"According to IRS data, People of Parkside Sunset, the nonprofit of which District 4 supervisor hopeful Albert Chow serves as president, has not filed tax returns since 2019. On both the IRS tax exempt organization search and Pro Publica's nonprofit explorer, People of Parkside Sunset does not register as having filed tax returns for six years. The SF OpenData website records the nonprofit receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds during this time period."
"Chow acknowledged that the nonprofit - which goes by the acronym POPS and is also known as the Taraval Parkside Merchants Association - has not always filed its federal returns. "POPS did file previously but also skipped a few years too, that is my fault," he texted Mission Local. "I plain forgot. It was brought to my attention and I'm going to ask my accountant to get me those missing filings done.""
IRS data show People of Parkside Sunset, a nonprofit led by Albert Chow, has not filed federal tax returns since 2019. Both the IRS tax-exempt organization search and ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer list no filings for six years. San Francisco OpenData shows at least $440,000 in city funds paid to the nonprofit during that period. Chow acknowledged POPS did not always file federal returns, texted that he 'plain forgot,' and said he would ask his accountant to complete missing filings. Chow said POPS filed some returns in recent years but could not provide proof. POPS, founded over 60 years ago, organizes merchant events and community festivals.
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