WELCOME AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: WELCOME AMERICA INC (EIN 23-2721729)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-05-15
IRS object ID: 201741359349301224
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-15T08:17:37-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	131610809	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIEDMAN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2000 MARKET STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	232721729	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WELCOME AMERICA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WELC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2154850626	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1650 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFF GUARACINO	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2156832060	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	COLLEEN CRANDALL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00961249	PTIN
Phone	2154969200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	38.98.221.158	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-05-11	IPDt
IP Tm	16:02:56	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	0640842A3AA88E42BF320E5353FEF4A0A867EB15	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DF5640BE0971A023017A63DA437700996DC31C4A	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JEFF GUARACINO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1650 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,596,149	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WELCOMEAMERICA.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WELCOME AMERICA, INC., A 501C3, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. WELCOME AMERICA, INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AMERICAN HISTORY, EDUCATION AND PHILADELPHIA. WELCOME AMERICA, INC. SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE RESIDENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH CITYWIDE EVENTS THAT PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. MOVING FORWARD, WELCOME AMERICA, INC. MAY PRODUCE AND ASSIST IN THE GROWTH OF SELECT CITY EVENTS YEAR-ROUND THAT CAN INCREASE AWARENESS OF PHILADELPHIA AS AN EVENT DESTINATION AND EXECUTE THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,057,533	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,302,763	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$293,133	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$253	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$80,925	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,138,458	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,596,149	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$88,919	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$365,921	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,934	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$129,427	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,823,596	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,210,345	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,915,449	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,576,266	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$223,009	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$19,883	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$187,444	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$307,714	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$775,795	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$876,182	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$588,351	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$568,468	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WELCOME AMERICA, INC., A 501C3, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. WELCOME AMERICA, INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AMERICAN HISTORY, EDUCATION AND PHILADELPHIA. WELCOME AMERICA, INC. SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE RESIDENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH CITYWIDE EVENTS THAT PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. MOVING FORWARD, WELCOME AMERICA, INC. MAY PRODUCE AND ASSIST IN THE GROWTH OF SELECT CITY EVENTS YEAR-ROUND THAT CAN INCREASE AWARENESS OF PHILADELPHIA AS AN EVENT DESTINATION AND EXECUTE THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,213,258	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$293,133	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE LARGEST PROGRAM OF WELCOME AMERICA, INC. IS THE WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO FREE EVENTS AND REACHES MILLIONS THROUGH EVENTS THAT ARE BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAMED. AN 8 DAY FESTIVAL, SERVING AS CITY'S OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,213,258	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	34	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEFF GUARACINO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2154850626	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1650 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
HON JAMES KENNEY
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON JUDGE DAN ANDERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MR MICHAEL BARNES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MS CINDY BASS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MR JAMES CUORATO
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MR JEFF GUARACINO
PRESIDENT & CEO	60.00	Yes (X)	$193,287	$0	$8,915	Yes (X)
MR MICHAEL J HELLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MR OBRA S KERNODLE IV
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MS JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MS LEIGH WHITAKER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MS DALILA WILSON-SCOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$193,287	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$8,915	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
LIVE NATION
111 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD SUITE 111	BALA CYNWYD	PA	19004	CONCERT PRODUCTION, SECURITY, ARTISTS, L	$1,172,351
PROOF PRODUCTIONS
PO BOX 860	SEWELL	NJ	08080	DESIGN, LABOR, FABRICATION	$218,019
PYROTECHNICO
PO BOX 149	NEW CASTLE	DE	16103	FIREWORKS, LABOR	$107,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$650,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,652,763	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$50,000	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,302,763	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE PROVIDER FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$293,133	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$293,133	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$293,133	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$253	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$253	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,596,149	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$293,386	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,727	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$68,748	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,727	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,578	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,552	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,267	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,070	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,399	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,361	TotalAmt
Management And General	$63,361	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,996	TotalAmt
