2020-11-05T19:23:48-06:00 2019-12-31 470900880 CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200 WEST BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2019-01-01 310507334 DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION DEST 2022967888 2025 M STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DON WELSH PRESIDENT & CEO 2028354219 2020-11-05 1 STEVEN C DARR CPA CMA P01324904 2023319880 38.100.43.98 2020-11-05 20:22:15 ES P 099BB351ED5C43DB8E4A0DD96B056B1430213725 2A1264631413402ED07D1720FD2C9A4C172C9560 2019 2021-04-22 16:20:28Z DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL DON WELSH 2025 M STREET NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 9996658 0 X WWW.DESTINATIONSINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 1934 MI DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DBA DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL, ADVOCATES FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM, EFFECTIVENESS, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE. 31 31 33 0 961924 21510 191500 250000 9697168 9722643 243 15 278000 24000 10166911 9996658 0 0 0 0 3058430 3589042 0 0 0 6603961 6290231 9662391 9879273 504520 117385 2596176 2091825 4759826 4138090 -2163650 -2046265 X DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DBA DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL, ADVOCATES FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM, EFFECTIVENESS, AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE. 0 0 PRODUCTS & SERVICES:THE EVENT IMPACT CALCULATOR MEASURES THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF AN EVENT AND CALCULATES ITS RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO LOCAL TAXES. THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT MODULES: MEETINGS, SPORTS, FESTIVALS & CULTURAL EVENTS AND LOCAL & PUBLIC EVENTS. WITH MORE THAN 280 DESTINATION ORGANIZATIONS USING THE TOOL IN OVER 10 COUNTRIES, THE EVENT IMPACT CALCULATOR HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD WITH OVER 450,000 EVENTS ANALYZED. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS WITH SPORTSETA AND IAVM SO THEIR MEMBERS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THE TOOL.DESTINATIONNEXT IS A STRATEGIC PLANNING TOOL THAT PROVIDES DESTINATION ORGANIZATIONS WITH PRACTICAL ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS IN A DRAMATICALLY CHANGING WORLD. OVER 300 DESTINATIONS FROM 18 COUNTIES HAVE UTILIZED DESTINATIONNEXT TO STRATEGICALLY ASSESS THEIR DESTINATIONS.THE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED DESTINATION MARKETING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (DMAP) SERVES AS A VISIBLE INDUSTRY DISTINCTION THAT DEFINES QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN DESTINATION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT. ACHIEVING DMAP ACCREDITATION POSITIONS A DESTINATION ORGANIZATION OR CVB AS A VALUED AND RESPECTED ORGANIZATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INCREASES CREDIBILITY AMONG STAKEHOLDERS. SINCE 2006, THE DESTINATION MARKETING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ACCREDITED MORE THAN 225 ORGANIZATIONS WITH MORE THAN 175 ORGANIZATIONS CURRENTLY REGISTERED. IN 2019, 14 ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND RECEIVED THEIR DMAP DESIGNATION.THE MEETINGS INFORMATION NETWORK (MINT+) DATABASE IS A SHARED REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR MEETINGS AND EVENTS. WITH OVER 180,000 MEETING HISTORIES, 135,000 PLANNER PROFILES, AND 40,000 ORGANIZATIONS, THE MINT+ DATABASE IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF GROUP BUSINESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO DESTINATION ORGANIZATIONS. MINT+ ALLOWS USERS TO PROSPECT INTELLIGENTLY FOR GROUP BUSINESS, ARMED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORICAL MEETING DETAILS AND FUTURE BOOKINGS, AS REPORTED BY DESTINATION ORGANIZATIONS MEETINGS & EDUCATION:CERTIFIED DESTINATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE (CDME) IS THE INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON VISION, LEADERSHIP, PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS STRATEGIES. IN 2019, 326 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN CDME COURSE OFFERINGS AND 23 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED COURSE WORK AND ACHIEVED THEIR CDME DESIGNATION.IN 2019, SEVEN SUMMITS WERE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DESTINATION MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SPECIFIC TRENDS AND ISSUES THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING AND LEARNING. THE SUMMITS WERE ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 1,116 DESTINATION PROFESSIONALS. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDED CEO, CMO, VISITOR SERVICES, FINANCE/OPERATIONS/TECHNOLOGY, MEMBERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES.DURING 2019, THE ORGANIZATION HELD TWO TRADE SHOWS, ONE OF THESE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. THERE WERE NEARLY 100 EXHIBITORS AND MORE THAN 1,538 ATTENDEES FROM 16 COUNTRIES AT THE 2019 ANNUAL CONVENTION. ATTENDEES ENGAGED IN GENERAL SESSIONS AND OVER 50 DISCIPLINE-FOCUSED CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. THE SECOND TRADE SHOW, DESTINATION SHOWCASE, HOSTED OVER 922 ATTENDEES. THIS EVENT OFFERS DESTINATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EASILY CONNECT WITH MEETING PROFESSIONALS SO THEY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CVBS CAN DRIVE MORE SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS. THE EVENT INCLUDED MORNING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS CURATED BY PCMA, AN OPENING GENERAL SESSION WITH A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND A NETWORKING LUNCHEON FOLLOWED BY AN AFTERNOON BREAK. COMMUNICATIONS:THROUGH THE LAUNCH OF OUR MEMBER WEBINARS, WE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RESOURCES MEMBERS NEED TO FURTHER THEIR DESTINATION AND INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS. THROUGH OUR MEMBER FORUM, WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND THE LARGER TOURISM COMMUNITY. IN 2019, WE SERVED 5,750 DESTINATION PROFESSIONALS, 598 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND 52 BUSINESS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. OUR WEBSITE, WWW.DESTINATIONSINTERNATIONAL.ORG, HAD 252,790 VISITS AND 560,532 PAGE VIEWS 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 83 0 1 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2022967888 2025 M STREET NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CRAIG DAVIS CHAIR (FROM 7/19) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM PATE CHAIR (THRU 7/19) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAURA ALLEN GAST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMMY BLOUNT-CANAVAN IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BUTCH SPYRIDON SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 7/19) 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN HALL SECRETARY/TREASURER (FROM 7/19) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LAMBETH DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HOLDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE BRUCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BURGESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT CLEMENT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE COKER GRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK DAVISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IGNASI DE DELAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD DEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DUBOIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARL ELY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARIO FLOTA OCAMPO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARA FRANK DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOREN GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN GRIMALDI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA J HALEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL HUTCHINGSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRIF KARAMAT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS KEMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENNISH BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELYSSA LAUGHLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAN MARCHAND BEAUVOIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM NOOMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL NURSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PEACOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA ROE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS THOMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE WATERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD WELSH CEO 40.00 X 551897 0 55939 MELISSA CHERRY CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 245325 0 21613 JACK JOHNSON CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER/ACT 24.00 16.00 X 237617 0 26567 BARBRA GUSTIS EXECUTIVE VP OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND MEETINGS 40.00 X 184476 0 18071 NINA WINSTON EVP 40.00 X 288518 0 24394 BECKY HEATH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 130541 0 0 CHELSEA DUNLOP WELTER SR DIRECTOR BOARD GOVERNANCE 40.00 X 103371 0 0 PAM HANNER-RICHARDSON DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 102492 0 0 1844237 0 146584 8 0 1 0 T3 EXPO 8 LAKEVILLE BUSINESS PARK LAKEVILLE MA 02347 GENERAL CONTRACTOR TRADE SHOW 447730 PRG PO BOX 419470 BOSTON MA 02241 EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES 358003 NATIONAL TRADE PRODUCTIONS 313 SOUTH PATRICK STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 TRADE SHOW PRODUCTION/MANAGEMENT 191438 RAFFA 1899 L ST NW STE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES 189499 IMPEXIUM 1775 TYSONS BLVD STE 850 MCLEAN VA 22012 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES 163340 6 250000 250000 MEETINGS AND EDUCATION 611600 4137968 3394843 743125 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 3447619 3447619 MEETINGS INFO NETWORK 900099 961924 961924 EVENT IMPACT CALCULATO 900099 664410 664410 DESTINATION NEXT 900099 205000 205000 305722 305722 9722643 15 15 24000 0 24000 24000 24000 9996658 8017594 961924 767140 X 1654416 1420686 58808 256048 199084 50475 121303 50 1407973 290340 280688 366795 330687 474491 2547178 6010 61659 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 113527 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 69939 ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 60535 BAD DEBT 46423 62158 9879273 511142 621208 260041 126129 571107 210090 399725 316192 642960 609676 84133 33284 2927 2251 600220 300220 166881 482451 2596176 2091825 1339754 1351003 2987664 2760755 315813 50 116595 26282 4759826 4138090 X -2190029 -2072644 26379 26379 -2163650 -2046265 2596176 2091825 117385 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 548011 536877 11134 94949 72799 22150 33284 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 482451 482451 RENT ABATEMENT - NEW LEASE 13670 DEFERRED LEASE INCENTIVES 10361 DEFERRED COMP LIABILITY 2251 26282 10466470 469812 469812 9996658 0 9996658 10349085 469812 469812 9879273 0 9879273 X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 DONALD WELSH CEO 430131 0 118202 0 3564 0 21813 0 34126 0 607836 0 0 0 MELISSA CHERRY CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 229117 0 15480 0 728 0 13788 0 7825 0 266938 0 0 0 JACK JOHNSON CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER/ACT 220127 0 15480 0 2010 0 13327 0 13240 0 264184 0 0 0 BARBRA GUSTIS EXECUTIVE VP OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMEN 184092 0 0 0 384 0 10246 0 7825 0 202547 0 0 0 NINA WINSTON EVP 178786 0 108104 0 1628 0 12065 0 12329 0 312912 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS, ALLIED MEMBERS, STATE AND REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, STUDENTS/EDUCATORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS APPROVE BYLAW CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S INDEPENDENT CPA AND THEN REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AFTER REVIEW A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN IS FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY REQUIRES THE AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO REVEAL TO THE ASSOCIATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE POLICY APPLIES TO OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR WITH A PERSONAL INTEREST IN A PROPOSED CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION MUST DISCLOSE HIS/HER INTEREST AND REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING OR VOTING FOR THE ADOPTION OF SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION POLICY STATES THAT THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND OTHER KEY POSITIONS, MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY AN APPROVED BODY OF DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL. THE INFORMATIONN PROVIDED TO THE BODY MUST INCLUDE COMPARABILITY DATA THAT CONSISTS OF EXPERT COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDEPENDENT FIRMS, WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, OR OBTAINED FROM IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 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 IX, LINE 11G TEMPORARY STAFF 64,395. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 1,343,578. FOUNDATION OF THE INT'L ASSOCIATION OF CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS 2025 M STREET NW SUITE 500 WASHINGTON DC 20036 621527945 SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEED OF THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED DC 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II N/A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 FOUNDATION OF THE INT'L ASSOCIATION OF CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS C 250000 ACTUAL AMOUNT AWARDED FOUNDATION OF THE INT'L ASSOCIATION OF CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS O 390541 ACTUAL COSTS, TIME AND EFFORT FOUNDATION OF THE INT'L ASSOCIATION OF CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS E 50 ACTUAL LOAN AMOUNT FOUNDATION OF THE INT'L ASSOCIATION OF CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS Q 74971 ACTUAL AMOUNTS PAID