2019-10-29T13:29:03-05:00 2018-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1001 LAKESIDE AVE E SUITE 200 CLEVELAND OH 44114 990 2018-01-01 314153118 GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU GREA 6142226109 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT AND CEO 6142226109 2019-07-27 1 KAREN O CRIM P00368385 2165231900 66.98.98.129 2019-07-27 11:27:55 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 562A18F8DC23C297E42EF16009230818801A988B 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS BRIAN ROSS 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 15620608 0 X WWW.EXPERIENCECOLUMBUS.COM X 1941 OH TO PROMOTE COLUMBUS, OH AS A SITE FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS & TOURISM. 27 22 141 2018 282548 -535886 12841699 13098489 1965879 2296467 0 0 -96227 -15900 14711351 15379056 0 0 0 0 6758051 7013912 0 0 0 7221763 8661431 13979814 15675343 731537 -296287 6477991 5789257 1623065 1230618 4854926 4558639 TO SELL, MARKET AND PROMOTE THE DESTINATION COLUMBUS, OHIO EXPERIENCE TO VISITORS. 0 0 CONVENTION SALES:BOOKED 369 CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, TRADE SHOWS, AND EVENTS. CONDUCTED 60 SITE VISITS FOR MEETING PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 231,407 ROOM NIGHTS IN FUTURE BUSINESS. EXHIBITED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN 28 INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS, EVENTS, AND SALES MISSIONS TO GENERATE LEADS FOR FUTURE BUSINESS. THE AVERAGE DAILY RATE (ADR) FOR HOTELS CITYWIDE IS UP .9 PERCENT IN 2018, AND TOTAL ROOM NIGHT PRODUCTION WAS 554,000 ROOM NIGHTS. MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS:PUBLIC RELATIONS HOSTED 66 WRITERS, AND ISSUED 10 PRESS RELEASES. MET WITH MORE THAN 60 WRITERS ACROSS ALL GENRES DURING EIGHT TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES. CREATED AND LAUNCHED NEW AD CAMPAIGN BASED ON THE CORE HUMAN VALUE THRIVING WITH NEW AGENCY OF RECORD, BVK. SPORTS MARKETING:HOSTED AND BOOKED MANY HIGH-PROFILE EVENTS, INCLUDING USA VOLLEYBALL, ACHA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR, THE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME, AND USA GYMNASTICS. THE GREATER COLUMBUS SPORTS COMMISSION LAUNCHED A NEW EVENT, "THE COMMUNITY CUP". TWENTY-TWO ORGANIZATIONS REGISTERED FOR THIS ONE-DAY CORPORATE CHALLENGE, TOTALING OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPETED IN EIGHT EVENTS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 237 0 1 141 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 27 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X JODI BEEKMAN 6142226109 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 CATHY LYTTLE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACI MARTINEZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANELLE COLEMAN TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE GROTE ABELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEAU ARNASON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK BENGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERIC BERTLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS COFFIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DAVIES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA GARNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE GONSIOROWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE HARKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE HEYDLAUFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK JANAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM KATZENMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE WOLFE LLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE MCPHERON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MORRISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN PAUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL PIZZUTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL REMIAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE RICHARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE SAVARISE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHENTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HIMBERT SINOPOLI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG ULMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE 40.00 2.00 X 364861 0 45622 JODI BEEKMAN VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA 40.00 X 154545 0 34392 DAN WILLIAMS VP SALES 40.00 X 213945 0 20695 LINDA LOGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC 40.00 1.00 X 195406 0 29983 AMY TILLINGHAST VP MARKETING 40.00 X 160449 0 28809 ANGELA HAMMOND DIRECTOR, SALES 40.00 X 162751 0 34259 KARI KAUFFMAN VP TOURISM 40.00 X 134254 0 32512 BRIAN TIMM DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNE 40.00 X 136032 0 32195 DAVE BURGAN DIRECTOR, IT 40.00 X 113220 0 29134 AMY FRAZER DIRECTOR, REGIONAL SALES 40.00 X 136238 0 9978 1771701 0 297579 13 0 1 0 BIRDSALL VOSS & ASSO INC 250 W COVENTRY COURT SUITE 300 MILWAUKEE WI 53217 AD AGENCY 2219018 GREAT LAKES PUBLISHING COMPANY PO BOX 77073 CLEVELAND OH 441947073 MAGAZINE ADVERTISING 245073 GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER 400 N HIGH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 RENTAL & ENTERTAINMENT SVCS 236357 SIMPLEVIEW LLC 7458 N LACHOLLA BOULEVARD SUITE 1 TUCSON AZ 85741 DATABASE SOFTWARE SERVICES 215663 4 826052 12272437 13098489 SPORTS MARKETING 900099 939150 939150 TRADE SHOWS & OTHER 900099 605669 605669 PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS 900099 404733 404733 PUBLICATION ADS 511190 282548 282548 64367 64367 