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FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETING CORPORATION INC (EIN 59-3359293)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-03-25
IRS object ID
202610849349300736
Schema version
2024v5.5
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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Return2026-03-25T11:52:37-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN593186310PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS HOWELL FERGUSON PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12615 CENTENNIAL BLVD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32308ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN593359293EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FLORIDA TOURISM INDUSTRY MARKETINGBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CORP INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlFLORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8504885607PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1101 N MONROE ST SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP323015015ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHANNA PACEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8504885607PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonSTACEY T KOLKAPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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 Line1101 N MONROE ST SUITE 900AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP323015015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$106,016,623GrossReceiptsAmt
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 PROMOTE VISITATION TO FLORIDA BY STRENGTHENING FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent32VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee93TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers32TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$61,186TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$83,404,776PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$86,202,926CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$19,394,078CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$189,082PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$197,111CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$182,426PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$222,508CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$105,947,083PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$106,016,623CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$95,655,493PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$95,818,637CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$105,016,631PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$105,682,074CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$930,452PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$334,549CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$45,618,874TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$54,016,595TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$29,500,368TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$37,563,540TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,453,055NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROMOTE VISITATION TO FLORIDA BY STRENGTHENING FLORIDA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO FLORIDA.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: THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WELCOMING 143 MILLION VISITORS IN FY 2024-25, WHICH MAKES THE INDUSTRY ONE OF THE LEADING TAX REVENUE AND JOBS PRODUCERS IN FLORIDA. BASED ON THE LATEST ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, FLORIDA VISITORS CONTRIBUTED $133.6 BLLION TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY IN 2024, GENERATING $15.8 BILLION IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AND SUPPORTING 1.8 MILLION FLORIDA JOBS. VISITORS CONTRIBUTE AN AVERAGE OF $350 MILLION PER DAY TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY. EVERY 80 VISITORS TO THE STATE SUPPORT ONE TOURISM JOB. VISIT FLORIDA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN VISITOR SPENDING, TAX REVENUE, AND JOB CREATION. FOR EVERY $1 THE STATE INVESTS IN VISIT FLORIDA, $3.27 IN TAX REVENUE IS RETURNED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, 59.0 PERCENT OF VISITORS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY VISIT FLORIDA MARKETING EFFORTS.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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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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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
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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
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

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JENNIFER BERTHIAUME
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE COLLIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG COOK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBY CORNWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CORRIGAN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEANNE DAILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNESTO DIAZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL DOVER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN DUGGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ENGILES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANNY GAEKWAD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM HAUGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAIR HENSLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALINDA HORTON
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HELENA JAMES-RENDLEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LAI
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RALPH LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA LUNDGREN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY MANTHEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC MARSHALL
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JESSE MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP MCDANIEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J COLLIER MERRILL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADOLFO M PEREZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA SCHWARTZMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORETTA SHAFFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SHALLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SKROB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WELLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHIP WILE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA YOUNG
PRESIDENT AND CEO40.00$217,166$0$49,402Yes (X)
SHANNA PACE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$174,681$0$11,739Yes (X)
CRAIG A THOMAS
COO/GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$169,836$0$36,311Yes (X)
BRETT S LAIKEN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$160,227$0$35,328Yes (X)
MEREDITH DASILVA
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION40.00$165,924$0$46,440Yes (X)
DAVID L DODD
DIRECTOR OF WELCOME CENTER OPERATIONS40.00$143,180$0$45,295Yes (X)
DANIELLE S DESTAFNEY
VP CONTENT MARKETING40.00$141,487$0$45,193Yes (X)
MEAGAN H CHIAMARDAS
DIRECTOR OF BRAND40.00$136,945$0$44,921Yes (X)
MATSUJIRO S PFEIFFER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS40.00$134,085$0$44,749Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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O'KEEFE REINHARD & PAUL LLC
328 S JEFFERSON ST SUITE 850CHICAGOIL60661MARKETING$2,126,157
MILES MEDIA GROUP LLC
6751 PROFESSIONAL PKWY WEST SUITE 2SARASOTAFL34240MARKETING$1,662,313
SARAH PETER-NO LUGGAGE LLC
3628 CHILHAM PLACECHARLOTTENC28226MARKETING$425,893
NORTHSTAR TRAVEL MEDIA LLC
100 LIGHTING WAYSECAUCUSNJ07094MARKETING$400,000
TRUCKPRO LC
5396 W 2400 SOUTHWEST VALLEY CITYUT84120OFFICE RENT$377,400
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K15CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$86,202,926GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$86,202,926TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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ADVERTISING REVENUE900099$8,090,739$8,090,739
COOP. ADVERTISING900099$6,870,125$6,870,125
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS900099$2,419,647$2,419,647
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS900099$1,767,987$1,767,987
WELCOME CENTER900099$184,394$184,394

