2026-05-14T01:30:43Z 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 582352850 GIWAYEN MATA INC GIWA 6786138342 1241 Campbellton Place SW ATLANTA GA 303104050 Gail V Jordan Board President 6786138342 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Gail V Jordan 1241 Campbellton Place SW Atlanta GA 303104050 231937 false X https://www.giwayenmata.org X 1997 GA The mission of Giwayen Mata Inc. is to heal and uplift our communities by presenting and teaching culturally relevant dances, rhythms, and songs that celebrate the lives of women of the African Diaspora. 3 0 0 23 0 0 138547 134373 110541 97564 0 0 0 0 249088 231937 500 0 15557 5090 138952 199554 0 0 0 43929 60082 198938 264726 50150 -32789 142917 113728 4184 7484 138733 106244 The mission of Giwayen Mata is to heal and uplift our communities by presenting and teaching culturally relevant dances, rhythms, and songs that celebrate the lives of women of the African Diaspora. false false 22196 16285 4266 During 2025, Giwayen Mata successfully produced Kwanzaa Freshii RBG, a sold-out, self-produced, multi-generational community concert featuring over 70 artists ages 5 to 60+ performing in dance, drumming, music, and stagecraft. Through rehearsals, workshops, performances, and youth-centered cultural enrichment activities, Kwanzaa Freshii provided artistic training, leadership development, mentorship, and professional-level production experience rooted in African diasporic arts traditions at low or no cost to families. Audience feedback surveys reflected overwhelmingly positive community impact, with attendees describing the experience as culturally enriching, empowering, educational, healing, inspiring, and deeply meaningful. Survey responses also demonstrated strong intergenerational and regional engagement and highlighted the programs success in strengthening community connection, cultural pride, artistic expression, and appreciation for African diasporic arts and traditions. 23622 12964 7429 Black Woman August: We Be The Movement was a multi-disciplinary cultural arts production and immersive community experience presented through two performances at Academy Theatre that honored the history of Black resistance, liberation, and Black womanhood through dance, drumming, music, spoken word, and visual storytelling rooted in African diasporic traditions. The production highlighted the contributions of Black women leaders, activists, educators, and cultural bearers while creating opportunities for collaborative cultural expression and preservation through the performing arts. The program served an intergenerational audience with a combined seating capacity of 272 attendees, and survey responses from 45 attendees reflected strong community impact and overwhelmingly positive experiences. Audience members ranged in age from 2677, with the largest age group being ages 4655; the majority identified as Black/African American/African Descent (89%) and female (80%). Attendees traveled from Georgia, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C., representing at least nine Georgia counties including Fulton, DeKalb, and Cobb. Survey feedback described the production as impactful, educational, healing, empowering, and culturally affirming, with outcomes including increased cultural awareness, strengthened community connection, expanded intergenerational engagement, and greater appreciation for African diasporic arts and Black womens contributions to liberation movements. 8682 9007 Giwayen Matas signature 90-minute community dance class specializes in the dances and rhythms of the Baga, Bamana, Malinke, and Susu people of West Africa. During 2025, Giwayen Mata offered 22 class sessions and engaged 1,035 attendees ranging in age from youth participants to adults and elders ages 580+. Attendance reflected strong community engagement across all age groups, with participation from adults, youth, students, elders, guest drummers, and performing artists throughout the year. The class fostered artistic growth, cultural pride, physical activity, intergenerational connections, and holistic wellness while creating an accessible gathering space for learning, joy, and community building through the arts. 54500 true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 29 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false X 3 0 false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false GA X One Savvy Accountant LLC 4048392069 5562 Glen Haven Drive Atlanta GA 30349 X Tambra Harris Executive Artistic Director 40.00 X 65282 0 0 Lindiwe Famodou Program Director 20.00 X 28677 0 0 One Saavy Accountant LLC Accountant/Finance Director 20.00 X 11206 0 0 Adiellah Bates Marketing Manager 20.00 X 10947 0 0 Gail Jordan Board President/Booking Manager 20.00 X 10826 0 0 Intisar Rashid Board Secretary 10.00 X 8450 0 0 Cynthia Grant Board Treasurer 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sherryl Henderson Board Secretary 2.00 X 0 0 0 40000 0 0 0 false false false 0 3023 33900 97450 134373 Ticket & Vendor Sales 561492 9629 9629 Dance Class 611610 16065 16065 Residency Income 611610 14525 14525 Performance 561492 54411 54411 Merchandise 315120 2484 2484 450 450 97564 231937 97564 0 0 5090 5090 199554 199554 8456 8456 8357 8357 3197 3197 2880 2880 0 0 20490 20490 8291 8291 834 834 7577 7577 264726 264726 0 0 131527 108794 11390 4934 142917 113728 4184 7484 0 4184 7484 0 X 0 138733 106244 138733 106244 142917 113728 -32789 X false false false false X 0 25960 18603 82306 138547 134373 399789 43993 91694 108702 110541 97563 452493 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69953 110297 191008 249088 231936 852282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 852282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69953 110297 191008 249088 231936 852282 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part VI, Line 1a There is no material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body. Part VI, Line 6 The membership of Giwayen Mata consists of the performance artists who carry out the artistic work of Giwayen Mata's mission. Other than that, there are the people who are members of Giwayen Mata's governing board. Giwayen Mata has no stockholders. Part VI, Line 11b The Form 990 was reviewed by the finance committe. The Form 990 was made available to all members of the governing body upon request. Part VI, Line 19 The governing documents are available upon request to the public during the tax year. The bylaws and incorporation papers are available for the public to view upon request on the Georgia State Secretary's web page. The financial statements are available upon request to the public during the tax year. The organization is developing a conflict of interest policy which will be made available to the public upon request during the year.