LANFest is dedicated to empowering gaming communities and supporting charitable efforts by creating unique gaming experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 74 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$691K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$691K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$858K
FY2023$739K
FY2024$691K
Expenses
$590K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$818K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$590K
Net assets
$212K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$25K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$212K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $523K Management & general 9% · $52K Fundraising 3% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$1,520Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Briggs’s $2K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Briggs$1,520$62,964——
Jason Wild——$14,070—
Bridget Reese——$10,800$2,500
Steven Offield——$9,220$2,500
Chris Allison——$7,200$2,500
Derek Reese———$2,500
Gary Briggs———$250

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $523K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, LANFest developed and implemented programming for high school and collegiate esports organization. Our main programming, chapter events, increased to 130 events from 120 events. LANFest started programming with Nicklaus Childrens Hospital to align gaming efforts between the two organizations.

$523Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 41 grants · $234K · 2020–2024
Rights to UnmuteNY · FY2024$7,494
StackupCA · FY2024$6,590
Games for LoveWA · FY2024$5,895
Vaughns Valley FoundationMD · FY2024$5,894
1000 Dreams FundDC · FY2023$10,991
EiboMO · FY2023$8,180
Vaughns Valley FoundationMD · FY2023$5,874
StackupCA · FY2023$5,874
StackupCA · FY2022$8,784
StackupCA · FY2022$8,784
Paws Your GameFL · FY2022$6,580
Paws Your GameFL · FY2022$6,580
1000 Dreams FundDC · FY2022$6,579
1000 Dreams FundDC · FY2022$6,579
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$691K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$487K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$590K
Ln 25
Programscol B$523K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$487K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$691K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
SavingsLn 2$73
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 674
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$238K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$163K$212K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$65K$65K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$100K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$119K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$41K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$5K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$58K$50K$6K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$103K$103K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$161$20K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K$523K$52K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $691K$590K$101K$212K 990 PDF
FY2023 $739K$601K$137K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $858K$818K$40K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $206K$221K−$15K$25K 990 PDF
FY2020 $153K$133K$20K$47K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $690,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,227$192,248
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $452,852$487,410
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,538$11,197
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $738,541$690,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $87,700$64,742
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,162$108,801
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,524$416,757
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $601,386$590,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $137,155$100,556
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $690,856 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,530 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$192,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,248
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $487,410$487,410
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,902 · Excluded from tax $2,765$4,667
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495,842 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,766$690,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $590,300 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $64,742$64,742
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,520$1,520
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,726$99,726
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,555$7,555
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,935$118,935
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,236$5,236
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,099 · Fundraising $1,116$42,215
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,614 · Management $7,361$11,975
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,215$22,215
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,987 · Management $6,274 · Fundraising $1,647$57,908
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $103,202$103,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,189$4,189
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,145$18,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161 · Management $20,167 · Fundraising $12,409$32,737
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $523,181 · Management $51,947 · Fundraising $15,172$590,300
Part X · Balance sheet $238,068 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,889$132,782
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $406$73
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,498$66,088
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$37,702
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,423$1,423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,216$238,068
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $39,526$26,724
X-25 Other liabilities−$179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,526$26,545
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $162,690$211,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $162,690$211,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,216$238,068
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$690,856
XI-2 Total expenses$590,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,556
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$162,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$51,723
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,523

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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