named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Cultural Performances
Live performances including traditional Chinese music, Japanese taiko drumming, shamisen, folk dance, kung fu demonstrations, and Latin jazz.
Dragon Boat Racing
Annual dragon boat races featuring teams from community, corporate, municipal, nonprofit, and cultural organizations, including invitational and legacy races.
Storytelling Program
Family-friendly storytelling featuring dragon tales and the origins of dragon boat racing, performed by a master storyteller.
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Organizational Newsletter Production and Distribution 1 activity
- Communicating festival information and resultsDistributes festival updates to subscribers via a mailing list and publishes official race results by category and day for recent festivals, including the 2024 and 2025 events.
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Historic Vessel and Equipment Preservation 1 activity
- Maintaining fleet of dragon boats and festival materialsOperates and maintains a fleet of traditional teak and modern fiberglass dragon boats that meet International Dragon Boat Federation standards, and preserves historical festival materials including a collection of posters spanning multiple years.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Organizing annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New YorkHosts a large-scale, two-day annual dragon boat festival on the Hudson River featuring competitive dragon boat races with over 120 teams from across North America, multiple race categories (open, youth, charity, nonprofit, corporate), and cultural programming including live music, martial arts demonstrations, traditional arts and crafts, international food vendors, and storytelling for children. The event includes an opening ceremony with a dragon dance, team parade, and dragon eye dotting ritual.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$511K
Contributions & grants$502K98%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$8K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$548K
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising14%
Salaries & benefits$122K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$274K
Cash$256K
Investments$0
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$264K
Liquid reserves5.6 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -14.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 11
- HENRY WAN — Chairman
- HO LINDA — Director
- HO MAISIE — Director
- JUNE JEE — Director
- Judy Ng — Director
- LAU JOSEPH — Director
- LAW ANSON — Director
- LIN CHARLES — Director
- MA AYESHA — Director
- Regina Lai — Director
- YOUNG VANCE — Secretary
relationships · 17
Who they work with
- Bon-Dan Partner — Participates in a collaborative performance of Japanese folk dance at the festival.
- Chinese Music Ensemble of New York Partner — Performs traditional and modern Chinese music at the festival.
- HSBC Partner — Represented by team member Vance Young in organizing the festival.
- Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, New York Partner — Represented by team member Maisie Ho in organizing the festival.
- Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Government — Original organizer and ongoing substantial supporter of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York.
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority Partner — Represented by team member Anson Law in organizing the festival.
- Hong Kong Tourism Board Partner — Represented by team member Linda Ho in organizing the festival.
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council Partner — Represented by team member Regina Lai in organizing the festival.
- J.P. Morgan Chase Partner — Represented by team member Charles Lin in organizing the festival.
- Jonathan Kruk Partner — Serves as master storyteller, presenting dragon tales and story theater for children and families at the festival.
- Manhattan Taiko Partner — Collaborates on a performance combining taiko drumming, shamisen music, and Japanese folk dance at the festival.
- Municipal Invitational A Partner — Participating team in the 2024 dragon boat race.
- NY Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Center Partner — Provides a kung fu demonstration performance at the festival.
- Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. Partner — Represented by team member Joseph Lau in organizing the festival.
- USDBOC Partner — Co-organized mixed dragon boat races with USDBOC, including events advancing to Final A and Final B.
- Wan Chi Ming Hung Gar Institute Partner — Provides the dragon dance performance for the festival's opening ceremonies.
- Wan Development Group Partner — Represented by team member Henry Wan in organizing the festival.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Collaborative Community Organizing Modelmethodology: collaborative_organizingBy relying on a collaborative network of individuals and organizations to plan and execute the festival, the organization strengthens community ownership and logistical capacity, because shared responsibility enhances sustainability and local investment.
- Cultural Celebration as Multicultural Inclusionmethodology: cultural-celebrationBy combining dragon boat racing with diverse cultural programming and large-scale public celebration, the organization promotes inclusivity and broad community participation, because shared cultural experiences foster cross-cultural understanding and collective belonging.