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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ZORAS HOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,671,172
Total expenses
$682,769
Contributions and grants received
$1,655,129
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,984
Investment income
$59
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,791,140
Total liabilities, end of year
$395,493
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,395,647
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$331,818
Management and general expenses
$294,068
Fundraising expenses
$56,883
Program service expenses (Part III)
$331,818

Program services were 48.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,655,129

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WOC WEALTH BUILDERS

    total $6,515 · related or exempt $6,515

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT COLLABS

    total $5,179 · related or exempt $5,179

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WOCO MARKETS

    total $4,290 · related or exempt $4,290

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $59 · related or exempt $59

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $83,693 · program services $40,674 · management and general $36,046 · fundraising $6,973

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $230,920 · program services $85,903 · management and general $112,428 · fundraising $32,589

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,143 · program services $26,313 · management and general $23,319 · fundraising $4,511

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,290 · program services $15,206 · management and general $13,477 · fundraising $2,607

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $200 · management and general $200

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,268 · management and general $2,268

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $67,623 · program services $32,576 · management and general $29,462 · fundraising $5,585

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,476 · management and general $3,336 · fundraising $1,140

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,422 · program services $4,250 · management and general $13,021 · fundraising $1,151

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,077 · program services $3,345 · management and general $13,598 · fundraising $2,134

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,299 · program services $19,790 · management and general $14,316 · fundraising $193

  • 17 · Travel

    total $769 · program services $764 · management and general $5

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,064 · management and general $11,064

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,313 · management and general $1,313

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,849 · management and general $9,849

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $98,610 · program services $98,610

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $9,515 · program services $1,787 · management and general $7,728

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES & FEES

    total $2,638 · program services $2,600 · management and general $38

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,600 · management and general $2,600

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $401,352 · end of year $1,360,172

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $261,667

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $176,570

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,269

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,042 · end of year $169,301

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,210 · end of year $20,493

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $375,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,184 · end of year $966,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $350,000 · end of year $429,504

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ZORA'S HOUSE IS THE ONLY COWORKING SPACE AND LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR IN THE STATE OF OHIO CREATED BY AND FOR WOMEN OF COLOR (WOC). OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR WOC TO ESTABLISH MEANINGFUL, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER WOMEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY; DEVELOP A DEEPER PRACTICE OF SELF-CARE, RESILIENCY, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; AND SUCCESSFULLY INCUBATE THEIR CREATIVITY, SCHOLARSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ACTIVISM, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP. SINCE BEING FOUNDED IN 2018, ZORA'S HOUSE HAS HELPED OVER 3,000 WOMEN OF COLOR: INCUBATE THEIR BUSINESSES, SCHOLARSHIP, CREATIVITY, AND ACTIVISM; ACTIVATE THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND WORKPLACES; BUILD DEEPER SUPPORT NETWORKS AND CONNECT WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES; NAVIGATE JOB LOSSES AND OTHER COVID- 19 RELATED TRANSITIONS; AND GAIN FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND CONFIDENCE.

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: ZORA'S HOUSE BUILDS STRONGER SUPPORT NETWORKS, FOSTERS GREATER EMOTIONAL RESILIENCY, AND OFFERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO CONNECT WOMEN OF COLOR TO MEANINGFUL CAREER AND LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS. THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE OUR AMBASSADORSHIP LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, SUNDAY DINNER SERIES, AND WOC WEALTH BUILDERS PROGRAM, THESE ZORA'S HOUSE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONNECTING WOC TO THE OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

    Expenses $285,061 · Revenue $6,515

  • ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: IN 2021 ZORA'S HOUSE INCUBATED OVER 30 WOC OWNED BUSINESSES, DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MANY WOMEN WHO STARTED BUSINESSES AS A RESULT OF INCOME LOSS OR INSTABILITY DUE TO COVID. ADDITIONALLY, ZORA'S HOUSE HAS FACILITATED 266,697 OF DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT IN NEW JOBS, PROMOTIONS, CONTRACTS, AND FUNDING FOR OUR MEMBERS; AND OUR WOMEN OF COLOR OWNED MARKETS SUPPORTED OVER FORTY WOC ARTISANS AND ENTREPRENEURS, GENERATING 25,000 IN 2022 AND OVER 125,000 SINCE INCEPTION. THIS TOTAL DID NOT INCLUDE 10,000 OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS THAT WERE PASSTHROUGH MONEYS RAN THROUGH THE BALANCE SHEET.

    Expenses $17,770 · Revenue $4,290

  • RACIAL EQUITY: ZORA'S HOUSE - THE FIRST AND ONLY COMMUNITY SPACE AND LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR IN OHIO CREATED BY AND FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AND NON- BINARY PEOPLE OF COLOR - WORKS TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND SEXISM, AND TO ENSURE THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF WOC IN THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL LIFE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, WE SERVE AS AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING SPACE FOR THE LARGER COMMUNITY ON ISSUES OF RACE, POLITICS, ECONOMICS, ARTS, AND CULTURE, AS THEY RELATE TO THE IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN OF COLOR. IN 2020 AND 2021 OUR VIRTUAL BLACK FEMINIST NIGHT SCHOOL REACHED OVER 2000 WOC AND ALLIES AND OUR WOC EQUITY DESIGN INSTITUTE RECEIVED A 1.5M INVESTMENT FROM JPMORGAN CHASE AND TRAINED 60 EQUITY DESIGN PRACTITIONERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN ITS FIRST YEAR. THIS TOTAL DID NOT INCLUDE 550,000 OF PASSTHROUGH MONEYS THAT RAN THROUGH THE BALANCE SHEET.

    Expenses $28,987 · Revenue $5,179

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lauren Johnson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $83,693
    From this org
    $83,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Walton

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Ingram

    BOARD TREASU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyiesha Radford Shorts

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Ratleff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lily Morales-Laster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Hewitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349324309

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