WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION (EIN 52-1070609)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-08-11
IRS object ID
201612249349300016
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-08-11T07:58:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TATE AND TRYONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L STREET NW SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521070609EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027897001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200013719ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN KIMPersonNm
Person TitleVP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027897001PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK LONGWOODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESTINATION DCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELLIOTT FERGUSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200013719ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,534,116GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.WASHINGTON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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 Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee205TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers39TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$223,088TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,040,506PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$16,871,561CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,428,623PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,518,988CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$181,980PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$30,663CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$71PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,211CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,651,180PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$20,362,097CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$6,937,944PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,074,430CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,390,181PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,151,965CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$17,328,125PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,226,395CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$323,055PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,135,702CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,221,674TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,898,331TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,295,033TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,215,997TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,926,641NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,682,334NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO 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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - PROMOTE WASHINGTON, DC AS A DESTINATION VIA ADVERTISING, MEDIA RELATIONS, PROMOTIONS. MAINTAIN WEBSITE (500,000 UNIQUE VISITORS/MONTH), PRODUCE 1 MILLION VISITOR GUIDES, 30,000 MEETING GUIDES, 20,000 UNIQUE VENUE GUIDES, PRODUCE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTOURISM - SALES STAFF AND ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE AND SERVICE GROUP TOURS, PACKAGED TRAVEL AND STUDENT TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONVENTION SALES & SERVICES - SALES STAFF AND ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE AND SERVICE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS TO WASHINGTON, DC. FACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS WITH WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER, HOTELS, AND OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREGISTRATION - PROVIDES EXPERIENCED, BONDED REGISTRATION PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN WASHINGTON, DC.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J 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 EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee205EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members39GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member39IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027897013PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200013719ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAUL J COHN
CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE DICKENS
VICE CHAIRMAN2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL NADEAU
TREASURER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIZAM ALI
SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TOUHEY
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE BEHNKE
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN ROSS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG CASTEN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG O'DELL
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DREW
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY HOLLINGER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK JENNINGS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN THOMAS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEG CAULK
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL AIKIN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD SPIGLER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON LOCKWOOD
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SOLOMON KEENE JR
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN MARKS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SHULMAN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN NORTON
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA JONES
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS PENNY
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA FRANCO
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID DEL RUSSO
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARTH ROSS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUS DIMILLO
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY WINGO
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES YOUNGBLOOD
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE STERNLIEB
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BLAIR
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL ALBERT
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SWEENEY
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH GOSS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE COWAN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SMITH
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM MCGILL
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT/CEO37.500.00$417,978$0$65,430Yes (X)
JOHN KIM
VP FINANACE & ADMINISTRATION37.500.00$182,925$0$29,074Yes (X)
BRUCE GUDENBERG
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES37.500.00$202,216$0$33,315Yes (X)
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES37.500.00$168,126$0$15,972Yes (X)
ROBIN MCCLAIN
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS37.500.00$174,333$0$22,430Yes (X)
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM & VISITOR SERVICES37.500.00$129,202$0$7,542Yes (X)
RONNIE BURT
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES37.500.00$130,471$0$16,835Yes (X)
CAROLINE GARDNER
SR. NATIONAL SALES MANAGER37.500.00$120,973$0$16,389Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,526,224TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$206,987TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$16,871,561GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$16,871,561TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$2,108,414$2,108,414
CONSUMER PROMOTIONS541800$785,995$698,324$87,671
REGISTRATIONS900099$325,838$325,838
PUBLICATION SALES541800$188,131$52,714$135,417
CONVENTION SERVICES900099$110,610$110,610
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,518,988TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$116,888TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$116,888ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$24,468SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$172,019SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$147,551SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$147,551TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$147,551ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,211TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,211ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,211OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,362,097TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,295,900RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$223,088UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$28,452ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$938,961TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,026,218TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,952TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$416,510TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,789TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,630TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,474TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,468TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,363,317TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,611TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$799,289TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,156TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$833,080TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,507TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,238TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,121TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PUBLIC RELATIONS$1,358,164
OTHER ADMIN$1,010,464
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING$239,618
STAFF EXPENSE$229,750

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$801,078TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,226,395TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,332,379BOYAmt
EOY$2,542,675EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,196,306BOYAmt
EOY$1,531,146EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,801BOYAmt
EOY$389,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,330,538LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,848,875LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$381,759BOYAmt
EOY$481,663EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,185,696BOYAmt
EOY$3,128,180EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$876,733BOYAmt
EOY$825,110EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,221,674BOYAmt
EOY$8,898,331EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$953,500BOYAmt
EOY$1,216,780EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,278BOYAmt
EOY$649,495EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,741,255BOYAmt
EOY$3,349,722EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,295,033BOYAmt
EOY$5,215,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,926,641BOYAmt
EOY$3,682,334EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,926,641BOYAmt
EOY$3,682,334EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,221,674BOYAmt
EOY$8,898,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,135,702ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$380,009OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Political Expenditures$0PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$0Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,046,906OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,005,415DepreciationAmt
Book Value$41,491BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,283,632OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$843,460DepreciationAmt
Book Value$440,172BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$481,663TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETSDesc
Book Value$825,110BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$825,110TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES$825,110
DEFERRED RENT$650,799
PENSION LIABILITY$1,873,813
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,349,722TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,022,674TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$40,586DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$380,009OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$339,423RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,362,097RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,362,097TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,266,981TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$40,586DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$40,586ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,226,395ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,226,395TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPENSION RELATED CHANGES -380,009.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (6 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
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT/CEO$316,482$0$97,336$0$4,160$0$60,500$0$5,750$0$484,228$0$0$0
JOHN KIM
VP FINANACE & ADMINISTRATION$156,348$0$26,252$0$325$0$17,500$0$15,167$0$215,592$0$0$0
BRUCE GUDENBERG
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES$128,453$0$69,620$0$4,143$0$17,500$0$19,426$0$239,142$0$0$0
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES$145,769$0$22,032$0$325$0$11,774$0$7,652$0$187,552$0$0$0
ROBIN MCCLAIN
VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$149,482$0$24,526$0$325$0$17,500$0$8,486$0$200,319$0$0$0
RONNIE BURT
VP CONVENTION SALES & SERVICES$96,067$0$20,369$0$14,035$0$5,492$0$14,840$0$150,803$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWCTC PROVIDE SPOUSAL TRAVEL FOR BOTH ELLIOTT FERGUSON AND RONNIE BURT. THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS IT WAS FOR A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ANY 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 11THE 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 12CA 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 15ATHE 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 19THE 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 -380,009.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300019421EIN
Primary ActivitiesIDENTIFY PROGRAMS PLANNED IN THE DISTRICT.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)(3) TYPE IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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

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