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CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 03-0386059)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-13
IRS object ID
202641339349302604
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-13T08:51:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN570776381PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEBSTERROGERS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1POST OFFICE BOX 20099AddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP294130099ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030386059EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITORSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BUREAUBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8438538000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1375 MEETING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29403ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHELEN T HILLPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone8438538000PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBOBBY R CREECH JR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00254664PTIN
Phone8435775843PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHELEN T HILLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1375 MEETING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$23,216,690GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.EXPLORECHARLESTON.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO UNIFY AND LEAD THE LOCAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN MARKETING AND MANAGING THE CHARLESTON AREA AS AN INDIVIDUAL, MEETING, INCENTIVE, AND GROUP DESTINATION TO BOTH THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body33VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee113TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers33TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$498,485TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$26,614,156PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,915,068CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,982,887PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,278,387CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$603,126PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$620,961CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$136,384PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$41,774CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,336,553PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,856,190CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,097,993PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,971,418CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$23,201,463PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$20,438,885CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$30,299,456PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$26,410,303CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,037,097PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,554,113CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,239,836TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,619,324TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,139,918TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,073,519TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,099,918NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,545,805NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO UNIFY AND LEAD THE LOCAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN MARKETING AND MANAGING THE CHARLESTON AREA AS AN INDIVIDUAL, MEETING, INCENTIVE, AND GROUP DESTINATION TO BOTH THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$21,703,847ExpenseAmt
Revenue$700,337RevenueAmt
DescADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS: PROMOTING THE CHARLESTON AREA AS A PREMIER OVERNIGHT DESTINATION THROUGH MARKETING AND MEDIA INITIATIVES. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE PRINT, INTERNET/DIGITAL, AND TELEVISION. ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ARE PURSUED BASED ON EXTENSIVE TOURISM RESEARCH AND TRENDS. ON A LOCAL LEVEL, THIS PROMOTES CHARLESTON AREA BUSINESSES THROUGH FIVE AREA VISITOR CENTERS AND ON-SITE VISITOR INFORMATION BOOTHS. THIS IS WHERE STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LOCAL INFORMATION AND OFFER TOUR TICKETS, GUIDEBOOKS, AND ROOM RESERVATIONS FOR PURCHASE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,017,059ExpenseAmt
Revenue$79,565RevenueAmt
DescGROUP SALES AND SPORTS MARKETING: ATTEND INDUSTRY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL, TO MEET WITH MEETING AND CONVENTION PLANNERS, TRAVEL AGENTS, AND REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH BUILDING THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARLESTON AREA'S OFFERINGS, THE CHARLESTON AREA HAS EARNED ITS REPUTATION AS A WORLD-CLASS MEETING DESTINATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$807,077ExpenseAmt
DescPRODUCTION OF RESPONSE PIECES: PRODUCES THREE YEARLY PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE TO OFFER VISITORS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON LOCAL AREA BUSINESSES, EVENTS, AND TRAVEL TOOLS. EACH PUBLICATION IS GEARED TOWARDS A SPECIFIC MARKET: THE VISITORS GUIDE OFFERS INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE LEISURE AND COMBINATION LEISURE/BUSINESS TRAVELER; THE DESTINATION PLANNING GUIDE OFFERS MORE IN-DEPTH CONVENTION AND MEETING PLANNING INFORMATION; AND THE WEDDING GUIDE IS FULL OF INFORMATION FOR ANY COUPLE WHO IS CONSIDERING CHARLESTON AS A WEDDING DESTINATION. THE WEBSITE IS CONSISTENTLY UPDATED WITH TIPS FOR TRAVELERS INCLUDING INFORMATION ON WHAT TO SEE AND DO, WHERE TO STAY, AND HOW TO GET AROUND.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$353,545ExpenseAmt
DescEXECUTIVE: COLLABORATES WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARLESTON AREA THROUGH A TRAVEL AND TOURISM STRATEGY, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 7.89 MILLION VISITORS IN 2024. THE INDUSTRY CREATED JOB EARNINGS OF OVER $4.92 BILLION AND AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $14.03 BILLION FOR THE REGION DURING THAT YEAR.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$353,545TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$24,881,528TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document133IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee113EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed0Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member33IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KREIG BRUGLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8438538000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1375 MEETING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29403ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DOUG WARNER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL BORICK
