Popular Culture Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$695k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$622k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$1.7m
$29k liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Philip Simpson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Popular Culture Association's network
13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Simpson Chair (also filed as Phil Simpson) | Endowment Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Annie Bierman | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bruce Drushel | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Carl Sederholm | JAC Editor | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Carol Bernard | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Christopher Maverick | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Hansen | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gary Burns | Historian | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heather Porter | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Okapal | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Novotny Lawrence | JPC Editor | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter Cullen Bryan | Trustee at Large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Saadia Lawton | Trustee at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
16 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Jo Hobson | VP Diversity | since 2024 |
| Beth Downey | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Brenda Boudreau | VP Awards | since 2023 |
| Brendan Riley | FMR Executive Director | 2018 |
| Colleen Karn | Chair | since 2023 |
| Elwood Watson | VP Diversity | 2023 |
| Heather Porter | Treasurer | 2024 |
| Joseph Hancock | Executive Dir, Events | 2018 |
| Kathy Merlock-Jackson | Past President | 2023 |
| Lynn Bartholome | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Nicole Freim | VP Area Chairs | since 2023 |
| Sherry Ginn | President Elect | since 2023 |
| Sue Matheson | President | since 2023 |
| Tiffany Weaver | Treasurer | 2023 |
| Tracey Roberts-Camp | VP Awards | 2024 |
| Uzoamaka Melissa Anylwo | VP Awards | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Drushel | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gary Burns | Historian | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Porter | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Annie Bierman | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Cullen Bryan | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Novotny Lawrence | JPC Editor | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Okapal | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carl Sederholm | JAC Editor | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phil Simpson | Endowment Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Maverick | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Saadia Lawton | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Bernard | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Hansen | Trustee at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Jo Hobson | VP Belonging Outreach Membership | 3 | $0 | ||
| Colleen Karn | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Sherry Ginn | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Uzoamaka Melissa Anylwo | VP Awards | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Freim | VP Area Chairs | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Boudreau | President Elect | 3 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Popular Culture Association
- EIN
- 311387458
- Address
- 1 Glenlake Pkwy Ste 1200, Atlanta, GA, 30328-7267
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- The mission of the organization is to promote the study of popular culture through conferences and publications. The PCA also encourages, but has no direct control over, regional popular culture organizations in the United States and internationally. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A700 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1994
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsPhilip Simpson
≥8years on the filingsGary Burns
≥8years on the filingsNovotny Lawrence
≥6years on the filingsPeter Cullen Bryan
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.7m
- Total liabilities
- $29k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $181k
- Program service revenue
- $441k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $83k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $600k | $630k | Deficit $30k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.