2026-01-29T17:40:29-05:00 2025-12-31 273088059 CURRAN & COMPANY LLP 59 LINCOLN PARK STE 200 NEWARK NJ 07102 990 2025-01-01 133985397 KAMOINGE INCORPORATED KAMO 6462284580 149 EAST 23RD STREET NEW YORK NY 10159 RONALD HERARD TREASURER 6462284580 2026-01-25 true RYAN S CURRAN CPA JD P01078761 8622797252 2026-01-29 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X RONALD HERARD 149 EAST 23RD STREET SUITE 525 NEW YORK NY 10159 339315 false X WWW.KAMOINGE.COM X NJ KAMOINGE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS THE LONGEST-STANDING COLLECTIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN AMERICA. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO HONOR, DOCUMENT, AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY, CREATIVITY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. FOUNDED IN 1963 AS A CLUB FOR OFTEN-UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS, KAMOINGE HAS EVOLVED INTO A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE COLLECTIVE THAT FOSTERS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND CRITICAL EXCHANGE. WE WELCOME ANY PHOTOGRAPHER OF AFRICAN DESCENT WHO SHARES OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE ONE ANOTHER, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION THROUGH THE WORK OF WOMEN, NON-BINARY ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, SCULPTORS, AND AUTHORS. OUR STRENGTH LIES IN A RIGOROUS, INTERGENERATIONAL PEDAGOGY ROOTED IN CRITIQUE AND COLLABORATION, PRODUCING WORK THAT CHALLENGES NARRATIVES AND CELEBRATES THE HUMANITY OF BLACK LIFE. OUR MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY EXHIBITED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND WE MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH 3 3 0 0 435344 339315 0 0 0 435344 339315 39250 0 209285 216763 0 0 14392 46915 223677 302928 211667 36387 223565 526619 400000 223565 126619 X KAMOINGE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS THE LONGEST-STANDING COLLECTIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN AMERICA. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO HONOR, DOCUMENT, AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY, CREATIVITY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. 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FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO HONOR, DOCUMENT, AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY, CREATIVITY, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY. FOUNDED IN 1963 AS A CLUB FOR OFTEN-UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS, KAMOINGE HAS EVOLVED INTO A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE COLLECTIVE THAT FOSTERS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND CRITICAL EXCHANGE. WE WELCOME ANY PHOTOGRAPHER OF AFRICAN DESCENT WHO SHARES OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE ONE ANOTHER, REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION THROUGH THE WORK OF WOMEN, NON-BINARY ARTISTS, FILMMAKERS, SCULPTORS, AND AUTHORS. OUR STRENGTH LIES IN A RIGOROUS, INTERGENERATIONAL PEDAGOGY ROOTED IN CRITIQUE AND COLLABORATION, PRODUCING WORK THAT CHALLENGES NARRATIVES AND CELEBRATES THE HUMANITY OF BLACK LIFE. OUR MEMBERS ARE CURRENTLY EXHIBITED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND WE MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE WHITNEY MUSEUM. OUR WORK AND RESEARCH ARE ALSO SHARED WIDELY THROUGH PLACEMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. WE ARE STRUCTURED FOR SUSTAINED ARTISTIC INQUIRY, REQUIRING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN MONTHLY MEETINGS, CRITIQUES, AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. THIS FRAMEWORK, REINFORCED BY A DEDICATED MANAGEMENT TEAM, ENSURES OUR CREATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES ALIGN TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS IN RIGOROUS STUDY. THE ONGOING INFLUX OF YOUNGER AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS ENSURES KAMOINGE NOT ONLY PRESERVES ITS LEGACY BUT ALSO EVOLVES, BLENDING HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH FRESH, CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES. KAMOINGE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE AND CIRCULATE ART THAT IS SOCIALLY, POLITICALLY, AND AESTHETICALLY VITAL TODAY, CHALLENGING OUTDATED NARRATIVES AND REVEALING THE FULL COMPLEXITY OF BLACK LIFE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW OF 990 ALLOWED FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REVIEW OF OFFICER COMPENSATION CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A RECUSAL BY THE INTERESTED PARTY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B REVIEW OF OTHER COMPENSATION CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A RECUSAL BY THE INTERESTED PARTY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PUBLISHED VIA IRS 990 PORTAL. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ORGANIZATION DID NOT PROPERLY REPORT DEFERRED REVENUE PRIOR.