SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 91-1644435)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-08-31
IRS object ID: 202222439349300312
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-08-31T12:11:49-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	911194016	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLARK NUBER PS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	BELLEVUE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911644435	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AND VISITORS BUREAU	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SEAT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2064615800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 PIKE ST 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAMMY BLOUNT CANAVAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2064615855	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-08-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TAMMY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BLOUNT CANAVAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MEGAN R RYAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00737884	PTIN
Phone	4254544919	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-08-27	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISIT SEATTLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TAMMY BLOUNT CANAVAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 PIKE ST 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,509,131	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.VISITSEATTLE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MARKET THIS REGION AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER; TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CONVENTION GROUPS, TOUR GROUPS, AND TOURISTS; TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE TRAVEL TO THE REGION FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PUBLISH MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE THE REGION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	27	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	42	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$16,650	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,688,952	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,817,709	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,623,178	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$66,240	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$66,527	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$66,433	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$130,474	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$14,950,382	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$12,509,131	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,018	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,545,507	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,501,982	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$12,070,793	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,992,433	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$16,619,550	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,500,433	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,669,168	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,008,698	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,414,411	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,612,015	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,620,407	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$859,094	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,794,004	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,752,921	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ("VISIT SEATTLE") COMPETITIVELY MARKETS THIS REGION AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER; PROVIDES SERVICES TO CONVENTION GROUPS, TOUR GROUPS, AND TOURISTS; DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE TRAVEL TO THE REGION FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PUBLISHES MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE THE REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	CONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES PROMOTE THE CITY AND COUNTY AS THE BEST DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. ITS GOAL IS TO ATTRACT THESE EVENTS TO THE WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION CENTER, SEATTLE CENTER, STADIUM EXHIBITION CENTER AND OTHER MEETING PLACES AND HOTELS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE TOURISM PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A BROAD RANGE OF MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FAMILY AND GROUP TRAVEL TO SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS WHICH ANSWER VISITOR QUERIES ABOUT THIS REGION BY PROVIDING OVER THE PHONE ANSWERS, PRINTED MATERIALS AND DROP-BY VISITOR CENTERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ATTRACTS AND RETAINS PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTICIPATION BY GIVING MEMBERS INFORMATIONAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE PLANNED MEETINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO CONVENTIONS AND VISITORS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	42	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	27	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	27	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SABRINA HAWORTH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2064615821	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 PIKE ST SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KEVIN CLARK
BOARD CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATT MURPHY
BOARD VICE CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KERI ROBINSON
PAST CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAM JOHNSON
FINANCE CHAIR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ZAHOOR AHMED
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE BUFANO
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON HAMILTON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CRAIG SCHAFER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MINAZ ABJI
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY BACARELLA
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF BLOSSER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK BOCCHI
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CANLIS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LANESHA DEBARDELABEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CORA ELQUIST
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN FLAHERTY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY GONCHAR
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BERNADINE GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TREY LAMONT
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENNON LEIGHTON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHAD MACKAY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLA MURRAY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CALLETTE NIELSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RON PECK
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGELA SHEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEIDI WILLS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM WOLF
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE HOLLIDAY GERMAIN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THIERRY RAUTUREAU
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM NORWALK
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$404,712	$0	$15,253
KRIS CROMWELL
SVP/COO/TREASURER	40.00		Yes (X)	$201,974	$0	$13,246
KATHY THRAILKILL
EXEC. OPERATIONS MANAGER/SECRETARY	40.00		Yes (X)	$85,956	$0	$12,109
ALI DANIELS
SVP/CMO	40.00			$213,805	$0	$13,639	Yes (X)
KELLY SALING
SVP/CSO	40.00			$219,235	$0	$13,699	Yes (X)
JOHN BOESCHE
SVP/TOURISM	40.00			$154,114	$0	$12,839	Yes (X)
RICHARD TROY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR OF SALES	40.00			$130,591	$0	$12,548		Yes (X)
ALISON LAFOLLETTE
NATIONAL ACCOUNT DIRECTOR	40.00			$159,156	$0	$12,752		Yes (X)
PATRICK SMYTON
DIRECTOR CONVENTION STRATEGY	40.00			$126,781	$0	$12,221		Yes (X)
TRACEY WICKERSHAM
DIRECTOR CULTURAL TOURISM	40.00			$123,037	$0	$12,499		Yes (X)
ROB LESLIE
DIRECTOR PARTNER SERVICES	40.00			$115,351	$0	$12,386		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,934,712	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$143,191	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
COPACINO FUJIKADO
1425 4TH AVENUE 700	SEATTLE	WA	98101	MARKETING	$2,176,240
SPARKLOFT MEDIA
225 SW BROADWAY STE 400	PORTLAND	OR	97205	MARKETING	$232,258
C PLUS C
1011 WESTERN AVENUE SUITE 702	SEATTLE	WA	98104	MARKETING	$135,455
ANITA CERANA
221 N BROAD ST SUITE 3A	MIDDLETOWN	DE	19079	SALES MANAGEMENT	$111,565