2296467 225652 241552 -15900 -15900 15379056 2013919 282548 -15900 1522241 3944473 395640 753016 398542 37629 12023 24000 410635 3092808 386470 246476 698251 6531 568369 137395 21991 MARKETING 1556694 ENTERTAINMENT 892042 EVENTS/SPONSORSHIP 332481 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 38995 198641 15675343 5092104 4640305 264765 156277 681626 592607 1758052 1357984 439496 400068 6477991 5789257 842661 1082034 756131 129075 24273 19509 1623065 1230618 X 4118429 4558639 736497 0 4854926 4558639 6477991 5789257 -296287 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 826052 24000 24000 27260 -3260 535588 366761 168827 1051697 852395 199302 170767 138828 31939 400068 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) GUIDANCE 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 GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME(UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT INCUR ANY INTEREST, PENALTIES, OR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WHICH WERE RECORDED AS LIABILITIES ATTRIBUTED TO FORMS 990 AND 990T INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR 2017, 2016, AND 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DUE DATE. EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS ANNUAL MEETING 101110 101110 46022 43397 4137 8720 MUIRFIELD HOSPITALITY PROGRAM 72100 72100 42011 56980 235 1 52442 52442 40050 225652 225652 46022 85408 61117 49005 241552 -15900 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE 287892 0 63250 0 13719 0 26125 0 19497 0 410483 0 0 0 JODI BEEKMAN VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA 153924 0 0 0 621 0 14855 0 19537 0 188937 0 0 0 DAN WILLIAMS VP SALES 171990 0 41344 0 611 0 20325 0 370 0 234640 0 0 0 LINDA LOGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC 157561 0 31206 0 6639 0 15821 0 14162 0 225389 0 0 0 AMY TILLINGHAST VP MARKETING 159869 0 0 0 580 0 12984 0 15825 0 189258 0 0 0 ANGELA HAMMOND DIRECTOR, SALES 128263 0 34147 0 341 0 15634 0 18625 0 197010 0 0 0 KARI KAUFFMAN VP TOURISM 133697 0 0 0 557 0 12927 0 19585 0 166766 0 0 0 BRIAN TIMM DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNE 123188 0 12319 0 525 0 13096 0 19099 0 168227 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PAID FOR THE HEALTH CLUB FEES (TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION) AND THE BUSINESS CLUB DUES (NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION) FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BRIAN ROSS. NWD ARENA DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER 715437 BRIAN ELLIS, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NWD ARENA DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION COMPENSATED NWD ARENA DISTRICT FOR THE LEASE OF BUILDING AND STORAGE FACILITIES. 0 FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEMBER 2140000 ERIK JANAS, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. FRANKLIN COUNTY WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 0 CITY OF COLUMBUS OHIO BOARD MEMBERS 10132437 KEN PAUL, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. GREG DAVIES, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. MIKE BROWN, ALSO A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY MEMBERSHIP FEES TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. THEY HAVE A DATE BY WHICH THEY NEED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ARE RESOLVED. THE FORM 990 IS THEN POSTED ON THE BOARD EXTRANET (A WEB-BASED PORTAL THAT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS) FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. THE BOARD IS NOTIFIED THAT THE FORM 990 IS ON THE BOARD EXTRANET, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A DATE BY WHICH THEY NEED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A DURING 2013, A CONSULTANT WAS HIRED TO PERFORM A STUDY OF ALL LEVELS OF SALARIES. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH SURVEYS WITH OTHER SIMILARLY-SIZED CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS (CVBS) IN ADDITION TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MIDWEST. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY, SALARY RANGES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL JOB DESCRIPTIONS. THE CEO'S SALARY, IN PARTICULAR, WAS COMPARED TO OTHER CVBS OF SIMILAR SIZE, AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AN INDEPENDENT BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY AND APPROVED A NEW SALARY FOR THE CEO, WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THIS SAME CONSULTANT CONDUCTS SALARY SURVEYS (FOR ALL LEVELS OF STAFF) WITH SIMILAR CVBS. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SURVEY, THE GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (GCCVB) RECEIVES A REPORT WHICH SHOWS THE SALARIES OF GCCVB EMPLOYEES AS COMPARED TO THOSE OF SIMILAR CVBS. GCCVB USES THIS TO GAUGE ITS EMPLOYEES' SALARIES AS COMPARED TO MARKET. ADJUSTMENTS, IF WARRANTED, ARE MADE TO SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS SET FORTH IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104(D). GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. GREATER COLUMBUS SPORTS FOUNDATION 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD COLUMBUS OH 43215 010620688 FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITIONS OH 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 1 EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD COLUMBUS OH 43215 205795639 PERFORM CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF CVB OH 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0