Timeline of convention expenses and revenue

This page compares instances of major furry conventions by expenses and revenue, both as a whole - as obtained from IRS Form 990 (or 990-EZ) - and per registered attendee.

Conventions vary in cost due to size, location, or type of event, and may also include charity donations as an expense; comparisons are most relevant between instances of the same convention.

Anthrocon
Expenses  Revenue    Pop  Ex/per Rev/per Spon Super %/Spon %/Super 2004: $110331.06 $106131.99 2411 $45.76 $44.02 157  153   6.5    6.3 2005: $112542.73 $125169.78 2371 $47.47 $52.79 162  195   6.8    8.2 2006: $149934.36 $147427.57 2489 $60.24 $59.23 192  188   7.7    7.6 2007: $157190.40 $186002.90 2849 $55.17 $65.29 183  202   6.4    7.1 2008: $201455.62 $215694.29 3390 $59.43 $63.62 306  251   9.1    7.4 2009: $213639   $196409    3776 $56.58 $52.02  N/A  N/A   N/A    N/A 2010: $250380   $248622    4238 $59.08 $58.66  N/A  N/A   N/A    N/A 2011: $282037.07 $269278.35 4400 $65.00 $61.20 N/A  N/A   N/A    N/A

Note: Anthrocon moved to a convention center in 2006. For 2011, revenue and expenses were reduced by consignment art sales revenue ($123,526.67).

Further Confusion
Expenses  Revenue    Pop  Ex/per Rev/per 2003: $114883   $126907    1201 $95.66 $105.67 2004: $87606    $134923    1411 $62.09 $95.62 2005: $98021    $133745    1712 $57.25 $78.12 2006: $98922    $128265    1911 $51.76 $67.12 2007: $113574   $136018    2062 $55.08 $65.96 2008: $135664   $158494    2423 $55.99 $65.41 2009: $143590   $159596    2587 $55.50 $61.69 2010: $170491   $173363    2770 $61.55 $62.59

Midwest FurFest
Expenses  Revenue    Pop  Ex/per Rev/per 2002: $27938    $27739     685  $40.79 $40.49 2003: $35383    $36282     800  $44.23 $45.35 2004: $46657    $39266     986  $47.32 $39.82 2005: $32904    $42780     1066 $30.87 $40.13 2006: $58983    $63186     1422 $41.48 $44.43 2007: $52470    $63872     1690 $31.05 $37.79 2008: $67311    $76534     1992 $33.79 $38.42 2009: $112355   $84430     2040 $55.08 $41.39 2010: $80689    $92991     2285 $35.31 $40.70

FurFright
Expenses  Revenue    Pop   Ex/per Rev/per 2005: $10214    $12429     ~320  $31.91 $38.84 2006: $11750    $19260     515   $22.82 $37.40 2007: $26426.60 $30401.50  717   $36.86 $42.41 2008: $39591.28 $38538.20  873   $45.35 $44.14 2009: $44413    $45064     979   $45.37 $46.03 2010: $32624    $54081     1284  $25.41 $42.12

Furry Weekend Atlanta
Expenses  Revenue    Pop  Ex/per Rev/per 2008: $24094    $37938     1046 $23.03 $36.27

Furry Connection North
Expenses  Revenue    Pop  Ex/per Rev/per 2010: $35895    $38402     880  $40.79 $43.64