2014-11-17T13:34:46-06:00 2013-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2013-01-01 272832354 BIDOUN PROJECTS INC BIDO 2124750123 144 N 7TH STREET 501 BROOKLYN NY 11249 NEGAR AZIMI SECRETARY 2124750123 2014-11-13 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z NEGAR AZIMI 144 N 7TH STREET 501 BROOKLYN NY 11249 210045 0 X BIDOUN.ORG X 2010 NY TO CREATE A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR THE EXCHANGE AND DEBATE OF NEW AND UNEXPECTED IDEAS ABOUT MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE FROM AND OF THE MIDDLE EAST. TO ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES THROUGH RESEARCH, REPORTORIAL, VISUAL, CURATORIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS TO RECONSIDER A REGION TOO OFTEN PRESENTED IN A ONE-DIMENSIONAL MANNER. 9 9 4 4 20116 0 386330 167685 49488 36265 0 0 3426 6095 439244 210045 0 0 0 0 282766 84308 0 0 31442 279389 157229 562155 241537 -122911 -31492 172411 132981 28562 20624 143849 112357 X BIDOUN PROJECTS, INC. ("BIDOUN") IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION FALLS IN THREE PRIMARY AREAS: PUBLISHING A QUARTERLY AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CURATORIAL PROJECTS. BIDOUN WAS FORMED IN 2010 AND TOOK OVER FOR ANOTHER ENTITY THAT STARTED IN 2004. BIDOUN'S PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED A RANGE OF PURSUITS: EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST COMMISSIONS, TALKS, TOURS, PERFORMANCES, BOOKS, AN ITINERANT LIBRARY AND AN ONLINE ARCHIVE OF AVANT-GARDE MEDIA. BIDOUN HAS FILLED A GAPING HOLE IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST, PIONEERING A DISTINCTIVE VOICE THAT IS INTELLIGENT, CRITICAL AND ORIGINAL. BIDOUN SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR NEW QUESTIONS, IMAGES AND IDEAS ABOUT THE MIDDLEEAST. 0 0 159640 22244 BIDOUN PROJECTS PRODUCES AN AVANT-GARDE MAGAZINE COMBINING ELEMENTS OF AN ART MAGAZINE AND LITERARY JOURNAL. THE AIM OF THE PUBLICATION IS TO PRESENT NEW AND UNEXPECTED IDEAS ABOUT MIDDLE EASTERN ARTS AND CULTURE. IT IS CIRCULATED TO APPROXIMATELY 4,500 INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS, WITH MORE THAN 18,000 READERS VIEWING THE MATERIAL VIA OUR WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS. OUR CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE AVANT-GARDE ARTISTS, WRITERS, ACTIVISTS, FILMMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN 2013, WE PRODUCED ONE MAGAZINE BUILT AROUND THE THEME OF "INTERVIEWS."MIDDLE EAST MODERNITIES PROJECT:THE MIDDLE EAST MODERNITIES PROJECT IS AN UMBRELLA FOR A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THAT AIM TO UNEARTH, CONSERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE PIECES OF THE MIDDLE EAST'S MODERN HISTORY. THE THREE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST MODERNITIES PROJECT ARE: BUBUWEB, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN BIDOUN PROJECTS AND THE AWARD-WINNING WEB PORTAL UBUWEB; NEW ITERATIONS OF BIDOUN'S SIGNATURE CURATORIAL INITIATIVE, THE BIDOUN LIBRARY PROJECT, AN ITINERANT LIBRARY AVAILABLE FOR TEMPORARY LOAN TO CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD; AND A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM FOR THE MAGAZINE THAT WILL FOCUS ON A SPECIAL THEMATIC ISSUE AND FEATURES FOR SELECTED ISSUES OF THE MAGAZINE BASED ON THE COMMISSIONED RESEARCH AND ORIGINAL WRITING ABOUT THE MODERN CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE REGION.OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING BOOK LAUNCHES AND RELATED EVENTS. 159640 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY X BEN TEAR 2124750123 47 ORCHARD STREET NEW YORK NY 10002 LISA FARJAM DIRECTOR/FOUNDING EDITOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEGAR AZIMI SECRETARY/SENIOR EDITOR 40.00 X X 19500 0 0 COCO FERGUSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARTHI BELANI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA FAROUKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRIN NESHAT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANA SADIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BURKHARD P VARNHOLT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEENA WAGSTAFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 19500 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 38516 129169 167685 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 20116 20116 MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION 511120 16149 16149 36265 0 38516 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 6095 6095 6095 210045 22244 20116 0 19500 13650 2925 2925 61551 43085 9233 9233 3257 2281 488 488 15657 15657 16750 4820 10130 1800 1110 776 167 167 15186 11046 2329 1811 14244 9970 2137 2137 5683 3979 852 852 6642 4649 997 996 32408 22686 4861 4861 PRODUCTION AND PRINTING 37748 37748 INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS 5493 5493 MISCELLANEOUS 4526 3168 679 679 EVENT PROGRAMMING 1782 1782 0 0 241537 159640 50455 31442 65702 111350 70000 41557 19926 28273 21631 8436 0 172411 132981 7062 6357 21500 14267 28562 20624 X 66549 112357 77300 0 143849 112357 172411 132981 -31492 0 X 0 0 0 X 100000 777245 386330 167685 1431260 100000 777245 386330 167685 1431260 383501 1047759 3426 6095 9521 1440781 155295 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11999 7200 4799 340 204 136 29218 12522 16696 21631 PSTA AUCTION 38516 38516 38516 38516 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, BOOKKEEPER AND SENIOR STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.