Southern Decadence Financial Report 2022
S.D. Financial Oversight Committee Bank Balance (12.01.21) $3,170.81
Income from Events
Press Party (Bourbon Pub) $1,776.00
Decadence Gets Dirty (Phoenix) $1,206.00
Crawfish Boil (American Townhouse) $613.00
Fish Fry (The Page) $582.00
Haircut & Shot (R-Bar) $125.00
Jimmy James Live (Bourbon Pub) $634.32
Hooker’s Ball (Oz) $1,915.70
Always Proactive (Allways Lounge) $623.00
Tea Dance (Grand Pre’s) $845.00
Pool Party (J.J. Delgadillo) $150.00
Road Trip (Sipp’s) $847.19
Boys & Divas (Corner Pocket) $2000.00
Poster Signing & Silent Auction (Grand Pre’s) $958.00
Big Dick Contest (Phoenix) $1,606.00
Drag Brunch (American Townhouse) $300.00
Income from Sponsorships
Grand Pre’s $1,000.00
The Golden Lantern $5,000.00
Paige Beaumann $500.00
Q.T. Pie Boutique $2,500.00
Mona Lisa Restaurant $500.00
Crescent City Tour Booking Agency $100.00
Iggy’s Bar $100.00
Vieux Carre Wellnes IV Lounge $5,000.00
Anonymous $500.00
Will Antill $1,800.00
Jonathan C. Weiss $100.00
Todd Blauvelt $1,000.00
Daniel Rasis & Howie Prescott $250.00
Unaccounted for income $2,130.19
Total Income $34,661.40
Expenses
Gay Easter Parade $800.00
Parade Security (OPSO) $1,297.00
Parade Security (OPSE) $4,547.96
Food for Check Presentation Event $150.00
Blue Tooth Speaker & Microphone $141.94
Parade supplies, DJ deposit, website $785.00
Moniker Management (Jimmy James) $2,000.00
Costumes $2,300.00
Promotional Pictures $250.00
Carle Photo Services (Poster) $850.00
Bartender at JJ meet & Greet at A.T. $150.00
KBS Services (Sanitation) $3,036.00
Event Helper / Parade Insurance $1,462.00
Signature New Orleans / Bus to Sipp’s $847.19
Sir Speedy (printing) $3,098.85
Parade Permit $100.25
Area51GALLERY (Custom SD50 pins) $400.00
NOPSI Hotel (former’s luncheon) $2,051.92
Postage / Invitations (luncheon) $89.23
Mathew McWain (Golf Cart) $300.00
Mecco Services / Chris Mellor (personal protection) $200.00
Parade DJ $440.00
Jordan Hawbreaker (Rides & Guides) $200.00
Joseph Brown (food) $150.00
Robert’s (check presentation) $151.23
Charity (LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana) $6,000.00
Total Expenses $31,798.57
S.D. Financial Oversight Committee Bank Balance (12.27.22) $1,773.26
2022 In-Kind Sponsorships
Sky Vodka $10,000
Ambush Magazine $5,000
Pigeon Hole Storage $430.00
Yaaz Publishing Group $12,300.00
Bad Kitty Creative Studio $7,436.84
Golden Lantern $300.00
Chateau LeMoyne $499.00
No Rules Boutique $100.00
Kraemer, Fine Metal & Woodwork $4,000.00
Q.T. Pie Boutique $2,000.00
Miller Lite $12,000.00
Sir Speedy $2,000.00
Although SDGMs in the 1980s and early 1990s sometimes raised money for HIV/AIDS causes, regular / annual charitable giving began officially in 2010 when SDGMs Toby Lefort and Julien Artressia selected the NO/AIDS Task Force as their designated charity. Every year since then, the Grand Marshals have designated an official charity. Southern Decadence charitable giving by year:
2010 $5,000.00 NO/AIDS Task Force
2011 $6,277.00 NO/AIDS Task Force
2012 $2, 121.00 Belle Reve
2013 $4,001.88 Belle Reve
2014 $18,931.08 PFLAG
2015 $39,347.49 LGBT+ Archives Project / PFLAG / La. Equality Foundation
2016 $27,345.23 NOAGE / ARNO
2017 $15,000 (roughly) NOAGE / Dodwell House
2018 $16,100.00 LGBT+ Archives Project / Team Friendly
2019 $14,703.00 Odyssey House
2020 no parade n/a
2021 no parade n/a
2022 $6,000.00 LGBT+ Archives Project
