KNOXVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: KNOXVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC (EIN 20-1710722)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-03-03
IRS object ID: 202220629349301762
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-03-03T15:26:31-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621142155	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PUGH & COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	315 N CEDAR BLUFF RD SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37923	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201710722	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KNOXVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	KNOX	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8653429103	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 S GAY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	379021102	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIM BUMPAS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8653429103	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-03-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KIM	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BUMPAS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KELLY A TUCKER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01015909	PTIN
Phone	8657690660	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KIM BUMPAS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 S GAY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	379021102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,661,079	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VISITKNOXVILLE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO AID AND SUPPORT GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	48	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	235	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,038,693	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,042,535	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$557,476	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$540,657	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$86	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$538	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$38,937	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$36,415	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,635,020	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,619,069	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	$2,014,399	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,881,217	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,406,517	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,713,784	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,420,916	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,595,001	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$214,104	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$24,068	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,061,553	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,768,468	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$716,834	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,399,681	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,344,719	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,368,787	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	KNOXVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, INC. D/B/A VISIT KNOXVILLE (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE KNOXVILLE/KNOX COUNTY AREA AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, FILM, SPORTS-RELATED EVENTS AND LEISURE TRAVELERS, WHILE ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY AND GENERATING ECONOMIC IMPACT AND DEVELOPMENT. VISIT KNOXVILLE IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY A PORTION OF HOTEL/MOTEL TAXES COLLECTED THROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,832,546	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$184,356	RevenueAmt
Desc	MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT:IN THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR, THE VISIT KNOXVILLE WEBSITE WAS VISITED 1,355,048 TIMES, AN INCREASE OF 3.1% OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020. A TOTAL OF 82.8% OF THE AUDIENCE VISITS ORIGINATED FROM OUTSIDE OF KNOXVILLE. UNIQUE VISITS INCREASED BY 9.5%, PAGE VIEWS INCREASED BY 10.3% AND THE SITE AVERAGED 7,523-PAGE VIEWS PER DAY. THE CONVERSION RATE ON VISIT KNOXVILLE'S DIGITAL ADVERTISING FOR LEISURE TRAVEL AGAIN EXCEEDED INDUSTRY AVERAGES. SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASED GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT. MEDIA ARTICLES PRODUCED BY JOURNALISTS HOSTED BY VISIT KNOXVILLE GENERATED MORE THAN $1,060,103 WORTH OF UNPAID MEDIA (UP $8,103 OVER FISCAL YEAR 2020).	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,302,516	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$382,848	RevenueAmt
Desc	SALES:THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 19 SITE VISITS REPRESENTING VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND PERFORMED FOUR (4) SCOUTING TRIPS FOR POSSIBLE UPCOMING SPORTING EVENTS. THE SALES STAFF ATTENDED 14 TRADE SHOWS AND CONDUCTED MORE THAN 328 SALES APPOINTMENTS/MEETINGS WHILE PROMOTING KNOXVILLE TO MEETING PLANNERS. THESE EFFORTS GENERATED 354 SALES LEADS AND BOOKED 133 EVENTS/GROUPS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,135,062	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	30	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	48	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	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8653429103	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 S GAY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	379021102	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
LINDA BILLMAN
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BECKY HANCOCK
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RILEY
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAY KRAMER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBIN PATE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK EMMETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRYAN HAIR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRAD ANDERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CORTNEY PIPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARMEN TEGANO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR RACHEL CHEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIM BUMPAS CDME CMP
PRESIDENT	45.00		$171,658	$0	$45,462	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$171,658	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$45,462	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$5,042,535	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,042,535	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING & GUIDEBOO	900099	$184,356	$184,356
SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS	900099	$166,029	$166,029
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS	900099	$120,284	$120,284

