LONG BEACH AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
LONG BEACH AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC (EIN 95-3766279)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-08-06
IRS object ID
202542189349301734
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)
Return2025-08-06T17:05:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN953001179PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINDES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12050 MAIN ST STE 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN953766279EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LONG BEACH AREA CONVENTION & VISITORSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BUREAUBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLONGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5624363645PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 E OCEAN BLVD NO 1900AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE GOODLINGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5624363645PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-01SignatureDt
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 PersonELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MSTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226461PTIN
Phone9498529433PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-01PreparationDt
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 Line1VISIT LONG BEACHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE GOODLINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 E OCEAN BLVD NO 1900AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,351,529GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VISITLONGBEACH.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1983FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MARKET AND PROMOTE THE CITY FOR MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, AND EVENTS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee11TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,748,816PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,186,366CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,740,676PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,666PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12,013CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$39,563PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$153,150CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,540,721PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,351,529CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,205,462PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,296,170CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,490,640PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,476,269CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,696,102PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,772,439CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$844,619PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$579,090CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,809,202TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,330,140TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,261,036TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,202,884TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,548,166NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,127,256NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION MARKETS AND ADVERTISES THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPANIES THAT WOULD BRING THEIR MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, AND EVENTS TO THE CITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE BUREAU SERVES THE LONG BEACH AREA AS A SALES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING THE AREA ECONOMY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONVENTION AND TOURISM INDUSTRY. CONVENTION SALES INVOLVE THE SOLICITATION OF STATE, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL GROUP BUSINESSES WHOSE ACTIVITIES USE THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT SITES AND/OR LONG BEACH LODGING FACILITIES. PROMOTION OF TOURISM INVOLVES THE SOLICITATION OF MOTOR COACH AND TOUR OPERATORS, RETAIL TRAVEL AGENTS, AS WELL AS THE SOLICITATION OF AIRLINE PROMOTIONS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BUREAU CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE LONG BEACH AREA BUSINESS COMMUNITY.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee11EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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 MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CINDY ROBBINSBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone5624363645PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1301 E OCEAN BLVD NO 1900AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90802ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

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IMRAN AHMED
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCELLE EPLEY
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY JACKSON
CFO1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM ROUSE
SECRETARY1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB ADAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN SALAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA ARIAS
BOARD MEMBER1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY ANTONELLI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG BOMBARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM MICHAELIAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICKY LOIZIDES CLAIR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON NELSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL COLLIER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY SANDERS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT HAMILTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA HUANG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SILVANO MERLO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GUTHRIE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN HUN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE CALOCA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAHUL VIR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK LIU
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS PATEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HITU PATEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIR SAID
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGEL GARCIA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN HEERA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHEN LAU
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE GOODLING
PRESIDENT & CEO20.0020.00Yes (X)$505,219$0$46,294
KENYA BANNISTER
VP SALES40.00$112,491$0$20,784Yes (X)
CINDY ROBBINS
CONTROLLER (THRU 12/2023)40.00$152,006$0$9,353Yes (X)
SAMANTHA MEHLINGER
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$135,000$0$12,573Yes (X)
ARTURO CRUZ TUCKER
VP SALES40.00$162,339$0$15,066Yes (X)
JOSEPH JENCI
VP SALES40.00$334,823$0$31,064Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,401,878TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$135,134TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K18IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARRON LAWYERSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15000 E SPRING ST 580AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90815ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$157,129CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$252,307MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$6,934,059GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$7,186,366TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,013TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,013ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$153,150RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$153,150RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$153,150TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$153,150ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,351,529TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$165,163ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,933TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$867,227TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,939TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,284TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,787TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,502TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,819TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,355,738TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,241,071TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,124TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,184TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$331,611TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,077TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,785TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,888TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
SPECIAL EVENTS$524,838
FAMILIARIZATION TOURS$64,406
TRADE SHOWS$22,753
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$6,541

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,932TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,772,439TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,168BOYAmt
EOY$457,105EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,655,121BOYAmt
EOY$2,573,363EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,800,865BOYAmt
EOY$2,382,206EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,088,700EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,344BOYAmt
EOY$257,708EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,767BOYAmt
EOY$83,716EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$927,996LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$875,964LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,833BOYAmt
EOY$52,032EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$792,104BOYAmt
EOY$435,310EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,809,202BOYAmt
EOY$7,330,140EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,311,845BOYAmt
EOY$1,654,282EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$949,191BOYAmt
EOY$548,602EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,261,036BOYAmt
EOY$2,202,884EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,548,166BOYAmt
EOY$5,127,256EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,548,166BOYAmt
EOY$5,127,256EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,809,202BOYAmt
EOY$7,330,140EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$579,090ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$80,236OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,179DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,057BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$847,760OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$839,785DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,975BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,032TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE ROU ASSETDesc
Book Value$435,310BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$435,310TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$548,602Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$548,602TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,351,529TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,351,529RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,351,529TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,772,439TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,772,439ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,772,439TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BUREAU IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND RELATED STATE PROVISIONS. THE BUREAU RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF TAX POSITIONS, SUCH AS ITS FILING AS TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITY WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE BUREAU IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (4 entries)

