BIDOUN PROJECTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
BIDOUN PROJECTS INC (EIN 27-2832354)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-10
IRS object ID
202133149349202813
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-10T14:22:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272832354EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BIDOUN PROJECTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBIDOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124750123PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1144 N 7TH STREET 501AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11249ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNEGAR AZIMIPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124750123PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstNEGARPersonFirstNm
Person LastAZIMIPersonLastNm
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SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonLAUREN CRESCIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01268493PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressBIDOUN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$186,053GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$185,288ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$765ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$186,053TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$83,062SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$8,068FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$8,664OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$62,485OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$162,279TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$23,774ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$91,206NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$114,980NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,667BOYAmt
EOY$133,231EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$93,667BOYAmt
EOY$133,231EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,461BOYAmt
EOY$18,251EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,206BOYAmt
EOY$114,980EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeBIDOUN 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 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.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
BIDOUN.ORGBIDOUN.ORG IS THE COMPREHENSIVE ARCHIVAL WEBSITE AND PUBLISHING PLATFORM FOR BIDOUN MAGAZINE. COMPRISED OF 6,039 IMAGES, 1071 ARTICLES, 512 AUTHORS AND 29 ISSUES, BIDOUN.ORG PRESENTS 10 YEARS OF THE PRINT MAGAZINE IN A DIGITAL ARCHIVE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE. IN ADDITION, NEWLY COMMISSIONED LONG-FORM ARTICLES, TRANSLATIONS, AND ARTIST PROJECTS WERE PUBLISHED ON THE PLATFORM THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR ON A MONTHLY BASIS REACHING OVER 23,000 UNIQUE VIEWERS ONLINE AND OVER 15,000 FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA$0$97,856
REZA ABDOH MONOGRAPHPRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXHIBITIONS HELD AT PS.1 AND KW INSTITUTE, BIDOUN CONCLUDED THE PRINTING AND DISSEMINATION OF A 544 PAGE MONOGRAPH ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF ARTIST AND THEATER DIRECTOR REZA ABDOH, CO-PUBLISHED WITH HATJE CANTZ. THE MONOGRAPH IS COMPRISED OF AN EXTENSIVE 40,000 WORD ORAL HISTORY WITH ABDOH'S THEATRE COMPANY, REPRODUCED SCRIPTS, PRESS EXCEPRTS, EPHEMERA, PRODUCTION AND STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS 6 NEWLY COMMISSIONED LONG-FORM ESSAYS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF REZA ABDOH.$0$25,640
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$123,496TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
NEGAR AZIMI
SECRETARY/SENIOR EDITOR20.00$18,000$12,045$0
LISA FARJAM
DIRECTOR/FOUNDING EDITOR1.00$0$0$0
AARTHI BELANI
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
DANA FAROUKI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
SHIRIN NESHAT
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
BURKHARD P VARNHOLT
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
GLENN LOWRY
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
KAMBIZ SHAHBAZI
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEN TEARBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1462 VAN BUREN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11221ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2124750123PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$144,444CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$246,877CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$188,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185,288CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$831,927TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$246,877CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$188,190CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185,288CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$831,927TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$282,882SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$549,045PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$2,639TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$834,566TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$51,962GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65790PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71030PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,841. DESCRIPTION: SHIPPING. AMOUNT: 3,295. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 929. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 350. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 853. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 150. DESCRIPTION: FEES AND BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 2,499. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 12,752. DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 35,053. DESCRIPTION: EVENT PROGRAMMING FEES. AMOUNT: 3,763. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 62,485.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,461. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,851. DESCRIPTION: LOANS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,400.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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