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FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC (EIN 59-3359293)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-04-29
IRS object ID
202221199349300522
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-04-29T09:29:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721396621PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12633 CENTENNIAL BLVD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN593359293EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CORP INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFLORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8504885607PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12540 W EXECUTIVE CENTER CIR NOAddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP323015015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHANNA PACEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8504885607PhoneNum
Signature2022-04-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSHANNAPersonFirstNm
Person LastPACEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL C CARTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00292302PTIN
Phone8508788777PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISIT FLORIDABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHANNA PACEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12540 W EXECUTIVE CENTER CIR NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP323015015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$62,895,567GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VISITFLORIDA.ORG, WWW.VISITFLORIDA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE VISITATION TO FLORIDA BY STRENGTHENING FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee81TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers31TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$179,150TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$36,955,524PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$54,640,732CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,067,890PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,104,182CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$38,058PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$49,673CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$121,088PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$100,980CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$48,182,560PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$62,895,567CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$201,856PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$222,725CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$38,115,775PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$61,539,550CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$45,908,444PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$68,860,544CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,274,116PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,964,977CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$32,656,881TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$33,820,067TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,717,935TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,846,098TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,938,946NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,973,969NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROMOTE VISITATION TO FLORIDA BY STRENGTHENING FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
DescADVERTISING - VISIT FLORIDA CONDUCTS MULTI-CHANNEL MARKETING INITIATIVES TO REACH POTENTIAL VISITORS AND DRIVE VISITATION FROM TRAVELERS ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. THESE INITIATIVES ARE MAINLY INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS THAT CONSIST OF ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION, SPONSORSHIP, DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA.ADVERTISING IMPACT: THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WELCOMING 122.4 MILLION VISITORS IN 2021, WHICH MAKES THE INDUSTRY ONE OF THE LEADING TAX REVENUE AND JOBS PRODUCERS IN FLORIDA. BASED ON THE LATEST ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, FLORIDA VISITORS CONTRIBUTED $96.5 BILLION TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY IN 2019, GENERATING $12.7 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND SUPPORTING 1.6 MILLION FLORIDA JOBS.VISITORS CONTRIBUTE AN AVERAGE OF $264 MILLION PER DAY TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY. EVERY 81 VISITORS TO THE STATE SUPPORT ONE TOURISM JOB. VISIT FLORIDA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN VISITOR SPENDING, TAX REVENUE, AND JOB CREATION.FOR EVERY $1 THE STATE INVESTS IN VISIT FLORIDA, $3.27 IN TAX REVENUE IS RETURNED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021, 63.6 PERCENT OF VISITORS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY VISIT FLORIDA MARKETING EFFORTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOOPERATIVE PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS: VISIT FLORIDA ASSISTS INTERESTED PARTIES IN ORGANIZING FLORIDA PROMOTIONAL PACKAGES. IN RETURN FOR VISIT FLORIDA'S ASSISTANCE, VISIT FLORIDA AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY ADVERTISING IN VARIOUS PRINT, TELEVISION, DIGITAL AND RADIO MEDIA USED IN PROMOTING THE PACKAGE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRADE SHOWS: VISIT FLORIDA HOSTS THE ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ON TOURISM. THE CONFERENCE OUTLINES THE MARKETING PLAN, PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS, VENDORS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. VISIT FLORIDA HOSTS FLORIDA ENCOUNTER, AN APPOINTMENT-BASED SHOW WHERE MEETING PROFESSIONALS MEET WITH FLORIDA SUPPLIERS TO BOOK FUTURE BUSINESS. VISIT FLORIDA HOSTS FLORIDA HUDDLE, ANOTHER APPOINTMENT-BASED SHOW WHERE TOUR OPERATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE MEET WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS TO BOOK FUTURE BUSINESS. IN ADDITION TO THESE VISIT FLORIDA-OWNED TRADE SHOWS, THE MARKETING AND EVENTS DEPARTMENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH KEY TRAVEL AGENTS, TOUR OPERATORS AND MEETING PROFESSIONALS TO KEEP FLORIDA IN THE DESTINATION FOREFRONT. THEY ALSO ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, RESERVATION TRAINING, FAMILIARIZATION TOURS, TRADE SHOWS AND CONSUMER SHOWS AND INVITE THE FLORIDA INDUSTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS TO CREATE A LARGER FLORIDA PRESENCE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHANNA PACEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8504885607PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