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$69,988	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$69,988	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$540,657	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$538	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$538	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$538	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$538	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$68,019	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$41,472	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,547	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$26,547	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$9,868	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,868	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,868	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,619,069	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$567,204	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,330	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$113,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,354,410	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,198,905	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,421	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,071	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,426	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,838	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,095	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,076,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,076,940	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,183	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,515	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,003	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,968	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,031	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,225	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,806	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALES EXPENSE	Desc
Total	$957,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$957,269	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,595,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,135,062	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$459,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,120,946	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,002,082	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$480,052	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,379	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$236,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$196,463	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,181,983	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,132,657	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,220,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,049,326	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,166	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,061,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,768,468	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$592,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,390,171	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,510	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$716,834	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,399,681	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	$4,077,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,964,900	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$266,822	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,887	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,344,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,368,787	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,061,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,768,468	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$24,068	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func Int	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
Supported Organizations	2	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeCd	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
KNOX COUNTY
626000326	6	Yes (1)	$0	$0
CITY OF KNOXVILLE
626007979	6	Yes (1)	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	2	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (1)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	0	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	0	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	0	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	0	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	0	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	0	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	0	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	0	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	0	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	0	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	0	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	0	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timely Provided Documents	Yes (1)	TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd
Officers Close Relationship	Yes (1)	OfficersCloseRelationshipInd
Supported Org Voice Investment	Yes (1)	SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Governmental Entity	Yes (X)	GovernmentalEntityInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV - SECTION D - LINE (3)

THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VOICE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INVESTMENT POLICIES AND DIRECTING THE USE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME AND ASSETS AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN WHICH NINE OF THE ELEVEN POSITIONS ARE APPOINTED DIRECTLY BY THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE BOARD MEETS NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE PER QUARTER WITH STAGGERING TERM LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY, SALES AND MARKETING SUBCOMMITTEES ARE CHAIRED BY A BOARD MEMBER AND MEET ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS.

PART IV - SECTION E - LINE (1)(C)

THE ORGANIZATION IS DESIGNED TO AID AND SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE AND KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE BY PROMOTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE, LESSENING THE BURDENS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SERVING SUCH CONSTITUENCIES WITH REGARD TO THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM, SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA AND WITH REGARD TO ADVERTISING THE COMMERCIAL, SOCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL, SCENIC, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ADVANTAGES, POINTS OF INTEREST AND ATTRACTIONS OF THE CITY AND/OR COUNTY. THE FOCUS AND EFFORTS SHOULD, AMONG OTHER GOALS, ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND OTHERWISE ENHANCE, PROMOTE AND STIMULATE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS THE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION OF THE REGION, MANAGES THE VISITORS CENTER, AND DIRECTLY PROMOTES KNOXVILLE AND/OR KNOX COUNTY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE REGION'S TOURISM, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB CREATION ALONG WITH PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHILE LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT.

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,795,038	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,106,759	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,688,279	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$603,961	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$565,815	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$38,146	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$782,984	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$460,083	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$322,901	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,049,326	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,596,835	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$114,293	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$114,293	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,482,542	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$136,527	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$136,527	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,619,069	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,709,832	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$114,293	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$538	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$114,831	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,595,001	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,595,001	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN/LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS -538. CHANGE IN DONOR RESTRICTIONS 137,065.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN/LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS 538.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KIM BUMPAS CDME CMP	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$171,658	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$18,225	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$27,237	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$217,120	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. AFTER DISCUSSION AND REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE 990. A COPY OF THE 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROVAL AND FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT, AND ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL WRITTEN FORM DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ITS APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE, TO THE PRESIDENT, OR TO SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS AS THE PRESIDENT MAY DESIGNATE. ANY MATERIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED WITH A BOARD MEMBER OR MEMBER'S RELATED COMPANY IS FIRST PUT OUT FOR BID AND THE BID RESULTS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEE UTILIZING SALARIES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS SALARY SURVEYS FROM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ("DMAI"). ALL EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE BASED ON DMAI SALARY SURVEYS OR SALARY SURVEYS FROM PAYSCALE, AN ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION PAYROLL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IF DMAI DATA IS UNAVAILABLE. SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE BOARD COMMITTEE AND THEN BY THE FULL BOARD VIA BUDGET APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ITS BYLAWS AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE LOCATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE LOCATION. PHOTOCOPIES ARE PROVIDED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM PRIOR YEAR.