2025-11-05T17:29:33-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 813197298 Venice Pride VENI 4243307577 55 N Venice Blvd Suite 502 Los Angeles CA 90291 Grant Turck President 3104635643 2025-11-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Grant Turck 55 N Venice Blvd Suite 502 Los Angeles CA 90291 616401 false X https: venicepride.org X 2016 CA Venice Pride is a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen and empower the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles through education public art events and partnerships. 3 3 0 15 0 0 40810 55047 118209 112618 2268 26111 466120 422625 627407 616401 500 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288418 274213 288918 275713 338489 340688 402243 771988 289654 284769 112589 487219 Venice Pride is a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen and empower the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles through education public art events and partnerships. true false 37806 1500 36872 Venice Pride Block Party: Venice Pride works each year to organize a block party that is free and open to the public. The Venice Pride Block Party is an opportunity for the LGBTQ community and its allies to come together in a safe accepting environment that is educational and celebratory. Numerous nonprofit pride partners some with little to no marketing budgets are able to provide vital information to the community at large on topics ranging from HIV Aids prevention equal rights and healthcare. The seventh annual event took place on May 31 2024 and attracted over 4,000 attendees from across Southern California and beyond. 135379 0 130793 Venice Pride Community Engagement: In 2024 Venice Pride continued hosting its monthly queer dance party Gaywatch at Baja Cantina-an event that regularly draws over 300 LGBTQ+ community members to celebrate dance and connect. During the summer months Venice Pride also launched a pop-up event series at the historic gay bar space S.S. Friendship in Santa Monica Canyon reviving a beloved piece of local LGBTQ+ history and expanding opportunities for community engagement and visibility. 3518 0 422625 Venice Pride Historical Preservation: Following a successful legal settlement in 2023 resolving a breach of its Roosterfish licensing agreement Venice Pride in 2024 completed the sale of the Roosterfish trademark concluding a multiyear effort to protect and preserve this historic LGBTQ+ community space. 0 0 0 176703 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false 3 3 false false false false true true true true false false false true true true true true false false false false CA X X X X Venice Pride 4243307577 55 N Venice Blvd Suite 502 Los Angeles CA 90291 X Grant Turck President and Director 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sergio Perez Secretary and Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Tobin Treasurer and Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 15000 40047 0 55047 Other activity 900099 112618 112618 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112618 26111 26111 0 0 0 0 0 0 422625 422625 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 616401 561354 0 0 1500 1500 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 2190 2190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52189 52189 0 0 108443 89160 0 0 2583 0 2583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58724 0 58724 0 587 587 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12850 0 12850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Equipment Rental 24211 24211 0 0 Supplies & Materials 8053 6866 1187 0 Meals & Entertainment 2801 0 0 0 Intellectual Property Costs 347 0 0 0 1235 0 1235 0 275713 176703 76579 0 0 0 0 0 65213 36488 337030 735500 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 402243 771988 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289654 284769 0 0 289654 284769 X 112589 487219 0 0 112589 487219 402243 771988 X 340688 0 0 0 0 33942 X false false false X 36000 36156 55851 40810 40047 208864 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36000 36156 55851 40810 40047 208864 0 208864 0 0 0 426468 448736 875204 0 0 0 0 0 0 1254 953 5011 41920 0 49138 1133206 367802 0.1843 0 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, 1254, Refunds| 2021, 953Refunds| 2022, 5011Refunds| 2023, 41920Refunds| Part II, line 17a For the five-year computation period 2020 through 2024 public support constituted approximately 18.43% of the organizations total support. Although below 33 1 3% it exceeds 10% and the organization satisfies the facts-and-circumstances test under Treas. Reg. 1.170A-9f3. Venice Pride operates programs that serve the general public and are broadly accessible to all. Its events including the annual Venice Pride Block Party the Venice Pride Flag Lifeguard Tower and Gaywatch engage thousands of community participants each year. The organization receives participation fees from hundreds of unrelated attendees and vendors as well as contributions and grants from numerous individual and corporate donors. Fundraising and sponsorship activities are directed to the community at large and the governing board reflects a diverse cross-section of the Los Angeles coastal community with no single donor or group controlling its operations. Based on these factors the organization continues to function as a publicly supported organization under 170b1Avi. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part III, line 2 Yes Venice Pride did undertake significant program services in 2022 that were not listed on the prior years Form 990. A detailed description of these events can be found below on Form 990 Part III line 4. Part VI, Line 6 Venice Pride has a single primary class of members with voting rights including the Initial Incorporator and others admitted by majority vote. The Board may also designate additional honorary or contributing members without voting rights. Regular annual and special meetings are held with specific quorum and voting procedures and members can be expelled under certain conditions. Part VI, Line 7a The members have significant governance roles as they elect the Board of Directors at the annual meeting. Members exercise their voting rights in person by ballot by mail or by proxy. In addition to electing the Board members participate in regular annual and special meetings. There may also be non-voting honorary or contributing members as determined by the Board but these individuals do not have decision-making power. Part VI, Line 7b In Venice Pride key governance decisions are shared between the members and the Board of Directors. Members are responsible for electing the Board and determining its size. They also participate in decision-making through their voting rights in various meetings. This setup gives members a significant role in guiding the organizations governance. Part VI, Line 8a Venice Prides committees must receive board approval on all financial matters and when acting on behalf of the organization. Minutes are only taken for the board meetings not for the committee meetings. Part VI, Line 11a The Board of Directors delegates responsibility for the Form 990 to the President. A Form 990 draft is prepared and the finalized Form 990 is distributed to the Board of Directors prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c The Board of Directors has adopted a Conflict of Interest policy and requires all Directors and Officers to disclose any conflicts or potential conflicts as they arise. Part VI, Line 18 Documents are available on the organizations website: venicepride.org Guidestar and on request. Part VI, Line 19 Documents are made available upon request. Part IX, Line 11g DJs: $20,200; Event Coordinators: $7,860; Audio Technicians: $6,000; Photographers: $5,700; Dancers: $5,364; Entertainers: $4,765; Event Producers: $2,300 Part XI, Line 9 | Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| A prior-period adjustment of $33,942 was made during the year to correct errors related to prior-year accounting entries. The adjustment was recorded as a direct change to beginning net assets to properly reflect the organizations financial position at the start of the year., Adjustment to beginning net assets correction of prior-year entries, $33942|