2016-11-15T09:55:54-06:00 2015-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 24 2ND AVE SW PO BOX 430 ABERDEEN SD 574020430 990 2015-01-01 460422304 Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc ABER 6052252414 10 Railroad Ave SW - PO Box 78 Aberdeen SD 574020078 Casey Weismantel Executive Director 6052252414 2016-11-14 1 Melissa White CPA P00851284 6052258783 2016-11-14 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Casey Weismantel 10 Railroad Ave SW - PO Box 78 Aberdeen SD 574020078 759935 0 X www.visitaberdeensd.com + www.huntfishsd.com X 1992 SD The Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau acts as a promotion agency for the City of Aberdeen, SD as a visitor destination and center for conventions and related activities. 11 11 13 65 15158 -16437 750276 744777 22972 15158 -1479 0 0 0 771769 759935 116350 145170 0 0 245449 261797 0 0 0 413078 407143 774877 814110 -3108 -54175 276270 215314 48861 42080 227409 173234 X As the tourism marketing agency for the City of Aberdeen, our mission is to enhance the economic well-being of the Aberdeen region by increasing the amount of visitor and meeting activity that occurs in the area. 0 0 Our goals are:- To increase the number of visitors to Aberdeen with an emphasis on overnight visitors.- To promote the image of Aberdeen.- To promote rural tourism in northeast South Dakota.- To act as a resource to support the Aberdeen area's facilities, attractions, activities and events.- Assist in the promotion of special events in the Aberdeen region.During 2015, Aberdeen, SD hosted over 100 conventions, group and familiarization tours, meetings, sporting and special events. As a result of our marketing efforts tens of thousands of delegates and visitors came to the Aberdeen area. We staff and maintain two visitor centers where we provide information about the community, our facilities, attractions and events. The Visitor Center also provides regional and state-wide information about SD. The Visitor Centers serviced guests from 49 states, six Canadian provinces and 20 foreign countries. We print several publications that are distributed to entice visitors to the area and maintain four comprehensive websites, two geared to the leisure tourist and two geared to the hunting and fishing sportsman. We coordinate volunteer assistance (65+ volunteers with 706 hours), fulfill requests (6,082 mailed) for visitor information, bid conventions, market outdoor recreation opportunities and host hospitality rooms for sporting events and conventions. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X Casey Weismantel 6052252414 10 Railroad Ave SW Aberdeen SD 57401 Eric Vetter President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jerry Glatt President Elect 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Dohrer Past President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gretchen Sharp Secretary/Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AJ Hoffman Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kari Lozenski Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Josh Moon Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mike Salem Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Cathy Hall Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kaye DeYoung Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Carl Perry Director/Chamber of Commerce 0.50 X 0 0 0 Brenda Moore Executive Director 40.00 X 74606 0 0 Jacque Ohleen Finance Director 40.00 X 46693 0 0 121299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 743778 999 744777 Sportsmans Coop 541800 15158 15158 15158 759935 0 15158 0 145170 121299 89401 5707 28472 16918 14090 274823 29957 4431 15756 29797 10939 714 4279 941 Hospitality Expenses 11690 Subscriptions 4814 Meals 3817 Miscellaneous 1095 814110 187530 134948 21930 18509 51779 51105 48446 37694 15031 10752 276270 215314 12633 16813 30000 20000 6228 5267 48861 42080 X 125897 114066 101512 59168 227409 173234 276270 215314 -54175 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 48446 37694 10752 10752 X 759935 0 759935 0 759935 814110 0 814110 0 814110 Part X, Line 2: The Organization is organized as a South Dakota nonprofit corporation and is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization is required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, the Organization is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to their exempt purposes. Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. has determined that it is not subject to unrelated business income tax and has not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Organization would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. 1 Aberdeen Area Arts Council 225 3rd Ave SE Aberdeen SD 57401 237181353 501(c)(3) 9020 Storybook Land Festival; Arts in the Park Brown County 25 Market Street Suite 31 Aberdeen SD 57401 466000011 Brown County 15000 Brown County Fair - Event Sponsorship Special Olympics SD 800 E I-90LN Sioux Falls SD 57105 460359776 501(c)(3) 18000 State Bowling Tournaments - Event Sponsorship Aberdeen Aqua Addicts PO Box 293 Aberdeen SD 57401 460440617 501(c)(3) 5000 Event Sponsorship Northern State University 1200 South Jay St Aberdeen SD 57401 Government 27000 Sponsorships for wrestling program and Futsal Tournament Aberdeen Downtown Association 514 South Main St Aberdeen SD 57401 460460220 501(c)(6) 5000 Summer Concert Series Pheasants Forever PO Box 933 Aberdeen SD 574020933 501(c)(3) 10500 APC Fund Aberdeen Hockey Association PO Box 515 Aberdeen SD 574020515 237194708 501(c)(3) 10000 Girls U-19; Bantam Tournament Sponsorships Aberdeen Family YMCA 5 South State St Aberdeen SD 57401 460255779 501(c)(3) 5000 Boys and Girls Club Y Tournament Sponsorship 8 1 Part I, Line 2: Grants are approved prior to disbursement. Applicant must complete the Event Evaluation Form Recap and return it to the Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau within 60 days of the close of the event. The Aberdeen Hotel Alliance (AHA) reserves the right to withhold up to 25% of the total funding awarded until the applicant completes this form. Failure to provide this information will result in the loss of retained funding and may eliminate the event from future funding by AHA. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 There shall be an Executive Committee comprised of the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate past President, and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Executive Committee exercises the powers of the board in the interim between regular meetings of the board, and makes recommendations to the board. The Executive Committee is also responsible for employment or termination of the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The draft Form 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director and the Finance Manager before filing. The final return will be presented to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors after filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each board member, the Executive Director and the Finance Manager sign a conflict of interest statement annually and as a situation arises. The documents are provided to the Executive Director for review. At the beginning of each board meeting, a conflict of interest statement is read to determine if any conflicts exist for any of the agenda items. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion by the board members with the board member, the board member shall abstain from voting or any discussion. The remaining Board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Executive Director Compensation: Each December the Executive Committee can perform the Executive Director's employee evaluation. If a merit increase is granted, the increase will be assessed to the first payroll in January. This process is true for all employee merit increases. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 These documents are available upon request.