Nonprofit · EIN 41-1913423
MIZNA
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $322,960 | $563,844 | -$240,884 | $449,627 | $49,359 | $400,268 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $404,864 | $461,261 | -$56,397 | $652,607 | $10,643 | $641,964 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $245,786
- of which government grants
- $96,534
- Program service revenue
- $73,809
- Investment income
- $3,365
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $83,270
- Other salaries and wages
- $180,815
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $296,126
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,527
- Occupancy
- $9,522
- Travel
- $12,112
- Program services (functional)
- $394,983
- Management and general (functional)
- $106,155
- Fundraising (functional)
- $62,706
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $652,607
- Total assets, end of year
- $449,627
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,359
- Net assets, end of year
- $400,268
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,272
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $183,285
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $216,983
- Gross receipts
- $322,960
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lana Salah Barkawi | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $83,270 |
| Jna Shelomith | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dipankar Mukherjee | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sagirah Shahid | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rabi'h Nahas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Abdi Mohamed | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rana Kamal | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Haddad | Board Chair Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bilal Alkatout | Board Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Nahid Khan | Board Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lee Guekguezian | Vice-Chair Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lana Salah Barkawi | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $86,349 |
| Jna Shelomith | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dipankar Mukherjee | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sagirah Shahid | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rabi'h Nahas | Board Chair Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bilal Alkatout | Board Treasurer Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Nahid Khan | Board Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Haddad | Vice President Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2446 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 115, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114-1869
- In care of
- % LANA BARKAWI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lana Salah Barkawi, 2446 University Ave W, Suite 115, St Paul, MN 55114
- Signed the 990
- Lana Salah Barkawi, Executive Director
- Phone
- (612) 788-6920
- Website
- mizna.org
- Return prepared by
- Studio501 Inc
Mission
MIZNA IS A CRITICAL PLATFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, ART, FILM, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CENTERING THE WORK OF SOUTHWEST ASIAN AND NORTH AFRICAN ARTISTS. FOR TWENTY YEARS, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO REFLECT THE DEPTH AND MULTIPLICITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO BEING A SPACE FOR ARAB, MUSLIM, AND OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE REGION TO RECLAIM OUR NARRATIVES AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES IN MEANINGFUL AND ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT ART.
Program accomplishments
- JOURNAL:Mizna: SWANA Lit + Art is an acclaimed biannual print publication with a history of connecting established and emerging authors with an international readership. In 2024, Mizna published the forty-sixth and forty-seventh issues of the literary journal "Mizna: SWANA Literature + Art," featuring 62 contributors. In 2024, the journal reached more than 4000 readers through subscriptions, sales, and library checkouts. In publication since 1999, Mizna remains a rare journal of Arab and Southwest Asian/North African literature. Mizna is a critical space for authors, both emerging and established, in which they have the creative freedom to explore themes and ideas that are real and relevant to them, outside of the cultural assumptions made by the broader American landscape. In 2024, Mizna also continued the online literary platform "Mizna Online." Featuring commissioned poetry, prose, criticism, reviews, and experimental multidisciplinary work, Mizna Online complements our biannual print publication with regular content that is free to read. Work on Mizna Online reflects on the urgent and current realities of the SWANA region and beyond. In 2024, thirty urgent pieces were published on Mizna Online, reaching more than 25,000 readers.Expenses $245,695 · revenue $87,471
- FILM PROGRAMS Established in 2003, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival debuts independent films from more than fifteen Arabic-speaking countries and their diasporas. In 2024, we presented our 18th annual Twin Cities Arab Film Festival with special screenings and programming across the Twin Cities. The weekend included a post-screening discussions with actors and filmmakers and a free outdoor screening under the Third Avenue Bridge. The 2024 festival featured 35 films, more than two-thirds of which were directed by women. An offshoot of the festival, Mizna's Tulsa Arab Film Fest, continued for its fourth year. The Mizna Film Series is a quarterly selection of programs marking our first venture into year-round curated film programming. Our 2024 Mizna Film Series highlighted archival works directed by women.Expenses $99,738 · revenue $34,919
- EVENTS:Mizna had a robust presence at the AWP 2024 conference and bookfair in Kansas City, Kansas. Mizna presented and copresented readings across the US, including Los Angeles, New York, and St. Paul and had a presence at book fairs around the country.Expenses $49,550
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1913423
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $449,627
- Income (IRS master file)
- $322,960
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $322,960 | $563,844 | $449,627 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $404,864 | $461,261 | $652,607 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $341,299 | $341,201 | $709,730 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1913423).
Questions about MIZNA
- What is the EIN of MIZNA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MIZNA is 41-1913423.
- Is MIZNA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to MIZNA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MIZNA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MIZNA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MIZNA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MIZNA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Lana Salah Barkawi.
- Who are the officers and directors of MIZNA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,270 (Lana Salah Barkawi, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does MIZNA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $322,960, expenses of $563,844 and total assets of $449,627 at year end.
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