VANGUARD CULTURE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: VANGUARD CULTURE (EIN 81-2870845)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-05-21
IRS object ID: 202511419349300816
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-21T09:25:37-00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	812870845	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Vanguard Culture	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% Susana Peredo Swap	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	VANG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6198297561	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	703 Tarento Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Diego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92106	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Keith Mautner	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6192764400	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	false	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Vanguard Culture	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Susana Peredo Swap	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	703 Tarento Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Diego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$278,882	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.VanguardCulture.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	VANGUARD CULTURE is an inclusive nonprofit dedicated to San Diegos Creative Industries. We provide quality arts journalism, cutting edge events and professional development that create arts jobs, CONT ON SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$245,841	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$245,934	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$43,082	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$32,948	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$100	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$288,923	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$278,782	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$24,249	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$41,529	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,820	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$278,411	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$274,954	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$302,660	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$316,483	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$13,737	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$37,701	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$33,055	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$50,000	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$30,850	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$39,906	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,205	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Vanguard Culture is a volunteer-powered, inclusive nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diegos Creative Industries. We provide quality arts journalism, cutting edge events, professional development that create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together, inspire collaboration among the visual, performing, culinary arts. CONT SCHED. O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$12,966	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ARTS JOURNALISM Vanguard Culture produces a weekly newsletter, Vanguard Culture WEEKLY that features a curated selection of San Diegos best, most exciting, and unique cultural and culinary events for our 22K subscribers. We also produce in-depth feature articles on art-related topics for a wide audience, and we maintain a dynamic website. Since 2018, we received 72 awards for Excellence in Arts Journalism from the San Diego Press Club, including Best Entertainment Website in San Diego. Our arts coverage is comprised of THE BUZZ, featuring artist interviews, show reviews, and insight into San Diego Arts Culture POETIC LICENSE, featuring beautiful photo essays of artist studio visits and ART SEEN, highlighting behind-the-scenes creatives. Quality arts journalism aligns with our mission to create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together, and inspire creative collaboration. Increased coverage of San Diegos vibrant arts and culture sector helps inspire new generations of arts supporters and patrons, which in turn supports arts jobs across the region.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$14,969	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We provide multiple opportunities for San Diegos Creative Industry Professionals to increase their skills and broaden their horizons, such as a biennial creative industry symposium and quarterly workshops that provide creatives the tools and resources needed to thrive in their industry. Professional development in the form of industry mixers, lectures, panel discussions, and meaningful networking opportunities all in virtual and in-person formats are a key component of our programming. We believe in providing industry professionals with the tools, resources, and opportunities to become better at their craft and to make a living doing what they love.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$251,624	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EVENTS Vanguard Culture produces immersive, multi-sensory and multi-cultural cutting edge events that feature the visual, performing, and culinary arts in a creative collaboration. Our events appeal to Creative Industry Professionals as well as to the public at large and provide opportunities for guests to connect in meaningful ways and leave feeling that theyve experienced something truly special that cannot be replicated. Our programmatic partners are some of the regions most notable cultural organizations including the San Diego Opera, Mainly Mozart, San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts, The San Diego Museum of Art, Fashion Week San Diego, San Diego Museum Council, San Diego Italian Film Festival, Baja Wine Food, Malashock Dance Company, and many more. We maintain our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion DEI in all of our programming.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Form720 Filed	Yes (true)	Form720FiledInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Susana Peredo Swap	PersonNm
Phone	6198297561	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	703 Tarento Dr	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Diego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Susana Peredo Swap
Board President	028.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Keith Mautner
Board Treasurer	010.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)			$0	$0	$0
Michele Lowenstein
Board Secretary	005.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)			$0	$0	$0
Shaun Cassidy
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Tatiana Sizonenko
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Adriana Martinez
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Chi Essary
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Heath Fox
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Antonio Iannotta
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Diem Jones
Member at large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Clara Carter
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Linda Caballero Sotello
Member ar Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Jefferson Jay
Member ar Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
David Malmuth
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Herbert Siguenza
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Pilialoha Estall
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0
Jefferson Jay
Member at Large	002.00	Yes (X)				$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising	$12,735	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$32,216	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$200,983	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$118,800	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$245,934	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Professional Development	$1,696	$1,696
Arts Journalism	$1,394	$1,394
Events	$29,858	$29,858

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$32,948	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$12,735	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$100	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$100	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$100	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$278,782	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$32,848	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,922	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,480	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,801	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,961	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,326	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,922	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising		FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,582	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,464	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,820	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$494	TotalAmt
Management And General	$494	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$222	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,967	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Events	$236,739	$236,739
Arts Journalism	$6,663	$6,663
Professional Development	$8,284	$8,284

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$316,483	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,104	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,820	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,458	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$4,375	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,970	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,748	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$666	BOYAmt
EOY	$222	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,055	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,500	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$28,350	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,850	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,205	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,205	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,055	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$37,701	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$71,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$83,455	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$87,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$245,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$246,182	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$734,056	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,073	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,600	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103,250	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$79,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$86,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$103,433	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$288,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$278,782	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$837,306	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$837,306	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$79,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$86,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$103,433	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$288,923	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$278,782	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$837,306	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,970	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,748	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$222	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$222	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Federal income taxes	Desc

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Susanna Peredo Swap	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	Executive Director	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	Operations	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$28,000	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$28,350	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (true)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (true)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$28,350	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Bottles of wine	120	$1,800	estimated donor cost
Yes (X)	Use of property	12	$65,000	estimated FMV
Yes (X)	Donated services	12	$52,000	estimated FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	We recorded 118,800 in non-cash contributions for 2024. In addition to the 1,800 reported for donated wine in Part I, we also reported 52,000 for venue usage during the year planning meetings and various events, 40,000 for ENVZN 24 programming by cultural partner organizations, 11,000 for professional curators, 5,000 was for professional event managment, 3,000 for graffitti removal, 2,000 for PR professionals and marketing, 2,000 for professional photography videography, 1,000 for professional safety management, 1,000 for professional lighting and sound.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1	cont We provide quality arts journalism, cutting edge events, and professional development that create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together, and inspire collaboration among the creative industries.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1	continued Our vision is to advance the reputation of San Diegos Creative Industries, to inspire lifelong supporters of the arts, and to raise the bar for cultural and culinary experiences in San Diego.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4C	continued In 2024, Vanguard Culture partnered with CoPlace and World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 to produce the ENVZN Urban Art Takeover, a large-scale festival of arts and culture, which created nearly 200 arts jobs for the region. The experience included immersive, site-specific, visual and performing arts experiences by creatives from both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	After the Draft From 990 is complete, it is emailed to all Board Members for their review. The Board can ask questions about the Form 990 at this time, or at any other time. On May 12, 2025, the Board of Directors, having reviewed the Draft Form 990 and supplemental schedules, approved its filing by unanimous consent.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	The Board of Directors is required to annually review our conflict of interest policy and sign an acknowledgment of compliance. Our Executive Director reviews every transaction and would be aware of any violations to the policy. In addition, our Board of Directors provides oversight of the Executive Director.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a and 15b	We pay our Executive Director minimum wage. This pay rate was approved by our independent Board. The Executive Director did not vote. Comparability data was not relevant to the decision. There are no other compensated officers or key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Our governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available on our website. Financial statements are available upon request.