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,634,508	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$54,444	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,688,952	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS	561500	$9,960,216	$9,960,216
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$366,038	$366,038
MARKETING PROGRAMS	900099	$274,996	$258,346	$16,650
EVENTS AND OTHER	561500	$21,928	$21,928

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,623,178	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$66,527	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$66,527	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	$70,250	$70,250
UBIT REFUND	900099	$60,224	$60,224

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$130,474	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,509,131	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,606,528	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$16,650	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$197,001	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,018	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,360,581	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,539,786	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,524	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$323,993	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,098	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,049	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,235	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,085	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,583,075	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,108	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,503	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$623,175	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,745	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,070	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,295	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$71,914
EMPL HIRING & RELATIONS	$56,458
BUSINESS TAXES	$34,447
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE	$23,858

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$416	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,500,433	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,199,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,595,371	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,285,870	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,302,616	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,616,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$497,384	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,543	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,472	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,234,706	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,187,534	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,172	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,414,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,612,015	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$972,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$408,874	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,280	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,902	BOYAmt
EOY	$441,940	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,620,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$859,094	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,794,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,752,921	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,794,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,752,921	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,414,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,612,015	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,008,698	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$49,781	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$366,038	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$78,000	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$134,631	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$212,631	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$439	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$212,192	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,664	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,298	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$366	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$585,187	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$563,035	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,152	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$639,855	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$615,201	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,654	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$47,172	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$441,940	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$441,940	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,076,235	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$12,076,235	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$432,896	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$432,896	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$12,509,131	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,117,318	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$383,115	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	-$383,115	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,500,433	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,500,433	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT REPORTED ON PART VIII 292,008. UBIT REFUND REPORTED ON PART VIII 60,224. DEFERRED REVENUE ADJUSTMENT 80,664.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT REPORTED ON PART VIII -292,008. UBIT REFUND REPORTED ON PART VIII -60,224. DEFERRED REVENUE ADJUSTMENT -80,664. NET UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 49,781.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICE	MARKETING FOR TOURISM	$2,185
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICE	MARKETING FOR TOURISM	$141,274
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICE	MARKETING FOR TOURISM	$31,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$174,959	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$174,959	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TOM NORWALK
PRESIDENT/CEO	$384,638	$0	$20,074	$0	$0	$0	$4,066	$0	$11,187	$0	$419,965	$0	$0	$0
KELLY SALING
SVP/CSO	$209,235	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,512	$0	$11,187	$0	$232,934	$0	$0	$0
ALI DANIELS
SVP/CMO	$203,805	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,452	$0	$11,187	$0	$227,444	$0	$0	$0
KRIS CROMWELL
SVP/COO/TREASURER	$191,974	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$2,059	$0	$11,187	$0	$215,220	$0	$0	$0
ALISON LAFOLLETTE
NATIONAL ACCOUNT DIRECTOR	$149,156	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,565	$0	$11,187	$0	$171,908	$0	$0	$0
JOHN BOESCHE
SVP/TOURISM	$144,114	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$1,652	$0	$11,187	$0	$166,953	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:	VOLUNTEERS WORK AT THE VISITORS' CENTER AS A CONCIERGE, SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	CRAIG SCHAFER AND JEFF BLOSSER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. CARLA MURRAY, CALLETTE NIELSEN, KERI ROBINSON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. TOM WOLF AND ZAHOOR AHMED HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHAIR AND FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE COMPLETED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR EXISTING MEMBERS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY ARE ELECTED. THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM UPON RECEIPT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO ALERT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD THERE BE ANY MID-YEAR CONFLICTS THAT ARISE. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEWS IT. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND, SAID BOARD MEMBER WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON THE MATTER. DISCLOSURES INVOLVING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE SHALL BE MADE TO ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. ALL OTHER DISCLOSURES ARE MADE TO THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT SHALL DISCLOSE HIS OR HER CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD. PERSONS COVERED BY THIS POLICY ARE DEFINED AS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THAT HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, EXCLUDING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS MARKET INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DMAI (DESTINATION MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL), OBTAINS INFORMATION FROM OTHER SIMILAR SIZED CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS AND REVIEWS THE QUALIFICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CEO TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.