000	$0	$0	44.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$51,000	$0	$51,000	$0	41.8%
Occupancy	$6,000	$0	$6,000	$0	4.9%
Payroll taxes	$3,902	$0	$3,902	$0	3.2%
All other expenses	$3,446	$0	$3,446	$0	2.8%
Travel	$1,934	$0	$1,934	$0	1.6%
Office expenses	$1,017	$0	$1,017	$0	0.8%
Fees: accounting	$550	$0	$550	$0	0.5%
Depreciation and depletion	$205	$0	$205	$0	0.2%
Advertising and promotion	$45	$0	$45	$0	0.0%
Total	$122,099				100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $69,217 spent · pay $12,918 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services	$50,000	$50,000	$0	$0	72.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees	$12,000	$0	$12,000	$0	17.3%
Fees: accounting	$2,000	$0	$2,000	$0	2.9%
Office expenses	$1,794	$0	$1,794	$0	2.6%
All other expenses	$1,415	$0	$1,415	$0	2.0%
Travel	$1,090	$0	$1,090	$0	1.6%
Payroll taxes	$918	$0	$918	$0	1.3%
Total	$69,217				100%

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