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FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC (EIN 59-3359293)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-27
IRS object ID
201910589349300516
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-02-27T11:54:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP323015015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHANNA PACEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8504885607PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.72.24.10IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-02-26IPDt
IP Tm10:26:48IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$90,289,776GrossReceiptsAmt
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 STRENGTHEN FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA WITH THE GOAL OF $100 BILLION IN TOURISM BY 2020.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee167TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$201,936TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$58,945NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$78,499,784PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$75,999,152CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$32,112,409PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,056,722CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$40,218PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$29,007CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$740,113PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$204,895CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$111,392,524PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$90,289,776CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,318,084PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$268,748CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,419,217PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,109,624CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$88,685,379PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$77,551,220CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$107,422,680PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$88,929,592CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,969,844PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,360,184CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$45,293,952TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$55,826,380TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,289,806TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$31,462,050TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,004,146NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$24,364,330NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO STRENGTHEN FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA WITH THE GOAL OF $100 BILLION IN TOURISM BY 2020.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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: TOURISM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WELCOMING 118.5 MILLION VISITORS IN 2017, WHICH MAKES THE INDUSTRY ONE OF THE LEADING TAX REVENUE AND JOBS PRODUCERS IN FLORIDA. BASED ON THE LATEST ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, FLORIDA VISITORS SPENT $112 BILLION IN 2016, GENERATING $11.6 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND SUPPORTING 1.4 MILLION FLORIDA JOBS.VISITORS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $307 MILLION PER DAY IN FLORIDA. EVERY 78 VISITORS TO THE STATE SUPPORTS ONE TOURISM JOB. VISIT FLORIDA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN VISITOR SPENDING, TAX REVENUE AND JOB CREATION.FROM 2010 TO 2016, VISITOR SPENDING INCREASED BY $33 BILLION, A 43 PERCENT INCREASE. FOR EVERY $1 THE STATE INVESTS IN VISIT FLORIDA, $2.15 IN TAX REVENUE IS RETURNED. IN 2016, 54.2 PERCENT OF VISITORS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY VISIT FLORIDA MARKETING EFFORTS (UP 17.3 PERCENTAGE POINTS SINCE 2010).Desc

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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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWEBLISTING AFFILIATE PLATFORM FOR TOURISM-RELATED BUSINESSES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2018, VISIT FLORIDA HAD 10,953 WEBLISTING AFFILIATES AND 1,863 FULLY ENGAGED MEMBERS (PARTNERS) FOR A TOTAL OF 12,816 TOURISM BUSINESSES SERVED BY VISIT FLORIDA.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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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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
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee167EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member28IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone8504885607PhoneNum

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CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (47 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
BILL LUPFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMANTHA PADGETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL HAYDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROY RITENOUR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY BRAGG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SKROB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN CARTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN ROWE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK BELZER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH HANSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NABEEL ANSARI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERRIN PROTZE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALINDA HORTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBY CORNWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMONE CHAMPAGNIE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SHALLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT ROSE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK MURPHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE BILBY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN JACOBS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH HAAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY D'AOUST
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WAICHULIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS GAZITUA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID REESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERI KELLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYANN FERENC
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LINO MALDONADO
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM TALBERT III
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW HERTZ
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GENE PRESCOTT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
VIRGINIA HALEY
CHAIR OF MARKETING COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY GAEKWAD
CHAIR OF AUDIT COMMITTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL DOVER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE DUFFY
CHAIR OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS COMMITTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN LAWSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00$171,001$0$14,291Yes (X)
DANIEL OLSON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00$159,209$0$9,372Yes (X)
NELSON MONGIOVI
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$144,529$0$18,125Yes (X)
CRAIG A THOMAS
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$94,650$0$13,263Yes (X)
CYNTHIA HEFREN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$89,957$0$14,800Yes (X)
MARLENE SQUIRES-SWANSON
DIRECTOR OF PAID MEDIA40.00$158,190$0$32,145Yes (X)
TIM DECLAIRE
DIRECTOR OF INT'L MARKETING40.00$154,591$0$24,012Yes (X)
DAVID L DODD
VP, VISITOR SERVICES40.00$148,380$0$31,599Yes (X)
MEREDITH DASILVA
VP, EXECUTIVE OPER AND ADMIN40.00$143,630$0$31,292Yes (X)
KEVIN MCGEEVER
SENIOR EDITOR40.00$133,785$0$30,829Yes (X)
WILLIAM SECCOMBE
FORMER CEO40.00$125,519$0$9,476Yes (X)
ALFREDO H GONZALEZ
FORMER VP, GLOBAL MTGS & TRAVEL TRADE40.00$135,603$0$17,876Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,659,044TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$247,080TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K22IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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
HI-REV RACING LLC
825 BALLOUGH ROAD SUITE 400DAYTONA BEACHFL32114ADVERTISING$1,575,000
MAT MEDIA LLC
201 S MONROE ST 201TALLAHASSEEFL32301MARKETING$1,140,000
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS LLC
ONE EVERBANK FIELD DRIVEJACKSONVILLEFL32202MARKETING$1,100,000
LAMAR TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
PO BOX 96030BATON ROUGELA70896ADVERTISING$733,979
NBCUNIVERSAL LLC
30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZANEW YORKNY101120085ADVERTISING$655,426
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K30CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$75,999,152GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$75,999,152TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
COOP. ADVERTISING900099$8,255,067$8,255,067
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS900099$2,259,001$2,259,001
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS900099$1,379,390$1,379,390
ADVERTISING REVENUE900099$1,341,626$1,341,626
WELCOME CENTER900099$414,473$414,473

