SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (EIN 95-3072188)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202403209349327250
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-15T18:53:02-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN954244393PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUFFY KRUSPODIN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14225 EXECUTIVE SQUARE SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityLA JOLLACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP920371485ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN953072188EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSANDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6194141020PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 128458AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP921128458ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEE OETHPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6164141020PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLEE OETHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$34,189,836GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COMIC-CON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1975FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCHARITABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTING COMICS AND RELATED POPULAR ART FORMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers7736TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income-$547,992PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$426,670CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$255,057PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,956,059CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$27,589,842PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,082,632CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$26,740,379TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,335,102NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL) IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DEDICATED TO CREATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR COMICS AND RELATED POPULAR ART FORMS, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT OF PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, CONVENTIONS, EXHIBITS, MUSEUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WHICH CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF COMICS TO ART AND CULTURE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,589,217ExpenseAmt
Revenue$23,404,792RevenueAmt
DescSPONSORING OF A COMIC CONVENTION AND OTHER EVENTS RELATED TO POPULAR ART WHICH PROMOTES CULTURE REGARDING THE ARTS AND CULTURE ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS AND CELEBRATES THE HISTORIC AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF COMICS TO ART AND CULTURE. SPONSORING OF A COMIC CONVENTION IN ANAHEIM, CA-WONDERCON. IT PROMOTES CULTURE REGARDING THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND CELEBRATES THE HISTORIC AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTION OF COMICS TO ART AND CULTURE.Desc

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Revenue$3,927,534RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document47IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee107EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone6194141020PhoneNum

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CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBIN DONLAN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$253,305$0$26,778
CRAIG FELLOWS
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIO25.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$63,478$0$0
LEE OETH
TREASURER25.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY STURHANN
SECRETARY18.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$23,885$0$0
MICHELLE HYLTON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NED CATO
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS STURHANN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON MCFEE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELLY FRUCHEY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SMITH
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK ALISON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONA FAE DESMOND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$217,984$0$55,079
RITA VANDERGAW
MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$136,039$0$12,414
JUSTIN DUTTA
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS40.00$102,356$0$47,692Yes (X)
MARK YTURRALDE
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER40.00$210,495$0$50,251Yes (X)
EDDIE IBRAHIM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM40.00$159,179$0$25,876Yes (X)
DAVID GLANZER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND S40.00$203,309$0$39,514Yes (X)
COLIN MCGINN
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER40.00$133,341$0$17,608Yes (X)
DANIEL ZISKO
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$136,271$0$39,181Yes (X)
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All Other Contributions$378,966AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP711130$17,725,492$17,725,492
CONVENTION INCOME711130$8,626,733$8,626,733
CONVENTION SPONSORSHIP711130$1,995,259$1,995,259
HOTEL COMMISSIONS711130$1,099,835$1,099,835
BADGE PROCESSING FEE REVENUE711130$1,083,787$1,083,787

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$79,853RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$307,055ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,918,014TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$426,670TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$459,850GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$107,204CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$352,646TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT711130$1,545,087$1,545,087
DISSOLUTION OF STATE STREET711130$58,326$58,326
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,603,413OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,993,688RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$307,055ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$939,010TotalAmt
Program Services$646,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,190ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,891FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$2,971,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,190,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151,087FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$675,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$264,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,268FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$278,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,497FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$1,081,531TotalAmt
Program Services$420,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$660,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$350,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,071FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$296,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,261FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$1,139,027TotalAmt
Program Services$462,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$676,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$870,348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,873FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$126,143TotalAmt
Management And General$126,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$651,074TotalAmt
Program Services$520,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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OUTSIDE SERVICES$4,966,598$3,973,278$645,658$347,662
RENTALS$4,394,618$3,515,695$571,300$307,623
LABOR$3,190,032$2,900,267$285,708$4,057
EQUIPMENT RENTALS$1,104,962$821,817$280,856$2,289

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Program Services$3,002,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$847,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,699FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$6,237,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,114,278FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$19,732,318BOYAmt
EOY$26,722,847EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$8,375,998BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$105,943BOYAmt
EOY$90,924EOYAmt

