Culturingua EIN 84-1940407

Culturingua

EIN  84-1940407 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes and preserves Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian heritage for community development.
Leadership
Nader Mehdawi · Co-Ex. Director · $148K
Money in and out
$681K revenue, $712K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Promotes and preserves Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian heritage for community development. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $681K in revenue, $712K in expenses, and $553K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$681K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$712K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$553K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -44% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -136% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$681K
FY2024▼ -27%
Expenses
$712K
FY2024▼ -13%
Total assets
$584K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2024▼ -61%
Total revenue
$681K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$712K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$553K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$584K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Arts and Culture

Documented cultural significance of Silk Road Cultural Heritage District, which was formally recognized by City of San Antonio in Dec. 2024. Documented oral histories of 2 Silk Road businesses for San Antonio Legacy Business Program.

$362Kprogram expense
02

Arts and Culture

Documented cultural significance of Silk Road Cultural Heritage District, which was formally recognized by City of San Antonio in Dec. 2024. Documented oral histories of 2 Silk Road businesses for San Antonio Legacy Business Program.

$362Kprogram expense
03

Art-Based Small Business

Support art-based entrepreneurs and small business owners in and around the Silk Road Cultural Heritage District. Supported 168 individuals to either start art-based businesses or improve employment skills at art-based businesses in the cultural textile and culinary industries. 4 individuals legally incorporated their business.

$174Kprogram expense
04

Art-Based Small Business

Support art-based entrepreneurs and small business owners in and around the Silk Road Cultural Heritage District. Supported 168 individuals to either start art-based businesses or improve employment skills at art-based businesses in the cultural textile and culinary industries. 4 individuals legally incorporated their business.

$174Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCulturingua
EINHdr · item D84-1940407
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.culturingua.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Ex. Director
$148,155Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Ex. Director
$148,155Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Ex. Director
$134,306Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Ex. Director
$134,306Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nader Mehdawi$148,155$80,028$56,845$20,565
Nadia Mavrakis$134,306$105,720$67,654$28,468
Nadia Mavrakis$20,482
Nader Mehdawi$13,456

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$677K
Program service revenue$2K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$189K
Total revenueLn 12$681K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.00
Program services83%$594K
Management & general17%$118K
Fundraising$44
Total functional expensesLn 25$712K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$198K
Total assetsLn 16$584K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$553K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $198K · Operating expenses/yr $712K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $594K · Total expenses $712K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $118K · Total expenses $712K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $44 · Total expenses $712K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $554K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $677K · Total revenue $681K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $189K · Total revenue $681K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $681K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $681K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $712K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $681K · Prior year $934K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $76K · FY2024 $681K
+73%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $553K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $681K · Expenses $712K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $584K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $553K · Total assets $584K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $584K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nader Mehdawi · Reported title Co-Ex. Director · Highest reported compensation $148K · Total expenses $712K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $472K · Total expenses $712K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -27%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$681K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$934K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$733K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$76K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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