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American Innovation University

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Undergraduate College (4-year) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$253k (2023)

Expenses
$2.07M (2023)

Total Assets
$39.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$17.4k (2023)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$253,081
Expenses
$2,066,253
Net Income
-$1,813,172
Net Assets
$39,606,158
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $146,873
58.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5,116
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $68,527
27.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $32,565
12.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,667
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $57,960
2.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,623,547
Total Liabilities $17,389
Net Assets $39,606,158
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Shiao (Ceo) $166,667 $0 $0
Simon S Au (Assistant Dean) $43,755 $0 $0
Chung Wen A Tsao (Professor) $5,000 $0 $0
Hsi Hsien Chiang (Info Specialist) $4,515 $0 $0
Yazdan Pedram Razi (Asso. Professor) $2,500 $0 $0
Chi Ching Chiang (Office Clerk) $2,190 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$200,382
Expenses
$2,227,520
Net Income
-$2,027,138
Net Assets
$27,775,129
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $21,580
10.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $178,802
89.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $635,000
28.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,910
3.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,944,875
Total Liabilities $169,746
Net Assets $27,775,129
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Shiao (Ceo) $635,000 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,177,891
Expenses
$1,812,058
Net Income
$3,365,833
Net Assets
$54,517,044
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $107,955
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $298,573
5.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,771,363
92.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $133,333
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,648
3.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $54,688,636
Total Liabilities $171,592
Net Assets $54,517,044
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Shiao (Ceo) $133,333 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$187,076
Expenses
$1,066,914
Net Income
-$879,838
Net Assets
$39,956,115
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $125
0.1%
Investment Income $176,414
94.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $23,484
12.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$12,947
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $58,333
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $93,495
8.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,103,452
Total Liabilities $147,337
Net Assets $39,956,115
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Shiao (Ceo) $58,333 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$232,864
Expenses
$3,702,926
Net Income
-$3,470,062
Net Assets
$34,280,721
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,525
0.7%
Investment Income $239,910
> 100%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$8,522
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$49
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $269,000
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $491,075
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,281,915
Total Liabilities $1,194
Net Assets $34,280,721
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Reported a significant diversion of assets
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Shiao (Ceo) $160,000 $0 $0
Mei Hsin Cheng (Board Of Turste) $109,000 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$464,690
Expenses
$4,903,796
Net Income
-$4,439,106
Net Assets
$37,739,485
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $299,415
64.4%
Investment Income $134,610
29.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $30,665
6.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $274,400
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $893,943
18.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,961,018
Total Liabilities $221,533
Net Assets $37,739,485
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Reported a significant diversion of assets
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Cheng (Ceo) $116,400 $0 $0
Mei Hsin Cheng (Board Of Turste) $98,000 $0 $0
Bonnie Zhu (Cfo) $60,000 $0 $0
Ellie Chou (Board Of Truste) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Huang (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,207,907
Expenses
$4,920,448
Net Income
$287,459
Net Assets
$42,178,592
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $5,059,313
97.1%
Investment Income $24,252
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $123,484
2.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,590
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,448
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $261,247
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,793,558
36.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $42,410,551
Total Liabilities $231,959
Net Assets $42,178,592
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Reported a significant diversion of assets
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Cheng (Ceo) $117,247 $0 $0
Mei Hsin Cheng (Board Of Trustee) $98,000 $0 $0
Bonnie Zhu (Cfo) $46,000 $0 $0
Ellie Chou (Board Of Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Huang (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$33,761,026
Expenses
$10,739,725
Net Income
$23,021,301
Net Assets
$43,792,781
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $33,740,563
99.9%
Investment Income $20,463
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $397,145
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,256,795
30.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $44,202,741
Total Liabilities $409,960
Net Assets $43,792,781
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Reported a significant diversion of assets
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Feng Min Jerry Shiao (Chairman) $180,000 $0 $0
Kevin Cheng (Registrar) $119,145 $0 $0
Mei Hsin Cheng (Cfo) $98,000 $0 $0
Ellie Chou (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mark Chen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Len Yi Leu (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,324,268
Expenses
$7,019,903
Net Income
$13,304,365
Net Assets
$20,771,480
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $20,286,853
99.8%
Investment Income $37,415
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $273,000
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,982,678
28.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,192,310
Total Liabilities $420,830
Net Assets $20,771,480
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Feng Min Jerry Shiao (Chairman) $175,000 $0 $0
Mei Hsin Cheng (Treasurer) $98,000 $0 $0
Dr Len Yi Leu (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mark Chen (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
Ellie Chou (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,668,833
Expenses
$3,253,988
Net Income
$414,845
Net Assets
$7,467,115
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,656,265
99.7%
Investment Income $12,568
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $278,000
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,248,448
38.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,675,602
Total Liabilities $1,208,487
Net Assets $7,467,115

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,379,070
Expenses
$2,501,212
Net Income
-$1,122,142
Net Assets
$7,052,270
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,374,233
99.6%
Investment Income $4,837
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $278,000
11.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,078,032
43.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,128,326
Total Liabilities $76,056
Net Assets $7,052,270

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,934,025
Expenses
$688,871
Net Income
$1,245,154
Net Assets
$8,174,412
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $337,497
17.5%
Investment Income $1,596,528
82.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $327,951
47.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,314,559
Total Liabilities $140,147
Net Assets $8,174,412

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,843,371
Expenses
$2,382,963
Net Income
-$539,592
Net Assets
$6,929,258
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,402,945
> 100%
Investment Income -$1,559,574
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,246,460
52.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,480,694
Total Liabilities $551,436
Net Assets $6,929,258

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,735,361
Expenses
$2,339,599
Net Income
$1,395,762
Net Assets
$7,468,850
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,590,892
96.1%
Investment Income $144,197
3.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $272
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $244,917
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,082,616
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,981,201
Total Liabilities $512,351
Net Assets $7,468,850

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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