Cora Inc.
City-funded organization
Cora Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,005,000 · 36 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 14 years (FY2013–FY2027), including each of the last 13
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $102,005 · Shannon Hummel, Artistic Director (Non-Voting)
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2021 $80,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2022 $80,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2023 $50,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2024 $50,000
- Dance Programs CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2025 $50,000
- Youth Arts Programming CM Aviles · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $40,000
- Youth Arts Programming CM Aviles · Youth · DYCD · FY2022 $40,000
- Dance Training Programs - Council District 38 CM Aviles · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $40,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2019 $30,000
- Youth CM Menchaca · Youth · DYCD · FY2020 $30,000
- Support Our Seniors CM Aviles · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2022 $30,000
- Youth Programs CM Aviles · DYCD · FY2023 $30,000
- Dance & Education Programs CM Aviles · DCLA · FY2024 $30,000
- Council District 38 CM Aviles · DCLA · FY2025 $25,000
- Council District 38 CM Aviles · DCLA · FY2026 $25,000
- Dance Training Programs at PAVE Academy - Council District 38 CM Aviles · DCLA · FY2027 $25,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $20,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $20,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $20,000
- Red Hook Neighborhood School (15K676) CM Menchaca · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2020 $20,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Alexa Avilés FY2021-2027 · 26 awards $815,000
- Menchaca FY2020 · 4 awards $90,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Shannon Hummel Artistic Director (Non-Voting) $102,005
- Nasrene Haj-Yehia Interim Executive Director (Until February 2024) $53,600
- Peter Farrell General Manager $18,500
- Kelsey Kramer Secretary $1,415
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +170% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Shannon Hummel · 16.75% of revenue $63,250
- FY2021 Shannon Hummel · 23.84% of revenue $89,983
- FY2022 Shannon Hummel · 36.12% of revenue $108,042
- FY2023 Shannon Hummel · 29.37% of revenue $102,005
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $18,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $15,000