NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC (EIN 41-2030241)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-28
IRS object ID
201612109349300816
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-07-28T09:55:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN161506673PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN S TRUSSALO CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 N MAIN ST 200AddressLine1Txt
CityJAMESTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412030241EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7164840800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 WEST THIRD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityJAMESTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE PANEBIANCOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7164840800PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN TRUSSALO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00335558PTIN
Phone7164872910PhoneNum
Preparation2016-07-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGEORGE PANEBIANCOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 WEST THIRD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityJAMESTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,798,099GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCOMEDYCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPRESERVE LEGACY OF LUCILLE BALL/DESI ARNAZ AND ENRICH WORLD THROUGH HEALING POWER OF LAUGHTER AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMEDIC ARTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,322,500PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,331,918CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$625,689PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,052,132CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$570PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,354CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$109,144PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$136,596CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,057,903PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,522,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$295,053PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$391,949CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$28,985PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$97,955CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$936,825PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,260,863PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,806,937CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$797,040PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,715,063CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,827,162TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$682,077TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$685,849TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,426,250NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,141,313NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ AND ENRICH THE WORLD THROUGH THE HEALING POWERS OF LAUGHTER THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMEDIC ARTS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,276,165ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,202,121RevenueAmt
DescMAINTAIN MUSEUM AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ THROUGH A FOUR-PILLAR APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY OF THE COMEDIC ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY PRODUCES ANNUAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMEDIC ART FORM. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO DEVELOPING: A COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL TO PRESERVE AND EXAMINE THE LEGACY BALL AND ARNAZ LEFT ON THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF THEIR CAREERS AND INDUSTRY, A COMEDIC ARTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND A NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE COMEDIC ARTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$333,619ExpenseAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING FIRMS TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING CONCEPTUAL EXHIBIT DESIGNS, ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS, AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER WOULD INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS ON THE COMEDIC ART FORM, WORKSHOPS FOR COMEDIC ARTISTS, AND THE PRESENTATION OF COMEDIC ARTS PROGRAMMING. THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IS PROJECTED TO RECEIVE OVER 114,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$22,000ExpenseAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION OPERATED GATEWAY PARK WHICH ADJOINS THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,631,784TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7164840800PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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GEORGE PANEBIANCO
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS DEPPAS
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LATONE
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY ARONSON
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CALIMERI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM STEVENSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLLY SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOURNEY GUNDERSON
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES INC
600 VINE STREET 1700CINCINNATIOH45202NCC DEVELOPMENT$723,185
R PATTI CONSTRUCTION
345 LIVINGSTON AVENUEJAMESTOWNNY14701PARK CONSTRUCTION$331,385
E E AUSTIN
4 CARTER STREETFALCONERNY14733NCC CONSTRUCTION$221,968
CLARK PATTERSON LEE
1279 NORTH MAIN STREETJAMESTOWNNY14701ARCHITECT SERVICES$193,382
VINEYARD GROUP LLC
201 W 3RD STREETJAMESTOWNNY14701PROJECT COORDINATOR$190,572
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$31,987MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$2,299,931AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,270NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,331,918TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING713990$730,513$730,513
ADMISSIONS AND TOURS713990$278,696$278,696
TROPICANA ROOM VENUES713990$42,923$42,923
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,052,132TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,354TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$10,742RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$8,762RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$1,980RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,980TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,980ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$60,040FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$75,413FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$15,373TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$15,373ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$330,478GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$191,924CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$138,554TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$138,554RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,435RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Other Revenue Total$11,435OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$3,522,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$12,039ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,174TotalAmt
Program Services$274,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,317FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$8,294TotalAmt
Program Services$6,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$829FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$10,177TotalAmt
Program Services$8,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,018FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$30,304TotalAmt
Program Services$24,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,030FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$9,550TotalAmt
Management And General$9,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$26,159TotalAmt
Fundraising$26,159FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$342,194TotalAmt
Program Services$334,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,426FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$113,502TotalAmt
Program Services$102,152ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,350FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$4,641TotalAmt
Program Services$3,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$464FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$10,462TotalAmt
Program Services$8,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,046FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$57,499TotalAmt
Program Services$50,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,551FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,318TotalAmt
Management And General$7,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,492TotalAmt
Program Services$10,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$45,684TotalAmt
Program Services$36,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,568FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,818TotalAmt
Program Services$25,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,182FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING$672,012$672,012
TROPICANA ROOM AND TOUR$31,614$31,614
LICENSING AGREEMENT$25,000$25,000
TELEPHONE$5,005$4,003$501$501

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,038TotalAmt
Program Services$13,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$514FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$1,806,937TotalAmt
Program Services$1,631,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,955FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$145,643BOYAmt
EOY$346,173EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$459,799BOYAmt
EOY$370,163EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$44,610BOYAmt
EOY$13,440EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$36,207BOYAmt
EOY$13,225EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$113,904BOYAmt
EOY$114,703EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$47,228BOYAmt
EOY$69,422EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,659,700LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$491,979LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,532,257BOYAmt
EOY$3,167,721EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$728,679BOYAmt
EOY$732,315EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,108,327BOYAmt
EOY$4,827,162EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,590BOYAmt
EOY$418,329EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,072BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$302,490BOYAmt
EOY$266,970EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$925BOYAmt
EOY$550EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$682,077BOYAmt
EOY$685,849EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,311,937BOYAmt
EOY$3,906,296EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,313BOYAmt
EOY$235,017EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,426,250BOYAmt
EOY$4,141,313EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,108,327BOYAmt
EOY$4,827,162EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,715,063ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$143,956CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$208,122CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$243,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,322,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,331,918CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,249,829TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$793,429CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$679,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$790,833CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$953,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,382,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,599,648TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$71,475CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$152,167TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$937,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$887,523CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,073,901CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,316,832CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,786,003CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,001,644TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$137,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$204,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,179,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,760,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,332,494TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$137,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$204,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,179,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,760,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,332,494TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,669,150PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,411CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,925CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,096CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,853TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,791CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,411CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,925CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,096CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,853TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,047CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,883CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$27,930TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$965,223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$898,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,081,531CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,328,757CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,798,099CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,072,427TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.62490PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.72580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00620InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$54,800OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$54,800BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,728,790OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$252,721DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,476,069BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,876,110OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$239,258DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,636,852BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,167,721TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
MEMORABILIA$471,777
TRAVELING EXHIBIT$248,621
LOAN ORIGINATION FEES$5,262
DOMAIN NAME/TRADEMARK$6,655
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$732,315TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Amt$550Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$550TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,522,000TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,522,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,522,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,806,937TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,806,937ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,806,937TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ MEMORABILIA. THE MEMORABILIA IS DISPLAYED FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER'S MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS 2015, 2014, AND 2013 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1325 CHESTNUT ST SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19106ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY STUDYActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$26,159RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$26,159TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LUCY HALF MARATHON/COMEDY EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$60,040GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,040GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$75,413OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$60,040GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,040GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$75,413OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$75,413DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$15,373NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VINEYARD GROUP LLC - THOMAS BENSONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTHOMAS BENSON IS THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$190,572TransactionAmt
TransactionPROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER AND GATEWAY PARK.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,270NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT MAINTAIN COMMITTEES THAT WERE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING 2015. AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS FORMED JULY 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT THAT PREPARED THE FORM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FORMALLY APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. IN ADDITION, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MAY NOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE MEETING ROOM WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROJECT DEVELOPMENT-NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 333,619. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 333,619. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,021. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 128. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 128. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,277. OTHER FUND RAISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,298. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,298.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION FORMED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE JULY 2015 THAT ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. PREVIOUSLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCESS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.

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