Liabilities / Assets
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 82-0774057
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
4th percentile
Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
22nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 7.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
18th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$25,921,176
Down $1,321,077 (-4.8%) from 2019
Net Assets
Down$2,984,741
Down $1,670,677 (-36%) from 2019
Liabilities
Up$22,936,435
Up $349,600 (+1.5%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$1,968,343
Down $425,259 (-18%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$3,639,020
Down $491,299 (-12%) from 2019
Net Income
Up-$1,670,677
Up $66,040 (+3.8%) from 2019
The mission of the national comedy center is to provide education on the comedic arts in the form of commentary and contextualization of its bodies of work, telling the vital story of comedy in america across all eras and genres of the art form. As a non-profit cultural institution, the museum celebrates comedy's great minds and unique voices, while providing an examination of the time-honed creative processes that have elevated comedy to an art.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $25,981,254 | $24,532,335 | ▼ $1,448,919 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $774,982 | $618,190 | ▼ $156,792 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $181,451 | $446,578 | ▲ $265,127 |
| Intangible Assets | $197,703 | $197,601 | ▼ $102 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $96,633 | $106,303 | ▲ $9,670 |
| Accounts Receivable | $5,037 | $13,864 | ▲ $8,827 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $5,193 | $6,305 | ▲ $1,112 |
| Total Assets | $27,242,253 | $25,921,176 | ▼ $1,321,077 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $22,221,693 | $22,405,136 | ▲ $183,443 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $237,348 | $403,505 | ▲ $166,157 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $127,794 | $127,794 | → $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $22,586,835 | $22,936,435 | ▲ $349,600 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $4,655,418 | $2,984,741 | ▼ $1,670,677 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $4,655,418 | $2,984,741 | ▼ $1,670,677 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $27,242,253 | $25,921,176 | ▼ $1,321,077 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $17,055,712 | $1,127,319 | - |
| Equipment | $7,476,623 | $2,396,240 | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Gunderson | Executive Director | FT | $148,414 | $148,414 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tom Benson | President |
| Holly Sullivan | Vice President |
| Bill Stevenson | Member |
| George Panebianco | Member |
| Jerome Lee Yaw | Member |
| Jon Albro | Member |
| Louis Deppas | Member |
| Cindy Aronson | Secretary |
| Mike Latone | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $2,795,462 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $843,558 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $106,369 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation Depletion | $1,334,350 | $148,261 | - | $1,482,611 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $144,734 | $422,124 | $69,500 | $636,358 |
| Advertising | $432,400 | - | - | $432,400 |
| Occupancy | $214,561 | $13,985 | $28,556 | $257,102 |
| Interest | $208,260 | $23,140 | - | $231,400 |
| Fees for Services Management | $140,625 | $15,625 | - | $156,250 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $103,294 | - | - | $103,294 |
| Insurance | $88,305 | $9,812 | - | $98,117 |
| Payroll Taxes | $16,666 | $40,122 | $4,938 | $61,726 |
| Information Technology | $35,942 | $3,695 | - | $39,637 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $6,992 | $16,833 | $2,072 | $25,897 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $18,122 | $2,014 | - | $20,136 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $4,396 | $10,584 | $1,303 | $16,283 |
| Other Expenses | $8,684 | - | - | $8,684 |
| Office Expenses | $6,002 | $667 | - | $6,669 |
| All Other Expenses | $3,234 | $358 | - | $3,592 |
| Travel | $1,289 | $143 | - | $1,432 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $2,825,288 | $707,363 | $106,369 | $3,639,020 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $3,639,020 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $3,639,020 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $3,639,020 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The form 990 is presented to the board of directors by the certified public accountant(s) that prepared the form. The form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors and formally approved prior to filing.”
“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the board of directors on a regular basis. When a conflict of interest is identified, a person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. In addition, a person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction may not vote on the contract or transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken.”
“Form 990 is posted on guidestar for public to view”
“Documents are not for public viewing”
“Covid 19 impacted programming events dramatically. The muesum suspended programming events until the proper nys authorization were in place. On march 16 operations were closed under nys guidance issued by governor cuomo. On july 3 the museum reopened itsdoors to 50% capacity under updated nys guidance issued by governor cuomo on july 1. The annual lucille ball comedy festival was re-scheduled to 2021 at the timeand subsquently into 2022. All other programming activities were suspended in 2020.”
“Covid 19 impacted our programming events dramatically. We suspended our programming events until the proper nys authorization are in place. On march 16 we closed our operations under nys guidance issued by governor cuomo. On july 3 we re-opened our doors to 50% capacity under updated nys guidance issued by governor cuomo on july 1. We re-scheduled our annual lucille ball comedy festival to 2021 at the time. We did extent the re-scheduling into 2022. All other programming activities were suspended in 2020.”
