Culturingua's mission is to cultivate, promote, and preserve Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian (MENASA) cultural, linguistic, and artistic heritage to invest in human, community, and economic development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$186K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$186K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $998K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$934K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$817K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$581K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$934K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$681K
Expenses
$817K
FY2023▲ +110%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$126K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$712K
Net assets
$581K
FY2023▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$553K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $663K Management & general 18% · $144K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $186K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$105,720Pt VII · Sec A
$80,028Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

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

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes and preserves Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian heritage for community development.

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3 programs · $663K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community & Economic Development

Focus on increasing wealthbuilding for low-income residents and creating a vibrant, connected community in the greater Medical Center in Northwest San Antonio. Culturingua supported 49 Afghan women to build sewing and financial literacy skills whilst reducing social isolation and supported 12 immigrants to learn animal husbandry and…

$374Kprogram expense
02

Youth Development

In the Virtual Exchange, Culturingua brought together high school students from its partner schools around the globe to work together to develop a solution for global issues. 230 students participated in 2023: 130 at various San Antonio ISD schools and 100 in Libya.

$250Kprogram expense
03

Policy, Advocacy, and Civic Engagement

Culturingua launched a grassroots advocacy effort to support the creation of a Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) race and ethnicity category. Culturingua enabled 351 individuals and 6 institutions in Bexar County to submit public comment to the Federal Office of Management and Budget in support of the proposed separate MENA race &…

$39Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$934K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$535
Money outPt IX
$817K
Ln 25
Programscol B$663K
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$581K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Government grantsLn 1e$244K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$535
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$934K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$401K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$401K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$581K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$401K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$542K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$463K$581K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$12K$12K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$152K$31K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$278K$57K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$17K$4K$345
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$35K$7K$702
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$5K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$39K$31K$30
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$491$338$153
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$392
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$23K$2K$283
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$549$104
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$911
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$67K$2K$144
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$817K$663K$144K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $681K$712K−$31K$553K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $934K$817K$117K$581K 990 PDF
FY2022 $733K$389K$344K$463K 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$126K$124K$119K 990 PDF
FY2020 $76K−$5K 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 $933,869 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $724,923$898,697
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,748$34,637
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $939$535
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $732,610$933,869
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,143$11,770
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $251,277$589,630
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,114$215,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $388,534$817,313
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $344,076$116,556
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $933,869 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,145 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$243,891
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$654,806
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$898,697
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,492$33,492
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $535$535
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,172$933,869
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $817,313 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $11,770$11,770
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,728 · Management $30,978 · Fundraising $3,042$185,748
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $277,694 · Management $56,697 · Fundraising $5,567$339,958
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,220 · Management $3,516 · Fundraising $345$21,081
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,996 · Management $7,145 · Fundraising $702$42,843
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,631 · Management $6,204$13,835
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,703 · Management $3,823$8,526
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,827 · Management $30,642 · Fundraising $30$69,499
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $338 · Management $153$491
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,694 · Management $392$2,086
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,201 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $283$25,116
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,209 · Management $549 · Fundraising $104$14,862
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,558 · Management $911$12,469
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,334 · Management $1,551 · Fundraising $144$69,029
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $662,903 · Management $144,193 · Fundraising $10,217$817,313
Part X · Balance sheet $662,046 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,373$400,925
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,037$156,840
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,153$98,647
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,592$5,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $542,155$662,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,621$35,320
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,386$45,830
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,007$81,150
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $307,668$404,967
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $155,480$175,929
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $463,148$580,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $542,155$662,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $580,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$933,869
XI-2 Total expenses$817,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,556
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$463,148
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,192
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$580,896

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