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.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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-EZ
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
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $812K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$121K
+48% vs prior year
Net assets
$33K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$121K
FY2023▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$991K
Expenses
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FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$171K
FY2022$161K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$306K
Net assets
$33K
FY2023▼ -65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$718K

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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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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990-EZ; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Senior Editor
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Founding Editor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Publishes an avant-garde magazine and curates events exploring Middle Eastern arts and culture.

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3 programs · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$78Kprogram expense
02

Meriem benanni publicationbidoun printed and published the first monograph on the work of the morracan artist meriem benanni. This included the commissioning and editing of 9 conversations about the artists work as well as 4 newly commissioned long-form essays.

$26Kprogram 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.

$7Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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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 FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$121K
Other income$121K
Owns and owes
$33K
net assets
Liabilities$7K
People
10
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$121K
Total revenue$121K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$33K
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers7
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $991K$306K$685K$718K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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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III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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