VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU (EIN 20-5199890)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2015-10-06
IRS object ID: 201532799349300123
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-10-06T10:09:48-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	941553366	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VOLLMER DANIEL GAEBE & GROVELLP CPA'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 WILLOW PLAZA SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	VISALIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93291	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	205199890	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISALIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VISA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5597134004	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2734	AddressLine1Txt
City	VISALIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93279	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WALLY ROEBEN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5597381700	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-09-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KEVIN E DANIEL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00234835	PTIN
Phone	5597331051	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SAMANTHA RUMMAGE MATHIAS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2734	AddressLine1Txt
City	VISALIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93279	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$329,377	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.VISITVISALIA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE THE CITY OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR CONVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$285,877	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$294,898	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$56,116	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$33,978	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$24	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$585	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$477	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$342,579	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$329,377	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$134,744	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$113,880	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$179,568	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$138,727	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$314,312	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$252,607	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$28,267	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$76,770	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$35,067	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$111,837	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$35,067	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$111,837	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO SERVE AS THE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF VISALIA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PROMOTION OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR MULTIPLE DAY CONVENTIONS	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROMOTIONAL COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION SERVICES TO CONFERENCES AND EVENTS HELD IN VISALIA	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROMOTION OF VISALIA AS A MULTI-DAY TOURISM DESTINATION TO IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE TRAVELERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROMOTION OF VISALIA THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN LOOP.	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	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	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	0	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	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	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KRISTA WANZER ROLLINS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5597134004	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	303 E ACEQUIA	AddressLine1Txt
City	VISALIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93291	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SAMANTHA RUMMAGE MATHIAS
BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARRIE GROOVER
BOARD VICE CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WALLY ROEBEN
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANIL CHAGON
SECRETRAY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$9,898	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$285,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$294,898	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING & TRADE SH	561000	$28,685	$28,685
FAN FEST	561000	$4,485	$4,485
COMMISSIONS & FEES	561000	$808	$808

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$33,978	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$24	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REIMBURSED EXPENSES	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$477	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$477	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$477	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$329,377	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,479	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,152	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,383	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,183	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,162	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,070	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,764	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,386	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$694	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,196	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,651	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,979	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
WEBSITE & COMPUTER EXPE	$16,939
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$4,705
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION	$3,517
TELEPHONE	$3,104

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,722	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,607	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,816	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,021	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,837	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,837	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,837	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,837	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$76,770	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER IN DRAFT FORM PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOUS AT 100 WILLOW PLAZA, SUITE 400, VISALIA, CA 93291.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON FORMATION ON JULY 7, 2006, AND A COPY OF IT IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.