WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION (EIN 52-1070609)
Tax period: 2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed: 2017-08-04
IRS object ID: 201712169349300321
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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	2017-08-04T10:24:24-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521711839	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521070609	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION & TOURISM	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN KIM	PersonNm
Person Title	VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK THOMAS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00362982	PTIN
Phone	3019860600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-08-03	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DESTINATION DC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELLIOTT FERGUSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$22,299,233	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WASHINGTON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE WASHINGTON, DC CONVENTION & TOURISM CORPORATION SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND MARKET WASHINGTON, DC AS A PREMIER GLOBAL CONVENTION, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESTINATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	35	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	34	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	180	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$277,282	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$21,713	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$16,871,561	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$18,263,498	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,518,988	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,817,474	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$30,663	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$161,352	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,211	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$41,803	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$20,362,097	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$22,284,127	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	$7,074,430	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,136,253	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$12,151,965	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$13,766,923	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$19,226,395	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$21,903,176	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,135,702	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$380,951	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,898,331	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,194,649	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,215,997	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$10,375,472	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,682,334	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,819,177	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM, TRADE SHOWS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS IN THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AND OTHERWISE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - PROMOTE WASHINGTON, DC AS A DESTINATION VIA ADVERTISING, MEDIA RELATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TOURISM - SALES STAFF AND ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE AND SERVICE GROUP TOURS, PACKAGED TRAVEL AND STUDENT TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES - PROVIDES SALES STAFF AND ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE AND SERVICE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS TO WASHINGTON, DC. FACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER, HOTELS, AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	ExpenseExpenseAmt
VISITOR SERVICES - TO MAXIMIZE ANNUAL VISITATION DURING NEED AND OFF-PEAK PERIODS TO THE ENTIRE CITY BY DRIVING INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC OVERNIGHT STAYS AS WELL AS ATTRACTING SPORTS EVENT THAT GENERATE OVERNIGHT BOOKINGS IN WASHINGTON, DC.
REGISTRATION SERVICES - TO GENERATE REVENUE STREAMS AND DESIGNED TO HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR SPECIALIZED NEEDS.
MARKETING AND HOSTING OF INTERNATIONAL POW WOW (IPW)) - IPW IS THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE, BRINGING MORE THAN 6,000 TRAVEL BUYERS, MEDIA AND SUPPLIERS FROM 70+ COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THREE DAYS OF INTENSIVE, PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS - THE LARGEST GENERATOR OF TRAVEL TO THE U.S.	$623,454

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$623,454	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$623,454	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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	Yes (1)	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	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	39	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	180	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	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	35	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	34	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	0	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	Yes (1)	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	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 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
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	37.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$449,275	$0	$67,718
DANIEL NADEAU
CHAIRMAN	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NIZAM ALI
VICE CHAIRMAN	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG CASTEN
TREASURER	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GAIL SMITH HOWARD
SECRETARY	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON LOCKWOOD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BLAIR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID TOUHE
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY FAULK
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY KOIDE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE DICKENS
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL J COHN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE SMITH
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN NORTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA WASSERMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBIN EVE-JASPER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEG CAULK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL AKIN
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN MARKS
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN KOPPEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY AUSTIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN DREW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEADE ATKESON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RON BRACCO
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES MACGREGOR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN KENNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY O'DELL
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEROME DAVIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SATINDER PALTA
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY HOLLINGER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH GOSS
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SOLOMON KEENE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE SHULMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SNEDDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIM
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	37.50		Yes (X)	$201,402	$0	$38,079
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES	40.00			$209,702	$0	$20,424	Yes (X)
ROBIN MCCLAIN
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$194,101	$0	$27,052	Yes (X)
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM & VISITOR SERVICES	40.00			$152,542	$0	$12,463	Yes (X)
CAROLINE GARDNER
SR. NATIONAL SALES MANAGER	40.00			$124,864	$0	$12,581	Yes (X)
CAROL MOTLEY
DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION SALES	40.00			$118,417	$0	$14,831	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,450,303	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$193,148	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	14	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$18,263,498	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$18,263,498	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,149,449	$2,149,449
CONSUMER PROMOTIONS	541800	$1,069,927	$892,645	$177,282
REGISTRATIONS	900099	$352,627	$352,627
PUBLICATION SALES	541800	$145,838	$45,838	$100,000
CONVENTION SERVICES	900099	$99,633	$99,633

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,817,474	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$158,114	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$158,114	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$18,344	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$15,106	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,238	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,238	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,238	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$41,803	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$41,803	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$41,803	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$22,284,127	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,581,995	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$277,282	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$161,352	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$756,473	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,887,938	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$449,554	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,574	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$475,714	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,406	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,545	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,961	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,000	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,500,719	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$991,723	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$633,533	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,017,726	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,060,046	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,577,308	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$291,487	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,839	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$191,910
RESEARCH	$177,720

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,903,176	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,913,913	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,966,738	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$628,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,545,016	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,531,146	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,432,328	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$389,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$171,737	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,638,563	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$719,072	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$481,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,919,491	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,128,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,320,181	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$825,110	BOYAmt
EOY	$839,158	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,898,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,194,649	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,216,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,292,423	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$649,495	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,283,958	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,349,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,799,091	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,215,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,375,472	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,682,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,819,177	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,682,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,819,177	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,898,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,194,649	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$380,951	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$65,178	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$309,286	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,290,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$67,608	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,223,211	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,347,744	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$651,464	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$696,280	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,919,491	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS	Desc
Book Value	$839,158	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$839,158	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES	$839,158
DEFERRED RENT	$1,766,912
PENSION LIABILITY	$2,193,021

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,799,091	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$22,084,915	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$65,178	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$44,896	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$309,286	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$199,212	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$22,284,127	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$22,284,127	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$21,948,072	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$44,896	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$44,896	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$21,903,176	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$21,903,176	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PENSION RELATED CHANGES

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
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	Yes (1)	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
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT/CEO	$327,340	$0	$117,775	$0	$4,160	$0	$61,267	$0	$6,451	$0	$516,993	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIM
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	$166,072	$0	$35,005	$0	$325	$0	$18,000	$0	$20,079	$0	$239,481	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES	$180,487	$0	$28,890	$0	$325	$0	$12,158	$0	$8,266	$0	$230,126	$0	$0	$0
ROBIN MCCLAIN
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	$163,920	$0	$29,856	$0	$325	$0	$18,000	$0	$9,052	$0	$221,153	$0	$0	$0
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM & VISITOR SERVICES	$130,962	$0	$21,255	$0	$325	$0	$3,080	$0	$9,383	$0	$165,005	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	PROVIDED SPOUSAL TRAVEL FOR BOTH ELLIOTT FERGUSON AND RONNIE BURT. THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS IT WAS FOR A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE.
PART I, LINE 4B	THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS PARTICIPATING IN A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN, THE PLAN ACCEPTS ONLY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY SERVING THE WASHINGTON, D.C. REGION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE DESTINATION DC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DESTINATION DC MAY, BY MAJORITY VOTE, CREATE TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AND SHALL ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA OF MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH CLASS CREATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND BY THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS TO ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES; EACH IS REMINDED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION EACH DECEMBER AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT IF REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE TO BE RECEIVED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD CONSIDER MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE REQUESTOR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	OTHER PENSION-RELATED COSTS -309,286.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300019421	EIN
Primary Activities	IDENTIFY PROGRAMS PLANNED IN THE DISTRICT.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	509(A)(3) TYPE I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	0	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	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	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