California · Nonprofit
FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR
FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $706 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($706). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.4M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $706
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What Foundation for Anime and Niche Subcultur does
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.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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.
$2,004,934 spentof which $20,792 as grants$2,356,454 earned by the program100% of program spendingClockwork 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.
$767 spent$2,919 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,005,701.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.7M to $2.9M (+67%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
William Warriner
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $63 → $254.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $706 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR?
- FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $706 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($706). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $706 in grants to FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $706 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FOUNDATION FOR ANIME AND NICHE SUBCULTUR find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing