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Southern Decadence Financial Report 2022

December 29, 2022 By Frank Perez

Southern Decadence Financial Report 2022

S.D. Financial Oversight Committee Bank Balance (12.01.21)                    $3,170.81

Income from Events

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Press Party (Bourbon Pub)                                                                              $1,776.00

Decadence Gets Dirty (Phoenix)                                                                     $1,206.00

Crawfish Boil (American Townhouse)                                                             $613.00

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Fish Fry (The Page)                                                                                         $582.00

Haircut & Shot (R-Bar)                                                                                        $125.00

Jimmy James Live (Bourbon Pub)                                                                   $634.32

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Hooker’s Ball (Oz)                                                                                           $1,915.70

Always Proactive (Allways Lounge)                                                                $623.00

Tea Dance (Grand Pre’s)                                                                                 $845.00

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Pool Party (J.J. Delgadillo)                                                                              $150.00

Road Trip (Sipp’s)                                                                                            $847.19

Boys & Divas (Corner Pocket)                                                                         $2000.00

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Poster Signing & Silent Auction (Grand Pre’s)                                                $958.00

Big Dick Contest (Phoenix)                                                                              $1,606.00

Drag Brunch (American Townhouse)                                                              $300.00

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Income from Sponsorships

Grand Pre’s                                                                                                     $1,000.00

The Golden Lantern                                                                                        $5,000.00

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Paige Beaumann                                                                                             $500.00

Q.T. Pie Boutique                                                                                            $2,500.00

Mona Lisa Restaurant                                                                                     $500.00

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Crescent City Tour Booking Agency                                                             $100.00

Iggy’s Bar                                                                                                        $100.00

Vieux Carre Wellnes IV Lounge                                                                    $5,000.00

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Anonymous                                                                                                     $500.00

Will Antill                                                                                                        $1,800.00

Jonathan C. Weiss                                                                                           $100.00

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Todd Blauvelt                                                                                                  $1,000.00

Daniel Rasis & Howie Prescott                                                                        $250.00

Unaccounted for income                                                                                $2,130.19

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Total Income                                                                                                  $34,661.40

Expenses

Gay Easter Parade                                                                                          $800.00

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Parade Security (OPSO)                                                                                  $1,297.00

Parade Security (OPSE)                                                                                   $4,547.96

Food for Check Presentation Event                                                                $150.00

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Blue Tooth Speaker & Microphone                                                                $141.94

Parade supplies, DJ deposit, website                                                              $785.00

Moniker Management (Jimmy James)                                                           $2,000.00

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Costumes                                                                                                        $2,300.00

Promotional Pictures                                                                                      $250.00

Carle Photo Services (Poster)                                                                         $850.00

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Bartender at JJ meet & Greet at A.T.                                                              $150.00

KBS Services (Sanitation)                                                                                $3,036.00

Event Helper / Parade Insurance                                                                    $1,462.00

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Signature New Orleans / Bus to Sipp’s                                                           $847.19

Sir Speedy (printing)                                                                                       $3,098.85

Parade Permit                                                                                                 $100.25

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Area51GALLERY (Custom SD50 pins)                                                              $400.00

NOPSI Hotel (former’s luncheon)                                                                   $2,051.92

Postage / Invitations (luncheon)                                                                     $89.23

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Mathew McWain (Golf Cart)                                                                          $300.00

Mecco Services / Chris Mellor (personal protection)                                  $200.00

Parade DJ                                                                                                        $440.00

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Jordan Hawbreaker (Rides & Guides)                                                             $200.00

Joseph Brown (food)                                                                                       $150.00

Robert’s (check presentation)                                                                        $151.23

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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

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2022 In-Kind Sponsorships

Sky Vodka $10,000

Ambush Magazine $5,000

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Pigeon Hole Storage                                                               $430.00

Yaaz Publishing Group                                                            $12,300.00

Bad Kitty Creative Studio                                                        $7,436.84

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Golden Lantern                                                                       $300.00

Chateau LeMoyne                                                                   $499.00

No Rules Boutique                                                                  $100.00

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Kraemer, Fine Metal & Woodwork                                         $4,000.00

Q.T. Pie Boutique                                                                    $2,000.00

Miller Lite                                                                               $12,000.00

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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

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2011                $6,277.00                    NO/AIDS Task Force

2012                $2, 121.00                   Belle Reve

2013                $4,001.88                    Belle Reve

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2014                $18,931.08                  PFLAG

2015                $39,347.49                  LGBT+ Archives Project / PFLAG / La. Equality Foundation

2016                $27,345.23                  NOAGE / ARNO                      

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2017                $15,000 (roughly)       NOAGE / Dodwell House                   

2018                $16,100.00                  LGBT+ Archives Project / Team Friendly       

2019                $14,703.00                  Odyssey House           

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2020                no parade                    n/a

2021                no parade                    n/a

2022                $6,000.00                    LGBT+ Archives Project

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