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NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 02-0700616)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-02-14
IRS object ID
201330459349302183
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-02-14T14:56:10-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN020700616EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNASHNameControl
Phone6152594708Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1150 4th Avenue North G-250AddressLine1
CityNashvilleCity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37219ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJeff MeffordName
TitleCFOTitle
Phone6152594708Phone
Date Signed2013-02-14DateSigned
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonChristopher SpyridonNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Web Sitewww.visitmusiccity.comWebSite
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DescriptionThrough national and regional media, the NCVB implemented advertising programs designed to promote awareness of the community as a desirable destination for meeting-related and leisure travel. The NCVB also worked through regional AAA outlets and other tourism organizations to promote the community. To further expand the reach of our advertising efforts, numerous radio and print media promotions were created to attract interest in the city, with the various winners receiving free trips to experience Nashville for themselves.Description

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DescriptionThrough direct sales efforts, the NCVB marketed the city to the national meeting planning and group travel industries, to raise awareness of the attractiveness of the Nashville area as a convention and leisure travel destination. Through these efforts, the NCVB secured contracts representing over 1,000,000 hotel room nights for future meetings and events.Description

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DescriptionIn association with Music City, Inc., the NCVB produced major musical events for the city that were free and open to the public over the July 4th and New Year's Eve holiday periods. In addition, the organization produced a Soul Series of events during February to celebrate Black History Month. These events provide additional leisure products that attract visitors to the city.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)

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000To make it easier for visitors to make their travel arrangements when coming to Nashville, the NCVB operates a state-of-the-art website and a fully staffed call center to answer visitor inquiries, make suggestions about what to do while visitors are in the city, and make hotel and attraction reservations for the visitors over the phone, or through our website. The NCVB has also created a joint marketing program called Total Access where for one discounted price, visitors can select 4 attractions to visit from among the 15 - 20 participating venues.
000The NCVB continually updates the graphical images of the Nashville brand to provide a consistent look to our website and all of our marketing efforts, and provides promotional publications and other items for use by the hospitality community of Nashville in their marketing efforts.
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (27 entries)

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Chairman5X000
Ed Hardy
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Keith Herron
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Tom Negri
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Jason Sheer
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Freeman Companies
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
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Amount To Be Carried Over0AmountToBeCarriedOver
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Land Land

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Buildings Buildings

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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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Return ReferenceSchedule D, Part IV, Line 2bReturnReference
ExplanationThe US Dept of LaborExplanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistancePurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantAddress Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Country Music Association
One Music Circle SouthNashvilleTN37203620606066501(c)(6)7500000To assist in the production of the CMA Music Festival which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each June
Music City Bowl Inc
414 Union Street Suite 800NashvilleTN37219621720086501(c)(3)7500000To assist with the production of the Music City Bowl college football bowl game which takes place each December, and brings thousands of visitors to Nashville
Nashville Local Organizing Committee
414 Union StreetNashvilleTN37219273917015501(c)(3)3250000To assist with the production of the 2014 NCAA Womens Final Four basketball tournament which will be held in Nashville and which will bring thousands of visitors to the citySuite 800
Competitor Group Inc
9477 Waples StreetSan DiegoCA92121261399945n/a380000To assist with the production of the Country Music Marathon event which brings thousands of visitors to Nashville each springSuite 150
Greater Nashville Hospitality Association
475 Craighead StreetNashvilleTN37204621862311501(c)(6)220000To support the recipient organization in their mission, which mirrors that of the reporting organization.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants2TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations3TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchI_P01_S00_L02Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationGrants are primarily made to local non-profit organizations that carry out programs which further the exempt purposes of the reporting organization, in that they are engaged in activities designed to generate visitor travel to Nashville. The NCVB is an active partner in promoting and/or producing these large scale programs, and as such, is able to monitor the use of the funds in a very tangible way. Those grants that result from amounts approved by the Metro Gov't Event and Marketing Fund Committee involve an independent application and interview process, and are ultimately approved by the Finance Director of the city of Nashville.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (4 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Christopher Spyridon
3059000891000167820118500154990439131000
Kay W Wallen
1590950457260339906263052880219771000
Deana Ivey
15421804500003255061600148520223485000
Jeff Mefford
13295701300001554045150127860164812000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
SchJ_P01_S00_L01aSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe board of directors authorizes the President's spouse to travel and attend a limited number of business related events each year (max. 4), usually where spouse participation at an event is expected. If there is not a bona fide benefit to the organization, such travel expenses are treated as taxable compensation. The organization also pays health club dues for 2 staff members, which are also reported as taxable compensation.
SchJ_P01_S00_L03Schedule J, Part I, Line 3See the process discussed in the explanation provided for Part VI, Line 15a.
SchJ_P01_S00_L04Schedule J, Part I, Line 4Christopher Spyridon participates in a non-governmental 457b deferred compensation plan - $4500

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gaylord EntertainmentBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipRepresented on board of directorsRelationship
Amount Of Transaction187978AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionRemit customer purchases processed through our call centerDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11bForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bAfter completion of our external audit, the Form 990 is prepared internally by the professional accounting staff of the the organization, utilizing current reference resources. Prior to its filing, the form is made available for review by the President and any board members that wish to see it. The methodology used in this process has been reviewed by our external CPA firm and other qualified consultants for completeness and reasonableness.
F990_P06_S0B_L12cForm 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe board-adopted Conflict of Interest policy is reviewed annually with all board members and key staff. Each of these individuals completes a survey annually on which they are to disclose any situations that might give rise to an actual or perceived conflict as defined in the policy. These surveys are reviewed by the leadership and key staff of the organization who are involved in reviewing all financial transactions in which the organization is involved.
F990_P06_S0B_L15Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Board of Directors of the organization hires the President. This person is then reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board. In addition to performance against established measures, this review includes an analysis of compensation. In making this analysis, the committee obtains comparable compensation data from multiple sources, including national surveys performed by industry associations, local HR consultants, and industry executive placement sources. Based then on performance and comparable industry data, the committee sets the President's compensation for the coming year. The compensation of other key employees is then established by the President, within guidelines established by the Board-approved budget, utilizing industry comparison data as well.
F990_P06_S0C_L19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19In general, other than as required by IRS regulations, the organization does not routinely make its governing documents and internal policies available to the public. The organization does submit a copy of its annual audited financial statements to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville as required by contract.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Music City IncBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 4th Avenue North Suite G-250AddressLine1
CityNashvilleCity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37219ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN342064764EIN
Primary ActivitiesProduces music related events for the general publicPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org1ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org1ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
Music City Inc
m0The reporting organization provides office space and minimal administrative functions for the controlled entitiy, which has no staff of its own.
Music City Inc
o530219The controlled organization produces several major music related events for the general public in partnership with the reporting organization. The reporting organization provides cash sponsorships to the controlled entity to the extent necessary to cover the production expenses of these events.

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSchR_P05_S00_L02Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule R, Part V, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationThe reporting organization controls the related organization through control of the board nominations.Explanation

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationThe reporting organization received an automatic 3-month extension by filing an approved Form 8868 Extension Application.Explanation