DENVER METRO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
DENVER METRO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 84-0382392)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-12
IRS object ID
202241329349307779
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-05-12T17:29:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kundinger Corder & Montoya PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80203ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Denver Metro Convention & VisitorsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3038921112PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11555 California Street 300AddressLine1Txt
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ZIP80202ZIPCd

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PersonRichard ScharfPersonNm
Person TitlePresident and CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3038921112PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Person LastScharfPersonLastNm
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Phone3035345953PhoneNum
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Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Visit DenverBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRichard ScharfPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11555 California Street 300AddressLine1Txt
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ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$29,420,988GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.visitdenver.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers1656TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$279,964PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$284,116CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,511PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,006CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$21,693,533CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,727,455CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$32,418,723TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,101,342TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,094,087TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,715,810NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,324,636NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescConventions - Responsible for marketing Denver as a meeting and convention destination. Also responsible for providing assistance to conventions and meetings coming to Denver by acting as a liaison between members, city facilities, and planners. Further, Visit Denver facilitates any needs the client may have to ensure that the group returns to the City of Denver for future meetings.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTourism - Responsible for promoting Denver as a year-round leisure destination to domestic and international travelers.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMarketing, guides and information centers - Develops and integrates marketing program to promote Metro Denver as a premier travel destination for conventions, meetings and leisure travel.Desc
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee60EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Janice Sinden
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Leonard
Past Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Finlaw
Chair Elect1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Parsons
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Feasel
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Luis Benitez
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Burkett
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Coors
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Fedrizzi
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter L Isenberg
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce A James
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick LeMasters
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd D Munson
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manny Rodriguez
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Gerrity
Lifetime Member - Voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Robinson
Lifetime Member - Voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Al Timothy
Lifetime Member - Voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A Barry Hirschfeld
V. Chair, Lifetime Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Andrews
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leon Barnes
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jolon Clark
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Cohen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David L Corsun
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Navin C Dimond
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Evan Dreyer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Dunn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Ellis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Feinstein
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Glazer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christian Hardigree
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christoph Heinrich
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Hochstadt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen Paty
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Pierce
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Sander
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amanda Sandoval
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Scherer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Schlegel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Schultz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shane Stickel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hollie Velasquez Horvath
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Venus
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sid Wilson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Scharf
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Jeff Ruffe
Exec. V.P.- Finance & Admin.60.00Yes (X)$210,665$0$43,448
Rachel Benedick
Exec. V.P.- Sales & Services60.00$255,057$0$42,834Yes (X)
Justin Bresler
V.P.- Marketing60.00$183,987$0$41,432Yes (X)
Jason Lusk
Associate V.P.60.00$158,485$0$26,120Yes (X)
Vikki Kelly
Dir. of Services & Events50.00$139,120$0$24,325Yes (X)
Matthew Payne
E.D. Denver Sports Commission50.00$136,181$0$23,591Yes (X)
MC Genova
Dir. of Partnership50.00$131,047$0$23,742Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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KARSHHAGAN
685 South BroadwayDenverCO80209Advertising$6,551,349
Location3 Media Inc
820 16th Street Ste 300DenverCO80202Digital Marketing$653,658
Facebook Inc
1601 Willow RoadMenlo ParkCA94025Advertising$459,229
Simpleview LLC
8950 North Oracle RoadTucsonAZ85704Software Services$339,965
H2 Manufacturing Solutions
2912 Bow Line PlaceLongmontCO805035 Star Program Management$242,400
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Government Grants$27,197,684GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Membership dues900099$813,692$813,692
Denver promotion/mktg.900004$419,131$391,881$27,250
Visitors Guides541800$233,840$233,840
Web advertising541800$227,385$227,385
Brochures/backlit ads541800$6,134$6,134
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Exclusion$213,363ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,082,599TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$4,503,024TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$281,504TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$724,078TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$383,904TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$14,972TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,728TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,000TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,470TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,431,711TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,166,900TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$715,411TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,751TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$724,458TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,378TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558,220TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,250TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Other client costs$559,196
Miscellaneous$275,189
Dues & registrations$268,820
Research$194,934

