GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 31-4153118)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-07-23
IRS object ID
201832049349300003
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-07-23T07:37:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11001 LAKESIDE AVE E SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44114ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN314153118EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BUREAUBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6142226109PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN ROSSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6142226109PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN O CRIMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00368385PTIN
Phone2165231900PhoneNum
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPERIENCE COLUMBUSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN ROSSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,030,133GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.EXPERIENCECOLUMBUS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1941FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE COLUMBUS, OH AS A SITE FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS & TOURISM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body27VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee124TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2333TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$313,110TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$144,079NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$12,265,323PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,841,699CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,925,915PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,965,879CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$7,575PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$96,227CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,183,663PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,711,351CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,281,237PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,758,051CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,347,936PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,221,763CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,629,173PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,979,814CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$554,490PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$731,537CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,917,474TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,477,991TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,794,085TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,623,065TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,123,389NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,854,926NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO SELL, MARKET AND PROMOTE THE DESTINATION COLUMBUS, OHIO EXPERIENCE TO VISITORS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONVENTION SALES:BOOKED 342 CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, TRADE SHOWS, AND EVENTS. CONDUCTED 68 SITE VISITS FOR MEETING PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 156,148 ROOM NIGHTS IN FUTURE BUSINESS. EXHIBITED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN 67 INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS, EVENTS, AND SALES MISSIONS TO GENERATE LEADS FOR FUTURE BUSINESS. THE AVERAGE DAILY RATE (ADR) FOR HOTELS CITYWIDE IS UP 1.9 PERCENT IN 2017, AND TOTAL ROOM NIGHT PRODUCTION WAS 509,000 ROOM NIGHTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS:PUBLIC RELATIONS HOSTED 67 WRITERS, 35 OF WHOM WERE PART OF FOUR MEDIA FAM TRIPS ("FAMILIARIZATION" TRIPS). PITCHED COLUMBUS TO 26 TRAVEL WRITERS DURING VARIOUS MEDIA MARKETPLACE SESSIONS AT THIS YEAR'S MIDWEST TRAVELERS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS CONFERENCES. SPARKED 330,000 INTERACTIONS ON INSTAGRAM, A 35 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2016. 1.644 MILLION WEB VISITS, AN 18.6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2016.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSPORTS MARKETING:HOSTED AND BOOKED MANY HIGH PROFILE EVENTS, INCLUDING USA FENCING, ACHA HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, USA TRACK & FIELD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE NCAA NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THE NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE GREATER COLUMBUS SPORTS COMMISSION'S NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN JUNE OF 2017, WITH 40,136 PAGEVIEWS IN ITS FIRST SIX MONTHS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document261IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee124EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JODI BEEKMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6142226109PhoneNum

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Address Line1277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT SHENTON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY O ALLEN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES KUNK
TREASURER1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE GROTE ABELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEAU ARNASON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIRK BENGEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERIC BERTLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB BREITHAUPT
DIRECTOR THROUGH MARCH 20171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS COFFIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANELLE COLEMAN
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG DAVIES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN ELLIS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA GARNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE GONSIOROWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE HARKEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK JANAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM KATZENMEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERI LOMBARD
DIRECTOR THROUGH MARCH 20171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY LYTTLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE MCPHERON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN MORRISON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN PAUL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL PIZZUTI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD ROBERTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE SAVARISE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIMBERT SINOPOLI
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE STEWART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W CURTIS STITT
DIRECTOR THROUGH OCTOBER 20171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG ULMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE WOLFE LLOYD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN ROSS
PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.002.00Yes (X)$344,472$0$45,090
JODI BEEKMAN
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$148,736$0$30,671
DAN WILLIAMS
VP SALES40.00$205,317$0$19,937Yes (X)
LINDA LOGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC40.001.00$190,334$0$30,867Yes (X)
AMY TILLINGHAST
VP MARKETING40.00$157,481$0$23,333Yes (X)
MIKE BROWN
VP STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT40.00$170,901$0$18,414Yes (X)
KARI KAUFFMAN
VP TOURISM40.00$129,440$0$26,254Yes (X)
BRIAN TIMM
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS40.00$126,454$0$27,089Yes (X)
ANGELA HAMMOND
DIRECTOR, SALES40.00$156,524$0$31,773Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,629,659TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$253,428TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K14IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
FAHLGREN
PO BOX 1628PARKERSBURGWV261021628AD AGENCY$1,352,202
GREAT LAKES PUBLISHING COMPANY
PO BOX 77073CLEVELANDOH441947073MAGAZINE ADVERTISING$247,376
GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
400 N HIGH STREETCOLUMBUSOH43215RENTAL & ENTERTAINMENT SVCS$194,559
BIRDSALL VOSS & ASSO INC
250 W COVENTRY COURT SUITE 300MILWAUKEEWI53217AD AGENCY$190,650
SIMPLEVIEW LLC
7458 N LACHOLLA BOULEVARD SUITE 1TUCSONAZ85741DATABASE SOFTWARE SERVICES$175,851
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$836,084MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$12,005,615GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$12,841,699TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
SPORTS MARKETING900099$1,023,600$1,023,600
TRADE SHOWS & OTHER900099$341,130$341,130
PUBLICATION ADS511190$313,110$313,110
PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS900099$249,870$249,870

