2022-11-30T12:29:55-06:00 2022-06-30 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300 Minneapolis MN 554027033 990 2021-07-01 463010125 Dubuque Area Convention and Visitors Bureau DUBU 5638457698 300 Main Street 120 Dubuque IA 52001 Keith Rahe President & CEO 5638457698 2022-11-29 1 Keith Rahe 999009999 Kim Hunwardsen CPA P00484560 6122536500 2022-11-28 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Keith Rahe 300 Main Street 120 Dubuque IA 52001 1646541 0 X www.traveldubuque.com X 2013 IA Promotion and development to enhance and expand the Dubuque area 9 9 13 11 0 0 255155 254807 1228566 1358967 401 -740 6982 11932 1491104 1624966 0 0 0 0 604589 742949 0 0 0 426346 688537 1030935 1431486 460169 193480 1323915 1438467 506321 427393 817594 1011074 X The Dubuque Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) will lead tourism destination promotion and development to enhance and expand the Dubuque Area experience. 0 0 1075370 1370899 In July of 2013, the Dubuque Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) began as its own organization; operating as a destination marketing organization whose sole focus is providing and advocating for a strengthened tourism infrastructure for both visitors and partners. In 2020, convention delegates, sporting groups, group tours, family reunions, and individual travelers spent $281.02 million in Dubuque County. With this economic impact annually, the tourism industry has been recognized as an integral component in the development and continued prosperity of the Dubuque region. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a decline of 29% in travel related expenditures across the county in 2020 compared to 2019. Our goal is to enact a year-long multi-channel marketing strategy and to work collaboratively with our partners and leverage them to get expenditures back to and exceed where they've been in past years. The Dubuque Area Convention and Visitors Bureau actively engages the general public to visit, explore, and spend the night in our community at a hotel/motel so that we can continue to enhance the individual's experience. Through this process we generate hotel/motel tax which allows our community to continue the process of generating money to further the promotion of our community to visitors and continue the process of growing our community through the improvements made to our streets, parks, and overall city amenities for our citizens. Our office helped facilitate the 2021 MLB Game at the Field of Dreams, created digital passports (Hops & Vines) to encourage travel, facilitating successful and safe events in the area through our Sports Commission. We also hosted the much-anticipated Sister City Photo Exhibit, which for a first-time event was a huge success in showcasing to the community the City of Dubuque's Sister Cities. 1075370 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Sara Hanten 5638457698 300 Main Street Ste 120 Dubuque IA 52001 Tom Wagner Chair as of April 2022 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Chad Wagener Chair until March 2022 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Connie Hodge Vice Chair 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Runde Treasurer 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Ric Jones Director 10.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Van Milligen Director 10.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Wickham Director 10.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Wahlert Director 10.00 X 0 0 0 Thom Chesney Director as of April 2022 10.00 X 0 0 0 Brad Cavanagh Director as of Jan 2022 10.00 X 0 0 0 Roy Boul Director until Dec 2021 10.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Rahe President & CEO 40.00 X 147855 0 41448 Sara Hanten Vice President of Operations 40.00 X 77587 0 11655 225442 0 53103 1 0 1 0 0 247307 7500 254807 Lodging Tax 561591 1168300 1168300 Bureau Services 561591 120097 120097 Events 561591 34820 34820 Co-op Programs 561591 30900 30900 Brochure Distribution 561591 4850 4850 1358967 552 552 1292 -1292 -1292 -1292 32215 20283 11932 11932 1624966 1370899 0 -740 262461 88043 174418 371154 269504 101650 14429 11224 3205 51008 35561 15447 43897 25408 18489 12759 12759 314167 314167 22463 13430 9033 14131 14131 55140 55140 360 360 19481 19481 6984 6984 Awareness Development 125683 125683 Sports Commission 94270 94270 Event expenses 17762 17762 Repairs and maintenance 5337 5337 1431486 1075370 356116 0 750130 835405 14133 26162 7560 8386 8841 2500 420882 161330 250382 259552 292869 306462 1323915 1438467 78335 94578 19480 10782 6873 124335 0 292869 306462 506321 427393 X 817594 1011074 817594 1011074 1323915 1438467 193480 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 265111 57834 207277 27491 27491 0 128280 76005 52275 259552 Destination Marketing Fund 306462 306462 Destination Marketing Fund 306462 306462 X 1626258 1292 1292 1624966 0 1624966 1432778 1292 1292 1431486 0 1431486 Part X, Line 2: The Bureau believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Bureau would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Loss on Disposal of Equipment included in expenses of audit report 1,292. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Loss on Disposal of Equipment included in expenses of audit report 1,292. X X 0 0 0 Keith Rahe President & CEO 133525 0 14330 0 0 0 7647 0 33802 0 189304 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a The Executive Committee consists of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary/Treasurer, City of Dubuque Manager, and other members of the Board as appointed by resolution of the Board of Directors. a. The Chairperson is the chairperson of the Executive Committee. The presence of at least a majority of the members of the Executive Committee is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of the majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the Executive Committee. b. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board, the Executive Committee has and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation in accordance with the law. c. All actions taken by the Executive Committee are reported to the Board at the meeting next succeeding such action. d. The designation and appointment of the Executive Committee and the delegation of authority should not operate to relieve the Board of Directors or any individual director of any responsibility imposed upon it, or the directors by law. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 Bylaw Amendment Article II, Section 2a: Members may not serve more than five consecutive years was removed. Article II, Section 2d: Removed the wording that the member may not be a city or county elected official, city or county employee or member of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Three members must be members of the Board of the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce or its President/Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board of Directors of the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce. The City of Dubuque Mayor, one City Council member appointed by the City Council, and the City Manager are appointed to the Board. One member of the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Chairperson of the Convention and Visitor's Bureau Advisory Committee elected annually by the Committee serves as a Board member. One member of the Dubuque Main Street Board of Directors serves as a Board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A copy of the Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing. The President & CEO and Vice President of Operations reviews the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Officers and Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest policy annually disclosing any possible conflicts of interest. The Board reviews any conflicts and the interested person is given an opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Board. The interested person is asked to leave the Board meeting. The Chairperson of the Board shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the governing board determines whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing Board may determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction is in the Organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it will make the decision as to enter into the transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The President & CEO's compensation is determined by the Board of Directors through an annual review, use of comparability data and documentation of the deliberation and decision in the Board minutes and personnel file. The President & CEO has no voting power and is not present during the Board's review and vote. The Vice President of Operation's compensation is determined by the President & CEO through an annual review, use of comparability data and documentation of the deliberation and decision in the personnel file. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.