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DENVER METRO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
DENVER METRO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 84-0382392)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-09
IRS object ID
201721299349302812
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-09T16:43:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kundinger Corder & Engle PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80203ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN840382392EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Denver Metro Convention & VisitorsBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2BureauBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3038921112PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11555 California Street No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRichard ScharfPersonNm
Person TitlePresident and CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3038921112PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSteve CorderPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01363943PTIN
Phone3035345953PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.78.203.69IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Visit DenverBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRichard ScharfPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11555 California Street No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,094,479GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.visitdenver.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent42VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee84TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers48TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,550,775TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$199,184NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$21,301,406PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$2,793,115CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$101,748PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$87,230CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,333PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$10,147CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,373,195PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$26,060,785CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$24,504,554CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,613,051PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,556,231CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$16,075,886TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,418,280TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,382,687TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,102,972TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,693,199NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,315,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescConventions - Responsible for marketing Denver as a meeting and convention destination. Also responsible for providing assistance to conventions and meetings coming to Denver by acting as a liaison between members, city facilities, and planners. Further, Visit Denver facilitates any needs the client may have to ensure that the group returns to the City of Denver for future meetings.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTourism - Responsible for promoting Denver as a year-round leisure destination to domestic and international travelers.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMarketing, guides and information centers - Develops and integrates marketing program to promote Metro Denver as a premier travel destination for conventions, meetings and leisure travel.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee84EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Phone3038921112PhoneNum

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Address Line11555 California Street No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (56 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Navin Dimond
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Parsons
Past Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Cohen
Chair-Elect1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Block
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Ellis
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerome Davis
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick LeMasters
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Leonard
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Munson
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Scherer
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Bemis
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce James
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter Isenberg
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Underdahl
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry Hirschfeld
Vice Chair, Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Burns
Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward A Robinson
Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Galen Drake
Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Gerrity
Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Goodwin
Lifetime Member-voting1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Albus Brooks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Venus
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Loveland
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Finlaw
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Nealson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Lee Musselman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Wiscott
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Taylor
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Feasel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Sparks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Curley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Fedrizzi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Herndon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Kozina
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Martin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen Paty
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Annette Quintana
Director thru November 20161.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Sander
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Schultz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Andrews
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sid Wilson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robin Krakowsky
Director thru June 20161.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Whittle
Director thru June 20161.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kennedy
Vice Chair thru August 20161.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janice Sindon
Director thru August 20161.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shane Stickel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Washington
Director thru January 20161.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Corsun
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Scharf
President & CEO60.00Yes (X)$445,968$0$58,193
Jeff Ruffe
V.P. - Finance & Administra60.00Yes (X)$178,331$0$28,209
Rachel Benedick
V.P. - Sales & Services60.00$241,791$0$27,862Yes (X)
Justin Bresler
V.P. - Marketing & Busines60.00$163,336$0$25,377Yes (X)
Jayne Buck
V.P. - Tourism60.00$190,145$0$24,803Yes (X)
Antonia Kosaris
Sales Director-Chicago50.00$135,009$0$20,067Yes (X)
Jason Lusk
Associate V.P. - Conventions50.00$153,716$0$22,275Yes (X)
Matthew Payne
Executive Director - Denver Sports50.00$132,943$0$9,231Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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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
Karsh & Hagan
685 S BroadwayDenverCO80209Advertising$8,063,007
SimpleView
7458 N La Cholla Blcvd Ste 100TucsonAZ85741Software Services$323,069
Point of Contact Media LLC
6815 W 29th AveWheatridgeCO80033Advertising$277,000
MAKS LLC
8220 Chase WayArvadaCO80003Graphic Design Services$255,091
Network System Architects Inc
6547 N Academy BlvdColorado SpringsCO80918Computer Consulting$170,201
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$22,728,293GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$442,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$23,170,293TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership dues900099$1,034,609$1,034,609
Visitors Guides541800$784,184$784,184
Denver promotion/mktg.900004$412,120$207,731$204,389
Web advertising541800$338,126$338,126
Brochures/backlit ads541800$204,988$204,988

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$108,521TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$108,521ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,291SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$21,291SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$21,291ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$22,550GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$12,403CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$10,147RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,060,785TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,252,487RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,550,775UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$87,230ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$980,354TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,564,573TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,228TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$547,551TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,723TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,674TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,840TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,691TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,231,046TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,684,005TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$669,510TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,229TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$615,245TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,745,681TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$562,497TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,790TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Dues & registrations$320,766
Advertising commissions$309,953
Research$133,693
Miscellaneous$60,505

