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CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION (EIN 36-4681868)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-05-11
IRS object ID
201621329349303722
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)
Return2016-05-11T16:06:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTRACY S PAGLIAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366884PTIN
Phone2099556100PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$197,761,872GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee62TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$235,900,836PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$160,935,066CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$293,502PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,080,236CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$31,259PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$35,554CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$123,421PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$291,003CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$236,349,018PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$166,341,859CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$7,095,270PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,845,885CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$166,851,901PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$150,663,514CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$173,947,171PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$159,509,399CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$62,401,847PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,832,460CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$193,039,304TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$183,946,692TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$34,858,255TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$18,321,412TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$158,181,049NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$165,625,280NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
DescBRAND USA RAN CONSUMER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES IN 12 INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DURING FY15.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBRAND USA RAN COOPERATIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS THROUGH ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT MARKETS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND REGIONAL DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS AND CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAUS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBRAND USA PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TRADE SHOWS AND EVENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBRAND USA CONDUCTED "IN-MARKET" ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO ITS MISSION VIA LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE AGENCIES IN 12 INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. BRAND USA PUBLISHED DIGITAL AND PRINTED MATERIALS DESIGNED TO HELP INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS UNDERSTAND VISA, CUSTOMS AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS A DIGITAL GUIDE TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE USA (CURRENCY, TRAVEL OPTIONS, ETC.).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 Document63IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee62EmployeeCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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 (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ARNE SORENSON
CHAIRMAN, TREASURER4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM KLEIN
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA RICHARDSON
VICE CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY GREENFIELD
SECETARY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL HALPERN
TREASURER, CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SCHWAB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE BETETA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE FERTITTA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROY YAMAGUCHI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN EDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY GARFIELD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE SHOBER THRU 1214
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS THOMPSON
CEO & PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$562,000$0$21,206
DONALD RICHARDSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$300,000$0$20,019
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40.00$265,000$0$29,627Yes (X)
THOMAS J GARZILLI
SVP, GLOBAL SPONSORSHIPS40.00$250,000$0$27,556Yes (X)
ALFREDO H GONZALEZ THRU 115
SVP, GLOBAL MKT. DEV.40.00$226,000$0$20,348Yes (X)
YVONNE K LA PENOTIERE
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER (THRU 2/14)40.00$216,667$0$4,732Yes (X)
KARYN GOLDSTEIN
SVP, PARTNER PROGRAMS40.00$200,000$0$17,123Yes (X)
STANLEY MATTOS
VP, OPERATIONS40.00$206,250$0$15,611Yes (X)
CARROLL RHEEM
VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS40.00$180,000$0$11,326Yes (X)
AMIR EYLON THRU 615
VP, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT40.00$200,000$0$24,711Yes (X)
JAY GRAY THRU 1214
VP. GLOBAL MKT. DEV.40.00$186,714$0$5,599Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,792,631TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$197,858TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS
PO BOX 205LAGUNA BEACHCA92652MARKETING$6,525,000
GEOMETRY GLOBAL
PO BOX 8500-51590PHILADELPHIAPA19178MARKETING$6,478,435
BBC WORLDWIDE
MARKETING$2,857,750PO BOX 511 PARKWAY 4MANCHESTERUKM14 7XN
CHECK SIX PRODUCTIONS
11071 VENTURE BLVDSTUDIO CITYCA91604MARKETING$1,380,678
BDO USA LLP
7101 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 800BETHESDAMD20814CONSULTING$1,062,004
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$113,876,071GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$47,058,995AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$160,935,066TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPONSORSHIP REVENUE900099$4,345,266$4,345,266
PROGRAM REVENUE900099$734,970$734,970
