Nonprofit · EIN 81-4054929
FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,382,659 | $2,347,095 | $35,564 | $3,120,971 | $864,711 | $2,256,260 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,391,576 | $2,023,833 | $367,743 | $3,105,094 | $884,398 | $2,220,696 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,756,529 | $1,525,047 | $1,231,482 | $2,861,108 | $563,045 | $2,298,063 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,372
- Program service revenue
- $2,226,578
- Investment income
- $18,914
- Other revenue
- $132,795
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,792
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $85,190
- Accounting fees
- $275,686
- Occupancy
- $558,229
- Travel
- $47,001
- Depreciation
- $6,456
- Program services (functional)
- $2,005,701
- Management and general (functional)
- $341,394
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,105,094
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,120,971
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $864,711
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,256,260
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,109
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,256,260
- Gross receipts
- $2,382,659
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM WARRINER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA WARRINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MILTON LE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ERIC WU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| THATCH DURBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUX | CFO Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM WARRINER | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA WARRINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MILTON LE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ERIC WU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SCOTT RUX | CFO Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE-LIN HO | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WARRINER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA WARRINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MILTON LE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC WU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 798 AUZERAIS AVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95126-3503
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SAMANTHA WARRINER, 798 AUZERAIS AVE, SAN JOSE, CA 951263503
- Signed the 990
- SAMANTHA WARRINER, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (408) 438-4932
- Website
- WWW.FANIME.COM
- Return prepared by
- RLA LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 81-4054929 or by the name FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
STIMULATE INTEREST IN, CREATE AWARENESS OF, AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPRECIATION FOR ASIAN CULTURE AND MEDIA AS WELL AS VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED SUBCULTURES.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $2,004,934 · grants $20,792 · revenue $2,356,454
- 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.Expenses $767 · revenue $2,919
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-4054929
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,120,971
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,382,659
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,382,659 | $2,347,095 | $3,120,971 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,391,576 | $2,023,833 | $3,105,094 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,756,529 | $1,525,047 | $2,861,108 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,408,935 | $1,931,160 | $1,712,336 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-4054929).
Questions about FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES
- What is the EIN of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES is 81-4054929.
- Is FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SAMANTHA WARRINER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTURES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,382,659, expenses of $2,347,095 and total assets of $3,120,971 at year end.
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