HALL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: HALL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC (EIN 20-0075114)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2012-11-02
IRS object ID: 201233079349301058
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-02T14:06:10-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOUGLAS BOOKKEEPING SVC INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	719 W 3RD ST	AddressLine1
City	GRAND ISLAND	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	688015825	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200075114	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HALL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	BUREAU INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HALL	NameControl
Phone	3083824400	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2424 SOUTH LOCUST ST	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE C	AddressLine2
City	GRAND ISLAND	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	688018316	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RENEE A POORBAUGH-SEIFERT	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	Title
Phone	3083824400	Phone
Date Signed	2012-10-10	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEPHEN J DOUGLAS	Name
Phone	3083826082	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-10-09	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RENEE A POORBAUGH-SEIFERT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2265 SHOWBOAT BLVD	AddressLine1
City	HASTINGS	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68901	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	367561	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.VISITGRANDISLAND.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2003	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NE	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	ATTRACT VISITORS TO OUR CONVENTION AND TOURISM FACILITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OUR COUNTY	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	4	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	15	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1000	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	17070	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	4000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	371983	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	362164	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	948	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	689	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1698	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	708	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	391699	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	367561	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	159342	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	174705	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	208830	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	218122	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	368172	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	392827	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	23527	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-25266	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	76602	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	51336	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	76602	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	51336	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	ATTRACT VISITORS TO OUR CONVENTION AND TOURISM FACILITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OUR COUNTY	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	ATTRACT VISITORS TO OUR CONVENTION AND TOURISM FACILITIES IN HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ENHANCE OUR AREA'S IMAGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS THROUGH A VISITORS CABOOSE LOCATED OFF OF THE INTERSTATE EXIT ENTERING HALL COUNTY.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH TOURISM, CONVENTIONS, AND VISITORS TO HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COUNTY VISITORS PROMOTION FUND AND A VISITORS COMMITTEE AS AUTHORIZED BY NE. STATUTE 81-1245 AND LEVY A SALES TAX ON LODGING TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	15	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	4	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HALL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3083824400	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2424 S LOCUST ST STE C	AddressLine1
City	GRAND ISLAND	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68801	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (6 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
BRIAN GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
TONY SCHULTZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
RENEE A POORBAUGH-SEIFERT
EXEC DIRCTR	40.00		51845	0	1555	X
PAM LANCASTER
SUPERVISOR	1.00		0	0	0	X
BILL MARTIN
CHAIRMAN	1.00		0	0	0	X
RAY O'CONNOR
TREASURER	1.00		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	51845	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	1555	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	4000	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	4000	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
COUNTY TAX RECEIPTS	336617	336617
SHARED TOURISM EXPENSES	22795	22795
ANN'L EVENTS/SPECIAL PROJECTS	2752	2752

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	362164	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	689	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	689	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT	Description
Total Revenue Column	708	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	708	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	708	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	367561	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	363561	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53400	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105376	Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2546	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13383	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58186	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6185	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
ADVERTISING	50635
ATTRACT SPORTING EVENTS	27155
SUPPLIES	25771
GROUP SALES	25076

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25114	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	392827	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5715	BOY
EOY	4511	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	70887	BOY
EOY	46825	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76602	BOY
EOY	51336	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30663	BOY
EOY	30663	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45939	BOY
EOY	20673	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76602	BOY
EOY	51336	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76602	BOY
EOY	51336	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-25266	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR
Total Revenue	367561	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	392827	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-25266	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-25266	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	367561	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	367561	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	367561	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	392827	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	392827	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	392827	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COUNTY VISITORS PROMOTION FUND AND A VISITORS COMMITTEE AS AUTHORIZED BY NE. STATUTE 81-1245 AND LEVY A SALES TAX ON LODGING TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE CHAIR AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. THE TAX RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPOSED OF ONE CORPORATE BOARD MEMBER AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD- DELEGATED POWERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATIONSHIPS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATIONSHIP IS DETERMINED BY THE OTHER VOTING MEMBERS, THIS PERSON MAY MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD AND PROVIDE MATERIAL INFORMATION, BUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PART IN THE PORTION OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THERE IS DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBER WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THERE WAS A FAILURE TO DISCLOSE AND DETERMINES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OVERSEES THIS PROCESS. COMPARABLES ARE PROVIDED BY THE DMAI FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OVERSEES THIS PROCESS. COMPARABLES ARE PROVIDED BY THE DMAI FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.