Horizon Center for Chinese Culture

Private foundation Mercer Island, WA EIN: 93-2977405

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mercer Island, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it made $675 in qualifying distributions.

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture at a glance

Total assets
$18,466
+98.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,500
+5.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$675
-1.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,350
+97.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$18,466$10,500$1,350$675$684
2024$9,316$10,000$684$684$459

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Horizon Center for Chinese Culture reported a distributable amount of $684 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture is led by Dongjun Liu, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dongjun Liu

    President

    On filings since 2024

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ke Wang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lijun He

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Horizon Center for Chinese Culture

How large is Horizon Center for Chinese Culture?

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $675 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $684 (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Horizon Center for Chinese Culture?

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mercer Island, WA. It holds $18K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Horizon Center for Chinese Culture's EIN?

Horizon Center for Chinese Culture's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-2977405. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 23, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025

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