This page contains a brief overview of Con or Bust; information on the current Board of Directors; links to current documents and reports; contact information; and information about its logo.
General Information
Con or Bust, Inc., is a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization (EIN: 81-2141738) that helps people of color/non-white people attend SFF conventions (how to request assistance). Con or Bust isn’t a scholarship and isn’t limited to the United States, to particular types of con-goers, or to specific cons; its goal is simply to help fans of color go to SFF cons and be their own awesome selves. It is funded through donations and an online auction held annually. Learn more about supporting Con or Bust.
Con or Bust was created in 2009. From 2010-2016, Kate Nepveu administered Con or Bust and the Carl Brandon Society acted as Con or Bust’s fiscal agent. Con or Bust became a separate corporation in April 2016.
Board of Directors
As of March 2017, Con or Bust’s Board of Directors is:
- Tanya DePass, founder and Community Manager for I Need Diverse Games (@INeedDivGms);
- Kate Nepveu, creator of Con or Bust (Con or Bust Secretary/Treasurer);
- Mark Oshiro, author of the Mark Does Stuff world at MarkReads.net and MarkWatches.net (Con or Bust President); and
- Diana M. Pho, founder of Beyond Victoriana and Tor Books editor.
All Directors volunteer their time and represent only themselves, not their employers or anyone else.
Documents and Reports
Con or Bust, Inc.’s corporate documents, annual reports, and so forth can all be viewed in a public Google Drive folder. Here are direct links to its founding documents and its most recent reports.
- Certificate of Incorporation: certified copy or easier-to-read non-certified copy (personal addresses have been redacted).
- By-laws adopted April 17, 2016.
- Conflict of interest policy adopted April 17, 2016.
- List of commercial relationships entered into by Con or Bust.
- Conflict of interest statements from Directors.
- Determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that Con or Bust, Inc., is a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3), dated April 21, 2016.
- 2016 Annual Report.
- Minutes of March 19, 2017 Board Meeting.
More information, including the pre-incorporation history of Con or Bust, can be found on a separate page.
Contact
Kate Nepveu is the Secretary/Treasurer of Con or Bust and handles day-to-day business; she can be reached at [email protected]. You can reach the Board of Directors at [email protected].
Con or Bust’s mailing address is:
P.O. Box 9432
Niskayuna, NY 12309
Logo
Con or Bust’s logo is a dinocorn, designed and donated by an anonymous artist. In 2009, some fans of color sarcastically adopted the label to refer to their supposedly-mythological existence. Also, dinocorns are awesome. (And on purchasable T-shirts.)
Last updated March 23, 2017.