VISIT BALTIMORE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: VISIT BALTIMORE INC (EIN 52-1275445)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-07-09
IRS object ID: 202011919349300601
Schema version: 2018v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-09T05:43:21-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521275445	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VISI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4106597300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E PRATT STREET 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CRAIG D VAY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER/VP OF FIN & ADMIN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4106597300	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIA FLANNERY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00928918	PTIN
Phone	4102469300	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	73.213.141.28	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-06	IPDt
IP Tm	15:38:17	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	4EE6A31F760B3C5EA0809148B0E883CC4242B14C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	AL HUTCHINSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E PRATT STREET 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$16,725,894	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.BALTIMORE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1982	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	VISIT BALTIMORE GENERATES ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR BALTIMORE CITY THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF CONVENTION, GROUP AND LEISURE VISITORS, AND WORKS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL GUESTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	37	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	37	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	136	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	45	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,801,884	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$16,408,497	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45,399	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$72,729	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$170,504	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$212,906	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$16,017,787	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$16,694,132	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$24,708	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,325	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,582,546	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,748,494	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$9,943,776	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,005,854	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$16,551,030	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,765,673	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$533,243	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$71,541	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,225,239	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,192,614	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,898,108	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,937,024	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,327,131	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,255,590	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	VISIT BALTIMORE GENERATES ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR BALTIMORE CITY THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF CONVENTION, GROUP AND LEISURE VISITORS, AND WORKS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL GUESTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	VISIT BALTIMORE SERVES AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. CUSTOMERS INCLUDE MEETING PLANNERS, TOUR OPERATORS, INDIVIDUAL TOURISTS AND MEDIA. STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE GOVERNMENT, CITIZENS AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED INCLUDE LODGING, DINING, ARTS, ATTRACTIONS, SHOPPING, TRANSPORTATION, ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VISIT BALTIMORE HELPS GENERATE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION THROUGH THE POWER OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VISIT BALTIMORE INSPIRES PEOPLE TO VISIT OUR GREAT DESTINATION AND TO EXPERIENCE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY OUR STAKEHOLDERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	136	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	37	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	37	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRAIG VAY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4106597300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E PRATT STREET 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN FRISCH
BOARD CHAIRMAN	2.00	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGOT AMELIA
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG BADER
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG BROWN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIN CHAMBERLIN
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM H COLE IV
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS CONNER
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PEGGY DAIDAKIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
POLICE COMM DARRYL DE SOUSA
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AZIKIWE DEVEAUX
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERRY DONAHUE
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WANDA DRAPER
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY EDWARDS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VANESSA A FINNEY
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY FOREMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIRBY FOWLER
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FRENZ
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD FRY
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE GILL
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DELEGATE KEITH HAYNES
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J HOWARD HENDERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID HOFFMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALISON JONES
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAWN KING
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA MARQUEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARLOS PLAZAS
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK REMESCH
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J MICHAEL RILEY
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE ROWAN-BRAUN
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ONAHLEA SHIMUNEK
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEX SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICKY SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCUS STEPHENS
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLIN TARBERT
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK TILDON
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERRY WORDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AL HUTCHINSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00			Yes (X)	$319,175	$0	$18,565
CHARLES JEFFERS
SECRETARY/COO	40.00			Yes (X)	$206,033	$0	$27,183
CRAIG VAY
TREASURER/VP OF FIN & ADMIN	40.00			Yes (X)	$115,299	$0	$22,403
SARAH SCHAFFER
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	40.00			Yes (X)	$68,036	$0	$6,532
AMY CALVERT
SR VP CONVENTION SALES & S	40.00				$211,234	$0	$12,393	Yes (X)
AURELIA WELSH
DIRECTOR OF SALES & SRVCS	40.00				$143,083	$0	$31,880		Yes (X)
KIMBERLY ALLISON
DIR OF CITIWIDE SALES	40.00				$142,614	$0	$15,684		Yes (X)
LAURIE NELSON-CHOICE
DIR OF DIVERSITY & NAT'L SALES	40.00				$121,524	$0	$24,359		Yes (X)
SALLY SUTERA
REGIONAL DIR OF SALES NE	40.00				$124,037	$0	$21,139		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,451,035	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$180,138	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TRAHAN BURDEN CHARLES
900 SOUTH WOLFE ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21231	MARKETING	$1,793,531
GREIBO
8 MARKET PLACE STE 200	BALTIMORE	MD	21202	MARKETING	$575,265
MILES MEDIA
PO BOX 54133	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70154	MARKETING	$524,807