Management And General	$52,996	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,859	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,824	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,552	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,621	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,632	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,242	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
TALENT AND ENTERTAINMEN	$1,291,998	$1,291,998
HOLIDAY EVENT	$231,993	$231,993
LOCATION AND SET UP	$230,574	$230,574
EVENT PRODUCER FEES	$141,877	$141,877

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,611	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,010	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,576,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,213,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,427	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,386	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,573	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$136,056	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,511	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,574	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$307,714	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,182	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$760,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$760,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$775,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$876,182	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$588,351	BOYAmt
EOY	-$568,468	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$588,351	BOYAmt
EOY	-$568,468	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$307,714	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$19,883	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,947,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,008,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,109,460	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,057,533	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,302,763	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,425,494	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$149,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$122,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$98,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$80,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$293,133	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$743,929	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,016	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,656	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,102,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,136,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,213,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,145,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,595,896	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,194,079	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$11,194,079	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$253	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$253	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$253	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$253	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,102,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,136,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,213,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,145,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,596,149	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,194,332	TotalAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,646,704	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$50,555	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$50,555	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,596,149	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,596,149	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,626,821	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$50,555	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$50,555	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,576,266	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,576,266	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGES BY TAXING AUTHORITIES TO ITS FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES A LIABILITY FOR OR DISCLOSES POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO OCCUR UPON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAS NO INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX, THEREFORE NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MR JEFF GUARACINO	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$193,287	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,915	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$202,202	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$50,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	FOUNDED IN 1993, WELCOME AMERICA, INC. CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR IN 2017. WELCOME AMERICA, INC. PRODUCES THE ANNUAL WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL, THE NATION'S PREMIER JULY 4TH CELEBRATION IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR NATION. PHILADELPHIA'S JULY 4TH FESTIVAL - WAWA WELCOME AMERICA - IS A MULTI-DAY CITYWIDE FESTIVAL WITH 50 FREE EVENTS INCLUDING AMERICA'S LARGEST FREE CONCERT, THE NATION'S BEST FIREWORKS DISPLAYS, OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREENINGS, FREE MUSEUM DAYS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN, FREE ENTERTAINMENT, PATRIOTIC PARADE, COMMEMORATION EVENTS OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY, AND MORE. IN 2016, 65% PERCENT OF THE FESTIVAL ATTENDEES WERE FROM PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. 91% OF THE ATTENDEES RATED THE EXPERIENCE EXCELLENT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1	FOUNDED IN 1993, WELCOME AMERICA, INC. CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR IN 2017. WELCOME AMERICA, INC. PRODUCES THE ANNUAL WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL, THE NATION'S PREMIER JULY 4TH CELEBRATION IN THE BIRTHPLACE OF OUR NATION. PHILADELPHIA'S JULY 4TH FESTIVAL - WAWA WELCOME AMERICA - IS A MULTI-DAY CITYWIDE FESTIVAL WITH 50 FREE EVENTS INCLUDING AMERICA'S LARGEST FREE CONCERT, THE NATION'S BEST FIREWORKS DISPLAYS, OUTDOOR MOVIE SCREENINGS, FREE MUSEUM DAYS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN, FREE ENTERTAINMENT, PATRIOTIC PARADE, COMMEMORATION EVENTS OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY, AND MORE. IN 2016, 65% PERCENT OF THE FESTIVAL ATTENDEES WERE FROM PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. 91% OF THE ATTENDEES RATED THE EXPERIENCE EXCELLENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. AS SOON AS THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE, A COPY IS FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH A DEADLINE TO REPLY WITH ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ONCE THE DEADLINE PASSES AND ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SIGNS IT AND FILES IT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR, ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORMS WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE COVERING GOVERNING BOARDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	A SURVEY OF SIMILAR POSITIONS WAS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 2016. THE ORGANIZATION'S LAW FIRM REPRESENTED THE INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZAITON. BOARD CHAIRMAN MAYOR KENNEY SIGNED A CONTRACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES REQUIRED GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORMS 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.