GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC (EIN 58-1920686)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2019-02-27
IRS object ID
201900589349300015
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-02-27T09:23:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN580673524PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOORE STEPHENS TILLER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11960 SATELLITE BLVD SUITE 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30097ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN581920686EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGWINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7706233600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30097ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPRESTON WILLIAMSPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7706233600PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGREGORY W HAYESPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00054246PTIN
Phone7709958800PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.87.242.57IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-02-25IPDt
IP Tm13:40:36IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPRESTON WILLIAMSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30097ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,522,216GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.EXPLOREGWINNETT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA THROUGH AGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee293TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,315,292PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,611,071CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$14,810,682PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$18,895,190CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$22,309PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$15,955CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,148,283PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,522,216CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$7,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,826,604PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,953,807CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$12,435,126PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$14,554,840CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,261,730PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,516,147CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$886,553PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,006,069CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,716,540TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,367,817TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,556,980TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,202,188TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,159,560NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,165,629NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA THROUGH AGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,379,759ExpenseAmt
DescCIVIC CENTER MANAGEMENT - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE INFINITE ENERGY CENTER (FKA THE GWINNETT CIVIC CENTER) FOR GWINNETT COUNTY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,747,547ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,500GrantAmt
DescVISITOR'S BUREAU MANAGEMENT - OTHER EVENTS TO FURTHER ENHANCE TOURISM AND THE COMMUNITY IN GWINNETT COUNTY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$18,127,306TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document105IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee293EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER SILAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonNm
Phone7706233600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30097ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD TUCKER
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNETTE HOWARD
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCY ADAMS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT NASUTI
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACE BROOKS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA GRAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH HILSCHER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMMY HUGHES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DAN KAUFMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MARK NEWTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORBERTO SANCHEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COL ART RILLING
BOARD MEMBER, EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRESTON C WILLIAMS
CEO, GVB & IEC/GCC40.00Yes (X)$378,514$0$23,457
JOSEPH L DENNIS
GENERAL MANAGER IEC/GCC40.00Yes (X)$263,873$0$22,925
STAN HALL
EXEC. DIR. SPORTS COMMISSI40.00Yes (X)$147,675$0$17,483
LISA ANDERS
EXEC. DIR. GVB40.00Yes (X)$138,569$0$14,500
DANIEL P MARKHAM
EXEC. DIR. SALES/BOOKING40.00Yes (X)$123,291$0$9,140
JAMES R JACKSON
ASST. GEN. MANAGER IEC/GCC40.00$123,882$0$16,033Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,175,804TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$103,538TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
CHOSEN ENTERPRISES INC
1950 CENTURY BLVD 25ATLANTAGA30345JANITORIAL$929,467
CONTEMPORY SERVICES CORPORATION
285 ANDREW YOUNG INTL BLVD GWCCATLANTAGA30313EVENT STAFFING$740,415
ON EVENT SERVICES LLC
1327 NORTHBROOK PKWYSUWANEEGA30024EVENT PRODUCTION/STAGING$434,692
CREW ONE PRODUCTIONS INC
763 TRABERT AVE NWATLANTAGA30318EVENT STAFFING$416,622
SHOW PROS ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES INC
514-A SPRINGBROOK ROADCHARLOTTENC28217EVENT STAFFING & CROWD MGMT$390,577
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,611,071GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$3,611,071TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
RENTAL INCOME531120$5,184,242$5,184,242
CATERING531120$2,546,345$2,546,345
TICKET INCENTIVES531120$2,467,995$2,467,995
SERVICE INCOME531120$1,819,973$1,819,973
FACILITIES FEES531120$1,563,119$1,563,119

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,313,516TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,313,516RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$18,895,190TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,955TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,955ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,522,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$18,895,190RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$15,955ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt
Program Services$7,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,175,802TotalAmt
Program Services$1,058,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,670,813TotalAmt
Program Services$2,403,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,329TotalAmt
Program Services$148,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$673,188TotalAmt
Program Services$605,869ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,675TotalAmt
Program Services$241,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,445TotalAmt
Program Services$102,100ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,018,063TotalAmt
Program Services$1,018,063ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ANCILLARY SERVICES$3,186,562$2,867,906$318,656
DIRECT EVENT RELATED SE$3,104,223$3,104,223
OVERHEAD$2,101,347$1,891,212$210,135
ADMINISTRATION$1,621,410$1,459,269$162,141

