2025-11-10T14:22:55-06:00 2024-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-01-01 272832354 BIDOUN PROJECTS INC BIDO 2124750123 144 N 7TH STREET 501 BROOKLYN NY 11249 NEGAR AZIMI SECRETARY 2124750123 2025-11-06 1 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NEGAR AZIMI 144 N 7TH STREET 501 BROOKLYN NY 11249 990695 0 X BIDOUN.ORG X 2010 NY 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. 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THE PROGRAM OFFERS ONE-TIME MICRO-GRANTS TO SUPPORT RECIPIENTS' ARTISTIC OR CREATIVE PRACTICE AND LIVING EXPENSES DURING PERIODS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS. RECIPIENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 1. BE AN ARTIST, WRITER, OR CURATOR ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CREATIVE PRACTICE 2. DEMONSTRATE SERIOUS ECONOMIC NEED RESULTING FROM PROFESSIONAL CONSEQUENCES 3. HAVE EXPERIENCED CENSORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL RETALIATION, OR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR SUPPORT OF ANTI-WAR POSITIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT RECIPIENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY BIDOUN'S EDITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM BASED ON DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND CENSORSHIP INCIDENTS. METHOD OF SELECTION: BIDOUN CONDUCTED DIRECT OUTREACH AND ACCEPTED REFERRALS FROM TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR. EACH POTENTIAL RECIPIENT WAS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE: - DOCUMENTATION OF THE CENSORSHIP INCIDENT (EMAILS, TERMINATED CONTRACTS, OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS) - A CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE OF EVENTS - ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT (LOST WAGES, CANCELLED CONTRACTS, QUANTIFIABLE LOSSES) - ADDITIONAL CONTEXT DEMONSTRATING THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF THE INCIDENT APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED BY BIDOUN'S LEADERSHIP ON A ROLLING BASIS AND ALLOCATED DURING THE FY2024 AND FY2025. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM WITH NO FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AND REQUIRE RETURN OF FUNDS IF A RECIPIENT IS FOUND TO HAVE MISREPRESENTED THEIR ELIGIBILITY OR USED FUNDS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT. RECIPIENTS MAY VOLUNTARILY ACKNOWLEDGE BIDOUN'S SUPPORT BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. ALL VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY RECIPIENTS IN THEIR WORK DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF BIDOUN. 1 PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN SERIOUS ECONOMIC NEED 8 48000 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT PROGRAM NAME: SOLIDARITY MICROGRANT PROGRAM PURPOSE OF GRANT PROGRAM: THE SOLIDARITY MICROGRANT PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND CURATORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SERIOUS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL CENSORSHIP DUE TO THEIR ANTI-WAR STANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS ONE-TIME MICRO-GRANTS TO SUPPORT RECIPIENTS' ARTISTIC OR CREATIVE PRACTICE AND LIVING EXPENSES DURING PERIODS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS. RECIPIENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 1. BE AN ARTIST, WRITER, OR CURATOR ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CREATIVE PRACTICE 2. DEMONSTRATE SERIOUS ECONOMIC NEED RESULTING FROM PROFESSIONAL CONSEQUENCES 3. HAVE EXPERIENCED CENSORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL RETALIATION, OR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THEIR SUPPORT OF ANTI-WAR POSITIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT RECIPIENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED BY BIDOUN'S EDITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM BASED ON DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND CENSORSHIP INCIDENTS. METHOD OF SELECTION: BIDOUN CONDUCTED DIRECT OUTREACH AND ACCEPTED REFERRALS FROM TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR. EACH POTENTIAL RECIPIENT WAS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE: - DOCUMENTATION OF THE CENSORSHIP INCIDENT (EMAILS, TERMINATED CONTRACTS, OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS) - A CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE OF EVENTS - ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT (LOST WAGES, CANCELLED CONTRACTS, QUANTIFIABLE LOSSES) - ADDITIONAL CONTEXT DEMONSTRATING THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF THE INCIDENT APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED BY BIDOUN'S LEADERSHIP ON A ROLLING BASIS AND ALLOCATED DURING THE FY2024 AND FY2025. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM WITH NO FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AND REQUIRE RETURN OF FUNDS IF A RECIPIENT IS FOUND TO HAVE MISREPRESENTED THEIR ELIGIBILITY OR USED FUNDS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT. RECIPIENTS MAY VOLUNTARILY ACKNOWLEDGE BIDOUN'S SUPPORT BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. ALL VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY RECIPIENTS IN THEIR WORK DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF BIDOUN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE SENIOR EDITOR AND BOOKKEEPER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.