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,504,554TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,641,131BOYAmt
EOY$2,072,385EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,787,082BOYAmt
EOY$6,689,500EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,907,614BOYAmt
EOY$2,818,555EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,882BOYAmt
EOY$21,560EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,334BOYAmt
EOY$755,474EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,738,402LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,808,788LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,173,328BOYAmt
EOY$1,929,614EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,982,515BOYAmt
EOY$3,119,562EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$11,630EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,075,886BOYAmt
EOY$17,418,280EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,585,803EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,550,344BOYAmt
EOY$1,517,169EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,364BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,382,687BOYAmt
EOY$3,102,972EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,693,199BOYAmt
EOY$14,315,308EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,693,199BOYAmt
EOY$14,315,308EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,075,886BOYAmt
EOY$17,418,280EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,556,231ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$65,878NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$1,034,609DuesAssessmentsAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$310,383AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$310,383TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,743,282OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,094,021DepreciationAmt
Book Value$649,261BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,914,286OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,714,767DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,199,519BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,834OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$80,834BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,929,614TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Bureau adopted the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes accounting standard which requires both entities to determine whether a tax position (and the related tax benefit) of one of the entities is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, based solely on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement, presuming that the tax position is examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. Based on its continued analysis, the Bureau has determined that the adoption of this standard does not have a material impact on the financial statements, therefore, no amounts have been recognized as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (7 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
Richard Scharf
President & CEO$341,950$0$97,500$0$6,518$0$22,980$0$35,213$0$504,161$0$0$0
Jeff Ruffe
V.P. - Finance & Administra$138,237$0$33,417$0$6,677$0$16,312$0$11,897$0$206,540$0$0$0
Rachel Benedick
V.P. - Sales & Services$185,164$0$50,236$0$6,391$0$19,048$0$8,814$0$269,653$0$0$0
Justin Bresler
V.P. - Marketing & Busines$125,369$0$31,586$0$6,381$0$13,514$0$11,863$0$188,713$0$0$0
Jayne Buck
V.P. - Tourism$148,055$0$34,239$0$7,851$0$16,264$0$8,539$0$214,948$0$0$0
Antonia Kosaris
Sales Director-Chicago$114,172$0$19,881$0$956$0$11,504$0$8,563$0$155,076$0$0$0
Jason Lusk
Associate V.P. - Conventions$128,023$0$23,639$0$2,054$0$13,653$0$8,622$0$175,991$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The organization draws members from business enterprises and other organizations with an interest in the City of Denver.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members elect the board of directors at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bCertain decisions made by the board of directors are subject to approval by all members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBoard members and certain other members are provided with a copy of the 990 prior to filing the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members annually and upon assumption of responsibilities as a board member review the conflict of interst policy and sign a conflict of interest disclosure statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15During 1st quarter, President/CEO outlines performance criteria to include board approved goals/objectives of the annual marketing plan, budget, projects specified from previous evaluation year and job description responsibilities. - During 4th quarter, the President/CEO prepares a self evaluation which includes accomplishments and performance against goals. This information is submitted to the review committee (Board Chair,Immediate Past Chair and Incoming Chair) for inclusion in their annual review process. - During 4th quarter, the HR Director completes a compensation analysis of the President/CEO position using data from various sources within the CVB, non-profit and for-profit industries. This information is then compiled and submitted to the review committee. - Prior to the end of the evaluation year, the review committee evaluates and assesses the performance of the President/CEO based on progress toward established goals and the working relationship with staff and membership. The review committee then meets with President/CEO to discuss the evaluation. The evaluation is documented and signed by the Board Chair and President/CEO. - Upon review of compensation analysis data, the Board Chair will make a recommendation to the Executive Committee as to whether or not there will be a base wage merit increase for the next year and incentive plan payment for the evaluation year. Once approved, the Board Chair submits official documentation to HR for processing and recordkeeping purposes. Wage Analysis Process Visit Denver is quite complex when it comes to comparing wages/positions to other organizations. Depending upon the position, the applicant pool is derived from various industries such as non-profit, private, hotel and/or CVB. On an annual basis, a wage market analysis is completed using data available from Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC). Depending upon the position, the data is derived from Non-Profit, Executive, Private and Hotel industries across the Denver Metro area. Every two years, a wage analysis specific to the CVB industry is conducted by two separate organizations, DMAI and Performance Management, Inc. Each organization breaks down their analysis depending on organization and/or budget size. Based on a detailed compilation of the above information, an appropriate wage range is created for each of our positions. Each incumbent's wage placement is reviewed against the wage range to ensure proper placement. -Annual Wage Increase Review Each year, Visit Denver obtains information from MSEC for the average projected increase rates for the upcoming year from the non-profit and service industries in the Denver/Boulder area, as well as all industries across the same geographic region. If an individual does not require a "market wage adjustment", then Visit Denver utilizes their performance review score as a guideline to determine the merit increase percentage using a scale, which is based upon the MSEC data and available payroll budget increase.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are made available upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:There has been no change in the oversight process since the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11555 California St 300AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841340416EIN
Primary ActivitiesFundraising for scholarshipsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 (c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 10PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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