Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Publishes an avant-garde magazine and curates events exploring Middle Eastern arts and culture.
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BIDOUN.ORGBIDOUN.ORG is the comprehensive archival website and publishing platform for bidoun magazine. Comprised of 6,039 images, 1071 articles, 512 authors and 29 issues, BIDOUN.ORG presents 10 years of the print magazine in a digital archive made available online for free.
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.
Meriem benanni publicationbidoun conducted editorial and design work towardsproducing the first monograph on the work of the morracan artist meriembenanni (to be published late 2022). This included the commissioningand editing of 9 conversations about the artists work as well as 4NEWLY commissioned long-form essays.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $133K | $176K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $446 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $133K | $177K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $18K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $115K | $175K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $33K | $28K | $2K | $2K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $43K | $34K | $4K | $4K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $12K | $10K | $1K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $5K | $4K | $478 | $478 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2K | $2K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $875 | $875 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $999 | $999 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $11K | $11K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $804 | $804 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $50 | $40 | $5 | $5 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $5K | $566 | $566 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $52K | $47K | $5K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $300 | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $171K | $142K | $18K | $11K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $991K | $306K | $685K | $718K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $121K | $33K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 | $82K | $161K | −$80K | $95K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $231K | $171K | $60K | $175K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $186K | $115K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $230,889 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,889 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,953 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $176,814 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $174,916 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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