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BOY$2,448,362BOYAmt
EOY$1,685,623EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$3,654,155BOYAmt
EOY$3,634,231EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,245BOYAmt
EOY$2,400,018EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$44,075,481EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$2,955,561BOYAmt
EOY$1,031,335EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,183,604BOYAmt
EOY$20,240,879EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$3,480,847BOYAmt
EOY$4,910,300EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,240BOYAmt
EOY$557,865EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,694,252BOYAmt
EOY$26,740,379EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,771,552BOYAmt
EOY$16,673,367EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,514BOYAmt
EOY$661,735EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,371,066BOYAmt
EOY$17,335,102EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,065,318BOYAmt
EOY$44,075,481EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,022,362ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$58,326OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$939,023CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,728,822CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,421,801CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,777,844CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,265,810TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,466,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,066,776CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,483,567CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,074,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,462,651TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,625CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,074CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$307,055CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$770,378TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$829,619CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,405,802CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,816,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,287,442CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,159,753CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,498,839TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$69,498,839PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,225CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,754CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$426,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$634,715TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$14,638CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total-$14,638TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,587CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,754CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$426,670CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$620,077TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,851CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$4,851TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,001,823CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,510,541CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,302,331CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,603,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,418,108TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$859,206CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,447,230CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,327,779CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,717,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,189,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,541,875TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.90800PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.92760PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00810InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00410InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,722,294OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$156,163DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,566,131BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,855,494OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,787,394DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,068,100BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,634,231TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
STATE STREET OPERATING LEASE$2,371,901
CONSTRUCTION WIP - MUSEUM$28,117
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,400,018TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITY - CURRENT PORTIONDesc
Amt$557,865Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$557,865TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,082,632TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,082,632RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,082,632TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,060,270TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,060,270ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,060,270TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS EFFECTS RELATED TO THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL DISCLOSE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX POSITION TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND THEREFORE NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECORDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBIN DONLAN
PRESIDENT$253,305$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$253,305$0$0$0
DONA FAE DESMOND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$217,984$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$217,984$0$0$0
MARK YTURRALDE
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER$210,495$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$210,495$0$0$0
DAVID GLANZER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND S$203,309$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$203,309$0$0$0
EDDIE IBRAHIM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM$159,179$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$159,179$0$0$0
JUSTIN DUTTA
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS$102,356$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$102,356$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARY STURHANN (BOARD MEMBER) AND CHRIS STURHANN (BOARD MEMBER) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS EXPLAINED TO NEW EMPLOYEES AND ANY DISCLOSURES ARE KEPT ON FILE. FORMS WITH ANY CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY HR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT. ALL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS ARE COVERED. IF A CONFLICT ARISES THE PERSON WITH SUCH CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENCES OF CONFLICT DURING THE REPORTING YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS IS REVIEWED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA. COMPENSATION PAID TO BOARD MEMBERS IS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS EMPLOYEES NOT FOR THEIR BOARD POSITIONS. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USING INDUSTRY COMPARABLE DATA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18HTTPS://WWW.COMIC-CON.ORG/
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EPRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 925,731. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,834. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,352. TOTAL EXPENSES 930,917. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 399,358. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 318,958. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,312. TOTAL EXPENSES 734,628. BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 585,330. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 95,116. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 51,216. TOTAL EXPENSES 731,662. POSTAGE & FREIGHT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 292,340. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 325,465. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,738. TOTAL EXPENSES 633,543. ADMINISTRATIVE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 465,410. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 60,020. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,996. TOTAL EXPENSES 549,426. SPECIAL EVENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 247,217. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,882. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,746. TOTAL EXPENSES 291,845. PERSONNEL NON-PAYROLL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 87,613. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,443. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,339. TOTAL EXPENSES 101,395.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:DISSOLUTION OF STATE STREET -58,326.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BARRIOHAUS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 128548AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP921128458ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN953072188EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATE FOR SDCC OPSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

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