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US nonprofit · EIN 205285294 · Berkeley, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 205285294) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Chora Nova's network

12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Calvin WallTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carol HandelmanPresident2022
4 yrs
Carolyn SweeneyTrustee2024
2 yrs
Caterina PollandTrustee2022
4 yrs
Chris GilbertTrustee2025
1 yr
Dorothy ReadTrustee2025
1 yr
Gabriela CraneTrustee2024
2 yrs
Karen CilmanVice-President2024
2 yrs
Margriet DowningTrustee2024
2 yrs
Martin GatesTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Ronald WallaceTrustee2025
1 yr
Susan WaltonTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Carol HandelmanPresident2$0
Karen CilmanVice-President0$0
Karen CilmanActing Secretary1$0
Martin GatesTreasurer2$0
Gabriela CraneTrustee0$0
Margriet DowningTrustee0$0
Chris GilbertTrustee0$0
Caterina PollandTrustee0$0
Dorothy ReadTrustee0$0
Carolyn SweeneyTrustee0$0
Calvin WallTrustee0$0
Ronald WallaceTrustee0$0
Susan WaltonTrustee0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Chora Nova
EIN
205285294
Address
Po Box 9345, Berkeley, CA, 94709-0345
State
California
Activity (NTEE)
A6B Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2006
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsCarol Handelman
≥4years on the filingsCaterina Polland
≥3years on the filingsMartin Gates
≥2years on the filingsCalvin Wall

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$58k
Net assets or fund balances
$58k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$90k$115kDeficit $24k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.