“The organization has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit and selection of independent accountant.”
“Purchases for collections are recorded as expenditures for the acquisition of memorabilia in the statement of activities in the year in which the memorabilia acquired. Collections are open to the public, kept in a manner which protects the collection and if the collections are sold, if allowable by the donor agreement, the organization will reinvest the proceeds into other collections. In keeping with standard museum practice, the collections, which were acquired via purchases and contributions, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position.”
“Ncco is exempt from federal income taxes under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and from new york income state income taxes. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america requires the organization to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by the organization. The organization has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and has measured the organization's exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the organization has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities. Federal and state tax authorities generally have the right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the organization are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state tax authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements.”
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| IRS990/ActivityOrMissionDesc | 0 | THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE COMEDIC ARTS IN THE FORM OF COMMENTARY AND CONTEXTUALIZATION OF ITS BODIES OF WORK, TELLING THE VITAL STORY OF COMEDY IN AMERICA ACROSS ALL ERAS AND GENRES OF THE ART FORM. AS A NON-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES COMEDY'S GREAT MINDS AND UNIQUE VOICES, WHILE PROVIDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE TIME-HONED CREATIVE PROCESSES THAT HAVE ELEVATED COMEDY TO AN ART. |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE COMEDIC ARTS IN THE FORM OF COMMENTARY AND CONTEXTUALIZATION OF ITS BODIES OF WORK, TELLING THE VITAL STORY OF COMEDY IN AMERICA ACROSS ALL ERAS AND GENRES OF THE ART FORM. AS A NON-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION, THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES COMEDY'S GREAT MINDS AND UNIQUE VOICES, WHILE PROVIDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE TIME-HONED CREATIVE PROCESSES THAT HAVE ELEVATED COMEDY TO AN ART. |
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| IRS990/OccupancyGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 13985 |
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| IRS990/OccupancyGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 257102 |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | PURCHASES FOR COLLECTIONS ARE RECORDED AS EXPENDITURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF MEMORABILIA IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE MEMORABILIA ACQUIRED. COLLECTIONS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, KEPT IN A MANNER WHICH PROTECTS THE COLLECTION AND IF THE COLLECTIONS ARE SOLD, IF ALLOWABLE BY THE DONOR AGREEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL REINVEST THE PROCEEDS INTO OTHER COLLECTIONS. IN KEEPING WITH STANDARD MUSEUM PRACTICE, THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED VIA PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | NCCO IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND FROM NEW YORK INCOME STATE INCOME TAXES. THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO REPORT INFORMATION REGARDING ITS EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED WHETHER ANY TAX POSITIONS HAVE MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND HAS MEASURED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPOSURE TO THOSE TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED ALL RELEVANT TAX POSITIONS AND THAT THERE ARE NO UNRECORDED TAX LIABILITIES. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES GENERALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE AND AUDIT THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OF TAX RETURNS FILED. ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ASSESSED TO THE ORGANIZATION ARE RECORDED IN OPERATING EXPENSES. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES FROM FEDERAL OR STATE TAX AUTHORITIES WERE RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | COVID 19 IMPACTED PROGRAMMING EVENTS DRAMATICALLY. THE MUESUM SUSPENDED PROGRAMMING EVENTS UNTIL THE PROPER NYS AUTHORIZATION WERE IN PLACE. ON MARCH 16 OPERATIONS WERE CLOSED UNDER NYS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO. ON JULY 3 THE MUSEUM REOPENED ITSDOORS TO 50% CAPACITY UNDER UPDATED NYS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO ON JULY 1. THE ANNUAL LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL WAS RE-SCHEDULED TO 2021 AT THE TIMEAND SUBSQUENTLY INTO 2022. ALL OTHER PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES WERE SUSPENDED IN 2020. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | COVID 19 IMPACTED OUR PROGRAMMING EVENTS DRAMATICALLY. WE SUSPENDED OUR PROGRAMMING EVENTS UNTIL THE PROPER NYS AUTHORIZATION ARE IN PLACE. ON MARCH 16 WE CLOSED OUR OPERATIONS UNDER NYS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO. ON JULY 3 WE RE-OPENED OUR DOORS TO 50% CAPACITY UNDER UPDATED NYS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO ON JULY 1. WE RE-SCHEDULED OUR ANNUAL LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL TO 2021 AT THE TIME. WE DID EXTENT THE RE-SCHEDULING INTO 2022. ALL OTHER PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES WERE SUSPENDED IN 2020. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT(S) THAT PREPARED THE FORM. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FORMALLY APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. IN ADDITION, A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MAY NOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE MEETING ROOM WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR FOR PUBLIC TO VIEW |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | DOCUMENTS ARE NOT FOR PUBLIC VIEWING |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | PART III, LINE 3 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
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