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EAST SIDE STORIES INC

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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $55K · expenses $37K · assets $33K

EIN
85-3379323
Address
2325 31ST AVE APT 5B, ASTORIA, NY 11106-4094
Website
https://www.eastsidestories.org
NTEE code
P20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

East Side Stories is dedicated to sharing authentic expressions of the Asian American & Pacific Islander experience through film, media, and education. We nurture and develop the skills of AAPI creatives, collaborate and support their projects. By connecting the storytellers to the stories and sharing the stories with wider audiences, ESS ensures a legacy of AAPI stories for the next generation and beyond.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Bob Ruan Treasurer2022 0 $0 reported 1
Joann Wang President2022 0 $0 reported 1
Joyce Chiang Secretary2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bob Ruan Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Joann Wang President0 $0-- $01
Joyce Chiang Secretary0 $0-- $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,250$36,701 $33,289$33,289 $47,996$7,850 ---

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

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2022 · Form 990EZ · $36,701 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $18,723
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $25,981 70.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,720 29.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,723reported apart
Total$36,701100%

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