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Curationist Foundation Inc

Mhz Networks
  • Richmond, VA
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 2014
  • EIN: 27-4529328

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Television (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.58M (2024)

Expenses
$1.62M (2024)

Total Assets
$6.06M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$196k (2024)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,581,317
Expenses
$1,620,573
Net Income
-$39,256
Net Assets
$5,861,611
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $124
0.0%
Program Services $45,000
2.8%
Investment Income $100,430
6.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,435,763
90.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,890
6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $40,619
2.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,057,634
Total Liabilities $196,023
Net Assets $5,861,611
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amy Sawyer (Chief Of Staff) $117,918 $0 $0
Amanda Figueroa (Platform Director) $107,565 $0 $0
Christian Dawson (Executive Director) $81,600 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $6,140 $0 $0
Dr Manu Samriti Chander (Chair/Treasurer) $2,000 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $2,000 $0 $0
Daniel Stackhouse (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $1,500 $0 $0
Ben Hall (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $500 $0 $0
Kelly Doyle Kim (Board Member) $500 $0 $0
Robin Garcia (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $500 $0 $0
Evelin Heidel (Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Carl (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $0 $0 $0
Russ Broomell (Board Member (Left In Fy24)) $0 $0 $0
Jennryn Wetzler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$411,468
Expenses
$1,515,818
Net Income
-$1,104,350
Net Assets
$5,577,486
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11
0.0%
Program Services $45,000
10.9%
Investment Income $52,786
12.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $313,666
76.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $132,690
8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $106,512
7.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,858,851
Total Liabilities $281,365
Net Assets $5,577,486
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Christian Dawson (Executive Director) $147,900 $0 $0
Amy Sawyer (Chief Of Staff) $124,388 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Board Member) $2,500 $2,000 $0
Kevin Karjala (Vice Chair (Left 07/2023)) $2,000 $2,000 $0
Agnieszka Chalas (Board Member (Left 07/2023)) $2,000 $0 $0
Dr Manu Samriti Chander (Chair/Treasurer) $1,500 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Board Member) $1,500 $0 $0
Ben Hall (Board Member) $1,000 $0 $0
Daniel Stackhouse (Board Member) $1,000 $2,000 $0
Jeffrey Carl (Board Member) $1,000 $2,000 $0
Russ Broomell (Board Member) $1,000 $2,000 $0
Evelin Heidel (Vice Chair/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Doyle Kim (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robin Garcia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$30,077
Expenses
$1,629,475
Net Income
-$1,599,398
Net Assets
$6,311,161
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,868
6.2%
Program Services $30,000
99.7%
Investment Income $39,556
> 100%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$41,347
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,250
6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $71,417
4.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $109,911
6.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,414,845
Total Liabilities $103,684
Net Assets $6,311,161
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Virginia Poundstone (Dir Of Product & Content,) $135,000 $0 $0
Christian Dawson (Executive Director) $59,250 $11,263 $0
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $2,000 $0 $2,000
Kevin Karjala (Vice Chair) $2,000 $2,000 $0
Ben Hall (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Manu Samriti Chander (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Agnieszka Chalas (Board Member) $1,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$30,489
Expenses
$1,186,092
Net Income
-$1,155,603
Net Assets
$8,203,940
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $29,910
98.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $579
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $73,860
6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $135,000
11.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,367,744
Total Liabilities $163,804
Net Assets $8,203,940
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Virginia Poundstone (Dir Of Product & Content, Curationist) $135,000 $0 $7,920
Christian Dawson (Executive Director) $47,775 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $2,000 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Vice Chair) $2,000 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Ben Hall (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Agnieszka Chalas (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Manu Samriti Chander (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 19, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,017,039
Expenses
$1,008,713
Net Income
$8,326
Net Assets
$5,408,142
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,416
1.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $381
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,000,000
98.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,242
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $135,000
13.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,566,137
Total Liabilities $157,995
Net Assets $5,408,142
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Virginia Poundstone (Content Curation Dir, Cura) $135,777 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $2,000 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Director) $2,000 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Director) $2,000 $0 $0
Ben Hall (Director) $2,000 $0 $0
Agnieszka Chalas (Director) $2,000 $0 $0
Manu Chandler (Director) $2,000 $0 $0
Christian Dawson See Sched O (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,002,437
Expenses
$1,131,315
Net Income
-$128,878
Net Assets
$5,460,697
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $23
0.0%
Program Services $1,000,000
99.8%
Investment Income $2,312
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $102
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $10,500
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $149,604
13.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,525,282
Total Liabilities $64,585
Net Assets $5,460,697
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Virginia Poundstone (Content Curation Dir, Curationist) $135,777 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $1,000 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Director) $1,000 $0 $0
Garrett Graddy Lovelace (Director (Until 7/2019)) $1,000 $0 $0
William Combs (Director (Until 10/2018)) $1,000 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Director) $500 $0 $0
Ben Hall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Agnieszka Chalas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Dawson See Sched O (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 4, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,235,482
Expenses
$800,570
Net Income
$434,912
Net Assets
$5,589,575
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34
0.0%
Program Services $1,230,170
99.6%
Investment Income $2,278
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,000
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,615,548
Total Liabilities $25,973
Net Assets $5,589,575
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Casey Rea (Director) $0 $0 $0
Garrett Graddy Lovelace (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Combs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Dawson See Sched O (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,991,174
Expenses
$707,027
Net Income
$1,284,147
Net Assets
$5,154,663
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $39
0.0%
Program Services $1,985,135
99.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $6,000
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,296,776
Total Liabilities $142,113
Net Assets $5,154,663
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Benjamin Rees (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Combs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Garrett Graddy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marcie Crim (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Dawson (Executive Director (See Sch. O)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$102,364
Expenses
$253,694
Net Income
-$151,330
Net Assets
$3,870,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9
0.0%
Program Services $96,690
94.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,500
1.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,165
4.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,966,935
Total Liabilities $96,419
Net Assets $3,870,516

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,657,782
Expenses
$2,732,454
Net Income
-$1,074,672
Net Assets
$5,468,590
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17
0.0%
Program Services $1,267,569
76.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $5,750
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $384,446
23.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $490,261
17.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,469,088
Total Liabilities $498
Net Assets $5,468,590

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,776,176
Expenses
$7,888,977
Net Income
-$2,112,801
Net Assets
$6,725,762
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,069
0.9%
Program Services $3,644,200
63.1%
Investment Income $322,646
5.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,450
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$60,711
Net Inventory Sales $1,817,522
31.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $265,202
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,007,680
25.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,705,679
Total Liabilities $1,979,917
Net Assets $6,725,762
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frederick Thomas (President & Ceo) $137,284 $0 $12,303
Lisa Murphy (Director Of Accounting & Treasurer) $67,095 $0 $558
Nigeen Sadozai (Admin. Coordinator & Secretary) $38,254 $0 $339
Amy Talley (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dana Cole (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jim Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Snead (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Lawson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Combs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Karjala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Debbie Mintz Brodsky (Director) $0 $0 $0
Benjamin Rees (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,736,358
Expenses
$2,987,502
Net Income
$8,748,856
Net Assets
$8,807,290
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,415,743
80.2%
Program Services $1,591,999
13.6%
Investment Income $6,189
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,725
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $718,702
6.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $250,030
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $703,228
23.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,517,877
Total Liabilities $710,587
Net Assets $8,807,290

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