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US nonprofit · EIN 822240656 · Arlington, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 822240656) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 February 2020. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 February 2020 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

The China Folk House Retreat Inc's network

16 people2 organisationsi16 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Capricia Penavic Marshall Chair (also filed as Capricia Marshall, Capricia Marshall)Board Chair2020
6 yrs
Alison SteinbachDirector2020
6 yrs
Carol ChowDirector2022
4 yrs
Dahlia NeissVice Chair2020
6 yrs
Dawn VermilyaDirector2022
4 yrs
Ginger Huang Dietrich (also filed as Ginger Dietrich)Director2021
5 yrs
Janie SongDirector2020
6 yrs
Joanna WangDirector2022
4 yrs
John FlowerExecutive Di2020
6 yrs
Joshua KurtzigTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Kimberly BensonDirector2023
3 yrs
L Michael CantorDirector2021
5 yrs
Liz Baratt-BrownDirector2024
2 yrs
Madelyn RossDirector2024
2 yrs
Pamela LeonardCEO2024
2 yrs
Pascale BronderCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Pamela LeonardCEOsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Pamela LeonardCEO40$54k
Capricia MarshallBoard Chair0.75$0
John FlowerExecutive Di20$0
Dahlia NeissVice Chair0.25$0
Pascale BronderSecretary0.25$0
Joshua KurtzigTreasurer0.75$0
Carol ChowDirector0.25$0
Janie SongDirector0.25$0
L Michael CantorDirector0.75$0
Ginger Huang DietrichDirector0.25$0
Liz Baratt-BrownDirector0.75$0
Alison SteinbachDirector0.25$0
Joanna WangDirector0.25$0
Kimberly BensonDirector0.25$0
Madelyn RossDirector0.75$0
Dawn VermilyaDirector0.25$0

About

Legal name
The China Folk House Retreat Inc
EIN
822240656
Address
4805 13th St N, Arlington, VA, 22205-2601
State
Virginia
Mission
The purpose of the china folk house retreat is to purchase, reconstruct, and maintain an imported chinese farm house in the united states as a place for the social and educational development of youth and others. The organization will sponsor programs, events, activities and/or exhibits to take place at the house or in support of the house. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B82 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Pamela Leonard (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCapricia Penavic Marshall
≥6years on the filingsAlison Steinbach
≥6years on the filingsDahlia Neiss
≥6years on the filingsJanie Song

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1m
Total liabilities
$18k
Net assets or fund balances
$997k
Contributions and grants received
$191k
Program service revenue
$229k
Employees
1
Volunteers
150

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$422k$340k$82k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.