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VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC (EIN 27-2964751)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-10-19
IRS object ID
202302929349301240
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-10-19T15:10:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN262888911PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BREEZE BOOKKEEPING TAX SVCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16137 OAK FENCE LNAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272964751EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6614000342PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1554 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK HEMSTREETPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6614000342PhoneNum
Signature2023-10-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMARKPersonFirstNm
Person LastHEMSTREETPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARY A TRUELOVEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00213149PTIN
Phone6619430095PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRON EMARDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1554 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$794,484GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.DESTINATIONLANCASTERCA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MARKET THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS, AND ANY OTHER PURPOSE INCITENTAL THERETO.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$184TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$408,748PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$794,300CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$184CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$408,748PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$794,484CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$90,185PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$88,064CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$172,043PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$333,595CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$262,228PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$421,659CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$146,520PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$372,825CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$563,790TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$934,336TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,187TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$561,603NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$934,336NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO NBSP;MARKET NBSP;THE NBSP;CITY NBSP;OF NBSP;LANCASTER NBSP;CALIFORNIA NBSP;AS NBSP;A NBSP;DESTINATION NBSP;FOR NBSP;CONVENTIONS NBSP;TOUR NBSP;GROUPS NBSP;INDIVIDUAL NBSP;TRAVELERS NBSP;AND NBSP;ANY NBSP;OTHER NBSP;PURPOSE NBSP;INCIDENTAL NBSP;THERETOMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$420,882ExpenseAmt
DescMARKETED THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS AND ANY OTHER PURPOSE INCIDENTAL THERETO.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryAFForeignCountryCd
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
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEBBIE RICHARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6614000342PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1554 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
SANDY SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR040.00Yes (X)$71,029$0$0
RON EMARD
PRESIDENT CEO001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAN JACOBS
SECRETARY/TREASURER001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEN MANN
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK HEMSTREET
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYDNEY YESETA
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA MORRIS
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCE
MAGANALLES001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE MANNING
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN BROOKS
DIRECTOR001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$71,029TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$794,300AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$794,300TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$184UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$794,484TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$184UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,029TotalAmt
Program Services$56,823ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,035TotalAmt
Program Services$13,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,131TotalAmt
Program Services$1,131ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,860TotalAmt
Program Services$2,860ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,280TotalAmt
Program Services$224,280ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,116TotalAmt
Management And General$4,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,292TotalAmt
Program Services$12,292ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$774TotalAmt
Program Services$774ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,740TotalAmt
Program Services$1,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACT SERVICES$29,380$29,380
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$1,670$1,670
RESEARCH & ANALYTICS$3,024$3,024
SOFTWARE$1,079$1,079

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,249TotalAmt
Management And General$50,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$421,659TotalAmt
Program Services$347,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$462,728BOYAmt
EOY$833,868EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,287BOYAmt
EOY$100,468EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$96,186LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$96,186LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$774BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,790BOYAmt
EOY$934,336EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,187BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,187BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,992BOYAmt
EOY$934,152EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,611BOYAmt
EOY$184EOYAmt

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$561,603BOYAmt
EOY$934,336EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,790BOYAmt
EOY$934,336EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$372,825ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$96,186OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$96,186DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE BUREAU CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO CONDUCT THE DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHIS FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT THEIR QUARTER BOND MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS ALSO REVIEWED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE SIGNING OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT LEAST ANNUALLY THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTT POLICY AND REVIEWS IT WITH MANAGEMENT.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO EMPLOYING THE STAFF
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
PART IX, LINE 24ECONTINGENCY CIVITAS USD 41290 BANK CHARGES USD 155 MEETINGS USD 2806 ADMINISTATIVEPAYROLL USD 3814 SERVICE FEES USD 2184 TOTAL USD 50249