WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION (EIN 52-1070609)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-07-24
IRS object ID
202532059349301753
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-24T15:01:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521070609EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION & TOURISMBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027897076PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN KIMPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027897076PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARK C THOMASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00362982PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESTINATION DCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELLIOTT FERGUSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$53,803,124GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.WASHINGTON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWASHINGTON, DC CONVENTION & TOURISM (DBA DESTINATION DC) SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND MARKET WASHINGTON, DC AS A PREMIER GLOBAL CONVENTION, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESTINATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent29VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee236TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers29TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$25,000TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$34,554,424PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$49,531,924CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,355,857PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,121,775CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$282,571PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$462,213CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$352,126PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$95,195CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$38,544,978PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$53,211,107CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,387,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,290,920CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,649,808PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,760,613CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,701,083PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$40,947,384CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$30,737,891PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$61,998,917CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,807,087PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,787,810CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$32,806,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,953,220TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,094,690TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$17,124,539TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,711,999NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,828,681NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM, TRADE SHOWS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS IN THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AND OTHERWISE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS - TO POSITION WASHINGTON, DC AS A LEADING LEISURE AND CONVENTION DESTINATION THROUGH TARGETED AND INTEGRATED MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES - 1) TO POSITION AND SELL WASHINGTON, DC AS A DESTINATION FOR CORPORATE AND ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS, CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS THROUGH PERSONAL SALES CALLS, TRADE SHOWS, AND MEANINGFUL CLIENT EVENTS. 2) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONVENTION AND MEETING PLANNERS THAT BOOK GROUPS IN WASHINGTON, DC BY CONDUCTING SITE INSPECTIONS, PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION AND ATTENDANCE SUPPORT, AND DISTRIBUTING SERVICE LEADS TO MEMBER BUSINESSES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTOURISM - TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOUR OPERATORS, WHOLESALERS, RECEPTIVE OPERATORS, TRAVEL AGENTS, SPORTING EVENT ORGANIZERS, AND TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PACKAGED TRAVEL.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc
VISITOR SERVICES - TO GENERATE INTEREST AND DEMAND IN THE DESTINATION BY SERVING AS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR VISITOR AND "DC INSIDER" INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE NEW AND REPEAT VISITATION.
REGISTRATION SERVICES - TO GENERATE REVENUE STREAMS AND DESIGNED TO HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR SPECIALIZED NEEDS.
EVENTS AND EDUCATION - TO GENERATE REVENUE STREAMS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION, WHICH SUPPORTS STUDENTS THROUGH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND SCHOLARSHIP.
PARTNERSHIP SERVICES - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DDC'S MARKETING EFFORTS BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING MEMBERS AND SECURING CORPORATE SPONSORS.
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document48IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee236EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2027897076PhoneNum

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Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MEADE ATKESON
CHAIR6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULISSA MARENCO
VICE CHAIR6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACY SMITH
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
CLARENCE ANTHONY
TREASURER6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT FELIX
SECRETARY6.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY AUSTIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGIE GATES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARMEN PIGLER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRYSSA WESTERLUND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARIEN WRIGHT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANITA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KASPRZYK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE GROSS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DM NINA ALBERT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA WESTMORELAND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMEKA MONEME
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVAN KOPPEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON BERRY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SNEDDEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
JOHN VARGHESE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN JARKA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KORI JOHNSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK T ROCHE-GARLAND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ANDERSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY KOIDE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL J COHN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA HIGGINS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN TOWNSEND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOLOMON KEENE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT & CEO37.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$959,237$0$49,6202.00
JOHN KIM
CFO37.50Yes (X)$352,300$0$60,057
CLAIRE CARLIN
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES37.50$254,072$0$37,0032.00Yes (X)
ROBIN MCCLAIN
SR VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS37.50$361,176$0$45,701Yes (X)
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SVCS37.50$300,064$0$33,811Yes (X)
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM, SPORTS & VISITOR SVCS37.50$250,770$0$36,457Yes (X)
BILL ADAMS
DIRECTOR, CONVENTION SALES37.50$182,834$0$20,174Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,660,453TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$282,823TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
MMGY GLOBAL LLC
7309 W 80TH ST STE 400OVERLAND PARKKS66204MARKETING/ADVERTISING$21,120,743
MTB ENTERPRISES
949 1ST ST SEWASHINGTONDC20003MARKETING/ADVERTISING$2,755,573
US TENNIS ASSN INC
2500 WESTCHESTER AVE STE 411PURCHASENY10577MARKETING/ADVERTISING$2,500,000
LINDER GLOBAL EVENTS
2150 WISCONSIN AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20007EVENTS MANAGEMENT$1,214,419
ZURI PRODUCTIONS
5411 9ST NW 1WASHINGTONDC20011MARKETING/ADVERTISING$925,354
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$49,531,924GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$49,531,924TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$2,400,969$2,400,969
REGISTRATIONS900099$484,333$484,333
CONSUMER PROMOTIONS541800$198,709$198,709
PUBLICATION SALES541800$37,764$12,764$25,000
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Total Program Service Revenue$3,121,775TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$396,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$396,380ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$89,775RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$89,775RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$89,775TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$89,775RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$657,850SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$592,017SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$65,833SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$65,833TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$65,833ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,420TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,420RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,420OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,211,107TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,191,970RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$25,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$462,213ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,290,920TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,443,854TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,447,749TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$924,430TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,036,358TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$908,222TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,382TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,038TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$764,029TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,240,881TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$806,938TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$834,682TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,224,751TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,221,710TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,446,878TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426,998TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,585TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$2,020,330
CONTRACTS$1,275,032
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$386,550

