Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$249,088

Total expenses

$198,938

Contributions and grants received

$138,547

Grants paid

$500

Program service revenue

$110,541

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$142,917

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,184

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$138,733

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$198,938

Management and general expenses

$0

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$44,107

Program services were 100.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• 1) Giwayen Mata in partnership with Purpose Built Schools Atlanta offered Dancing SOL @ Price Middle School during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. Through West African Dance and other dances of the African Diaspora, this program offered bi-weekly on campus and off campus dance education experiences uniquely designed to amplify the schools learning environment while exposing students to etiquette and standard practices of the arts world. Dancing SOL @ Price provides performance support with choreography, costumes and dance attire, media and documentation, and live musical accompaniment while also coordinating field trips to local arts venues for formal performances, tours, and workshops. During 2024, Giwayen Matas Dancing SOL @ Price program offered 40 weekly classes/rehearsals that served 50 7th and 8th graders; 3 performances that served the entire school community of approximately 300 staff, students, and parents; and 3 off campus dance education field trips that served 30 8th grade students.

  Expenses $20,369 · Revenue $28,839

• 2) Kwanzaa Freshii is a multi-generational concert that provides artistic experiences in dance, drumming, and stagecraft to youth guest artists. Weekly rehearsals and workshops culminate in a large-scale Kwanzaa performance each December. This program also includes a Youth Symposium, offering young people a platform to explore creativity, culture, and community in meaningful ways. Kwanzaa Freshii empowers youth by providing professional-level artistic training, production and performance experience, and leadership opportunities at no cost to families. The program builds confidence and cultural pride, equips young participants with technical and creative skills in the arts, and strengthens community connections by showcasing youth voices and talents in front of large audiences. Kwanzaa Freshii includes 16 rehearsals, 1 performance, a cast and crew of 72, and serves approximately 550 attendees.

  Expenses $5,725 · Grants $3,550 · Revenue $8,693

• 3) Giwayen Matas signature 90 minute class specializes in dances and rhythms of the Baga, Bamana, Malinke, and Susu people of West Africa. In 2024, Giwayen Mata offered 22 class sessions, and served 1,173 attendees; an average of 53 attendees per session. This bi-weekly class is led by a rotating list of Giwayen Mata lead dancers and has been a gathering place for men, women, children, elders, amateurs, and professionals, ranging in age from 5-80+. It preserves African diasporic dance traditions while fostering intergenerational connections, strengthening community bonds, and creating an inclusive gathering space for cultural learning, joy, and holistic wellness.

  Expenses $18,013 · Grants $12,463 · Revenue $9,670

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

2024

Filed

27 February 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202610589349300911

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