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SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (EIN 95-3072188)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202533219349327873
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-17T21:33:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Line14365 EXECUTIVE DR SUITE 1500AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92121ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN953072188EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 128458AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEE OETHPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6164141020PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone8586425050PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLEE OETHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 128458AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,443,024GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COMIC-CON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1975FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Revenue$1,956,059PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$26,366,697TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,852,097NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL) IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION 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$18,315,860ExpenseAmt
Revenue$31,471,127RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,105,287ExpenseAmt
Revenue$857,369RevenueAmt
DescMUSEUM:THRIVE AS A WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTION AND GATEWAY TO POPULAR ART, CULTURE, AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS AND VISITING TOURISTS. SERVE AS A POP CULTURE FOCAL POINT, ENHANCING THE WAYS SAN DIEGO CELEBRATES ITS UNIQUE PLACE IN THE POPULAR CULTURE LANDSCAPE. ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY. BECOME A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR EQUITABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH OUR PRACTICES AND OFFERINGS.Desc

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Total Program Service Expenses$24,421,147TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document27IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee109EmployeeCnt
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
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TIFFANY COLVINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6194141020PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 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)$260,305$0$678
CRAIG FELLOWS
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIO25.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$83,269$0$0
LEE OETH
TREASURER25.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY STURHANN
SECRETARY18.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$27,475$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 ALLISON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONA FAE DESMOND THROUGH 82024
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$167,553$0$30,988
RITA VANDERGAW
MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$143,876$0$380
DANIEL ZISKO THROUGH 1024
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$118,236$0$26,910Yes (X)
JUSTIN DUTTA THROUGH XX
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS40.00$119,161$0$45,312Yes (X)
PAUL PURSCH
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$118,454$0$33,303Yes (X)
TIFFANY COLVIN FROM 102024
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
COURTNEY GANT
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, COMIC-CON MUSEUM40.00$106,544$0$47,192Yes (X)
LILIA SALCEDO
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$108,711$0$26,910Yes (X)
EMILY SCHINDLER
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, COMIC-CON MUSEUM40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK YTURRALDE
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER40.00$203,563$0$36,208Yes (X)
EDDIE IBRAHIM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM40.00$168,679$0$15,782Yes (X)
DAVID GLANZER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND S40.00$199,837$0$22,250Yes (X)
COLIN MCGINN THROUGH XX
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER40.00$134,428$0$10,439Yes (X)
NICOLE WATKINS
DIRECTOR OF REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT40.00$122,343$0$9,913Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$306,265TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$329,325GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$198,725AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$528,050TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP711130$19,288,574$19,288,574
CONVENTION INCOME711130$9,776,853$9,776,853
CONVENTION SPONSORSHIP711130$2,014,565$2,014,565
BADGE PROCESSING FEE REVENUE711130$1,454,379$1,454,379
HOTEL COMMISSIONS711130$922,600$922,600

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Total Revenue Column$615,571TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$113,074RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$502,497ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$34,072,542TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$465,915TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$465,915RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$376,517GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$63,414CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$313,103TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$313,103RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$502,497ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$774,738TotalAmt
Program Services$619,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,232FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,483,114TotalAmt
Program Services$3,586,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$582,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,818FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$944,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$153,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,635FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$401,092TotalAmt
Program Services$320,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,076FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$733,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,138FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$174,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,233FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$423,570TotalAmt
Program Services$338,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,650FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,435,485TotalAmt
Program Services$1,148,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$186,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,484FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,018,399TotalAmt
Program Services$814,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,288FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,545TotalAmt
Management And General$83,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$632,416TotalAmt
Program Services$505,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,269FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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RENTALS$5,612,710$4,490,168$729,652$392,890
OUTSIDE SERVICES$5,372,585$4,298,068$698,436$376,081
LABOR$3,423,829$2,739,063$445,098$239,668
ADMINISTRATIVE$1,056,828$845,462$137,388$73,978

