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WELCOME AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
WELCOME AMERICA INC (EIN 23-2721729)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-10
IRS object ID
201403149349302345
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-10T15:50:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN232628828PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHECHTMAN MARKS DEVOR PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 MARKET STREET SUITE 500AddressLine1
CityPHILADELPHIACity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19103ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232721729EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WELCOME AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWELCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2156832060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11515 ARCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityPHILADELPHIACity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19102ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDESIREE PETERKIN-BELLPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2156832060PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL SUTTER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01400284PTIN
Phone2154969200PhoneNum
Preparation2014-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDESIREE PETERKIN-BELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11515 ARCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityPHILADELPHIACity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19102ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,131,054GrossReceiptsAmt
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, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S OFFICIAL PRODUCER OF THE WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL, IS A MULTI DAY FREE FESTIVAL FEATURING THE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. WELCOME AMERICA EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, AND PRODUCED TO ATTRACT VISITORS AND REGION RESIDENTS TO THE CITY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, FOSTERING DIRECT AND INDIRECT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,947,195PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$84,684PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$69,843CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$27,330PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$5,455CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,004,549PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,072,931CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$56,327CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$38,475PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$15,483CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$15,483CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,131,806PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,964,590CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,216,117PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,036,400CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$211,568PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$36,531CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$71,943TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,188,738TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,012,007TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$976,595NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$940,064NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWELCOME AMERICA INC, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S OFFICIAL PRODUCER OF THE WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL, IS A MULTI DAY FREE FESTIVAL FEATURING THE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. WELCOME AMERICA EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, AND PRODUCED TO ATTRACT VISITORS AND REGION RESIDENTS TO THE CITY FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, FOSTERING DIRECT AND INDIRECT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.THE WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL DRAWS APPROXIMATELY 500,000 TO 1,000,000 PEOPLE TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OVER THE 7 DAY SCHEDULE. THE SIGNATURE EVENT OF THE FESTIVAL IS JULY 4TH, INDEPENDENCE DAY, BEGINNING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, BOTH IN THE SHADOW OF INDEPENDENCE HALL. THE AFTERNOON EVENTS INCLUDE THE PARTY ON THE PARKWAY, PHILLY 4TH OF JULY JAM CONCERT, THE LARGEST FREE CONCERT IN AMERICA, AS WELL AS SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,947,439ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescTHE LARGEST PROGRAM OF WELCOME AMERICA, INC. IS THE WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL WHICH SERVED 500,000 TO 1,000,000 PEOPLE IN 2013. A 7 DAY FESTIVAL, SERVING AS THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION'S OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FESTIVAL IS TO ATTRACT VISITORS FROM THE REGION, MID-ATLANTIC, AND THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL VISITORS. THE ATTENDEES OF THE FESTIVAL, OF WHICH ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH LODGING, MEALS, PARKING, PURCHASES AND RELATED TAXES. PHILADELPHIA HAS A SIGNIFICANT HOSPITALITY ECONOMY, IN WHICH THE WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL IS A MAJOR COMPONENT.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,947,439TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document39IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of 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
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESIREE PETERKIN-BELLBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2156832060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11515 ARCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityPHILADELPHIACity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19102ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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MS AHMEENAH YOUNG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS KAREN A LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MYRNA TORO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MERYL LEVITZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS DESIREE PETERKIN-BELL
VICE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MR ROB DUBOW
SECRETARY & TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MS CYNTHIA MACLEOD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR BERNIE PRAZENICA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON MICHAEL A NUTTER
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS AMY NEEDLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR TOM CORCORAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JAMES CUORATO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR MARK GALE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LISA WOLLAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR RICHARD NEGRIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JACK FERGUSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS ELIZABETH BARBER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS CHRISTINA KERRIGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR GARY MARSHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS VALERIE ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS JODIE MILKMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS ANTONIA TIMBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
LIVE NATION
111 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD SUITE 111BALA CYNWYDPA19004TALENT & PRODUCTION FEES, UNION LABOR, A$526,317
LIGHTACTION PRODUCTIONS
71 INDUSTRIAL BLVDNEW CASTLEDE19720STAGING, LIGHTING, POWER GENERATION$177,066
ESM PRODUCTIONS
1500 JFK BLVD SUITE 600PHILADELPHIAPA19102FESTIVAL PRODUCTION AND LABOR$102,539
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$5,100FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$650,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,353,443AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$3,950NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,008,543TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERVICE PROVIDER FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$69,843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,843ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$69,843TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$52,668FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$5,100ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$58,123FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,455TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,455ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,072,931TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$64,388ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,154TotalAmt
Program Services$37,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,973TotalAmt
Program Services$2,301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$672ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,200TotalAmt
Program Services$4,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,671TotalAmt
Management And General$3,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,470TotalAmt
Management And General$36,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,483TotalAmt
Fundraising$15,483FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,176TotalAmt
Management And General$2,176ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,195TotalAmt
Program Services$66,195ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,018TotalAmt
Management And General$5,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,460TotalAmt
Program Services$41,460ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,826TotalAmt
Program Services$39,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,946ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
TALENT AND ENTERTAINMEN$1,120,279$1,120,279
LOCATION AND SET UP$376,854$376,854
EVENT PRODUCER FEES$200,254$200,254
SPONSOR RECEPTION$35,554$35,554

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,833TotalAmt
Program Services$22,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,036,400TotalAmt
Program Services$1,947,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,483FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,610BOYAmt
EOY$33,826EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,091BOYAmt
EOY$18,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,442BOYAmt
EOY$19,617EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,143BOYAmt
EOY$71,943EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,738BOYAmt
EOY$75,007EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$997,000BOYAmt
EOY$937,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,188,738BOYAmt
EOY$1,012,007EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$976,595BOYAmt
EOY-$940,064EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$976,595BOYAmt
EOY-$940,064EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,143BOYAmt
EOY$71,943EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$36,531ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,141,455CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,860,570CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,037,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,947,195CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,008,543CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,995,333TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$98,016CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,994CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$171,844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,060CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$655,425TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,305CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,920CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,145TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,974,564CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,216,719CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,102,175CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,136,974CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,669,903TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$9,669,903PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$243TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$243TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$150CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$150TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,239,678CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,974,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,216,719CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,102,175CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,136,974CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,670,296TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99670PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00040InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,340,684TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$267,753DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$267,753RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,072,931RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,072,931TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,304,153TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$267,753DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$267,753ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,036,400ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,036,400TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 IN 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. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES, AND MAY CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADVERTISING SYSTEMS INCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18470C REMINGTON AVEAddressLine1
CityPENNSAUKENCity
StateNJState
ZIP Code08110ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$221,593GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$10,483RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$211,110NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$221,593TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$10,483TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$211,110TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1TASTE OF PHILADELPHIANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$57,768GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$5,100CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$52,668GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$58,123OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$57,768GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$5,100CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$52,668GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$58,123OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$58,123DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$5,455NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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 SIGN A COPY WHICH IS HELD AT THE OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.