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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CITRUS JUICE REVENUE900099$222,000$222,000
MISCELLANEOUS900099$508$508
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$197,111ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$838,476TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,383,451TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$349,563TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,764,618TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,329TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,885TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,375TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,823,301TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,105,170TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,336TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,371,987TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$683,682TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,030,353TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,321,750TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,957TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$988,622TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$364,255TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TOURISM RESEARCH$1,543,724
FULFILLMENT$225,139
CITRUS JUICE$222,000
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$191,595

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,506TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,682,074TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,980,312BOYAmt
EOY$28,230,214EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,640,934BOYAmt
EOY$20,684,618EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,473,029BOYAmt
EOY$1,388,709EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,942,151LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,338,804LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,195BOYAmt
EOY$603,347EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$408,910BOYAmt
EOY$700,285EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,756,294BOYAmt
EOY$2,409,222EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,618,874BOYAmt
EOY$54,016,595EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,379,873BOYAmt
EOY$33,456,517EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,838,368BOYAmt
EOY$878,781EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,282,127BOYAmt
EOY$3,228,242EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,500,368BOYAmt
EOY$37,563,540EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,953,651BOYAmt
EOY$14,288,200EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,164,855BOYAmt
EOY$2,164,855EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,118,506BOYAmt
EOY$16,453,055EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,618,874BOYAmt
EOY$54,016,595EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$334,549ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

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$359,767OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$268,813DepreciationAmt
Book Value$90,954BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,325,754OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$844,860DepreciationAmt
Book Value$480,894BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,256,630OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,225,131DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,499BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$603,347TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY$2,641,537
SUBSCRIPTION LIABILITY$586,705
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,228,242TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$106,016,623TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$106,016,623RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$106,016,623TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$105,682,074TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$105,682,074ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$105,682,074TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE CORPORATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND PRIOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM03PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$2,413,395
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,02PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$1,554,112
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES01PROGRAM SERVICESREPRESENT VISIT FLORIDA$452,946
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00ADVERTISINGADVERTISE VISIT FLORIDA$589,473
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00ADVERTISINGADVERTISE VISIT FLORIDA$478,978
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees6SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$5,488,904SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$5,488,904TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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 Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
DANA YOUNG
PRESIDENT AND CEO$217,166$0$0$0$0$0$12,698$0$36,704$0$266,568$0$0$0
MEREDITH DASILVA
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AND ADM$165,924$0$0$0$0$0$9,955$0$36,485$0$212,364$0$0$0
CRAIG A THOMAS
COO/GENERAL COUNSEL$169,836$0$0$0$0$0$10,190$0$26,121$0$206,147$0$0$0
BRETT S LAIKEN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$160,227$0$0$0$0$0$9,614$0$25,714$0$195,555$0$0$0
DAVID L DODD
DIRECTOR OF WELCOME CENTER OPERATION$143,180$0$0$0$0$0$8,591$0$36,704$0$188,475$0$0$0
DANIELLE S DESTAFNEY
VP CONTENT MARKETING$141,487$0$0$0$0$0$8,489$0$36,704$0$186,680$0$0$0
SHANNA PACE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$174,681$0$0$0$0$0$10,481$0$1,258$0$186,420$0$0$0
MEAGAN H CHIAMARDAS
DIRECTOR OF BRAND$136,945$0$0$0$0$0$8,217$0$36,704$0$181,866$0$0$0
MATSUJIRO S PFEIFFER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS$134,085$0$0$0$0$0$8,045$0$36,704$0$178,834$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIRST CLASS TRAVEL: THE ORGANIZATION'S TRAVEL POLICY DOES NOT PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO TRAVEL FIRST CLASS VIA AIR; HOWEVER, EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF 32 TOURISM-RELATED SEATS APPOINTED BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BVISIT FLORIDA WAS CREATED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 288.1226, AS A DIRECT-SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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 SCHEDULES 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 PROVIDER 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 PRESIDENT AND CEO'S SALARY, NOTING THEY WOULD SERVE WITHOUT A CONTRACT. EACH YEAR, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL PERFORM A REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA AND SALARY RANGE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY THREE YEARS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19VISIT FLORIDA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND AUDITING REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICLY NOTICED AND CONDUCTED MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH THESE ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED. MANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, VISITFLORIDA.ORG, WHICH CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE ANY OTHER ITEM OF INTEREST MADE PUBLIC BY OPERATION OF FLORIDA'S OPEN RECORDS LAWS.