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$407,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$205,229RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$201,936UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,056,722TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,007TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,007ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CITRUS JUICE REVENUE900099$196,752$196,752
OTHER OPERATING INCOME900099$8,143$8,143
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$204,895OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,289,776TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,059,681RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$201,936UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$29,007ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,748TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$829,037TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,807,576TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,657TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,443,308TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$631,046TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,622TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,094,299TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,183,752TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,427,440TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,052,254TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,726TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,620,035TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,552,505TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,383,324TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,735TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TOURISM RESEARCH$1,657,009
FULFILLMENT$251,662
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$211,605
CITRUS JUICE$196,752

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,929,592TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,223,167BOYAmt
EOY$33,085,324EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,542,655BOYAmt
EOY$18,277,554EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$610,168BOYAmt
EOY$750,417EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,740,711LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,027,826LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,737,762BOYAmt
EOY$3,712,885EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,293,952BOYAmt
EOY$55,826,380EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,454,192BOYAmt
EOY$30,462,508EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,614BOYAmt
EOY$999,542EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,289,806BOYAmt
EOY$31,462,050EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,528,783BOYAmt
EOY$18,486,590EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,475,363BOYAmt
EOY$5,877,740EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,004,146BOYAmt
EOY$24,364,330EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,293,952BOYAmt
EOY$55,826,380EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,360,184ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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