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$14,036TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,693,533TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$3,990,575BOYAmt
EOY$7,780,967EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$10,263,831BOYAmt
EOY$10,715,460EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,318,075BOYAmt
EOY$4,788,463EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$10,746BOYAmt
EOY$8,341EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$611,353BOYAmt
EOY$752,857EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,006,068LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,124,362LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,346,492BOYAmt
EOY$881,706EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,143,829BOYAmt
EOY$7,294,686EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,251BOYAmt
EOY$196,243EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,817,152BOYAmt
EOY$32,418,723EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,503,585BOYAmt
EOY$1,840,283EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$514,341BOYAmt
EOY$72,068EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,416BOYAmt
EOY$181,736EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,101,342BOYAmt
EOY$2,094,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,715,810BOYAmt
EOY$30,324,636EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,715,810BOYAmt
EOY$30,324,636EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,817,152BOYAmt
EOY$32,418,723EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,727,455ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$118,629NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$813,692DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$15,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$15,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$244,108AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$229,108TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,993,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,695,294DepreciationAmt
Book Value$298,034BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,988,865OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,429,068DepreciationAmt
Book Value$559,797BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,875OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$23,875BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$881,706TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred compensation liabilityDesc
Amt$181,736Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$181,736TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Bureau adopted the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes accounting standard which requires both entities to determine whether a tax position (and the related tax benefit) of one of the entities is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, based solely on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement, presuming that the tax position is examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. Based on its continued analysis, the Bureau has determined that the adoption of this standard does not have a material impact on the financial statements, therefore, no amounts have been recognized.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Richard Scharf
President & CEO$464,953$0$0$0$7,327$0$35,850$0$22,465$0$530,595$0$0$0
Rachel Benedick
Exec. V.P.- Sales & Services$250,500$0$0$0$4,557$0$31,417$0$11,417$0$297,891$0$0$0
Jeff Ruffe
Exec. V.P.- Finance & Admin.$202,766$0$0$0$7,899$0$28,544$0$14,904$0$254,113$0$0$0
Justin Bresler
V.P.- Marketing$177,090$0$0$0$6,897$0$26,603$0$14,829$0$225,419$0$0$0
Jason Lusk
Associate V.P.$158,002$0$0$0$483$0$14,292$0$11,828$0$184,605$0$0$0
Vikki Kelly
Dir. of Services & Events$137,976$0$0$0$1,144$0$12,323$0$12,002$0$163,445$0$0$0
Matthew Payne
E.D. Denver Sports Commission$135,771$0$0$0$410$0$12,532$0$11,059$0$159,772$0$0$0
MC Genova
Dir. of Partnership$130,689$0$0$0$358$0$11,667$0$12,075$0$154,789$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization draws members from business enterprises and other organizations with an interest in the City of Denver.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members elect the board of directors at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCertain decisions made by the board of directors are subject to approval by all members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBoard members and certain other members are provided with a copy of the 990 prior to filing the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members annually and upon assumption of responsibilities as a board member review the conflict of interst policy and sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15During 1st quarter, President/CEO outlines performance criteria to include board approved goals/objectives of the annual marketing plan, budget, projects specified from previous evaluation year and job description responsibilities. - During 4th quarter, the President/CEO prepares a self evaluation which includes accomplishments and performance against goals. This information is submitted to the review committee (Board Chair,Immediate Past Chair and Incoming Chair) for inclusion in their annual review process. - During 4th quarter, the HR Director completes a compensation analysis of the President/CEO position using data from various sources within the CVB, non-profit and for-profit industries. This information is then compiled and submitted to the review committee. - Prior to the end of the evaluation year, the review committee evaluates and assesses the performance of the President/CEO based on progress toward established goals and the working relationship with staff and membership. The review committee then meets with President/CEO to discuss the evaluation. The evaluation is documented and signed by the Board Chair and President/CEO. - Upon review of compensation analysis data, the Board Chair will make a recommendation to the Executive Committee as to whether or not there will be a base wage merit increase for the next year and incentive plan payment for the evaluation year. Once approved, the Board Chair submits official documentation to HR for processing and recordkeeping purposes. Wage Analysis Process Visit Denver is quite complex when it comes to comparing wages/positions to other organizations. Depending upon the position, the applicant pool is derived from various industries such as non-profit, private, hotel and/or other convention and visitor bureaus. On an annual basis, a wage market analysis is completed using data available from Employers Council. Depending upon the position, the data is derived from Non-Profit, Executive, Private and Hotel industries across the Denver Metro area. Every two years, a wage analysis specific to the CVB industry is conducted by two separate organizations, DMAI and Performance Management, Inc. Each organization breaks down their analysis depending on organization and/or budget size. Based on a detailed compilation of the above information, an appropriate wage range is created for each of our positions. Each incumbent's wage placement is reviewed against the wage range to ensure proper placement. -Annual Wage Increase Review Each year, Visit Denver obtains information from Employers Council for the average projected increase rates for the upcoming year from the non-profit and service industries in the Denver/Boulder area, as well as all industries across the same geographic region. If an individual does not require a "market wage adjustment", then Visit Denver utilizes their performance review score as a guideline to determine the merit increase percentage using a scale, which is based upon the Employers Council data and available payroll budget increase.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are made available upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:There has been no change in the oversight process since the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Denver 2026 World Cup Bid Committee LLC
1555 California St 300DenverCO80202834464845Submission of World Cup bidCO$0$0Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Denver Bid and Host Committee LLC
1555 California St 300DenverCO80202834467142Garner conventions / events to be held in DenverCO$0$0Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11555 California St 300AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841340416EIN
Primary ActivitiesFundraising for scholarshipsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 11PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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