San Diego, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)Vanguard Culture, founded in 2016, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $100K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue fell 64% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $97K left a modest 4% surplus.
Vanguard Culture is a volunteer-powered, inclusive nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diegos Creative Industries. We provide quality arts journalism, cutting edge events, professional development that create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together, inspire collaboration among the visual, performing, culinary arts. CONT SCHEDULE O
ARTS JOURNALISM Vanguard Culture produces a weekly newsletter, Vanguard Culture WEEKLY that features a curated selection of San Diegos best, most exciting, and unique cultural and culinary events for...
ARTS JOURNALISM Vanguard Culture produces a weekly newsletter, Vanguard Culture WEEKLY that features a curated selection of San Diegos best, most exciting, and unique cultural and culinary events for our 22K subscribers. We also produce in-depth feature articles on art-related topics for a wide audience, and we maintain a dynamic website. Since 2018, we received 82 awards for Excellence in Arts Journalism from the San Diego Press Club, including Best Entertainment Website in San Diego. Our arts coverage is comprised of THE BUZZ, featuring artist interviews, show reviews, and insight into San Diego Arts Culture POETIC LICENSE, featuring beautiful photo essays of artist studio visits ART SEEN, highlighting behind-the-scenes creatives, and ART SHOP TALKS, a mini-documentary series on YouTube highlighting artists of our region. Quality arts journalism aligns with our mission to create arts jobs, bring diverse communities together, and inspire creative collaboration. Increased coverage of San Diegos vibrant arts and culture sector Continued on Schedule O.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We provide multiple opportunities for San Diegos Creative Industry Professionals to increase their skills and broaden their horizons, such as a biennial creative industry...
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We provide multiple opportunities for San Diegos Creative Industry Professionals to increase their skills and broaden their horizons, such as a biennial creative industry symposium and quarterly workshops that provide creatives the tools and resources needed to thrive in their industry. We also gather Executive Directors from the regions leading creative industries together for a yearly roundtable to discuss issues relevant to arts organizations in San Diego. Professional development in the form of industry mixers, lectures, panel discussions, and meaningful networking opportunities all in virtual and in-person formats are a key component of our programming. We believe in providing industry professionals with the tools, resources, and opportunities to become better at their craft and to make a living doing what they love.
EVENTS Vanguard Culture produces immersive, multi-sensory and multi-cultural cutting-edge events that feature the visual, performing, and culinary arts in a creative collaboration. Our events appeal...
EVENTS Vanguard Culture produces immersive, multi-sensory and multi-cultural cutting-edge events that feature the visual, performing, and culinary arts in a creative collaboration. Our events appeal to Creative Industry Professionals as well as to the public at large and provide opportunities for guests to connect in meaningful ways and leave feeling that theyve experienced something truly special that cannot be replicated. Our programmatic partners are some of the regions most notable cultural organizations including the San Diego Opera, Mainly Mozart, San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts, The San Diego Museum of Art, Fashion Week San Diego, San Diego Museum Council, San Diego Italian Film Festival, Baja Wine Food, Malashock Dance Company, and many more. We maintain our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion DEI in all of our programming.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $100,276 | $278,782 | -0.6% |
| Expenses | $96,580 | $316,483 | -0.7% |
| Net Income | $3,696 | $-37,701 | -1.1% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| Susana Peredo Swap | Executive Director | 028.00 |
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$19,513 | $0 | $19,513 |
| Shaun Cassidy | President | 010.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Mautner | Board Treasurer | 010.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Lowenstein | Board Secretary | 005.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisane Basquiat | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Bear Contreras | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Pilialoha Kilohana Estall | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Heath Fox | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Antonio Iannotta | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Katty Ibarra | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Jefferson Jay | Member ar Large | 002.00 |
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| Diem Jones | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Dr Brian Lesson | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Adriana Martinez | Member at Large | 002.00 |
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| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $100,276 | $96,580 | $29,410 | $3,696 |
| 2024 | $278,782 | $316,483 | $33,055 | $-37,701 |
| 2023 | $288,923 | $302,660 | $89,906 | $-13,737 |
| 2022 | $103,433 | $68,084 | $54,141 | $35,349 |
| 2021 | $86,829 | $76,313 | $18,294 | $10,516 |
| 2020 | $79,339 | $66,785 | $18,236 | $12,554 |
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