CVENT
PO BOX 822699	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19182	HOUSING IT SERVICES	$215,476
FINN PARTNERS
301 EAST 57TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10022	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$108,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BALTIMORE CITY HOTEL T	900099	$14,602,572	$14,602,572
CONVENTION SERVICES	900099	$820,331	$820,331
MEMBERSHIPS AND PARTNE	900099	$489,710	$489,710
STATE GRANTS	900099	$362,777	$362,777
PROMOTIONAL PARTICIPAT	900099	$133,107	$133,107

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$16,408,497	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$72,729	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$72,729	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,000	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$71,868	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$31,762	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,106	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$40,106	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$112,800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$112,800	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$112,800	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,694,132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,448,603	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$245,529	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,325	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$799,973	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,881,796	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,634	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$533,298	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$389,793	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,600	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,366	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$701,636	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,191,713	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$403,583	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$850,429	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$634,734	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$418,133	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,690,109	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$443,130	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,385	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CLIENT AND MEMBER RELAT	$844,707
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$266,065
ENTERTAINMENT & GIFTS	$183,307

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,957	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,765,673	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,235,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$433,777	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,959,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,132,652	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$718,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,501,429	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$689,367	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,910,757	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,475,368	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,923,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,435,389	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,225,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,192,614	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,498,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,580,711	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$316,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$275,411	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$997,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$806,832	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,443	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,274,070	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,898,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,937,024	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,327,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,255,590	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,327,131	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,255,590	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,225,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,192,614	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$71,541	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,341,856	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,417,804	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,924,052	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,568,901	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,057,564	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$511,337	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,435,389	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$1,274,070	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,274,070	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,365,894	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$640,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$640,000	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$16,725,894	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$31,762	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$31,762	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$16,694,132	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,437,435	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$640,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$31,762	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$671,762	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,765,673	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,765,673	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE JUNE 30, 2016.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD -31,762.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 31,762.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISIT BALTIMORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E PRATT STREET 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	471753100	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$11,325	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	GENERAL SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
AL HUTCHINSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	$246,639	$0	$72,000	$0	$536	$0	$7,926	$0	$10,639	$0	$337,740	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES JEFFERS
SECRETARY/COO	$178,746	$0	$27,000	$0	$287	$0	$0	$0	$27,183	$0	$233,216	$0	$0	$0
AMY CALVERT
SR VP CONVENTION SALES & S	$185,022	$0	$25,522	$0	$690	$0	$7,553	$0	$4,840	$0	$223,627	$0	$0	$0
AURELIA WELSH
DIRECTOR OF SALES & SRVCS	$124,261	$0	$18,584	$0	$238	$0	$6,270	$0	$25,610	$0	$174,963	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY ALLISON
DIR OF CITIWIDE SALES	$125,023	$0	$17,354	$0	$237	$0	$5,804	$0	$9,880	$0	$158,298	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO INCLUDE BALTIMORE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BTID) INFORMATION AND THE GOVERNANCE OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (DMC).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COO AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: (A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY; (B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS POLICY; (C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY; AND (D) UNDERSTANDS THAT VISIT BALTIMORE IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE BOARD AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE CEO'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND OUR ATTORNEYS. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS DOCUMENTED AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH BY SECTION 6104(D).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISIT BALTIMORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 E PRATT STREET 10TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	471753100	EIN
Primary Activities	SCHOLARSHIPS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
VISIT BALTIMORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC
O	$21,000	SALARY OF STAFF
VISIT BALTIMORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC
B	$11,325	FMV