Society of the Preservation of Pop Culture Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $139,521
- Spending
- $129,959
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $108,012 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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