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VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC (EIN 27-2964751)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-03-18
IRS object ID
202520779349300927
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-03-18T13:10:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN262888911PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BREEZE BOOKKEEPING TAX SVCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16137 OAK FENCE LNAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93536ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272964751EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6614000342PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1826 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK HEMSTREETPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6614000342PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARY A TRUELOVEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00213149PTIN
Phone6619430095PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEN MANNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1826 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$703,052GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.DESTINATIONLANCASTERCA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MARKET THE CITY OF LANCASTER CALIFORNIA AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS AND ANY OTHER PURPOSE INCIDENTAL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$16,005TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$693,158PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$687,047CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$16,005CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$693,158PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$703,052CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$86,492PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$96,730CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$513,847PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$585,034CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$600,339PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$681,764CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$92,819PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$21,288CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,027,154TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,033,191TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,027,154NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,033,191NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO NBSP;MARKET NBSP;THE NBSP;CITY NBSP;OF NBSP;LANCASTER NBSP;CALIFORNIA NBSP;AS NBSP;A NBSP;DESTINATION NBSP;FOR NBSP;CONVENTIONS NBSP;TOUR NBSP;GROUPS NBSP;INDIVIDUAL NBSP;TRAVELERS NBSP;AND NBSP;ANY NBSP;OTHER NBSP;PURPOSE NBSP;INCIDENTAL NBSP;THERETOMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$681,764ExpenseAmt
Revenue$687,047RevenueAmt
DescMARKETED THE CITY OF LANCASTER CALIFORNIA AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS TOUR GROUPS INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS AND ANY OTHER PURPOSE INCIDENTAL THERETO.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$681,764TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryAFForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEBBIE RICHARDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6614000342PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1826 W LANCASTER BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93534ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtInstitutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerInd
MARK HEMSTREET
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR040.00Yes (X)$71,065$0$0
KEN MANN
PRESIDENT CEO001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
RON EMARD
VICE PRESIDENT001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
DAN JACOBS
SECRETARY/TREASURER001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
SIDNEY YESETA
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WENDY MOCHAN
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC TIMSON
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELE MANNING
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AS HAMPTON
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$71,065TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$687,047AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$687,047TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,005TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$16,005UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$703,052TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$16,005UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,065TotalAmt
Program Services$59,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,665TotalAmt
Program Services$20,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,873TotalAmt
Program Services$5,873ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,335TotalAmt
Program Services$394,335ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,024TotalAmt
Management And General$1,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,228TotalAmt
Management And General$5,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,664TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,515TotalAmt
Management And General$4,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Program Services$5,084ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,565TotalAmt
Program Services$797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$768ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION$11,252$11,252
SOFTWARE$12,835$12,835
SECURITY$92,400$92,400
SPONSORSHIPS$50,700$50,700

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,643TotalAmt
Management And General$2,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$681,764TotalAmt
Program Services$640,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$926,686BOYAmt
EOY$202,187EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,468BOYAmt
EOY$831,004EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,027,154BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,191EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,027,154BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,192EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY-$1EOYAmt

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,027,154BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,191EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,027,154BOYAmt
EOY$1,033,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$21,288ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$111,436OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$101,270DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE BUREAU CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER FOR AN EMPLOYEE TP CONDUCT THE DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BALL DECISIONS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHIS FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT THEIR QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS ALSO REVIEWED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE SIGNING OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEWS IT WITH MANAGEMENT.
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO EMPLOYING THE STAFF.
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NO OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
PART IX, LINE 24EPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT USD 750, STORAGE USD 1056, MEALS USD 837