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Little Masters Club

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellevue, WA EIN: 46-1912940 Website

Little Masters Club is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $266K in total assets.

Little Masters Club at a glance

Total assets
$265,913
+20.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$99,738
+40.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$64,064
-34.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Little Masters Club funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Mercer Island

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $34K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$265,913$99,738$64,064———
2024$220,522$70,913$97,940———
2023$247,540$64,439$53,264———
2022$236,365$94,293$65,909———
2021$207,980$48,932$33,661———
2020$192,809$89,155$110,243———
2019$213,997$204,545$167,898$33,5801$148

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Little Masters Club is led by Chengshan Yan, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chengshan Yan

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Li Chen

    Secretary

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Run Zhu

    Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Xiaoliang Zhou

    Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yingju Ren

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zhaoqi Chen

    Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Mei Zhou (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ping Hao (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Xin Fu (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Yanchun Guo (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Haiyan Hou (2023–2024) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Little Masters Club

How large is Little Masters Club?

Little Masters Club reported $266K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $100K.

What is Little Masters Club?

Little Masters Club is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Bellevue, WA. It holds $266K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Little Masters Club operate?

Little Masters Club has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Little Masters Club's EIN?

Little Masters Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1912940. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)

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