2025-08-28T22:01:30-07:00 2024-08-31 990 2023-09-01 823084676 ANIME CRITICS UNITED INC ANIM 6463748046 PO BOX 925 NEW YORK NY 101160925 Tyler Romeo Chairman 3477663630 2025-08-29 1 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CASTLE POINT ANIME CONVENTION Tyler Romeo PO Box 925 New York NY 101160925 205105 0 X https://www.castlepointanime.com X 2017 NY Cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community for enthusiasts of Japanese animation and culture through the organization of an engaging and educational annual convention for cultural exchange with Japan. 20 20 0 166 0 0 1814 11008 202312 189303 0 2758 -1537 -3254 202589 199815 0 0 0 0 6411 12945 0 0 0 140676 180718 147087 193663 55502 6152 165888 172513 105 578 165783 171935 Cultivating a vibrant and inclusive community for enthusiasts of Japanese animation and culture through the organization of an engaging and educational annual convention for cultural exchange with Japan, and providing university students with invaluable hands-on experience in event management, leadership, and community building, while fostering broader appreciation for Japanese animation and its diverse cultural impact. 0 0 179260 196556 The corporation held Castle Point Anime Convention, a cultural convention focused on Japanese animation and other published arts and media. The convention was held at the Secaucus Meadowlands Convention Center and the Harmony Suites Secaucus, bringing in 3,844 members of the general public. Events included panels featuring industry guests, including voice actors Lizzie Freeman, Caitlin Glass, and Kayli Mills, both community-hosted and organization-hosted panels and workshops, entertainment and social gatherings, and an exhibitor hall featuring 77 local artists and 75 vendors selling licensed merchandise imported from Japan. The convention was operated by 160 volunteers, primarily including university students from Stevens Institute of Technology. 0 0 0 179260 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 NJ NY X Tyler Romeo 6463748046 580 5TH AVE STE 820 NEW YORK NY 10036 X Alfonsina Santiago Director 2 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Knutson Director 2 X 0 0 0 Daniel Gaetan Director 2 X 0 0 0 Hazel Chinique Director 2 X 0 0 0 Jake Israel Director 2 X 0 0 0 Jiaren Li Director 2 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Ong Yao Director 2 X 0 0 0 Kah Yap Director 2 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Bevacqua Director 2 X 0 0 0 Robert Basciano Director 3 X 0 0 0 Sri Vaishnav Gade Director 2 X 0 0 0 Steven Harrigan Director 1 X 0 0 0 Tyler Romeo Director / Chairman 4 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Meli Director / Secretary 5 X 0 0 0 Kanta Nakano President / Director 9 X X 0 0 0 Mason Lim Director / President / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Aaren Patel Director / Treasurer 9 X X 0 0 0 Winston Lee Director / Treasurer 9 X X 0 0 0 Alex Ha Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Angie Ruiz Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Caroline Tighe Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Emma Tong Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Isabel Sutedjo Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Jason Brennan Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Kate Wilcox Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 Suprith Reddy Director / Vice-President 9 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6712 500 0 0 0 3796 0 11008 Ticket Sales 561920 151278 151278 0 0 Convention Table Fees 561920 38025 38025 0 0 0 0 0 0 189303 2758 2758 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170 1439 -1269 0 0 -1269 1866 3851 -1985 0 0 -1985 0 199815 192061 0 -3254 X 12945 12073 872 33012 33012 2010 2010 51510 50637 873 8328 2296 6032 44425 42280 2145 26227 25966 261 11421 10986 435 3785 3785 193663 179260 14403 0 165888 47513 125000 165888 172513 105 578 105 578 X 165783 171935 0 0 165783 171935 165888 172513 6152 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 1068 1468 2742 1814 11008 18100 33084 390 175131 202312 191169 602086 0 0 0 766 170 936 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34152 1858 177873 204892 202347 621122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 621122 0 0 0 0 2759 2759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2759 2759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34152 1858 177873 204892 205106 623881 0.99558 1 0.00442 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 In this tax year, the bylaws were amended to: 1) allow the executive committee to establish and dissolve subcommittees at its discretion, and appoint its chairs and members; 2) retitle the Program Committee to become the Documentation committee, and give it a new set of responsibilities relating to writing and maintaining the corporation's documentation and preparing written reports thereof; 3) allow the Contract Committee to consider contracts relating to the lease, purchase, sale, or mortgage of real property, and raise the threshold of contracts the committee is allowed to approve to twenty thousand dollars; and 4) allow the Contract Committee to procure legal services for the corporation if allowed in the corporation's budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization has two classes of voting membership, both of whom have equal rights to elect the governing body and make bylaw amendments, and both composed of current undergraduate or graduate students, alumni, faculty, or staff of the Stevens Institute of Technology: emeritus members, who previously completed a full term as an officer at the organization or its predecessor, and have never been removed from membership; and provisory members, any others who have had their membership proposed, endorsed, and approved by the membership. The organization further has honorary membership, who do not have voting rights. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a As described in this schedule for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6, the organization has two classes of membership, emeritus and provisory members, who elect the organization's governing body at its annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b As described in this schedule for Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6, the organization has two classes of membership, emeritus and provisory members, who have the right to amend the organization's governing documents, remove members of the governing body, and approve the governing body's decision to dissolve the organization or otherwise substantially dispose of its assets. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This Form 990 was prepared by the audit committee of the board of directors, who reviewed and categorized transactions entered by the treasurer and other officers and volunteers. The audit committee then held a meeting and passed by majority vote to recommend approval of the form to the board of directors, who then approved the form at its own meeting with a majority vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 he organization's current governing documents, former Form 1024, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990 filings, and state filings, are all made public on the organization's own website here: https://www.castlepointanime.com/501c3/. Other documents, such as the conflict of interest policy and financial statements, are only available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g $16,300 - Appearance Fees for industry guests and other related vendors; $15,427 - Labor fees for cleaning, security, and audio-visual services The delay in filing was due to reasonable cause, primarily resulting from significant operational disruptions related to the nature of our student-run organization: as a student-run organization our leadership positions, including those responsible for financial oversight and administration (such as Treasurer and President), experience frequent turnover, typically on an annual basis. During the period leading up to the tax filing deadline for the tax year starting September 2022 and ending August 2023, our organization underwent a transition in key officer roles. This turnover resulted in a temporary loss of institutional knowledge regarding tax filing procedures, deadlines, and first-hand financial history as officers left the organization. The handover process, including transferring knowledge and access to necessary records, was delayed as new student officers balanced academic responsibilities with learning their new organizational duties. Concurrent with the officer turnover, it was necessary to change the organization's primary bank account and transfer the organization's funds from TD Bank to Chase Bank. This transition period temporarily limited consistent access to complete bank statements and transaction histories required for accurate financial reconciliation needed for the tax return preparation. Compiling the necessary financial data was consequently delayed until full access and clarity on account activities were restored and reconciled between the old and new accounts. These two factors, the disruption caused by leadership transition inherent in a student-run organization and the administrative requirements of changing primary financial institutions, combined to create unforeseen delays that prevented us from filing the form by the original deadline, despite exercising ordinary business care and prudence. We have taken steps to mitigate this issue in the future, including implementing more robust officer transitions and training, starting the tax preparation process earlier, and assigning non-student committee members to more consistently oversee continuity, bookkeeping, and financial auditing. We value our tax-exempt status and are committed to fulfilling our compliance obligations. We respectfully request that the penalties for late filing be waived based on the reasonable cause outlined above.