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,829,936TotalAmt
Program Services$2,861,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$717,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250,410FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,862,615TotalAmt
Program Services$24,421,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,304,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,136,850FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,722,847BOYAmt
EOY$31,829,051EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,812,528BOYAmt
EOY$9,283,533EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$729,310BOYAmt
EOY$916,754EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,924BOYAmt
EOY$84,992EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,623BOYAmt
EOY$999,133EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,474,577LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,394,001LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,634,231BOYAmt
EOY$3,080,576EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,400,018BOYAmt
EOY$2,024,755EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,075,481BOYAmt
EOY$48,218,794EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,335BOYAmt
EOY$1,127,187EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,240,879BOYAmt
EOY$20,418,491EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,910,300BOYAmt
EOY$4,821,019EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,865BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,740,379BOYAmt
EOY$26,366,697EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,673,367BOYAmt
EOY$21,226,980EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$661,735BOYAmt
EOY$625,117EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,335,102BOYAmt
EOY$21,852,097EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,075,481BOYAmt
EOY$48,218,794EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,516,995ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$939,023CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,728,822CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,421,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,777,844CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,323,814CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,191,304TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,466,779CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,066,776CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,483,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,074,854CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,150,798CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,242,774TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,625CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$382,074CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,055CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$502,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,212,251TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,405,802CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,816,223CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,287,442CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,159,753CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,977,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$103,646,329TotalAmt

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$103,646,329PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,754CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,015CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$128,051CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$426,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$465,915CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,056,405TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,754CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,015CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$128,051CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$426,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$465,915CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,056,405TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,851CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$4,851TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,001,823CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,510,541CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,302,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,603,413CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$6,418,108TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,447,230CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,327,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,717,824CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,189,836CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,443,024CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$111,125,693TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.93270PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90800PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00950InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00810InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$272,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,449,976BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,752,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,121,683DepreciationAmt
Book Value$630,600BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,080,576TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,379,610TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$35,379,610RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,379,610TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,862,615TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$30,862,615ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$30,862,615TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2024 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 (25 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$260,305$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$260,305$0$0$0
MARK YTURRALDE
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER$203,563$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$203,563$0$0$0
DAVID GLANZER
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND S$199,837$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$199,837$0$0$0
EDDIE IBRAHIM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM$168,679$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$168,679$0$0$0
DONA FAE DESMOND THROUGH 82024
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$167,553$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$167,553$0$0$0
RITA VANDERGAW
MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$143,876$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$143,876$0$0$0
COLIN MCGINN THROUGH XX
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER$134,428$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$134,428$0$0$0
NICOLE WATKINS
DIRECTOR OF REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT$122,343$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$122,343$0$0$0
JUSTIN DUTTA THROUGH XX
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS$119,161$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$119,161$0$0$0
PAUL PURSCH
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$118,454$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$118,454$0$0$0
DANIEL ZISKO THROUGH 1024
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$118,236$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$118,236$0$0$0
LILIA SALCEDO
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$108,711$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$108,711$0$0$0
COURTNEY GANT
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, COMIC-CON M$106,544$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$106,544$0$0$0
CRAIG FELLOWS
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIO$83,269$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$83,269$0$0$0
MARY STURHANN
SECRETARY$27,475$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$27,475$0$0$0
LEE OETH
TREASURER$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
MICHELLE HYLTON
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
NED CATO
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
CHRIS STURHANN
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
RON MCFEE
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
SHELLY FRUCHEY
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
JOHN SMITH
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
FRANK ALLISON
DIRECTOR$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
TIFFANY COLVIN FROM 102024
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
EMILY SCHINDLER
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, COMIC-CON MUS$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescDONATION PACKAGES, BOOKS, JACKETS, AND ART COSTUMESDesc
Contribution0ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$41,890NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR 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 (7 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 24EDUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 703,891. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 114,382. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 61,590. TOTAL EXPENSES 879,863. EQUIPMENT RENTALS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 662,354. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 107,632. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,956. TOTAL EXPENSES 827,942. PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 628,454. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 102,124. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 54,990. TOTAL EXPENSES 785,568. POSTAGE & FREIGHT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 524,073. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 85,162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 45,856. TOTAL EXPENSES 655,091. BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 221,411. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,979. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,373. TOTAL EXPENSES 276,763. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 252,637. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 252,637. PERSONNEL NON-PAYROLL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,658. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,769. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,645. TOTAL EXPENSES 152,072.