GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-3568407)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-13
IRS object ID: 201903179349303270
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-13T10:41:38-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363568407	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION AND	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	VISITORS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GREA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6127678090	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 MARQUETTE AVENUE NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MELVIN TENNANT	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6127678090	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN TAUER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00294068	PTIN
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	67.137.57.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-11	IPDt
IP Tm	14:01:49	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	4CC93A5575B498F3451A9DD41A1CA7BF0A2AAEC7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	17A7653D3E03680D17212B91FE73DB0ACEF0D795	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEET MINNEAPOLIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MELVIN TENNANT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 MARQUETTE AVENUE NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,938,510	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MINNEAPOLIS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MARKET, SELL, AND MAXIMIZE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE OF MINNEAPOLIS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	42	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	41	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	93	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$438,856	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,613,600	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$10,200,872	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,519,541	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,706,706	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$50,394	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$28,341	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$30,000	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$30,000	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,112,747	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$12,909,237	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,399,828	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,210,800	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,406,559	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,615,424	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,806,387	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,826,224	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,306,360	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,083,013	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,474,950	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,177,542	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,740,970	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,360,549	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,733,980	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,816,993	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF MEET MINNEAPOLIS IS TO MARKET, SELL, AND MAXIMIZE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE INTEGRATED SALES AND MARKETING PLAN INCLUDES DETAILED INITIATIVES, ALL ALIGNED TO PROMOTE THE CONVENTION CENTER SPECIFICALLY AND DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS OVERALL AND TO PROMOTE THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER AS A VENUE FOR TRADE SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS AND TO MARKET MINNEAPOLIS AS A CONVENTION SITE AND DESIRABLE TOURIST DESTINATION.IN 2018, 34.5 MILLION VISITED THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA, A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD. 800,000 ATTENDED EVENTS BOOKED BY MEET MINNEAPOLIS IN 2018.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	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	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	83	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	93	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	42	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	41	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SANDRA CHRISTENSEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6127678090	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 MARQUETTE AVE S SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (47 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK ANDREW
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE BATLINER
VICE-CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD COPELAND
SECRETARY/TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB LUX
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA ARMSTRONG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET ANDERSON-KELLIHER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM BAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA BENDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK BERTRAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALONDRA CANO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREA CHRISTENSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACOB FREY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA GOODMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARION GREENE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JJ JULIE HAYWOOD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEA HARGETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA HIGGINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT HOY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEANNIE JOAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER KILLEN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KONECK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN LAMB
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN LAMB
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT LILLIGREN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE LINDBURG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAYE MANDLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MCCARTHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM MURRAY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK NOBLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE NOBLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY PHENIX
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC PEHLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRENE QUARSHIE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DUANE RAMSEUR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN REICH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARA RUDICK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAYA SANTAMARIA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAED WADI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN WARREN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABDI WARSAME
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELVIN TENNANT
PRESIDENT AND CEO, BOARD M	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$298,864	$0	$23,196
SANDRA CHRISTENSEN
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	40.00		Yes (X)	$158,302	$0	$23,100
BRENT FORESTER
SR VP DESTINATION SALES	40.00			$224,169	$0	$28,679	Yes (X)
MICHAEL RAINVILLE
PARTNERSHIP MARKETING MANAGER	40.00			$130,065	$0	$15,084	Yes (X)
WILLIAM DEEF
SR VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS	40.00			$145,006	$0	$22,017	Yes (X)
MADONNA CARR
VP DESTINATION SALES	40.00			$121,166	$0	$14,784	Yes (X)
COURTNEY RIES
VP BRANDING & STRATEGY	40.00			$169,729	$0	$25,899	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,247,301	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$152,759	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GARDNER LLC
730 SECOND AVE STE 1233	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55402	CONSTRUCTION	$772,390
AMY O'MEARA
73 WEST NIGHT HERON	SPRING	TX	77382	SALES CONSULTANT	$106,439

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$10,200,872	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$10,200,872	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PROGRAM INCOME	900099	$1,084,531	$1,079,346	$5,185
SPONSORSHIPS	900099	$988,652	$579,067	$409,585
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$584,617	$584,617
COMMISSIONS	900099	$24,820	$24,820
MARKETING/PUBLICATIONS	900099	$24,086	$0	$24,086

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,706,706	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$932	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$932	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$30,000	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$30,000	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30,000	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$29,273	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$29,273	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$29,273	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$29,273	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,909,237	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,267,850	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$438,856	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,659	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$503,462	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,614,196	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$268,371	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$455,205	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$369,566	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,505	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,471	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$383,175	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$658,998	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,301	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,730	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$685,360	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,291	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,514	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$310,496	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,257	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
SPECIAL PROJECTS	$1,773,037
TRADE SHOWS	$457,714
BARTER TRANSACTIONS	$224,765
SALES CALLS	$93,859

