Nonprofit · EIN 27-4529328
CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC
Also known as MHZ NETWORKS
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · RICHMOND, VA 23230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $243,527 | $1,531,845 | -$1,288,318 | $5,016,834 | $145,580 | $4,871,254 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,581,317 | $1,620,573 | -$39,256 | $6,057,634 | $196,023 | $5,861,611 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $411,468 | $1,515,818 | -$1,104,350 | $5,858,851 | $281,365 | $5,577,486 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $41,275
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $199,252
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $74,822
- Other revenue
- $3,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $325
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $192,672
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $192,672
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $735
- Accounting fees
- $4,123
- Occupancy
- $3,490
- Travel
- $22,755
- Program services (functional)
- $1,352,557
- Management and general (functional)
- $179,288
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,057,634
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,016,834
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,580
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,871,254
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,608,934
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,871,254
- Gross receipts
- $2,668,308
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA FIGUEROA | PLATFORM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,160 |
| AMY SAWYER | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,740 |
| CHRISTIAN DAWSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,356 |
| DR MANU SAMRITI CHANDER | CHAIR/TREASURER (LEFT IN FY25) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $2,000 |
| KELLY DOYLE KIM | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY25) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $2,000 |
| EVELIN HEIDEL | VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $1,500 |
| JENNRYN WETZLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,000 |
| GRACE ABUHAMAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KHALID ALBAIH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY SAWYER | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,918 |
| AMANDA FIGUEROA | PLATFORM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,565 |
| CHRISTIAN DAWSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,600 |
| BENJAMIN REES | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 1 | $6,140 |
| DR MANU SAMRITI CHANDER | CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $2,000 |
| CASEY REA | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $2,000 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,500 |
| BEN HALL | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $500 |
| KELLY DOYLE KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $500 |
| ROBIN GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $500 |
| EVELIN HEIDEL | VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CARL | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RUSS BROOMELL | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT IN FY24) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JENNRYN WETZLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIAN DAWSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $147,900 | $0 |
| AMY SAWYER | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,388 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN REES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $2,500 | $2,000 |
| KEVIN KARJALA | VICE CHAIR (LEFT 07/2023) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| DANIEL STACKHOUSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| JEFFREY CARL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| RUSS BROOMELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| AGNIESZKA CHALAS | BOARD MEMBER (LEFT 07/2023) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $2,000 | $0 |
| DR MANU SAMRITI CHANDER | CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $1,500 | $0 |
| CASEY REA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,500 | $0 |
| BEN HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $1,000 | $0 |
| EVELIN HEIDEL | VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY DOYLE KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2920 W BROAD STREET 80, RICHMOND, VA 23230-5103
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTIAN DAWSON, 2920 W BROAD STREET 80, RICHMOND, VA 23230
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTIAN DAWSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (703) 623-2612
- Return prepared by
- TRIMNERBECKHAM PLLC
Mission
CURATIONIST FOUNDATION CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH GLOBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH OPEN KNOWLEDGE.
Program accomplishments
- CURATIONIST FOUNDATION ADVANCES PUBLIC ACCESS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE BY PROVIDING AN OPEN DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT ENABLES MUSEUMS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE PUBLIC TO DISCOVER, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPONSIBLY SHARE CULTURAL COLLECTIONS.DURING 2025, CURATIONIST EXPANDED ITS OPENLY LICENSED COLLECTION TO MORE THAN 5.4 MILLION DIGITAL OBJECTS FROM MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE. THE FOUNDATION ENHANCED ITS PLATFORM THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO SEARCH, PUBLISHING WORKFLOWS, AND USER GUIDANCE, EXPANDED MULTILINGUAL ACCESSIBILITY WITH ADDITIONAL SPANISH-LANGUAGE RESOURCES, AND INTRODUCED NEW EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CULTURAL COLLECTIONS.CURATIONIST ALSO LAUNCHED MUSEUM SERVICES, A NEW INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO HELP MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLY PREPARE, MANAGE, AND PUBLISH DIGITAL COLLECTIONS USING OPEN STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES. DURING 2025, CURATIONIST CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING OPEN CULTURAL HERITAGE. THROUGH THE LAUNCH OF MUSEUM SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION BEGAN PROVIDING INSTITUTIONS WITH PRACTICAL GUIDANCE, WORKFLOWS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO IMPROVE METADATA QUALITY, RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL PUBLISHING, AND PARTICIPATION IN SHARED CULTURAL COMMONS.THE FOUNDATION ALSO INVESTED IN EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, INCLUDING STRATEGIC STAFFING, PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT, AND FUNDRAISING CAPABILITIES. THESE INVESTMENTS POSITION CURATIONIST TO SERVE A BROADER NETWORK OF MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING A TRUSTED, RESILIENT, AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM.BY REDUCING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, CURATIONIST ADVANCES ITS CHARITABLE MISSION OF MAKING CULTURAL HERITAGE MORE DISCOVERABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND USEFUL FOR EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC WORLDWIDE.Expenses $1,352,557 · grants $325
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4529328
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,016,834
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,668,308
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2014
- Posted by the IRS
- August 11, 2014
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2014
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $243,527 | $1,531,845 | $5,016,834 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,581,317 | $1,620,573 | $6,057,634 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $411,468 | $1,515,818 | $5,858,851 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $30,077 | $1,629,475 | $6,414,845 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 27-4529328).
Questions about CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC is 27-4529328.
- Is CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2014 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2014.
- Are donations to CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC 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 CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CHRISTIAN DAWSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,160 (AMANDA FIGUEROA, PLATFORM DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CURATIONIST FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $243,527, expenses of $1,531,845 and total assets of $5,016,834 at year end.
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