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,169TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38,169RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,965,879TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$222,555FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$318,782FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$96,227TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$96,227ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,711,351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,652,769RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$313,110UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$96,227ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,424TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,336,280TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,318TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$594,702TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,327TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,549TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,664TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$382,042TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,475,558TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,560TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,643TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$673,195TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,101TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,177TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,201TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
MARKETING$1,548,058
EVENTS/SPONSORSHIP$752,601
ENTERTAINMENT$650,821
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE$131,979

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,614TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,979,814TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,890,268BOYAmt
EOY$5,092,104EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,105,782BOYAmt
EOY$264,765EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$502,709BOYAmt
EOY$681,626EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,662,205LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,222,709LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,715BOYAmt
EOY$439,496EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,917,474BOYAmt
EOY$6,477,991EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,690,265BOYAmt
EOY$842,661EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,820BOYAmt
EOY$756,131EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$24,273EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,794,085BOYAmt
EOY$1,623,065EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,123,389BOYAmt
EOY$4,118,429EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$736,497EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,123,389BOYAmt
EOY$4,854,926EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,917,474BOYAmt
EOY$6,477,991EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$731,537ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$836,084DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$24,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$24,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$27,591AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$3,591TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$534,097OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$316,604DepreciationAmt
Book Value$217,493BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$987,811OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$773,618DepreciationAmt
Book Value$214,193BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,297OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$132,487DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,810BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$439,496TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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, 2017, 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 2016, 2015, AND 2014 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DUE DATE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1MUIRFIELD HOSPITALITY PROGRAMEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$57,925GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$57,925GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$36,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$44,795FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$25OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HOSPITALITY BANNER PROGRAMEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$56,660GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$56,660GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,088FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$35,670OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$107,970GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$107,970GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$112,337RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$58,919FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,877EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$18,071OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$222,555GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$222,555GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$148,337RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$104,802FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$11,877EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$53,766OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$318,782DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$96,227NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN ROSS
PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$272,892$0$57,200$0$14,380$0$28,730$0$16,360$0$389,562$0$0$0
JODI BEEKMAN
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION$147,935$0$0$0$801$0$14,299$0$16,372$0$179,407$0$0$0
DAN WILLIAMS
VP SALES$165,375$0$39,375$0$567$0$19,505$0$432$0$225,254$0$0$0
LINDA LOGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC$152,880$0$29,720$0$7,734$0$18,381$0$12,486$0$221,201$0$0$0
AMY TILLINGHAST
VP MARKETING$156,946$0$0$0$535$0$12,771$0$10,562$0$180,814$0$0$0
MIKE BROWN
VP STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT$142,754$0$27,810$0$337$0$12,607$0$5,807$0$189,315$0$0$0
KARI KAUFFMAN
VP TOURISM$128,485$0$0$0$955$0$12,470$0$13,784$0$155,694$0$0$0
BRIAN TIMM
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS$119,546$0$5,892$0$1,016$0$12,186$0$14,903$0$153,543$0$0$0
ANGELA HAMMOND
DIRECTOR, SALES$123,260$0$32,981$0$283$0$15,043$0$16,730$0$188,297$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
NWD ARENA DISTRICT
BOARD MEMBER$623,200BRIAN 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$2,075,000ERIK 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$9,930,615KEN 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. EDWARD ROBERTS, ALSO A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY MEMBERSHIP FEES TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 15ADURING 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 19THE 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.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
GREATER COLUMBUS SPORTS FOUNDATION
277 W NATIONWIDE BLVDCOLUMBUSOH43215010620688FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITIONSOH501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IGREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISIT0RS BUREAUYes (1)
EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
277 W NATIONWIDE BLVDCOLUMBUSOH43215205795639PERFORM CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF CVBOH501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IGREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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