Society of the Preservation of Pop Culture Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 992011451
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9735878398
- Rating
- 74
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $139,521
- Expenses
- $129,959
- Assets
- $9,562
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANTHONY ZARAGOA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ANTHONY ZARAGOA (PRESIDENT)
- MICHELLE LIU (VICE PRESIDE)
- STEPHEN TRIEBL (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To educate and celebrate the intersection of anime, sci-fi, gaming, and comics through an event that promotes inclusivity and understanding of these popular culture forms, fostering a community of passionate and informed enthusiasts. Members come together yearly for an annual meeting celebrating pop culture with discussion panels and entertainment like music and video games. Activities include studying symbolism and allegory through fictional works like comics, movies, television, and more. The society invites well-known personalities to present and participate in these discussions, talking about their experiences in the pop culture industry and offering their insight.
What it reported doing in 2024
Provided 2700 members access to three whole days of top notch pop culture activities and information. Presented 198 hours of content surrounding various aspects of pop culture, including history, current happenings, and the anticipated future. Provided 2700 members opportunities to meet with 13 vip members of the pop culture community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Membership-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 35
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 77.4%; rating input score 77
- Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 6.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 77.4% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.