NonprofitsBidoun Projects Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Bidoun Projects Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$991K

Total expenses

$306K

Net assets

$718K

Grants received

$1.1M

16 grants

EIN

272832354

Tax year

2024

Mission

Bidoun projects is a publishing and curatorial initiative whose aim is to (con't on schedule o) 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 23,000 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.

Programs

2 programs

Solidarity micrograntsbidoun administered microgrants to artists, writers, and curators who have experienced serious economic hardship and professional censorship due to their anti-war stance in the context of the israeli-palestinian conflict. Microgrants were issued to 12 individuals from 3 different countries identified from over 100 unique grant request submissions.

Expenses: $68KGrants: $68K

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.

Expenses: $19K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$990K
Program service revenue$200
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$991K

Expenses

Grants paid$68K
Salaries & benefits$137K
Fundraising$29K
Other expenses$101K
Total expenses$306K
Total assets$722K
Net assets$718K

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

NEGAR AZIMI

SECRETARY/SENIOR EDITOR

Board

$46K

20 hrs/wk

AARTHI BELANI

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA FARJAM

DIRECTOR/FOUNDING EDITOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANA FAROUKI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GLENN LOWRY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHIRIN NESHAT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BURKHARD P VARNHOLT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KAMBIZ SHAHBAZI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LUIZA TEXEIRA DE FREITAS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PEDRO BARBOSA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARIA SUKKAR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 16 of 16

FromAmountPurposeYear
$750K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$30K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2023
$30K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2022
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$50K
GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING PUBLISHING OPERATIONS AUGUST 1 2020-JULY 30, 2022
2021
$5K
BOARD DISCRETIONARY GRANT IN SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS FOR GLENN LOWRY
2021
$50K
Core support for a publication on the late Lebanes Lebanese writer, curator, and artist Nicolas Moufarrege
2020
$50K
GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ONGOING PUBLISHING OPERATIONS AUGUST 1 2020-JULY 30, 2022
2020
$38K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2020
$5K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2020
$5K
BOARD DISCRETIONARY GRANT IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$38K
PROGRAM SUPPORT (OVER 2 YEARS)
2019
$10K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2018
$15K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$1.1M from 8 funders · 16 grants · 2017–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$750K · 1 grant · 2024

The Andy Warhol Foundation For The

$135K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

$110K · 4 grants · 2020–2021

The Ford Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$22K · 2 grants · 2017–2022

Shulamit Nazarian Foundation

$15K · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Kettering Family Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2024

The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2024

Details

EIN272832354
NTEE codeA23
Subsection03
Ruling date2011-09
Formed2010
Employees2
Volunteers10
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