ASSOCIATION REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY SEDALIK
ASSOCIATION REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVER ROOSKENS
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE WOODHULL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK ROGERS
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BARBA
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FEMI OYEDIRAN
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK LAPSLEY
CHAIRMAN'S APPOINTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WESTERHOLD
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY LAVIN
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN KISH
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHETT OUTTEN
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN BATTISTA
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL TALL
CHAIRMAN'S APPOINTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAN BLUMENSTOCK
BOARD CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID TART
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ED RIGGS
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LAVERNE
PAST BOARD CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID JENNINGS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TIMOTHY GOODWIN
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSTY STREETMAN
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHNNY CRIBB
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADLEY BELT
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK BENNETT
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAIMIE DEWBERRY
AT-LARGE ACCOMMODATIONS0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIMI STRIPLIN
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANDREW HSU
AT-LARGE ALLIED0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGGIE BURGESS
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE KLEINMAN
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH BENJAMIN
ASSOCIATION REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SEEKINGS
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV KYLON JEROME MIDDLETON
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUANG MING WHITLEY
MUNICIPALITY REP0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELEN HILL
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY50.00$305,778$3,305$71,650Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL
VP-STRATEGY & EXTERNAL AFF40.00$161,972$1,604$12,470Yes (X)
ANNE MCEWEN
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP DEV40.00$153,695$103,021$59,586Yes (X)
LAURIE SMITH
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$217,710$2,300$59,009Yes (X)
CATHERINE DORITY
VP-MARKETING40.00$167,318$0$29,564Yes (X)
ANDY RANKIN
VP-INVESTOR RELATIONS50.00$250,979$142,391$45,027Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,257,452TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$252,621TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$277,306TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K14IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PEOPLE INC
1716 LOCUST STREETDES MOINESIA50309ADVERTISING$4,562,369
SINCLAIR BROADCAST
10706 BEAVER DAM ROADHUNT VALLEYMD21030ADVERTISING$1,511,815
CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS INC
PO BOX 88965CHICAGOIL606951965ADVERTISING$1,205,000
BLUECHOICE HEALTHPLAN OF SC INC
4101 PERCIVAL RDCOLUMBIASC29219HEALTH INSURANCE$934,041
META PLATFORMS
1 META WAYMENLO PARKCA94025ADVERTISING$810,573
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K37CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$711,215MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$19,940,641GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$263,212AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,915,068TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
VISITOR CENTERS541800$693,062$693,062
DESTINATION PLANNING541800$360,860$360,860
WEBSITE541800$137,625$137,625
MARKETING541800$86,840$86,840
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,278,387TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$620,961TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$620,961ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$402,274RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$360,500RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$41,774RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,774TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,774ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,856,190TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$779,902RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$498,485UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$662,735ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$551,526TotalAmt
Program Services$530,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,754,169TotalAmt
Program Services$3,246,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$507,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,955TotalAmt
Program Services$231,594ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,361ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,047,228TotalAmt
Program Services$930,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$351,540TotalAmt
Program Services$309,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,721ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,321TotalAmt
Management And General$14,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,257TotalAmt
Management And General$58,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,545,405TotalAmt
Program Services$17,541,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$406,622TotalAmt
Program Services$195,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$553,030TotalAmt
Program Services$260,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$292,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,154,904TotalAmt
Program Services$1,153,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,491TotalAmt
Program Services$35,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,305TotalAmt
Management And General$59,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INDUSTRY TRAINING & DEV$442,038$397,281$44,757
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$52,007$52,007
TOURISM RESEARCH$48,938$48,938
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$8,453$8,453

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114TotalAmt
Program Services$114ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,410,303TotalAmt
