CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION (EIN 36-4681868)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-05-12
IRS object ID
201731329349305668
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)
Return2017-05-12T14:59:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN910189318PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOSS ADAMS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13121 W MARCH LN STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySTOCKTONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP952192367ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364681868EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCORPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025362060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11725 EYE STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER L THOMPSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025362060PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTRACY S PAGLIAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366884PTIN
Phone2099556100PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRAND USABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER L THOMPSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11725 EYE STREET NW NO 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$164,437,051GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.THEBRANDUSA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTION OF THE U.S. AS A PREMIER TRAVEL DESTINATION & COMMUNICATING U.S. ENTRY/EXIT POLICIES & PROCEDURES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee74TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$160,935,066PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$129,344,055CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,080,236PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,802,512CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$35,554PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$317,525CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$291,003PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$166,341,859PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$134,464,092CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$8,845,885PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,579,584CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$150,663,514PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$141,010,951CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$159,509,399PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$150,590,535CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,832,460PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$16,126,443CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$183,946,692TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$146,950,687TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,321,412TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$20,965,145TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$165,625,280NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$125,985,542NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF BRAND USA IS TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED INTERNATIONAL VISITATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO GROW AMERICA'S SHARE OF THE GLOBAL TRAVEL MARKET. IN DOING SO, WE AIM TO BRING MILLIONS OF NEW INTERNATIONAL VISITORS WHO SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE UNITED STATES, CREATING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW AMERICAN JOBS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONSUMER MARKETING CAMPAIGN COMPOSED OF TV, OUT OF HOME, DIGITAL, PRINT, AND SOCIAL COMPONENTS IN 14 COUNTRIES ACTIVE ALL YEAR LONG.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBRAND USA ORIGINAL PARTNER PROGRAMMING COMPOSED OF CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION GUIDES, DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN, PHOTO, AND VIDEO CONTENT, DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MULTI-CHANNEL MEDIA PLANNING AND BUYING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBRAND USA TRADE ACTIVITY COMPOSED OF EXHIBITING AT TRAVEL TRADE SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD AND ORGANIZING SALES AND TRADE MISSIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOOPERATIVE MARKETING WITH PARTNERS ON ONLINE TRAVEL AGENTS (EX: EXPEDIA) GLOBALLY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 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 Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee74EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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 Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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 PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONALD F RICHARDSON CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025362060PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11725 EYE STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
TOM KLEIN
CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA RICHARDSON
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW GREENFIELD
SECETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARNE SORENSON
TREASURER AND CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL HALPERN
DIRECTOR AND TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN EDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYLE EDMISTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYANN FERENC
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY GARFIELD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSSI RALENKOTTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SCHWAB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE BETETA THRU 1115
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE FERTITTA THRU 1115
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROY YAMAGUCHI THRU 1115
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS THOMPSON
CEO & PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$618,833$0$21,040
DONALD RICHARDSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$414,000$0$19,614
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40.00$401,500$0$29,731Yes (X)
THOMAS J GARZILLI
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER40.00$375,083$0$29,947Yes (X)
DAVID WHITAKER THRU 616
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER40.00$233,567$0$15,902Yes (X)
KARYN GOLDSTEIN
SVP, PARTNER PROGRAMS40.00$334,166$0$19,899Yes (X)
STANLEY MATTOS
VP, OPERATIONS40.00$280,338$0$17,269Yes (X)
CARROLL RHEEM
VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS40.00$222,243$0$12,035Yes (X)
JOHN O CONTE
DIRECTOR, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL40.00$197,698$0$9,712Yes (X)
MICHAEL J FULLERTON
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.00$180,480$0$9,236Yes (X)
MARY E CURTO THUR 1013
FORMER VP, OPERATIONS40.00$250,000$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,507,908TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$184,385TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K26IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
MILES MARKETING DESTINATIONS
PO BOX 116755ATLANTAGA30368DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT$7,535,804
GEOMETRY GLOBAL
PO BOX 8500-51590PHILADELPHIAPA19178ADVERTISING AND CREATIVE SERVICES$3,789,064
BLACK DIAMOND FILMS LTD
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENATION$3,597,093124 FINCHLEY ROADLONDONUKNW3 5JS
BBC WORLDWIDE
PRODUCTION$2,940,148PO BOX 511 PARKWAY 4MANCHESTERUKM14 7XN
MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS INC
PO BOX 205LAGUNA BEACHCA92652PRODUCTION$2,410,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$76,455,855GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$52,888,200AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$129,344,055TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM REVENUE900099$2,660,929$2,660,929
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE900099$2,141,583$2,141,583
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,802,512TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$679,159TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$679,159ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,611,325SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,972,959SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$361,634SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$361,634TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$361,634ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$134,464,092TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,802,512RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$317,525ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,143,963TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,191,156TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,928TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$522,886TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$510,651TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,720TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$757,479TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,882,486TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,474,576TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$894,439TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,833TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,914TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,239,045TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,431,083TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,120,207TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,179,991TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,178TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,590,535TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,879,126BOYAmt