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,951	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,826,224	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,398,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$458,275	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,197,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,000,277	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,390,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,357,993	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$360,060	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,766,342	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$767,460	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,265,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,998,882	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$860	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,055	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,474,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,177,542	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,394,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,586,887	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$522,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,772	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,812	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$990,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,249,078	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,740,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,360,549	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,733,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,816,993	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,733,980	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,816,993	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,474,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,177,542	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,083,013	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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	0	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,610,801	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$767,460	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,843,341	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,155,541	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,155,541	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,998,882	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENTAL OBLIGATION	Desc
Amt	$1,249,078	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,249,078	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION IS DESIGNATED AS A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND MINNESOTA STATUTE. THE ASSOCIATION IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WHICH INCLUDES ADVERTISING AND OTHER SERVICES. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE REGARDING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
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
MELVIN TENNANT
PRESIDENT AND CEO, BOARD M	$235,606	$0	$51,260	$0	$11,998	$0	$14,708	$0	$8,488	$0	$322,060	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA CHRISTENSEN
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	$113,456	$0	$22,532	$0	$22,314	$0	$8,282	$0	$14,818	$0	$181,402	$0	$0	$0
BRENT FORESTER
SR VP DESTINATION SALES	$187,973	$0	$36,000	$0	$196	$0	$13,861	$0	$14,818	$0	$252,848	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM DEEF
SR VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS	$125,222	$0	$18,849	$0	$935	$0	$8,853	$0	$13,164	$0	$167,023	$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY RIES
VP BRANDING & STRATEGY	$143,088	$0	$23,643	$0	$2,998	$0	$11,081	$0	$14,818	$0	$195,628	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDED A CAR ALLOWANCE OF $7,925 FOR M. TENNANT; INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES: ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $20 PER MONTH REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH CLUB DUES UPON PRESENTATION OF RECEIPT FROM THE HEALTH CLUB - THESE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE EXCLUDED FROM TAXABLE COMPENSATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY ACT IN PLACE AND STEAD OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS ON ALL MATTERS. ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD FOR RATIFICATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, THE VICE CHAIR, THE PRESIDENT, THE SECRETARY, THE TREASURER, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE DIRECTORS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ANY REPUTABLE PERSON, FIRM, GOVERNMENTAL BODY, ASSOCIATION, BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIP OR ESTATE WHO, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FURTHERS THE PURPOSES OR OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION, MAY SUBSCRIBE TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION. DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION APPOINTED BY THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS SHALL BE MEMBERS SOLELY BY REASON OF THEIR APPOINTMENT AND AS SUCH SHALL HAVE THE SAME VOTING PRIVILEGES CONFERRED ON OTHER MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED TO THEIR POSITION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION. THIS VOTE MAY BE CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY OR BY MAIL AFTER THE BOARD, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING, HAS RATIFIED THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THAT ELECTION WILL BE THE FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS IN THE SUCCEEDING YEAR. AT NO TIME SHALL FEWER THAN SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE THE MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS, CONSIST OF CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS APPOINTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN DETAIL. THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. THE OFFICERS' REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 WILL AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO SIGN FOR FILING. THE FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE A NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COPY OF THE CONFLICT IF OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY STATES THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE TO REPORT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIR, OR TO ANY OFFICER AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AWARE OF THE CONFLICT. ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DETECTED BY STAFF ARE TO BE REPORTED TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT, OR DIRECTLY TO AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS FACTORS SUCH AS INTERNAL EQUIVALENT POSITIONS, COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE, AND INDUSTRY NORMS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION. THE MOST CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE DESTINATION MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ARE USED AS A GUIDE TO VALIDATE CEO COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2015 FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, M. TENNANT. THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. UNLESS THERE IS A PROMOTION OR SOME OTHER UNUSUAL AGREEMENT IN PLACE, STAFF IS LIMITED TO AN AVERAGE 3% MERIT PAY INCREASE THROUGH THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS. IN THE RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING OF ANY KEY EMPLOYEES, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM UTILIZES THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES AREA TO DETERMINE THE USUAL AND CUSTOMARY COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY AND WITHIN OUR COMPETITIVE MARKETS. SALARY SURVEYS FROM PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, JOB BULLETIN BOARDS, AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ARE ALL UTILIZED TO DETERMINE TYPICAL, COMPETITIVE SALARY AND COMPENSATION COMPONENTS. THE STRATEGY IS TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE TALENT NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, WITHOUT EVER BEING AT THE TOP OF THE PAY SCALE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXPERIENCE MINNEAPOLIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	801 MARQUETTE AVENUESUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411653202	EIN
Primary Activities	HOSTING CONVENTIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MN	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	GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU	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	0	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	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	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