Humanculture
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HUMANCULTURE IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING LIFE, CULTURE AND ADVANCING THE GLOBAL REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM REMOTE SOCIETIES. OUR DECOLONIAL PROJECTS INCREASE ACCESS TO BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADVANCE THE PROTECTION AND POLIFERATION OF AFRICAN AND INDIGENOUS ART AND CULTURE. GUIDED BY LOCAL LEADERS AND ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL VALUE, OUT HUMANITARIAN WORK ADVANCES AUTHENTIC ND MODERN REPRESENTATION IN THE ARTS.
- Income
- $199,994
- Spending
- $211,379
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 23 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 85% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SUPPORTING OVER 1,000 MAASAI PEOPLE WITH SUSTAINABLE ACCESS BY (1) PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SHELF STABLE FOOD DELIVERIES FOR CHILDREN EFFECTED BY DROUGHT AND FAMINE; (2) PROVIDING WATER, LIVESTOCK AND COOKING ESSENTIALS TO THE OLDEST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND (3) MONTHLY DELIVERIES OF THOUSANDS OF LBS OF FOOD FOR HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY WIDOWED MOTHERS
- ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN SUPPORTING OVER 200 PEOPLE OF WIDOWED HOUSEHOLDS BY (1) PROVIDING 32 WOMEN WITH THEIR OWN GOATS AS A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF MILK, BLOOD AND MEAT; (2) PROVIDING 32 WOMEN WITH THEIR OWN COWS AS A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF MILK, BLOOD AND MEAT; (3) IMPLEMENTING WOMEN LED BEEHIVE COLLECTIVE TO CREATE NEW ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE; (4) BUILDING AND DELIVERING 14 CUSTOM BEHIVES THAT ALSO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF WILD BEES AND FAUNA; (5) PROVIDING YARN AND CARPET SUPPLIES TO 10 WOMEN IN THE SAHARA TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES; AND (6) PARTNERING WITH ATTA TO CURATE AUTHENTIC TRAVEL EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES OF OVER 100,000 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL TOURISM
- CULTURAL PRESERVATION FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BEING DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES IN REMOTE AREAS BY: (1) PROVIDING RECORDED ORAL FABLES TO CREATE CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PRESERVATION; (2) PARTNERING WITH SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO CREATE A FINE ART EXHIBIT AT WORLD TRADE CENTER; (3) PROVIDING CONTINUED FILMING OF OUR INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF AN IMPORTANT MAASAI WOMAN'S PERSONAL JOURNEY, (4) PROVIDING AUTHENTIC MAASAI DRESS TO DANCERS IN THE GIANTS OF AFRICA FESTIVAL IN RWANDA; AND (5) INVITING OUR MAASAI LEADERS TO SPEAK AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING COLUMBIA & FORDHAM; AND (6) BY APPLYING FOR VISAS GRANTED TO TWO OF OUR MAASAI LEADERS TO VISIT THE UNITED STATES
- HEALTH ACCESS IN REMOTE AREAS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS BY: (1) CONTINUED DELIVERY OF WATER STORAGE TANKS TO REMOTE AREAS SUFFERING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; (2) PROCURING AND DELIVERING MORE THAN 10,000 LITERS OF WATER STORAGE AND COLLECTION; (3) DELIVERING SANITARY PERIOD UNDERWEAR AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES TO 2,500 WOMEN AND GIRLS IN REMOTE VILLAGES WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS; AND (4)FACILITATING VISITS FROM WOMEN DOCTORS INTO REMOTE AREAS TO DELIVER CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE TO MORE THAN 4,000 WOMEN AND CHILDREN
- CREATED NEW ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN REMOTE VILLAGES WHERE TRADITIONAL LEARNING IS INACCESSIBLE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN BY (1) CONTINUING TO SUPPLY THE 10 SCHOOLS WE BUILT IN REMOTE VILLAGES WITH THE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS BOOKS, BLACKBOARDS, PAPER, WRITING INSTRUMENTS AND TEACHERS VISUAL AIDS; (2) ORGANIZING AND SUPPLYING FOUR LIBRARIES IN REMOTE VILLAGES FOR COMMUNITY TO BOOKS FOR LEARNING; (3) SUPPLYING AND DELIVERING TO10 REMOTE SCHOOLS NEW ELECTRONIC TABLETS PROGRAMMED WITH TAYLOR MADE LANGUAGE EXERCISES AND A VARIETY OF BOOKS FOR MATH, GEOGRAPHY AND LANGUAGE LEARNING; (4) IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND LEARNING CHALLENGES SO THAT SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS MAY BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE; (5) PARTNERING WITH US HIGH SCHOOLS IN NYC CREATING PROJECTS CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH OUR HUMANITARIAN WORK TO COLLABORATE AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS; AND (6) CREATING A WOMENS' COLLECTIVE FOR MATH AND BUSINESS SKILLS TUTORING INCLUDING MICRO LOANS
- EXPANDED PROJECTS BEYOND EAST AFRICA TO REACH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH BY (1) PROVIDING AID PROGRAMS TO SUSTAINABLY SUPPORT AMAZIGH WOMEN IN THE MARZUGA SAHARA REGION WITH FOOD, LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLIES FOR THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES (EST COMMUNITY OF 250 PEOPLE); (2) DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE WAYUU AND INGANO COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AMAZON BASIN STRUGGLING WITH LOSS OF LAND AND CLIMATE CHANGE; (3) DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP WITH CHORETEGA SCHOOL TEACHING CHILDREN TO KEEP ANCIENT PRACTICE OF CERAMICA POTTERY, MUSIC AND DANCE ALIVE IN NICARAGUA TO KEEP CULTURE ALIVE
- HUMANCULTURE CURATED AND HOSTED A 30-DAY CULTURAL EVENT DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN MAASAI CULTURE THROUGH VISUAL ARTS, STORYTELLING, AND ACADEMIC DIALOGUE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A PUBLIC GALLERY EXHIBITION, UNIVERSITY LECTURES AT COLUMBIA AND FORDHAM, AND PRIVATE FORUMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, D.C. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, HUMANCULTURE BROUGHT TWO RESPECTED, ELECTED MAASAI LEADERS FROM THEIR VILLAGE IN TANZANIA TO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME. DURING THEIR VISIT, THESE LEADERS SHARED TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONTEMPORARY INSIGHTS ON INDIGENOUS EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THEY SERVED AS GUEST SPEAKERS, MENTORED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, ENGAGED IN CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE, AND COLLABORATED WITH PROFESSORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE INITIATIVE FOSTERED MUTUAL LEARNING, BROADENED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF INDIGENOUS CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPANDED REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AND INDIGENOUS VOICES IN ELITE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL SPACES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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