Tamizdat Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311614268
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
7182540022
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$144,530
Expenses
$110,568
Assets
$59,336

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATTHEW COVEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MADELINE GOMEZ (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MATTHEW COVEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ALI SACHEDINA (SECRETARY)
  • MARISSA MANDEL (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized exclusively for the purpose of encouraging and facilitating the performance and dissemination of innovative foreign music and art in the united states.

What it reported doing in 2024

Line 28: tamizdat provides support services to the field in the area of cultural mobility and cultural exchange, including providing pro bono legal assistance to the international cultural sector, petitioner assistance to international artists, legal research and policy guidance to the domestic cultural sector, legal compliance best practices outreach and education to the cultural sector, and we also co-manage the safe havens incubator for musicians, a professional residency and mentorship program for international musicians who are at risk.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.5%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $99K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.