The specific and primary purpose of nora inc. is to engage in educational and charitable activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, including, but not limited to, (a) educating the public about Zimbabwean art and culture, stereotypes regarding Africa and the Black performing body, and the pernicious history and legacy of colonialism (the ?Educational Purposes?), and (b) providing charitable services to artists throughout the world, including in Harare, Zimbabwe, via a female-run cultural space.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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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
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$671K
Spent
$399K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$277K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2023.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $351K Management & general 12% · $48K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$28,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nora Chipaumire’s $28K as President is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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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

Programs and updates

Educates the public on Zimbabwean art and culture, and supports global artists through a female-run cultural space.

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3 programs · $351K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The nora chipaumire nhereraHUB is a female-run cultural space in Zimbabwe offering creative people a safe and vibrant place to explore aesthetic processes of thinking accessed with and through the body.

$117Kprogram expense
02

DAMBUDZO is a new anti-genre work by nora chipaumire exploring colonial legacies and the revolutionary potential of performance. Combining sound, painting, sculpture, and embodied performance, it takes audiences through an immersive experience of resistance and awakening. It premiered in Vienna in 2024 and will tour the U.S.

$117Kprogram expense
03

International Artistic Engagements and Research Development

In Fall 2024, nora chipaumire engaged in multiple public dialogues and research-based activities aligned with the values of nora inc. She was a guest speaker at Performance Space New York during Bintou Demb?l??s Palabre/s en mode marron convening, and led workshops at ?cole des Sables in Dakar and with Aerowaves/Moving Borders in Dublin.

$117Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$359K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$351K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$359K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
SavingsLn 2$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$5K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$3K
Net assetsLn 32$5K$277K
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$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$65K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$943
Information technologyLn 14$977$977
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$35K$4K
TravelLn 17$93K$93K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$89K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K$351K$48K$0

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YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $671K$399K$272K$277K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $670,726 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,020$311,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20$359,474
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,040$670,726
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$37,680
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$361,322
I-18 Total expenses$399,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,040$271,724
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,726 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$311,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$311,252
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $359,474$359,474
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-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $359,474$670,726
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,002 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 recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,500$35,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,180$2,180
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,260$18,260
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,601 · Management $23,867$88,468
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,487 · Management $943$9,430
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $977$977
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,013 · Management $3,890$38,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $93,299$93,299
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 amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,556$88,556
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,429$23,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $351,065 · Management $47,937 · Fundraising $0$399,002
Part X · Balance sheet $280,118 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,035$120,115
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$160,003
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,035$280,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,359
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,359
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,035$276,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,035$276,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,035$280,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $276,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,726
XI-2 Total expenses$399,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$271,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$276,759

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