2023-11-15T17:24:00-05:00 2022-12-31 472461346 WELLS CPA LLC 215 N FRONT ST STE 110 COLUMBUS OH 43215 990 2022-01-01 842107847 ZORAS HOUSE ZORA 6146362594 1311 SUMMIT AVE COLUMBUS OH 43207 LAUREN JOHNSON CEO 6146362594 2023-11-15 LAUREN JOHNSON XXX-XX-XXXX false DONALD WELLS P01867509 6143968974 2023-11-15 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LAUREN JOHNSON 1311 SUMMIT AVE COLUMBUS OH 43207 1671172 false X WWW.ZORASHOUSE.COM X 2019 OH 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. 7 7 7 75 0 618793 1655129 2836 15984 9 59 0 621638 1671172 0 0 152696 400046 0 56883 130185 282723 282881 682769 338757 988403 407394 1791140 2210 395493 405184 1395647 X 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. false false 285061 6515 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. 17770 4290 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. 28987 5179 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. 331818 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X LAUREN JOHNSON 6146362594 1311 SUMMIT AVE COLUMBUS OH 43207 LAUREN JOHNSON CEO 40.00 X 83693 0 0 JENNIFER WALTON BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY INGRAM BOARD TREASU 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TYIESHA RADFORD SHORTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA RATLEFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILY MORALES-LASTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN HEWITT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 83693 false false false 1655129 1655129 WOC WEALTH BUILDERS 812900 6515 6515 EVENT COLLABS 812900 5179 5179 WOCO MARKETS 812900 4290 4290 15984 59 59 1671172 16043 83693 40674 36046 6973 230920 85903 112428 32589 54143 26313 23319 4511 31290 15206 13477 2607 200 200 2268 2268 67623 32576 29462 5585 4476 3336 1140 18422 4250 13021 1151 19077 3345 13598 2134 34299 19790 14316 193 769 764 5 11064 11064 1313 1313 9849 9849 PROGRAM EXPENSES 98610 98610 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 9515 1787 7728 BANK CHARGES & FEES 2638 2600 38 MEMBERSHIP DUES 2600 2600 682769 331818 294068 56883 401352 1360172 261667 176570 7269 6042 169301 407394 1791140 2210 20493 375000 2210 395493 X 55184 966143 350000 429504 405184 1395647 407394 1791140 988403 2060 X true X false true false X 59267 152994 618793 1655129 2486183 15984 15984 59267 152994 618793 1671113 2502167 2502167 59 59 59 59 59267 152994 618793 1671172 2502226 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 164572 1313 163259 6142 1753 4389 2934 1929 1005 2922 2274 648 169301 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ZORA'S HOUSE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ZORA'S HOUSE FOLLOWS FASB GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE FOUNDATION, AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. ZORA'S HOUSE FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF OHIO. THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. ALL TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2019 ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND BOARD TREASURER REVIEW A DRAFT OF THE 990. THE FULL 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN AND APPROVED REQUEST.