FREDERICKSBURG CONVENTION AND VISTOR BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FREDERICKSBURG CONVENTION AND VISTOR BUREAU (EIN 20-3487121)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-08
IRS object ID
201702209349300135
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-08T11:23:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN200213998PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEFFENDORF & KNOPP PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 874 - 736 S WASHINGTON STAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78624ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN203487121EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FREDERICKSBURG CONVENTION & VISITORBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BUREAUBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlFREDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8309976523PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1302 EAST AUSTIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78624ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERNIE LOEFFLERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8309976523PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-07SignatureDt

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Preparer PersonGREGORY KNOPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01340717PTIN
Phone8309973348PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerERNIE LOEFFLERPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityFREEDERICKSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78624ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,275,683GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VISITFREDERICKSBURGTX.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BUREAU HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE FREDERICKSBURG AS A LEISURE, GROUP TOUR, REUNION, INCENTIVE, AND SMALL MEETING SITE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$425CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,110PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,193,070PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$2,101,581PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$91,489PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets BOY$553,547TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$705,955TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$64,230TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$40,744TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$489,317NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$665,211NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN FORMED TO PROMOTE FREDERICKSBURG AND GILLESPIE COUNTY AS A LEISURE, GROUP TOUR, REUNION, INCENTIVE AND SMALL MEETING SITE. THE PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE IS A PARTIAL ALLOCATION OF THE HOTEL AND MOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROMOTION OF AREA TOURISMDesc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1ERNIE LOEFFLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone8309976523PhoneNum

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Address Line1302 EAST AUSTIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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ROSS BURTWELL
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SHANNON HANNA
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DOUG COCHRAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBI MCDANIEL
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BRIAN HEATH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA LANGERHANS
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LEE HEREFORD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC BRYLA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY GUTIERREZ
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DEBBIE FARQUHAR
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DAN MITTEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNIE SCHUCH
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ERNIE LOEFFLER
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BILL HEATH
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CREATIVE NOGGIN
29610 DOUBLE EAGLE CIRCLEBOERNETX78015INCLUDES COSTS OF PURCHASED ADVERTISING,$635,265
GEIGER & ASSOCIATES
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Revenue Column$425TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$223,547TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$440,592TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$39,385TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$67,374TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$51,479TotalAmt

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Total$2,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$27,175TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$781,712TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,919TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,264TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,517TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,290TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,828TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,298TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,613TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
GOLF MARKETING$41,890
LOCAL HOSPITALITY EXPEN$36,764
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING$30,000
POSTAGE FEES$28,070

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$141,572TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,099,789TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$479,573BOYAmt
EOY$638,226EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$45,590BOYAmt
EOY$43,643EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$110,659LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$86,573LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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BOY$28,384BOYAmt
EOY$24,086EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$553,547BOYAmt
EOY$705,955EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$64,230BOYAmt
EOY$40,744EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$64,230BOYAmt
EOY$40,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$489,317BOYAmt
EOY$665,211EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$489,317BOYAmt
EOY$665,211EOYAmt

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BOY$553,547BOYAmt
EOY$705,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$175,894ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,032OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$68,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,663BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,627OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,204DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,423BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,086TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,275,683TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,275,683RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,275,683TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,112,445TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$9,101PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,555OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,656ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,099,789ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,099,789TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBOOK/TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 3,555.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE 990 IS APPROVED. THE RETURN IS APPROVED FOR FILING AS AN ACTION ITEM BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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