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,998,917TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,252,327BOYAmt
EOY$1,294,421EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$714BOYAmt
EOY$5,283,809EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,873,225BOYAmt
EOY$3,566,012EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,880BOYAmt
EOY$995,101EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,787,037LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,764,582LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$966,126BOYAmt
EOY$1,022,455EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,883,744BOYAmt
EOY$5,633,584EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,697,673BOYAmt
EOY$8,157,838EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,806,689BOYAmt
EOY$25,953,220EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,410,330BOYAmt
EOY$5,955,393EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$630,255BOYAmt
EOY$630,597EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,054,105BOYAmt
EOY$10,538,549EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,094,690BOYAmt
EOY$17,124,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,711,999BOYAmt
EOY$8,828,681EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,711,999BOYAmt
EOY$8,828,681EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,806,689BOYAmt
EOY$25,953,220EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$8,787,810ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$765,178NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$139,314OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,290,819OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$986,368DepreciationAmt
Book Value$304,451BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,148,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$646,474DepreciationAmt
Book Value$501,992BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$347,752OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$131,740DepreciationAmt
Book Value$216,012BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,022,455TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RETIREMENT PLAN ASSETS$85,079
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS$1,108,304
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$6,964,455
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$8,157,838TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY$467,970
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES$1,108,304
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$8,640,207
DUE TO AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION$322,068
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,538,549TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$53,993,325TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$765,178NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$57,078DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$822,256RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$53,171,069RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$40,038InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$40,038RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$53,211,107TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$62,015,957TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$57,078DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$57,078ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$61,958,879ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$40,038InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$40,038ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$61,998,917TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INC
901 7TH ST NW NO 400WASHINGTONDC20001300019421501(C)(3)$390,920$0TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS.
BRAND USA
1725 EYE STREET NW EIGHTH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20006364681868501(C)(6)$4,900,000$0CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT & CEO$567,157$0$392,080$0$0$0$30,000$0$19,620$0$1,008,857$0$0$0
JOHN KIM
CFO$278,733$0$73,567$0$0$0$30,000$0$30,057$0$412,357$0$0$0
ROBIN MCCLAIN
SR VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$290,746$0$70,430$0$0$0$30,000$0$15,701$0$406,877$0$0$0
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SVCS$258,367$0$41,697$0$0$0$22,500$0$11,311$0$333,875$0$0$0
CLAIRE CARLIN
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES$206,897$0$47,175$0$0$0$20,673$0$16,330$0$291,075$0$0$0
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM, SPORTS & VISITOR SVCS$217,087$0$33,683$0$0$0$25,188$0$11,269$0$287,227$0$0$0
BILL ADAMS
DIRECTOR, CONVENTION SALES$157,771$0$25,063$0$0$0$17,575$0$2,599$0$203,008$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1APROVIDED SPOUSAL TRAVEL FOR ELLIOTT FERGUSON. THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS IT WAS FOR A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE.
PART I, LINE 4BTHE PRESIDENT & CEO IS PARTICIPATING IN A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN. THE PLAN ACCEPTS ONLY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY SERVING THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE DESTINATION DC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DESTINATION DC MAY, BY MAJORITY VOTE, CREATE TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AND SHALL ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA OF MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH CLASS CREATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND BY THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS TO ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES; EACH IS REMINDED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION EACH DECEMBER AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT IF REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE TO BE RECEIVED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD CONSIDER MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE REQUESTOR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:OTHER PENSION-RELATED COSTS 139,314.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300019421EIN
Primary ActivitiesIDENTIFY PROGRAMS PLANNED IN THE DISTRICTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12C, III-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INC
B$390,920CASH
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INC
O$289,329CASH

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