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ANDRES BARRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGEL SARRIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WAICHULIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBY CORNWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL DOVER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNESTO DIAZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK BELZER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE PRESCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGIA TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG COOK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN CARTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER ROMINIECKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE MAYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN TOLBERT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY CRAIGHEAD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY MORRISSEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINO MALDONADO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA HULTQUIST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALINDA HORTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MERRY COFFMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NABEEL ANSARI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SKROB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT ROSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SHALLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN JACOBS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN ROWE
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANNY GAEKWAD
VICE CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID REESE
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICK MURPHY
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VIRGINIA HALEY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANA YOUNG
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00$174,067$0$25,515Yes (X)
SHANNA PACE
CFO40.00$141,002$0$10,466Yes (X)
STACI MELLMAN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$159,300$0$11,794Yes (X)
CRAIG A THOMAS
GENERAL COUNSEL & COO40.00$135,175$0$34,849Yes (X)
DAVID L DODD
VICE PRESIDENT OF VISITOR40.00$126,784$0$34,409Yes (X)
KEVIN MCGEEVER
SENIOR EDITOR40.00$121,947$0$33,741Yes (X)
MEREDITH DASILVA
VP OF EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS40.00$129,972$0$34,476Yes (X)
LAUREN PACE
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING AND TRADE40.00$119,548$0$8,397Yes (X)
JOHN TUPPS
VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$116,487$0$32,327Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
MILES MEDIA GROUP LLLP
6751 PROFESSIONAL PKWY WEST SUITE 2SARASOTAFL34240MARKETING$2,039,946
TALLAHASSEE CORPORATE CENTER LLC
LOCKBOX SERVICES PO BOX 75482BALTIMOREMD212755482OFFICE RENT$506,379
NATIONAL CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC
151 W 42ND ST 11TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10036DIGITAL TV ADVERTISING$339,747
DEVELOPMENT COUNCELLORS INTERNATIONAL L
215 PARK AVE SOUTH 10TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10003PR AND TRADE SERVICES$336,250
MODOP LLC
444 BRICKELL AVE STE 900MIAMIFL33131WEBSITE SUPPORT$288,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$54,640,732GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$54,640,732TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADVERTISING REVENUE900099$3,353,851$3,353,851
COOP. ADVERTISING900099$3,133,294$3,133,294
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS900099$1,063,515$1,063,515
PUBLICATION REVENUE900099$195,751$16,601$179,150
WELCOME CENTER900099$162,236$162,236

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,104,182TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$49,673TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$49,673ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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CITRUS JUICE REVENUE900099$100,312$100,312
OTHER OPERATING INCOME900099$668$668
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$100,980OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$49,673ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,725TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$727,512TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,663,115TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$304,183TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,741TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,718TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,374TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,174TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,527,181TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,342,128TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$833,919TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,329,235TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$659,238TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$864,274TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,176TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,001,119TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,322TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TOURISM RESEARCH$1,719,820
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$262,026
FULFILLMENT$168,252
CITRUS JUICE$100,312

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,860,544TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$200EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,175,286BOYAmt
EOY$19,672,817EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,745BOYAmt
EOY$12,588,580EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$567,203BOYAmt
EOY$790,173EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,138,129LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,369,832LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,714,447BOYAmt
EOY$768,297EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,656,881BOYAmt
EOY$33,820,067EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,888,772BOYAmt
EOY$16,127,181EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,829,163BOYAmt
EOY$718,917EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,717,935BOYAmt
EOY$16,846,098EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,059,644BOYAmt
EOY$14,809,114EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,879,302BOYAmt
EOY$2,164,855EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,938,946BOYAmt
EOY$16,973,969EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,656,881BOYAmt
EOY$33,820,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,964,977ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$414,487OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$405,588DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,899BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,540,340OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,790,785DepreciationAmt
