2025-11-14T16:07:41-05:00 2024-12-31 472461346 WELLS CPA LLC 215 N FRONT ST STE 110 COLUMBUS OH 43215 990 2024-01-01 842107847 ZORA'S HOUSE INC ZORA 6146362594 1393 N 4TH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43201 LAUREN JOHNSON CEO 6146362594 2025-11-14 false DONALD WELLS P01867509 6143968974 2025-11-14 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LAUREN JOHNSON 1393 N 4TH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43201 2204548 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 5,000 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 ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS; AND GAIN FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND CONFIDENCE. 8 8 9 100 0 4017619 2153144 17000 51375 152 29 0 4034771 2204548 0 0 537799 802873 0 145540 513561 674500 1051360 1477373 2983411 727175 5254717 5682146 875659 577720 4379058 5104426 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 5,000 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 ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS; AND GAIN FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND CONFIDENCE. false false 194881 12168 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 LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM, SUNDAY DINNER SERIES, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, ZORA'S HOUSE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONNECTING WOMEN+ OF COLOR TO THE OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. 499503 31431 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SINCE 2021 ZORA'S HOUSE HAS INCUBATED OVER 50 WOMEN+ OF COLOR OWNED BUSINESSES, DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF MANY WOMEN WHO STARTED BUSINESSES AS A RESULT OF INCOME INSTABILITY. ADDITIONALLY, ZORA'S HOUSE HAS FACILITATED 636,697 OF DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT IN NEW JOBS, PROMOTIONS, CONTRACTS AND FUNDING FOR ITS MEMBERS SINCE 2021; AND IN 2024 OUR WOMEN OF COLOR OWNED MARKETS SUPPORTED OVER SIXTY-FIVE WOC ARTISANS AND ENTREPRENEURS, GENERATING 60,000 IN REVENUE. 65659 7777 RACIAL EQUITY ZORA'S HOUSE - THE FIRST AND ONLY COMMUNITY SPACE AND LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR IN OHIO CREATED BY AND FOR WOMEN+ OF COLOR - WORKS TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM AND SEXISM, AND TO ENSURE THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN+ OF COLOR IN THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL LIFE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. SINCE 2020, OUR BLACK FEMINIST NIGHT SCHOOL HAS REACHED OVER 2000 WOMEN+ OF COLOR AND ALLIES AND OUR WOC EQUITY DESIGN INSTITUTE RECEIVED A 1.5M INVESTMENT FROM JPMORGAN CHASE AND HAS TRAINED 60 EQUITY DESIGN PRACTITIONERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 760043 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false true 75 0 false 9 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X LAUREN JOHNSON 6146362594 1393 N 4TH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43201 LAUREN JOHNSON CEO 40.00 X 91702 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 VICE BOARD C 0.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA RATLEFF TREASURER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA PATEL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN MORALES-LASTER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN HEWITT BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIXA LAY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 91702 false false false 45822 121360 1985962 2153144 SPACE RENTAL 19206 19206 PROGRAM REVENUE 17271 17271 CAFE SALES 14898 14898 51375 29 29 2204548 51404 91703 39550 39627 12526 569052 245424 245901 77727 99537 42929 43012 13596 42581 18365 18400 5816 18849 197 18652 16874 176 16698 35975 35589 386 15583 10313 5270 14596 2298 10927 1371 19491 11680 7811 46975 23774 23201 11527 869 10658 2747 2747 55922 55922 67606 45435 22171 9445 9445 PROGRAM EXPENSES 276718 268971 7747 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES 37508 3004 34504 BANK CHARGES & FEES 15996 4255 11741 OTHER EXPENSES 14354 8818 5536 14334 1400 12934 1477373 760043 571790 145540 801402 201507 1085149 119316 5429165 67842 3361200 5361323 6966 5254717 5682146 295492 27720 165000 50000 415167 500000 875659 577720 X 599835 61915 3779223 5042511 4379058 5104426 5254717 5682146 X 727175 -1807 X true X false false false X 152994 618793 1655129 4017619 2153144 8597679 15984 17000 51375 84359 152994 618793 1671113 4034619 2204519 8682038 59 37118 5000 42177 59 37118 5000 42177 8639861 152 29 181 152 29 181 152994 618793 1671113 4034771 2204548 8682219 0.99510 0.99430 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 92900 92900 5154118 55466 5098652 40866 732 40134 7455 621 6834 133826 11023 122803 5361323 LINE OF CREDIT 500000 500000 CEO SUBSTANTIAL CON 10500 RENTAL OF PROPERTY false 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 5,000 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 ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS; AND GAIN FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND CONFIDENCE. 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 12C DIRECTORS ARE GENERALLY DISCOURAGED FROM DEALING WITH THE CORPORATION AS A VENDOR OR FACILITATING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR HAS AN INTEREST. WHERE SUCH CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS ARE PROPOSED, THE MATERIAL FACTS AS TO THE DIRECTORS INTEREST IN THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MUST BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IF IT REASONABLY BELIEVES UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IS FAIR TO THE CORPORATION. INTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD THAT AUTHORIZES SUCH A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES BENCHMARKING AGAINST COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SIZED PEER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC REGION. EACH YEAR, THE CEO AND BOARD COLLABORATIVELY ESTABLISH ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW PERIOD, THE BOARD EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST THESE GOALS AND DETERMINES WHETHER A SALARY ADJUSTMENT AND/OR PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS IS WARRANTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN AND APPROVED REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RECONCILING DIFFERENCE -1,807 THE PURPLE DOOR CAFE LLC 1393 N FOURTH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43201 993774737 SALES OH 17953 43014 N/A