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NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC (EIN 41-2030241)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-19
IRS object ID
201702629349301150
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-09-19T15:46:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-09-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN TRUSSALO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00335558PTIN
Phone7164872910PhoneNum
Preparation2017-09-01PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.66.125.121IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-09-01IPDt
IP Tm14:53:10IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$2,970,241GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressCOMEDYCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$1,251CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,715,063PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$636,971CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$685,849TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,143,793TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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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Revenue$958,762RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$631,953ExpenseAmt
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$182,050ExpenseAmt
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Expense$51,585ExpenseAmt
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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 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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document31IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7164840800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityJAMESTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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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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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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E E AUSTIN
4 CARTER STREETFALCONERNY14733NCC CONSTRUCTION$2,569,167
CLARK PATTERSON LEE
1279 NORTH MAIN STREETJAMESTOWNNY14701ARCHITECT SERVICES$549,271
JACK ROUSE ASSOCIATES INC
600 VINE STREET 1700CINCINNATIOH45202NCC DEVELOPMENT$428,210
LOCAL PROJECTS
123 WILLIAM ST STE 801NEW YORKNY10038MEDIA DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION$310,000
VINEYARD GROUP LLC
201 W 3RD STREETJAMESTOWNNY14701PROJECT COORDINATOR$216,565
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$29,051MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$50,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,660,963AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$519,135NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,740,014TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING713990$468,891$468,891
ADMISSIONS AND TOURS713990$290,824$290,824
TROPICANA ROOM VENUES713990$35,403$35,403
GATEWAY TRAIN STATION713990$13,720$13,720
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$808,838TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,251TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,251ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,207RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$10,257RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$3,050RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$3,050TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$3,050ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$62,761FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$46,003FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,758TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,758ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$349,580GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$200,246CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$149,334TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$149,334RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$590RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$590OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$14,959ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,005TotalAmt
Program Services$349,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,701FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$9,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,133FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$12,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,567FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$36,509TotalAmt
Program Services$29,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,651FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,190TotalAmt
Management And General$10,190ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,226TotalAmt
Fundraising$11,226FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$572,656TotalAmt
Program Services$473,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,753FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,336TotalAmt
Program Services$113,336ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,304TotalAmt
Program Services$5,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$630FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,718TotalAmt
Program Services$191,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,279FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,027TotalAmt
Program Services$6,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$803FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,782TotalAmt
Program Services$8,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,078FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,114TotalAmt
Program Services$44,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,611FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,666TotalAmt
Program Services$49,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,161FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING$456,432$456,432
TROPICANA ROOM AND TOUR$28,191$28,191
LICENSING AGREEMENT$25,000$25,000
MUSEUM AND MEMORABILIA$4,615$4,615

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,991TotalAmt
Program Services$16,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$764FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,076,764TotalAmt
Program Services$1,823,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$175,357FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,173BOYAmt
EOY$127,596EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$370,163BOYAmt
EOY$63,831EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,440BOYAmt
EOY$8,403EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,225BOYAmt
EOY$89,014EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,703BOYAmt
EOY$89,187EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,422BOYAmt
EOY$92,616EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,709,703LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$548,240LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,167,721BOYAmt
EOY$7,161,463EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$732,315BOYAmt
EOY$1,289,967EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,827,162BOYAmt
EOY$8,922,077EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,329BOYAmt
EOY$481,510EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$75,000EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$266,970BOYAmt
EOY$3,586,733EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$685,849BOYAmt
EOY$4,143,793EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,906,296BOYAmt
EOY$4,777,427EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,017BOYAmt
EOY$857EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,141,313BOYAmt
EOY$4,778,284EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,827,162BOYAmt
EOY$8,922,077EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$636,971ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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$208,122CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$243,333CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,322,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,331,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,740,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,845,887TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$679,401CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$790,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$953,375CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,382,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,158,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,964,637TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$39,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$71,475CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,351CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$215,518TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$887,523CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,073,901CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,316,832CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,786,003CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,961,783CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,026,042TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$137,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$204,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,199,286CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,760,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,357,404CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,658,898TotalAmt

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$137,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$204,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,199,286CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,760,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,357,404CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,658,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,367,144PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,411CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,630CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,925CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,520TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,411CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,630CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,925CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,520TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$3,883TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$898,817CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,081,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,328,757CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,798,099CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,970,241CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,077,445TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.57480PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.62490PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00430InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00470InvestmentIncomePYPct
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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$499,195RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$979,889AssetsIncludedAmt
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$298,871DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,429,919BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,926,113OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$249,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,676,744BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,161,463TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
MEMORABILIA$979,889
TRAVELING EXHIBIT$248,621
LOAN ORIGINATION FEES$4,154
DOMAIN NAME/TRADEMARK$5,176
DRAW DOWN FACILITY - KEY BANK$47,272
LINE OF CREDIT FACILITY - NORTHWEST$4,855
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,289,967TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

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$2,713,735TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,713,735RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,713,735TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,076,764TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,076,764ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,076,764TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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. ALSO, DURING 2016, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED THE GEORGE CARLIN (COMEDIAN) ARCHIVES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS 2016, 2015, AND 2014 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LUCY HALF MARATHON/COMEDY EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$62,761GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,761GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$46,003OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$62,761GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$62,761GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$46,003OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$46,003DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$16,758NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$216,565TransactionAmt
TransactionPROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER AND GATEWAY PARK.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$499,195NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAPPRAISALMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)ADVERTISING3$17,845FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)COURIER SERVICE-CARLIN ARCHIVES1$2,095ACTUAL COST
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 (5 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 11BTHE 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 447,362. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 96,601. TOTAL EXPENSES 543,963. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,199. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 150. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 150. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,499. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 17,176. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,176. COMPUTER SERVICES AND CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,014. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,002. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,002. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,018.