EOY$55,616,732EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,368,297BOYAmt
EOY$6,790,044EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,204,559BOYAmt
EOY$2,568,549EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,130,753BOYAmt
EOY$44,808,259EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,115,891BOYAmt
EOY$1,941,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,190,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$292,314LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,282BOYAmt
EOY$1,897,712EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,095,367BOYAmt
EOY$21,647,360EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,737,419BOYAmt
EOY$11,513,735EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,998BOYAmt
EOY$166,807EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,946,692BOYAmt
EOY$146,950,687EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,144,432BOYAmt
EOY$19,256,196EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350,000BOYAmt
EOY$90,467EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$826,980BOYAmt
EOY$1,618,482EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,321,412BOYAmt
EOY$20,965,145EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,735,023BOYAmt
EOY$121,383,987EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,890,257BOYAmt
EOY$4,601,555EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,625,280BOYAmt
EOY$125,985,542EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,946,692BOYAmt
EOY$146,950,687EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$16,126,443ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$122,716NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts-$23,636,011DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,372,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$120,610DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,251,630BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$369,356OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,444DepreciationAmt
Book Value$270,912BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$448,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$73,260DepreciationAmt
Book Value$375,170BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,897,712TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$1,618,482Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,618,482TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$178,562,938TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$122,715NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$43,976,131DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$44,098,846RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$134,464,092RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$134,464,092TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$218,202,677TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$67,612,142DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$67,612,142ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$150,590,535ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$150,590,535TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCTP IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CTP ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE BY DONORS UNDER SECTION 170(C)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CTP USES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN. A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. CTP DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$154,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC06PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$14,344,678
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)02PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$22,983,770
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$176,444
NORTH AMERICA (CANADA AND MEXICO)02PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$4,768,268
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$5,000
SOUTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$296,047
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$1,133,693
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$6,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$43,861,900SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$6,750ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$43,868,650TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:N/A - BRAND DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS OUTSIDE OF THE US
PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F)AS PART OF ITS ADVERTISING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE USA, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. RECORDS OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE TRACKED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING AND PARTNERSHIP PROCESSES. THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR SUCH EXPENSES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
CHRIS THOMPSON
CEO & PRESIDENT$420,833$0$120,000$0$78,000$0$10,600$0$10,440$0$639,873$0$0$0
DONALD RICHARDSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$312,000$0$102,000$0$0$0$10,600$0$9,014$0$433,614$0$0$0
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$300,000$0$101,500$0$0$0$10,600$0$19,131$0$431,231$0$0$0
THOMAS J GARZILLI
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER$252,500$0$122,583$0$0$0$10,600$0$19,347$0$405,030$0$0$0
DAVID WHITAKER THRU 616
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER$209,375$0$24,192$0$0$0$7,468$0$8,434$0$249,469$0$0$0
KARYN GOLDSTEIN
SVP, PARTNER PROGRAMS$227,500$0$106,666$0$0$0$10,600$0$9,299$0$354,065$0$0$0
STANLEY MATTOS
VP, OPERATIONS$233,250$0$46,988$0$100$0$7,866$0$9,403$0$297,607$0$0$0
CARROLL RHEEM
VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS$187,200$0$34,993$0$50$0$5,532$0$6,503$0$234,278$0$0$0
JOHN O CONTE
DIRECTOR, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL$173,702$0$23,896$0$100$0$7,614$0$2,098$0$207,410$0$0$0
MICHAEL J FULLERTON
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$156,000$0$24,480$0$0$0$7,219$0$2,017$0$189,716$0$0$0
MARY E CURTO THUR 1013
FORMER VP, OPERATIONS$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0$0$0$250,000$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE CEO RECEIVED LIMITED HOUSING ALLOWANCE ACCORDING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION ON THE W-2.
PART I, LINE 4AMARY E CURTO RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN 2015.
PART II COLUMN B (II):BONUSES FOR FY14 AND FY15 WERE BOTH PAID DURING THE 2015 CALENDAR YEAR FOR ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT THE CEO.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 INFORMATION IS COMPILED BY THE CORPORATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHICH WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM OF MOSS ADAMS LLP IN PREPARING THE RETURN. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. MANAGEMENT MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY WAY OF REVIEW BY INTERNAL COUNSEL, THE COLLECTION OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATES AND THROUGH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE WITH POWER DELEGATED TO IT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ENSURING THAT NO DIRECTOR WITH A POTENTIAL INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION HAS A VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED A SEARCH COMMITTEE AND DESIGNATED IT WITH AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CEO) SEARCH. THE COMMITTEE WAS SELECTED TO RESEARCH AND RECOMMEND A SEARCH FIRM FOR THE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT THE JOB SEARCH FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CEO) POSITION. THE BOARD VOTED TO HIRE THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, SPENCER STUART, TO CONDUCT THE CEO SEARCH. THE COMMITTEE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH THE SEARCH FIRM TO DEVELOP THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, REVIEW THE COMPENSATION AND TO SCREEN THE LEADING CANDIDATES. THE BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SEARCH FIRM, SET THE COMPENSATION BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: A) BENCHMARKS OF OTHER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, B) GREATER METRO WASHINGTON DC SALARY BANDS FOR CEO'S, AND C) OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND SCOPE OF SERVICES. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WERE INDEPENDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CEO) ULTIMATELY SELECTED. WHILE WORKING WITH THE SEARCH FIRM, THE COMMITTEE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. THE MEANS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION AND DEVELOPING THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WERE ALSO DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THE CEO'S CURRENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS REVIEWED AND BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE EXISTING MARKET IN A COMPENSATION STUDY IN 2014. THE CONTRACT WAS NOT CHANGED AS A RESULT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND APPROVES VARIABLE COMPENSATION, PER THE TERMS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SUCH APPROVALS ARE RECORDED IN BOARD MINUTES. ALL CTP EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A COMPENSATION STUDY. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS LAST DONE AUGUST 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON TO THE PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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