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,080,236TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$773,617TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$773,617ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$30,681,950SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$31,420,013SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$738,063SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$738,063TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$738,063ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$291,003TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$291,003ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$291,003OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,341,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,080,236RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$326,557ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,802,484TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,016,042TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,761TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,389TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$448,209TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$571,327TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$994,855TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,174,186TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,778,039TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$995,422TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,959TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,174,552TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$802,706TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,833,468TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,509,399TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,161,259BOYAmt
EOY$31,879,126EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,479,029BOYAmt
EOY$10,368,297EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,629,172BOYAmt
EOY$26,204,559EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,258,325BOYAmt
EOY$84,130,753EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,850,402BOYAmt
EOY$5,115,891EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$326,969LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$34,687LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,271BOYAmt
EOY$292,282EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,316,378BOYAmt
EOY$19,095,367EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,999,010BOYAmt
EOY$6,737,419EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,458BOYAmt
EOY$122,998EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,039,304BOYAmt
EOY$183,946,692EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,029,733BOYAmt
EOY$17,144,432EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,423,453BOYAmt
EOY$350,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,069BOYAmt
EOY$826,980EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,858,255BOYAmt
EOY$18,321,412EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,551,877BOYAmt
EOY$132,735,023EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,629,172BOYAmt
EOY$32,890,257EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,181,049BOYAmt
EOY$165,625,280EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,039,304BOYAmt
EOY$183,946,692EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,832,460ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$117,685NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$575,386DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$81,300OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$264,540OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$264,540BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,933OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,939DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,994BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,496OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,748DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,748BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$292,282TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$826,980Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$826,980TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$246,904,624TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$117,685NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$80,526,380DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$80,644,065RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$166,260,559RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$81,300OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$81,300RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$166,341,859TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$239,460,393TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$79,950,994DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$79,950,994ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$159,509,399ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$159,509,399TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:CTP 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.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CANCELLED COMMITMENTS TO CONTRIBUTE NET WITH REVENUE FOR BOOKS

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$1,300
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC06PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$19,796,288
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)02PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$30,337,587
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$964,296
NORTH AMERICA (CANADA AND MEXICO)02PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$6,904,847
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$16,000
SOUTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$2,523,470
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICESADVERTISING, TRAVEL, TRADE$975,067
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$61,518,855SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$61,518,855TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS 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.ExplanationTxt

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$400,000$0$84,000$0$78,000$0$10,635$0$10,571$0$583,206$0$0$0
DONALD RICHARDSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$10,900$0$9,119$0$320,019$0$0$0
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$265,000$0$0$0$0$0$10,400$0$19,227$0$294,627$0$0$0
THOMAS J GARZILLI
SVP, GLOBAL SPONSORSHIPS$250,000$0$0$0$0$0$8,021$0$19,535$0$277,556$0$0$0
ALFREDO H GONZALEZ THRU 115
SVP, GLOBAL MKT. DEV.$225,000$0$0$0$1,000$0$6,750$0$13,598$0$246,348$0$0$0
YVONNE K LA PENOTIERE
CHIEF MKTG OFFICER (THRU 2/14)$54,167$0$0$0$162,500$0$2,167$0$2,565$0$221,399$0$0$0
KARYN GOLDSTEIN
SVP, PARTNER PROGRAMS$200,000$0$0$0$0$0$8,000$0$9,123$0$217,123$0$0$0
STANLEY MATTOS
VP, OPERATIONS$206,250$0$0$0$0$0$7,500$0$8,111$0$221,861$0$0$0
CARROLL RHEEM
VP, RESEARCH & ANALYTICS$180,000$0$0$0$0$0$5,386$0$5,940$0$191,326$0$0$0
AMIR EYLON THRU 615
VP, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT$200,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$18,711$0$224,711$0$0$0
JAY GRAY THRU 1214
VP. GLOBAL MKT. DEV.$170,000$0$0$0$16,714$0$3,400$0$2,199$0$192,313$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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 4AYVONNE K LA PENOTIERE RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN 2014.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 15ATHE 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. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE MARKET USING EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS AND COMPENSATION STUDIES. 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CANCELLED COMMITMENTS TO CONTRIBUTE NET WITH REVENUE FOR BOOKS -81,300.