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$428,726OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$342,749DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,977BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,933,835OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,340,724DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,593,111BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$378,150OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$344,353DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,797BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,712,885TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$90,289,776TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$90,289,776RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$90,289,776TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$88,929,592TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$88,929,592ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$88,929,592TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2018, 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 (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,02PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$586,390
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM03PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$1,848,965
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES03PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$426,379
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,01PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$365,570
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,01PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$52,253
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,02ADVERTISINGREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$622,881
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM03ADVERTISINGREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$2,308,341
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,01ADVERTISINGREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees16SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,230,779SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,230,779TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CITY OF FORT PIERCE
PO BOX 1480FORT PIERCEFL34954596000322MUNICIPALITY$19,368SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
FLORIDA STATE MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
9499 NE 2ND AVE SUITE 201MIAMIFL33138591746154501(C)(3)$11,390SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
HAMILTON COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
207 NE FIRST STREET ROOM 106JASPERFL32052596000628COUNTY GOVERNMENT$6,129SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
LIGHTNER MUSEUM
75 KING STST AUGUSTINEFL32084596001426501(C)(3)$12,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
OSCEOLA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 421996KISSIMMEEFL34742592713072C CORPORATION$7,500SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
ROMANZA ST AUGUSTINE INC
83 BRIDGE STREETST AUGUSTINEFL32084270678840501(C)(3)$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE TOURISM TO FLORIDA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
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 PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
KEN LAWSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO$171,001$0$0$0$0$0$6,417$0$8,830$0$186,248$0$0$0
DANIEL OLSON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$143,609$0$15,600$0$0$0$8,883$0$1,364$0$169,456$0$0$0
NELSON MONGIOVI
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$128,997$0$15,532$0$0$0$8,628$0$10,306$0$163,463$0$0$0
MARLENE SQUIRES-SWANSON
DIRECTOR OF PAID MEDIA$143,455$0$14,735$0$0$0$9,725$0$23,289$0$191,204$0$0$0
TIM DECLAIRE
DIRECTOR OF INT'L MARKETING$140,119$0$14,472$0$0$0$1,592$0$23,361$0$179,544$0$0$0
DAVID L DODD
VP, VISITOR SERVICES$126,874$0$21,506$0$0$0$9,355$0$23,063$0$180,798$0$0$0
MEREDITH DASILVA
VP, EXECUTIVE OPER AND ADMIN$122,830$0$20,800$0$0$0$9,048$0$23,050$0$175,728$0$0$0
KEVIN MCGEEVER
SENIOR EDITOR$121,044$0$12,741$0$0$0$8,409$0$23,248$0$165,442$0$0$0
WILLIAM SECCOMBE
FORMER CEO$125,519$0$0$0$0$0$7,551$0$2,020$0$135,090$0$0$0
ALFREDO H GONZALEZ
FORMER VP, GLOBAL MTGS & TRAVEL TRAD$106,913$0$28,690$0$0$0$8,231$0$10,081$0$153,915$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AWILLIAM SECCOMBE'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 10, 2017. HE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PACKAGE OF $73,000. HE ALSO RECEIVED PAYOUTS OF $16,868 AND $28,114 FOR SICK LEAVE AND VACATION, RESPECTIVELY.
PART I, LINE 1AFIRST 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.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROL DOVERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionMEMBER, BOARD OF DIRECTORSRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$392,746TransactionAmt
TransactionDURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, VISIT FLORIDA WAS RELATED TO FLORIDA RESTAURANT AND LODGING ASSOCIATION (FRLA) BY VIRTUE OF FRLA'S PRESIDENT/CEO BEING A MEMBER OF VISIT FLORIDA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE CONTRACTS BETWEEN VISIT FLORIDA AND FRLA. THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR FY17-18 OF $392,746 IS FUNDED BY THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THE DIRECT APPROPRIATION OF $2,500,000 RECEIVED BY VISIT FLORIDA FROM FLORIDA'S HOTEL AND RESTAURANT TRUST FUND DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THIS CONTRACT REQUIRES A PRIVATE MATCH. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED JOINTLY BY VISIT FLORIDA AND FRLA. IN ADDITION, VISIT FLORIDA HAS A SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT TOTALING $150,000 WITH FRLA FOR SEVERAL OF THEIR PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 CEO'S SALARY, NOTING THAT HE WOULD SERVE WITHOUT A CONTRACT. EACH YEAR, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL PERFORM A REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ALL SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, IS DETERMINED BY A SALARY SURVEY THAT IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EVERY THREE YEARS AND IS UPDATED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ANNUALLY FOR FLORIDA INDUSTRY AVERAGE INCREASES WITHIN EACH POSITION'S SALARY RANGE. IN ADDITION, ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. SALARY INCREASES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND WHERE THE EMPLOYEES FALLS IN THEIR POSITION'S SALARY RANGE. THE CEO DETERMINES IF MERIT INCREASES WILL BE GIVEN EACH YEAR. MERIT INCREASES TO SALARIES WERE LAST GIVEN IN AUGUST 2016. THE LAST SALARY SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2018. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018, VISIT FLORIDA BEGAN THE REVIEW AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW TOOL. AS A RESULT, NO FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OR MERIT INCREASES BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19VISIT FLORIDA'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MOST RECENT YEARS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE MOST RECENT AUDIT, AS WELL AS FORM 990 AND ITS ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. THE FINANCIALS ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETTING AND IN SUMMARY DURING THE BOARD MEETING, WHICH ARE BOTH OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.