2026-07-13T12:06:35-05:00 2025-08-31 271155496 RLA LLP 999 W TAYLOR STREET STE A SAN JOSE CA 95126 990 2024-09-01 814054929 FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR FOUN 4084384932 798 AUZERAIS AVE SAN JOSE CA 951263503 SAMANTHA WARRINER DIRECTOR 4084384932 2026-07-09 1 1 ROBERT A LEE P00156212 4088556770 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SAMANTHA WARRINER 798 AUZERAIS AVE SAN JOSE CA 951263503 2382659 0 X WWW.FANIME.COM X 2016 CA STIMULATE INTEREST IN, CREATE AWARENESS OF, AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPRECIATION FOR ASIAN CULTURE AND MEDIA AS WELL AS VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED SUBCULTURES. 5 5 0 1200 0 0 3770 4372 2378438 2226578 9368 18914 0 132795 2391576 2382659 0 20792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023833 2326303 2023833 2347095 367743 35564 3105094 3120971 884398 864711 2220696 2256260 STIMULATE INTEREST IN, CREATE AWARENESS OF, AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPRECIATION FOR ASIAN CULTURE AND MEDIA AS WELL AS VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED SUBCULTURES. 0 0 2004934 20792 2356454 FANIMECON IS AN ANNUAL ANIME AND JAPANESE CULTURE CONVENTION WHICH TAKES PLACE OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN SAN JOSE, CA. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 ATTENDEES, NUMEROUS VENDORS, 200 LOCAL ARTISTS, DOZENS OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL ACTORS, MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS AND MORE. FANIMECON, SINCE 1994, HAS BEEN A PLACE "BY FANS, FOR FANS" (IT'S MOTTO). IT STRIVES TO BE A PLACE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY VIA A SHARED INTEREST IN THE ANIME INDUSTRY AND ITS SURROUNDING FIELDS, LIKE JAPANESE CULTURE, ASIAN MUSIC, ART, AND MORE. FANIMECON AIMS TO BE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE FANS OF ALL TYPES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN FIND A SENSE OF BELONGING WITH OTHERS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND CULTURE WHICH CREATES THE CONTENT THEY LOVE. 767 2919 CLOCKWORK ALCHEMY IS AN ANNUAL STEAMPUNK CONVENTION WHICH TAKES PLACE IN THE SPRING IN THE BAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY NUMEROUS ATTENDEES, NUMEROUS VENDORS, AND SEVERAL AUTHORS, MUSICIANS, AND CRAFTSPEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. CLOCKWORK ALCHEMY BRINGS TOGETHER FANS OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND ALTERNATIVE HISTORY. ITS EVENTS, LIKE THE FASHION SHOW, TEA ROOM, CONCERTS, MARTIAL ARTS, TEAPOT RACING, AND MORE, BRING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY WHICH DELIGHTS IN WHIMSY AND WONDER. 2005701 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X RLA LLP 4088556770 999 W TAYLOR STREET STE A SAN JOSE CA 95126 X WILLIAM WARRINER PRESIDENT & CEO 12.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA WARRINER DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 MILTON LE DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC WU SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 THATCH DURBIN DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT RUX CFO 8.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM SAN JOSE 408 ALMENDEN BLVD SAN JOSE CA 95110 FACILITATORS 492111 ROBERT LEE & ASSOCIATES 999 W TAYLOR ST SUITE A SAN JOSE CA 95126 ACCCOUNTING 241649 2 4372 4372 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE 711300 2032582 2032582 DEALER INCOME 711300 159930 159930 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 711300 34066 34066 2226578 18914 18914 RECOVERY INCOME 900099 132795 132795 132795 2382659 2359373 0 18914 X 20792 20792 85190 85190 275686 220551 55135 295752 295752 14444 14444 128352 88500 39852 558229 515127 43102 47001 47001 6456 6456 39350 39350 PRODUCTION COSTS 294375 294375 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 187928 187928 SECURITY 162282 160633 1649 MEALS 118247 93437 24810 113011 67161 45850 2347095 2005701 341394 0 2973503 1558893 1400000 0 17499 111661 114470 73047 42938 19930 30109 3105094 3120971 152814 23304 259490 382415 472094 458992 884398 864711 X 2220696 2256260 2220696 2256260 3105094 3120971 35564 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1400 2938 3770 4372 12480 1631 2517673 2535838 2374288 2226578 9656008 1631 2519073 2538776 2378058 2230950 9668488 0 0 0 9668488 20 42 25 9368 18914 28369 20 42 25 9368 18914 28369 1651 2519115 2538801 2387426 2249864 9696857 0.99710 0.99870 0.00290 0.00130 X 73047 42938 30109 30109 X 2249864 0 2249864 132795 132795 2382659 2347095 0 2347095 0 2347095 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND WILL RECOGNIZE A LOSS CONTINGENCY WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS SUBJECT TO ESTIMATE AND MANAGEMENT JUDGMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF EACH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE AMOUNT THAT IS ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE AGGREGATE COULD DIFFER FROM THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2025 MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: THEFT INCOME 132,795. 1 MAKE A WISH 1702 E HIGHLAND AVE PHEONIX AZ 85016 860481941 501(C)3 20792 0 SPECIAL EXPERIENCES 1 CRAIG K HOWLETT PRIOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN AUGUST 2022, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS MADE AWARE OF EMBEZZLEMENT THAT OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF 2020 TO 2022 BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ("CFO") OF FANS. THE CFO WAS REMOVED, AND AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EMBEZZLEMENT WAS COMMENCED. THE INVESTIGATION HAS ESTABLISHED THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO BE APPROXIMATELY $445,000. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED THROUGH JANUARY 2025. 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 WILLIAM WARRINER AND SAMANTHA WARRINER ARE SIBLINGS. WILLIAM WARRINER AND ASHLEY WARRINER ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED ON A COLLABORATIVE BASIS BY THE OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT CPA, WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CFO/TREASURER AND THE OUTSIDE BOOKKEEPER. ALL AREAS OF CONCERN ARE ADDRESSED BETWEEN THESE PARTIES, AND, ONCE RESOLVED, A DRAFT RETURN IS PREPARED AND PRESENTED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD. ONCE BOARD APPROVAL IS GIVEN, THE RETURNS ARE COMPLETED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ONCE A YEAR EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A SIGNED STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 1023 AND FORMS 990 ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PRODUCTION CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 295,752. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 295,752. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: AN AUDIT WAS COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION AND ACTIVITIES.