The Expo

Tax-deductible

Bethesda, MD501(c)(3)EducationEIN 54-1924794

See attached statement. Promote cartooning & related art forms.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$209K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$166K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$209K
FY2024▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$1K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$209K
Expenses
$166K
FY2024▲ ×15
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$11K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$166K
Net assets
$74K
FY2024▲ +134%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$74K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2000.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $161K Management & general 3% · $5K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/Exec Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Exec Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes cartooning and related art forms through education and events.

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1 program service account for $161K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Small Press Expo (SPX) is a nonprofit created to promote artists and publishers who produce independent comics. SPX hosts an annual festival that provides a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in its various forms to present to the public comic art not accessible through normal commercial channels.

$161Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$166K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$32K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$32K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$850$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$282$282
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$99K$99K
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$279$279
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$47K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$166K$161K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $209K$166K$43K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $23K$11K$12K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1K$7K−$6K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $8K$37K−$29K$38K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $208,597 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,583$207,583
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,583 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14$208,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,018 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $850$850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $282$282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,495$2,495
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,860$98,860
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,046 · Management $2,822$6,868
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $279$279
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,385$47,385
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,851 · Management $1,148$7,999
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $160,919 · Management $5,099 · Fundraising $0$166,018
Part X · Balance sheet $73,953 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,593$73,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,593$73,953
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,593$73,953
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,593$73,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,953 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,597
XI-2 Total expenses$166,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,579
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$219
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,953

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

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