The Expo: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 54-1924794)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8K
FY2021	$1K
FY2022	$23K
FY2023	$159K
FY2024	$209K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$37K
FY2021	$7K
FY2022	$11K
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	$166K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$38K
FY2021	$33K
FY2022	$45K
FY2023	$32K
FY2024	$74K

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

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

42%

26%

32%

Program services 42% · $3K Management & general 26% · $2K Fundraising 32% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Warren Bernard

Chair/Exec Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Thomas

Asst Exec Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Clough

Prog Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Fraas

Director - Treas

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Marx

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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2 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Provided a forum for people interested in exhibiting and viewing comics, animation, cartooning and related popular art. 3 day open exhibition in Bethesda, MD. 3,000 persons benefited.

$3Kprogram expense

02

Ceremony to recognize talent and ability through the presentation of awards in comics, animation, cartooning and popular art forms. Open to public. 600 persons benfited.

$377program expense

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

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund INCOR · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K

Investment incomeLn 3$28

Money outPt IX

$7K

Ln 25

Programscol B$3K

Managementcol C$2K

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

$33K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K

Total assetsLn 16$33K

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

Investment incomeLn 3$28

Total revenueLn 12$1K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$16K

SavingsLn 2$17K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$344

Total assetsLn 16$33K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$33K

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$38K	$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$641	$344
Total assetsLn 16	$38K	$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$38K	$33K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Office expensesLn 13	$203	$100	$103	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$4K	$2K	$431	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$800	$400	$400	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$297	$193	$104	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$698	$0	$698	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$669	$483	$81	$105
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7K	$3K	$2K	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025	$209K	$166K	$43K	$74K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2024	$159K			$32K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 18, 2024	$23K	$11K	$12K	$45K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2022	$1K	$7K	−$6K	$33K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 7, 2022	$8K	$37K	−$29K	$38K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $1,050 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,631$1,022

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$28

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,647$1,050

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,745$6,977

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,745$6,977

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,098−$5,927

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,050 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,022

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,022

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28$28

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28$1,050

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,977 across 6 lines filed

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100 · Management $103 · Fundraising $0$203

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,723 · Management $431 · Fundraising $2,156$4,310

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $400 · Management $400 · Fundraising $0$800

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $193 · Management $104 · Fundraising $0$297

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $698 · Fundraising $0$698

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $483 · Management $81 · Fundraising $105$669

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,899 · Management $1,817 · Fundraising $2,261$6,977

Part X · Balance sheet $32,614 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,176$15,739

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,518$16,531

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $641$344

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,335$32,614

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,335$32,614

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,335$32,614

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,335$32,614

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,614 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,050

XI-2 Total expenses$6,977

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,927

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,335

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$206

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,614

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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The Expo FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Expo

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV