METROPOLITAN TUCSON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: METROPOLITAN TUCSON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 86-0432305)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2024-11-13
IRS object ID: 202423189349310027
Schema version: 2023v5.1
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-13T15:56:47-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	860550947	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	R & A CPAS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4542 E CAMP LOWELL STE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85712	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	860432305	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	METROPOLITAN TUCSON CONVENTION AND	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	VISITORS BUREAU	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	METR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5206241817	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 N CHURCH AVENUE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85701	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	FELIPE GARCIA	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5206241817	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID F SAMER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00182147	PTIN
Phone	5208814900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISIT TUCSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	FELIPE GARCIA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 N CHURCH AVENUE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85701	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,572,805	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.VISITTUCSON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1982	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY CONNECTING VISITORS WITH THEIR IDEAL TRAVEL AND MEETINGS EXPERIENCES IN TUCSON AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA. OUR VISION IS TO ELEVATE TUCSON AS THE DYNAMIC OUTDOOR AND CULTURAL HUB OF THE SONORAN DESERT BY WELCOMING THE WORLD TO TUCSON TO STRENGTHEN OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	17	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	17	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	42	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	46	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$18,635,450	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,795,970	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$630,371	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$410,059	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,160	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$366,776	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$19,284,981	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$13,572,805	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,450,770	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,745,355	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,440,995	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,668,282	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,891,765	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$12,413,637	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,393,216	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,159,168	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$23,300,452	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,488,099	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,169,161	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,951,979	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$18,131,291	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$19,536,120	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY CONNECTING VISITORS WITH THEIR IDEAL TRAVEL AND MEETINGS EXPERIENCES IN TUCSON AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA. OUR VISION IS TO ELEVATE TUCSON AS THE DYNAMIC OUTDOOR AND CULTURAL HUB OF THE SONORAN DESERT BY WELCOMING THE WORLD TO TUCSON TO STRENGTHEN OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	SALES- PROMOTE TUCSON TO MEETING PLANNERS, TOUR OPERATORS, AND TRAVEL AGENTS AS A DESTINATION FOR MEETINGS AND LEISURE GROUP TRAVEL. THE GOAL IS TO FILL AS MANY TUCSON-AREA HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS AS POSSIBLE WITH MEETING DELEGATERS AND GROUP TRAVEL PARTICIPANTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MARKETING- PROMOTE TUCSON AS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO VISIT AND MEET VIA DEVELOPING PRINT, DIGITAL AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING, WEBSITES, PUBLICATIONS, AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES- DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS TO GENERATE AND RETAIN TOURISM-RELATED MEMBER BUSINESSES. THE INTENT IS FOR VISIT TUCSON TO INTEREST PEOPLE TO MEET IN OR VISIT TUCSON WITH THE MEMBER BUSINESSES PROVIDING THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THESE CUSTOMERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	69	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	42	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	17	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	17	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LISA OWENS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5206241817	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 N CHURCH AVENUE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85701	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
NANCY KLUGE
DIRECTOR - CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GHEE ALEXANDER
DIRECTOR - TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE EARNHART
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HILARY VAN ALSBURG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB HOFFMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA KRAUS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NATE ARES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HILLARY LOUARTI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MONIQUA LANE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAUN TILLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRYAN TUBAUGH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAN HYNEMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSH NICHOLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLENE MENDOZA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA SHAW
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADELITA GRIJALVA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AUSTIN WRIGHT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FELIPE GARCIA
PRESIDENT/ CEO	40.00		$307,916	$0	$29,913	Yes (X)
GRAEME HUGHES
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$161,591	$0	$6,464	Yes (X)
LISA OWENS
CFO	40.00		$128,892	$0	$15,525	Yes (X)
MARY RITTMAN
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS & TOURISM	40.00		$147,015	$0	$6,387		Yes (X)
LEE MCLAUGHLIN
VP OF MARKETING	40.00		$135,296	$0	$11,696		Yes (X)
VANESSA BECHTOL
VP OF DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP	40.00		$137,756	$0	$13,344		Yes (X)
MARY MEADE
VP OF SALES	40.00		$112,102	$0	$11,618		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,130,568	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$94,947	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TRIPADVISOR
PO BOX 844325	DALLAS	TX	75284	ADVERTISING	$389,591
MADDEN MEDIA
31 N 6TH AVE STE 105-157	TUCSON	AZ	85701	MARKETING MEDIA CAMPAIGNS	$363,761
TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER
260 S CHURCH AVE	TUCSON	AZ	85701	CONVENTION SERVICES	$309,399
SIMPLEVIEW
8950 N ORACLE RD	TUCSON	AZ	85704	SOFTWARE AND WEBSITE MAINTENANCE	$182,592

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$12,795,970	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,795,970	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$248,419	$248,419
TRADE SHOWS	900099	$46,075	$46,075

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$115,565	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$115,565	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$410,059	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$366,776	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$366,776	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,572,805	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$410,059	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$366,776	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,283,135	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,882,573	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,983	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,347	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,317	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,469	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,770	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,043	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,207,562	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$290,196	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$324,057	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,927	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,508	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,977	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,896	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
TRANSIT SUPPORT	$1,000,000
TRADE SHOWS	$996,002
EVENT SPONSORSHIPS	$628,363
RESEARCH & PARTNERS RES	$222,120

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$501,392	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,413,637	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,920,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,295,768	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,962,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,018,970	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,286,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$709,426	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,350	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$313,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$434,990	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,498,357	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$879,294	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$683,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$619,063	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,910,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,207,056	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,219,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,201,476	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,300,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,488,099	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$832,269	BOYAmt
EOY	$647,497	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,485	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,006	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,219,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,201,476	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,169,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,951,979	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,131,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,536,120	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,131,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,536,120	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,300,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,488,099	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,159,168	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$245,661	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$772,766	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$278,845	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$493,921	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$456,560	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$393,788	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$62,772	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$269,031	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$206,661	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$62,370	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$619,063	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE ROU ASSETS, NET OF ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION	Desc
Book Value	$4,201,476	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$4,201,476	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$4,201,476	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,201,476	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,960,549	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$245,661	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$142,083	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$387,744	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$13,572,805	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$13,572,805	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$12,555,720	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$142,083	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$142,083	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$12,413,637	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$12,413,637	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE BUREAU IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE OF ARIZONA TAX PROVISIONS. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ENTITY'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GAAP, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE BUREAU HOLDS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, THEREFORE, HAS NO POLICY FOR EVALUATING THEM. THE BUREAU'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES, ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE RETURNS ARE FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	TRADESHOWS, ADVERTISING, VISITOR CENTER AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT	$349,755
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	CMEEXPO	$15,139
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	CO-OP CAMPAIGNS	$20,282

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$385,176	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$385,176	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
FELIPE GARCIA
PRESIDENT/ CEO	$252,324	$0	$48,150	$0	$7,442	$0	$12,317	$0	$17,596	$0	$337,829	$0	$0	$0
GRAEME HUGHES
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$147,091	$0	$14,500	$0	$0	$0	$6,464	$0	$0	$0	$168,055	$0	$0	$0
MARY RITTMAN
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS & TOURISM	$133,815	$0	$13,200	$0	$0	$0	$5,884	$0	$503	$0	$153,402	$0	$0	$0
VANESSA BECHTOL
VP OF DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP	$124,886	$0	$12,750	$0	$120	$0	$5,648	$0	$7,696	$0	$151,100	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 AND ASSOCIATED SCHEDULES IS PRESENTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER OF THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ANY COMMENTS AND CHANGES WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL TAX PREPARER FOR MODIFICATION. THE PRESIDENT WOULD DO THE FINAL REVIEW AND SIGN THE RETURN. ALL THE ABOVE PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED BEFORE FILING THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE POLICY WHEN EMPLOYED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THEY DOCUMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT. ALL IDENTIFIED ONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FOLLOWED UP FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION REQUEST TO SEE THE VISIT TUCSON EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK PAGE 20 AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION IN THE BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES BINDER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT ANALYZES COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR INDIVIDUALS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE REGION AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	VISIT TUCSON'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR. THE REQUEST SHOULD IDENTIFY: THE NAME OF THE ENTITY TO CONDUCT THE INSPECTION, THE PURPOSE OF THE INSPECTION, THE DOCUMENTS TO BE INSPECTED, AND THE REQUESTED DATE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.