Book Value$749,555BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$183,302OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,459DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$768,297TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$62,895,567TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$62,895,567RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$62,895,567TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$68,860,544TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$68,860,544ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$68,860,544TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-THAN-LIKELY-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)07PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$695,091
NORTH AMERICA09PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$306,034
SOUTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$512,906
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)03ADVERTISINGREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$455,026
NORTH AMERICA01ADVERTISINGREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$70,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees21SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee21TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,039,113SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,039,113TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEXICO BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCILBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1102 CANAL PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityMEXICO BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32456ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN593522345RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$246,047CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantHURRICANE RECOVERYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I: PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS REQUIRE AN APPLICATION FORM, ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAILED PROPOSAL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. GRANTS ARE NOT PAID UNTIL ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT ARE MET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
DANA YOUNG
PRESIDENT/CEO$174,067$0$0$0$0$0$10,635$0$14,880$0$199,582$0$0$0
STACI MELLMAN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$159,300$0$0$0$0$0$9,879$0$1,915$0$171,094$0$0$0
CRAIG A THOMAS
GENERAL COUNSEL & COO$135,175$0$0$0$0$0$8,400$0$26,449$0$170,024$0$0$0
MEREDITH DASILVA
VP OF EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS$129,972$0$0$0$0$0$8,190$0$26,286$0$164,448$0$0$0
DAVID L DODD
VICE PRESIDENT OF VISITOR$126,784$0$0$0$0$0$8,065$0$26,344$0$161,193$0$0$0
KEVIN MCGEEVER
SENIOR EDITOR$121,947$0$0$0$0$0$7,644$0$26,097$0$155,688$0$0$0
SHANNA PACE
CFO$141,002$0$0$0$0$0$8,670$0$1,796$0$151,468$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIRST CLASS TRAVEL: THE ORGANIZATION'S TRAVEL POLICY DOES NOT PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO TRAVEL FIRST CLASS VIA AIR; HOWEVER, EXCEPTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVIRGINIA HALEYPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionMEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORSRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$546,932TransactionAmt
TransactionVISIT SARASOTA SPENT $546,932 PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND/OR EVENTS WITH VISIT FLORIDA. BOARD MEMBER VIRGINIA HALEY IS VISIT SARASOTA'S PRESIDENT.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC APPROXIMATELY $13 MILLION OF STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND $2.3 MILLION OF PRIVATE MATCH FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 WERE UNSPENT BECAUSE THE PLANNED CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES FROM MARCH 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2020 HAD TO BE CANCELLED. THESE FUNDS WERE SPENT ON THE COVID-19 REBOUND MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021. NET POSITION DECREASED $6 MILLION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. THIS DECREASE WAS A RESULT OF COVERING $3.7 MILLION OF THE TOURISM PROMOTIONAL TRUST FUND APPROPRIATION SHORTFALL FROM THE NET POSITION AS WELL AS SPENDING THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR REMAINING UNSPENT PRIVATE MATCH FUNDS OF $2.3 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 ON THE COVID-19 REBOUND CAMPAIGN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF 31 TOURISM-RELATED MEMBERS APPOINTED BY ENTERPRISE FLORIDA, INC. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BVISIT FLORIDA WAS CREATED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 288.1226, AS A DIRECT-SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF ENTERPRISE FLORIDA, INC. (EFI) AND IMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES, GOALS, AND LONG RANGE MARKETING PLAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAFTER REVIEW BY VISIT FLORIDA'S ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT, AS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA, A COPY OF THE 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHDULES ARE GIVEN TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE FILED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER AND THE COMMITTEE REPORTS THEIR REVIEW TO VISIT FLORIDA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CVISIT FLORIDA, AS A PART OF ITS CORPORATE CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT POLICY, HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS REAFFIRM VIA ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ADOPTED POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY TRANSACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES, THEIR PRINCIPAL, THEIR PRINCIPAL'S CORPORATE PARENT(S), OR THEIR PRINCIPAL'S SUBSIDIARIES RELATED TO VISIT FLORIDA'S PRIVATE MATCH REQUIREMENT. ADDITIONALLY, VISIT FLORIDA'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATED TO SELECTING A GOODS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS OUTLINES THAT ALL TRANSACTIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND MANAGEMENT SHOULD REFRAIN FROM CONTRACTING OR ACQUIRING GOODS OR SERVICES FROM FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WILL REPORT OR SEE DIRECTION DIRECTLY FROM THEM OR A DEPARTMENT MANAGER THAT REPORTS TO THEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S SALARY, NOTING THEY WOULD SERVE WITHOUT A CONTRACT. EACH YEAR, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL PERFORM A REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA AND SALARY RANGE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19VISIT FLORIDA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND AUDITING REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICLY NOTICED AND CONDUCTED MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH THESE ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED. MANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, VISITFLORIDA.ORG, WHICH CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE ANY OTHER ITEM OF INTEREST MADE PUBLIC BY OPERATION OF FLORIDA'S OPEN RECORDS LAWS.
FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.