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WELCOME AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WELCOME AMERICA INC (EIN 23-2721729)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202513179349301621
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)
Return2025-11-13T08:25:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN881478669PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11601 MARKET ST 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232721729EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WELCOME AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWELCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2154850626PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11521 LOCUST STREET 8TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL DELBENEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2156832060PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON M FOXPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01365820PTIN
Phone2152972100PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerMICHAEL DELBENEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11521 LOCUST STREET 8TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,639,998GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WELCOMEAMERICA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWELCOME 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 Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,294,947PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,595,026CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$75,000PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$35,330CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,078PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,654CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,819PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,988CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,378,844PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,639,998CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$888,002PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,214,777CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$313,179CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,818,270PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,447,130CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,706,272PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,661,907CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$327,428PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$978,091CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,051,258TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,846,997TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,527,589TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,345,237TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$476,331NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$501,760NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWELCOME 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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,457,521ExpenseAmt
Revenue$35,330RevenueAmt
DescTHE LARGEST PROGRAM OF WELCOME AMERICA, INC. IS THE WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL NORMALLY ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO FREE EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND REACHES MILLIONS THROUGH EVENTS THAT ARE BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAMED. IN 2021, WELCOME AMERICA, INC. EXPANDED THE FESTIVAL TO INCLUDE JUNETEENTH, RESULTING IN A 16-DAY FESTIVAL FILLED WITH DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. SERVING AS THE CITY'S OFFICIAL JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY, THE FESTIVAL GARNERS MILLIONS OF IMPRESSIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS:PRESS - WAWA WELCOME AMERICA 2024 SECURED OVER 8 BILLION GLOBAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.SOCIAL MEDIA - USED ALL SOCIAL PLATFORMS TO INFORM AND ENGAGE WITH FOLLOWERS. SOCIAL CHANNELS ALSO SERVED AS CUSTOMER SERVICE OUTLETS FOR THE FESTIVAL. WAWA WELCOME AMERICA 2024 ACCUMULATED OVER 2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS.WEBSITE - SERVED AS THE MAIN INFORMATION HUB OF THE FESTIVAL AND HAD OVER 500,000 PAGE VIEWS.EMAIL - ENGAGED WITH FANS OF THE FESTIVAL, DELIVERING AN ABOVE INDUSTRY AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 34%.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,457,521TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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 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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document108IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee10EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL DELBENEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2154850626PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11521 LOCUST STREET 8TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MICHAEL DELBENE
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$320,066$0$0
HON JUDGE DAN ANDERS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MICHAEL BARNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LORI BRUCE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR OBRA S KERNODLE IV
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS JENNIFER NAGLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR RIC HARRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON CHERELLE PARKER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS JAZELLE JONES
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS SHERRI LEE STEVENS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MARK SQUILLA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LORI JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE ALLEN WHITE
COO40.00Yes (X)$154,260$0$7,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$474,326TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$7,750TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
LIVE NATION WORLDWIDE
ONE PRESIDENTIAL BLVD STE 300BALA CYNWYDPA19004ENTERTAINMENT$655,591
AGENCY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS LLC
10585 SANTA MONICA BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90025ENTERTAINMENT$355,000
CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY
401 COMMERCE ST PENTHOUSENASHVILLETN37219ENTERTAINMENT$311,500
PROOF PRODUCTIONS
599 MANTUA BLVDSEWELLNJ08080EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES$219,195
LIGHT ACTION INC
1145 E 7TH STREETWILMINGTONDE19801PRODUCTION SERVICES$107,313
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$5,345,026GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,250,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,595,026TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSPONSORSHIP EXCHANGESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$35,330TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,330RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,330TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,654TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,654ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,988TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,988ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,988OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,639,998TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,330RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,642ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$482,076TotalAmt
Program Services$128,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,017FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$555,582TotalAmt
Program Services$292,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$158,290FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,456TotalAmt
Program Services$10,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,375FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,269TotalAmt
Program Services$29,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,625FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,394TotalAmt
Program Services$34,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,453FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Management And General$30,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,273TotalAmt
Management And General$53,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,011TotalAmt
Management And General$97,011ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,221TotalAmt
Program Services$270,221ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,469TotalAmt
Management And General$162,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,126TotalAmt
Program Services$30,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,788ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,822TotalAmt
Management And General$12,822ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,576TotalAmt
Management And General$20,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,667TotalAmt
Program Services$57,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EVENT PRODUCER FEES$1,263,346$1,263,346
TALENT FEES$621,500$621,500
OTHER EVENT COSTS$533,503$533,503
HOLIDAY EVENT$480,334$480,334

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,282TotalAmt
Program Services$705,863ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$28,419FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,661,907TotalAmt
Program Services$4,457,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$891,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,179FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,415BOYAmt
EOY$196,187EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,500BOYAmt
EOY$2,198,933EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,965BOYAmt
EOY$29,208EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$484,378BOYAmt
EOY$422,669EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,258BOYAmt
EOY$2,846,997EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$528,821BOYAmt
EOY$630,265EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$775,000EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,768BOYAmt
EOY$439,972EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,527,589BOYAmt
EOY$2,345,237EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$831,331BOYAmt
EOY$306,760EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$355,000BOYAmt
EOY$195,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$476,331BOYAmt
EOY$501,760EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,258BOYAmt
EOY$2,846,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$978,091ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,756,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,454,887CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,814,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,294,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,620,026CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,941,033TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,756,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,454,887CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,814,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,294,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,620,026CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,941,033TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,083,212SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,857,821PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,078CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,654CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,754TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$249CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,988CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,056TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,959,843TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$295,930GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64420PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61230PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$53,273DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$53,273TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$12,542
ROU ASSET$410,127
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$422,669TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$439,972Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$439,972TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,639,998TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,639,998RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,639,998TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,661,907TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,661,907ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,661,907TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT 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. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EXAMINATIONS PENDING OR IN PROCESS. 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (2 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
MICHAEL DELBENE
PRESIDENT & CEO$270,066$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$320,066$0$0$0
NICOLE ALLEN WHITE
COO$154,260$0$0$0$0$0$7,750$0$0$0$162,010$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA 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 12CAT 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 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 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES REQUIRED GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORMS 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ELOCATION AND SET UP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 365,136. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 365,136. SECURITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 169,282. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 169,282. PARADE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,197. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,197. FIREWORKS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,248. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,248. CULTIVATION EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,419. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,419.