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STEVE GOODLING
PRESIDENT & CEO$490,819$0$0$0$14,400$0$13,200$0$33,094$0$551,513$0$0$0
JOSEPH JENCI
VP SALES$334,823$0$0$0$0$0$6,596$0$24,468$0$365,887$0$0$0
ARTURO CRUZ TUCKER
VP SALES$162,339$0$0$0$0$0$4,170$0$10,896$0$177,405$0$0$0
CINDY ROBBINS
CONTROLLER (THRU 12/2023)$152,006$0$0$0$0$0$6,350$0$3,003$0$161,359$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS JOIN THE LONG BEACH AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU BY APPLYING TO THE ENTITY. AN INTERESTED PARTY COMPLETES AN APPLICATION, PAYS THE REQUIRED DUES, AND THEN SUBMITS BOTH TO THE ENTITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO TYPES OF MEMBERS. THE FIRST GROUP IS FOR ALL MEMBER COMPANIES THAT OPERATE AND RUN HOTELS, CALLED "OPERATING MEMBERS". WITHIN THIS GROUP, THERE ARE TWO SUBGROUPS. THE FIRST IS FOR HOTEL MEMBERS THAT HAVE 200 OR MORE ROOMS, CALLED "OPERATING - LARGE MEMBER". THE SECOND GROUP IS FOR ALL HOTEL MEMBERS THAT HAVE LESS THAN 200 ROOMS, CALLED "OPERATING - SMALL MEMBER." THE SECOND TYPE OF MEMBER INCLUDES ALL OTHER TYPES OF MEMBER COMPANIES. EACH IS CALLED A "REGULAR MEMBER". EVERY MEMBER COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF THE GROUP OR CLASS IT BELONGS TO, HAS ONE VOTE. A MEMBER IS ABLE TO VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE APPROVAL OF DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEVERY MEMBER COMPANY IN GOOD STANDING, REGARDLESS OF WHICH GROUP THE MEMBER BELONGS TO, HAS ONE VOTE WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS DETERMINED THROUGH A VOTE OF THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS A THREE YEAR TERM. IN VOTING ON BOARD MEMBERS, THE PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHOOSES A SLATE OF NOMINEES. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO PETITION WRITE-INS AS NOMINEES. IF THERE ARE ENOUGH PETITIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO QUALIFY AS A WRITE IN CANDIDATE, THEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE BALLOT. AFTER THE BALLOT IS COMPLETED, IT IS SENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR VOTE. MEMBERS HAVE 30 DAYS TO RETURN BALLOTS. THE ENTITY'S BYLAWS REQUIRE 1/3 OF MEMBERSHIP "QUORUM" IN THE RETURN OF BALLOTS, AND A NOMINEE MUST HAVE 50% OF THE VOTING POWER. IF QUORUM OR VOTING POWER IS NOT MET, THEN THE OPEN SEATS ARE CONSIDERED VACANT AND SEATS ARE FILLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCERTAIN DECISIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY MEMBERS. THESE DECISIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) CHANGES TO THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, 2) CHANGES TO THE LENGTH OF DIRECTOR TERMS, 3) CHANGES TO THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING ACTION AT MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, 4) CREATING PROXY RIGHTS FOR MEMBERS, 5) TERMINATION OF A CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP, AND 6) ANY CHANGES TO TRANSFER RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE CEO AND CONTROLLER FIRST FOR ANY INITIAL CORRECTIONS. AFTER ALL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE TAX ACCOUNTANTS, A FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12WHILE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT YET HAVE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CALIFORNIA FORM 700 ANNUALLY. THIS DOCUMENT IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT MEMBERS OF A BOARD OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MUST COMPLETE TO REPORT ANY INVESTMENTS, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND FINANCIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY USING SALARY DATA FROM COMPARABLE EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. PERIODICALLY, A COMPENSATION SURVEY IS COMPLETED BY STATEWIDE OFFICIALS AND USED TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPENSATION IS AT PAR WITH OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 32,500. CONTRACTED LABOR 2,323,238.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Business Name Line1VISIT LONG BEACH INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90802ZIPCd
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EIN933074560EIN
Primary ActivitiesCONVENTION MARKETINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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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 OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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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