Program Services$24,881,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,528,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,480,454BOYAmt
EOY$6,299,154EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,326,573BOYAmt
EOY$7,935,820EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$932,168BOYAmt
EOY$1,093,012EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,147BOYAmt
EOY$105,272EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$858,714BOYAmt
EOY$376,981EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,136,066LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,799,844LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$348,542BOYAmt
EOY$336,222EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$56,142EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,219,238BOYAmt
EOY$3,416,721EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,239,836BOYAmt
EOY$19,619,324EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,469,645BOYAmt
EOY$2,550,217EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,910BOYAmt
EOY$37,850EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,325,363BOYAmt
EOY$3,485,452EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,139,918BOYAmt
EOY$6,073,519EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,476,231BOYAmt
EOY$6,611,448EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,623,687BOYAmt
EOY$6,934,357EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,099,918BOYAmt
EOY$13,545,805EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,239,836BOYAmt
EOY$19,619,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,554,113ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$202,444OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$104,002DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,442BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,933,622OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,695,842DepreciationAmt
Book Value$237,780BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$336,222TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT OF USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$3,416,721BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,416,721TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ASC 842 LEASE LIABILITY SHORT TERM$320,591
ASC 842 LEASE LIABILITY LONG TERM$3,164,861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,485,452TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,106,978TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$4,306,830OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,306,830RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,800,148RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$56,042OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$56,042RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,856,190TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,027,803TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$617,500OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$617,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,410,303ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,410,303TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH GROSS RENTS IN AUDITED FINANCIALS 360,500. DONATED USE OF FACILITIES 257,000. DECREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS 3,689,330.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET EARNINGS FROM INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY 56,042.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH GROSS RENTS IN AUDITED FINANCIALS 360,500. DONATED USE OF FACILITIES 257,000.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANDY RANKIN
VP-INVESTOR RELATIONS$25,485$16,307$225,494$126,084$0$0$20,110$6,133$10,837$7,947$281,926$156,471$0$0
HELEN HILL
CEO/BOARD SECRETARY$298,386$3,305$7,392$0$0$0$25,542$264$45,844$0$377,164$3,569$0$0
ANNE MCEWEN
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP DEV$17,102$12,522$136,593$90,499$0$0$12,998$3,818$24,675$18,095$191,368$124,934$0$0
LAURIE SMITH
CHIEF OF STAFF$212,257$2,300$5,453$0$0$0$16,186$123$42,701$0$276,597$2,423$0$0
CATHERINE DORITY
VP-MARKETING$163,125$0$4,193$0$0$0$13,332$0$16,232$0$196,882$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL
VP-STRATEGY & EXTERNAL AFF$157,882$1,604$4,090$0$0$0$9,690$80$2,700$0$174,362$1,684$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 3BAN EXTENSION HAS BEEN FILED FOR FORM 990-T.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE CVB HAD 875 TRAVEL COUNCIL INVESTORS OR MEMBERS IN 2024-2025 WHO RECEIVE CERTAIN SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CEO, CHIEF OF STAFF, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (CVB) WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE CVB OFFERS A COPY OF THE RETURN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW UPON FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (CVB) MAINTAINS A LIST OF INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS NOT INDEPENDENT OF THE CVB AND TRANSACTIONS ARE DISCLOSED CONCERNING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES USING COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE JOB POSITION, AND IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, CHIEF OF STAFF AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD THROUGH THE BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HONORS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAWS GOVERNING REQUESTS FOR SUCH DOCUMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES.
PART XII, LINE 2C: OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDITTHE CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAS NOT CHANGED THEIR PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT. THE CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU USES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE SELECTION OF THE AUDIT FIRM AND THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SELECTION AND ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPLORE CHARLESTON CVB INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1375 MEETING STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLESTONCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN932945767EIN
Primary ActivitiesTOURISM AND TOURISM PROMOTIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$56,042ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$2,298,132ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationYes (1)DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPLORE CHARLESTON CVB INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeFTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$56,042InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt