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VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
VISITORS BUREAU OF LANCASTER INC (EIN 27-2964751)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202631369349300208
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T23:10:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
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)
Tax2024TaxYr
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$1,034,764GrossReceiptsAmt
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 THERETO.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$40,172TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$687,047PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$994,592CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$16,005PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$40,172CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$703,052PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,034,764CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$96,730PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$107,416CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$585,034PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$806,612CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$681,764PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$914,028CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$21,288PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$120,736CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,033,191TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,439,724TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,033,191NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,439,724NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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;TRAVELERSAND NBSP;ANY NBSP;OTHER NBSP;PURPOSE NBSP;INCIDENTALMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$872,217ExpenseAmt
Revenue$994,592RevenueAmt
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$872,217TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Required0ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind0Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form10410OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State0LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
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
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

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)$86,414$0$0
KEN MANN
PRESIDENT CEO001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
HOWARD HARRIS
VICE PRESIDENT001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
DAN JACOBS
SECRETARYTREASURER001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
JOSH THOMAS
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WENDY MOCHAN
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTINA CASTRO
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHELLE MARQUES
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AJ GUPTA
DIRECTOR001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$86,414TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants$994,592GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$994,592TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,172TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$40,172UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,034,764TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$40,172UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,414TotalAmt
Program Services$72,017ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,002TotalAmt
Program Services$17,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,767TotalAmt
Program Services$4,767ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,129TotalAmt
Program Services$521,129ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,098TotalAmt
Management And General$1,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,972TotalAmt
Management And General$3,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,138TotalAmt
Management And General$6,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,171TotalAmt
Management And General$5,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,731TotalAmt
Program Services$1,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$10,319$10,319
SOFTWARE$13,185$13,185
SECURITY$118,450$118,450
SPONSORSHIPS$110,913$110,913

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,739TotalAmt
Management And General$7,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$914,028TotalAmt
Program Services$862,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,187BOYAmt
EOY$243,986EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$831,004BOYAmt
EOY$1,195,738EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,033,191BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,724EOYAmt

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$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,033,191BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,724EOYAmt

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$1,033,191BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,724EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,033,191BOYAmt
EOY$1,439,724EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$120,736ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$104,447DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE BUREAU CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO 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 12CAT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIES IT WITH MANAGEMENT
PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO EMPLOYING THE STAFF.
PART VII, LINE 1A(B)PROMOTES THE CITY OF LANCASTER CALIFORNIA