Bidoun Projects is a publishing and curatorial initiative whose aim is to present new and unexpected ideas about middle eastern arts and culture. Bidoun produces an avant-garde magazine that combines elements of an art magazine and literary journal. IT is circulated to approximately 4,500 individuals and institutions, and more than 18,000 readers view the material via our website, newsletters and social media feeds. Our contributors include artists, writers, activists, filmmakers and entrepreneurs from across the globe and our curatorial activities take form as exhibitions, film screenings, lectures and book launches.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $222K a year · 51% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $812K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$991K
+717% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$718K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$991K
FY2024▲ +717%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$991K
Expenses
$306K
FY2024▲ +89%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$171K
FY2022$161K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$306K
Net assets
$718K
FY2024▲ ×22
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$718K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $180K Management & general 31% · $96K Fundraising 10% · $29K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Senior Editor
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Founding Editor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Negar Azimi’s $46K as Secretary/Senior Editor is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Negar Azimi$46,000$15,000$22,000$21,000$18,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Publishes an avant-garde magazine and curates events exploring Middle Eastern arts and culture.

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3 programs · $180K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

BIDOUN.ORGBIDOUN.ORG is the comprehensive archival website and publishing platform for bidoun magazine. Comprised of 6,039 images, 1,071 articles, 512 authors and 29 issues, BIDOUN.ORG presents 10 years of the print magazine in a digital archive made available online for free.

$94Kprogram expense
02

Solidarity micrograntsbidoun administered microgrants to artists, writers, and curators who have experienced serious economic hardship and professional censorship due to their anti-war stance in the context of the israeli-palestinian conflict.

$68Kprogram expense
03

Nicolas moufarrege publicationbidoun conducted research and planning for a forthcominglarge-scale monograph on the life and work of artist nicolasmoufarrege. This included editorial and scholarly research, thecommissioning of long-form essays, editorial photography anddocumentation of archival works.

$19Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$812K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $48K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$991K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$990K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$718K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$715K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$990K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200
Total revenueLn 12$991K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$718K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$41K$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$718K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K$48K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$36K$3K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$2K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$680$139$416$125
OccupancyLn 16$15K$3K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$862$3K$776
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$688$688
InsuranceLn 23$3K$638$2K$574
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$13K$4K$411
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$180K$96K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $991K$306K$685K$718K 990 PDF
FY2023 $121K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 $82K$161K−$80K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$171K$60K$175K 990 PDF
FY2020 $186K$115K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $990,695 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,103$990,495
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,224$200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $121,327$990,695
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$67,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $99,981$136,714
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,094$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,342$101,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,417$305,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,090$685,022
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $990,695 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$990,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$990,495
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $200$200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$990,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,673 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $19,500$19,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,816 · Management $2,582 · Fundraising $23,234$61,632
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $52,000$52,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $15,633$15,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,524 · Management $4,554 · Fundraising $1,371$7,449
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,508$2,508
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,202$1,202
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $139 · Management $416 · Fundraising $125$680
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,010 · Management $8,997 · Fundraising $2,709$14,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $862 · Management $2,575 · Fundraising $776$4,213
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $688$688
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $638 · Management $1,906 · Fundraising $574$3,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,868$56,868
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,871 · Management $4,184 · Fundraising $411$17,466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,430 · Management $96,043 · Fundraising $29,200$305,673
Part X · Balance sheet $722,085 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,420$114,505
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$600,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,870$1,604
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300$5,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,590$722,085
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,384$3,857
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,384$3,857
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,206$718,228
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,206$718,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,590$722,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $718,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$990,695
XI-2 Total expenses$305,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$685,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,206
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$718,228

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