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,409,790TotalAmt
Program Services$3,218,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,516,147TotalAmt
Program Services$18,127,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,388,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,970,312BOYAmt
EOY$19,444,242EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,701,087BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,629EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,991BOYAmt
EOY$278,571EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,789,742LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,576,478LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,606,833BOYAmt
EOY$3,213,264EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,317BOYAmt
EOY$47,111EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,716,540BOYAmt
EOY$25,367,817EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,126,476BOYAmt
EOY$1,874,510EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,716,041BOYAmt
EOY$2,009,136EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,714,463BOYAmt
EOY$10,318,542EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,556,980BOYAmt
EOY$14,202,188EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,159,560BOYAmt
EOY$11,165,629EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,159,560BOYAmt
EOY$11,165,629EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,716,540BOYAmt
EOY$25,367,817EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,006,069ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,928,163OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,219,796DepreciationAmt
Book Value$708,367BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,019,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,359,975DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,659,905BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,841,699OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,996,707DepreciationAmt
Book Value$844,992BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,213,264TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCE TICKET SALES$9,795,257
ADVANCE DEPOSITS$523,285
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$10,318,542TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,522,216TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,522,216RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,522,216TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,516,147TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,516,147ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,516,147TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAUDIT NOTE: "THE GCVB IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE CODE, WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED, BY THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE GCVB'S POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THE GCVB HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS."ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1267AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30096ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN273172065RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$7,500CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationANY GRANTS ARE MADE ONLY TO RECOGNIZED 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS DOING WORK IN THE GWINNETT COUNTY, GA AREA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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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PRESTON C WILLIAMS
CEO, GVB & IEC/GCC$326,850$0$50,000$0$1,664$0$12,661$0$10,796$0$401,971$0$0$0
JOSEPH L DENNIS
GENERAL MANAGER IEC/GCC$219,913$0$43,427$0$533$0$12,129$0$10,796$0$286,798$0$0$0
STAN HALL
EXEC. DIR. SPORTS COMMISSI$128,605$0$18,750$0$320$0$6,946$0$10,537$0$165,158$0$0$0
LISA ANDERS
EXEC. DIR. GVB$120,460$0$18,000$0$109$0$6,663$0$7,837$0$153,069$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER AND VISITORS BUREAU ARE PROVIDED WITH A DINING CLUB MEMBERSHIP TO THE GWINNETT CHAMBER BUILDING'S ON-SITE RESTAURANT WHICH SERVES AS A GATHERING POINT FOR GWINNETT BUSINESS PEOPLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS COMPOSED OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE LOCAL AREA. DUE TO EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY HAVE NORMAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED OF LEADERS IN A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, THESE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE ARMS-LENGTH TRANSACTIONS AND WILL NOT IMPACT THE MISSION OR THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING FILED, A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER OF THE BOARD, WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE REGARDING THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO EVERY BOARD MEMBER BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN IF POSSIBLE, AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER IF NOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBASED ON THE NUMBER OF DIRECTOR'S AND SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, NO FORMAL MONITORING MECHANISM EXISTS, RATHER THE SMALL SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT ALIKE TO KNOW WHEN ISSUES ARISE. IT IS THEN THE OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYEE OR MANAGER TO BRING THOSE ISSUES FORTH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR A DIRECTORSHIP POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND IS APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND INTERNAL POLICIES ARE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY ARE HIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE TO THOSE WHO FALL UNDER THEIR COVENENTS, BUT AS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, THEY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EOPERATIONS, REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,403,711. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,403,711. PREMIUM SEATING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 701,785. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 77,976. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 779,761. MARKETING & PROMOTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 573,778. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 64,587. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 638,365. TRADE SHOWS & CONVENTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 153,049. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,006. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 170,055. EXECUTIVE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 111,991. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,443. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 124,434. NAMING RIGHTS CONVERSION - ARENA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 101,754. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 101,754. PROGRAMS & MEMBERSHIPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 74,148. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,239. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 82,387. BOX OFFICE EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,282. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,143. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 41,425. FINANCE DEPARTMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,411. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,601. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,012. GUEST SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,697. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,189. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,886.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS BY WHICH AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR IS CHOSEN AND THE FINANCIALS STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUGARLOAF GWINNETT CENTER LLC (A SINGLE MEMBER LLC)BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30097ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263603850EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANAGEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CONVENTION CENTERPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$18,894,725TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$16,106,458EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS ASKING FOR RELIEF AND/OR ABATEMENT FROM ANY LATE FILING PENALTY AND INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2017 FORM 990. THE LATE FILING OF THE 2017 FORM 990 HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE ORGANIZATION.ON NOVEMBER 7, 2018, THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, JUST AS PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 WAS BEING STARTED. DUE TO THE DEATH OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, THE INFORMATION NEEDED FROM THE ORGANIZATION TO PREPARE AND FINISH THE 2017 FORM 990 WAS DELAYED IN GETTING TO THE ACCOUNTANT PREPARING THE RETURN DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE GRIEVING PROCESS AND PERSONNEL TAKING OVER THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGETING PROCESS WHICH WAS UNDER WAY AT THE TIME, THE YEAR-END THAT WAS APPROACHING, AND THE NEED TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR-END.IT WAS NOT THE INTENTION TO FILE THE 2017 LATE, AND GOING FORWARD IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO RESUME FILING ITS FORM 990 IN A TIMELY MANNER AS IT HAS DONE IN THE PAST.ExplanationTxt

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