2016-07-25T08:06:06-05:00 2015-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1001 LAKESIDE AVE E SUITE 200 CLEVELAND OH 44114 990 2015-01-01 314153118 GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU GREA 6142226109 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT AND CEO 6142226109 2016-07-25 1 ZACHARY FORTSCH P00052725 2165231900 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS BRIAN ROSS 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 15134124 0 X WWW.EXPERIENCECOLUMBUS.COM X 1941 OH TO PROMOTE COLUMBUS, OHIO AS A SITE FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND TRADE SHOWS AND TOURISM. 27 23 110 2100 311393 -223224 10777903 11845033 2487500 2997996 -6521 0 39037 17559 13297919 14860588 0 0 0 0 5508404 6022856 0 0 0 7746252 8332776 13254656 14355632 43263 504956 4777912 4922786 1713969 1353887 3063943 3568899 X TO SELL, MARKET AND PROMOTE THE DESTINATION COLUMBUS, OHIO EXPERIENCE TO VISITORS. 0 0 CONVENTION SALES:BOOKED 275 CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS, TRADE SHOWS, AND EVENTS. CONDUCTED 44 SITE VISITS FOR MEETING PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 100,895 ROOM NIGHTS IN FUTURE BUSINESS. EXHIBITED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN 38 INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS, EVENTS, AND SALES MISSIONS TO GENERATE LEADS FOR FUTURE BUSINESS. HOTEL OCCUPANCY UP 3% IN 2015, AND TOTAL ROOM NIGHT PRODUCTION WAS 442,080 ROOM NIGHTS. MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS:PUBLIC RELATIONS HOSTED 91 WRITERS AND EARNED A RECORD 1,029 ARTICLES, NETTING MORE THAN 1 BILLION IMPRESSIONS. DEPLOYED YEAR TWO OF "LIFEINCBUS" COLUMBUS IMAGE CAMPAIGN IN CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON, D.C., NETTING A TOTAL OF 111,658,285 IMPRESSIONS VIA DIGITAL AND OUT OF HOME PLACEMENTS AND 1+ MILLION FULL VIDEO VIEWS. "LIFEINCBUS" WON THE US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION'S DESTINATIONS COUNCIL 2015 DESTINY AWARD FOR BRANDING AND INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGN. INTERACTIVE MARKETING PRODUCED OVER 1.3 MILLION UNIQUE VISITS TO EXPERIENCECOLUMBUS.COM, 277,500,000 TOTAL IMPRESSIONS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND OVER 572,000 TOTAL INTERACTIONS VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. LAUNCHED THE COLUMBUS ALE TRAIL IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND COLUMBUS CRAFT BREWERS. SPORTS MARKETING:HOSTED AND BOOKED MANY HIGH PROFILE EVENTS, INCLUDING THE ARNOLD SPORTS FESTIVAL, THE NHL ALL-STAR CELEBRATION, USA VOLLEYBALL BOYS' JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND HOSTED THE NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 12 YEARS. HOSTED A TOTAL OF 19 OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2015 INCLUDING WRESTLING, GYMNASTICS, BOWLING, ICE HOCKEY, BASEBALL, AND FOOTBALL. THE NORTH AMERICAN GAY AMATEUR ATHLETIC ALLIANCE (NAGAAA) GAY SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES WAS HELD IN COLUMBUS, AND BECAME THE LARGEST EVER WITH NEARLY 200 TEAMS PARTICIPATING FROM 43 MEMBER CITIES. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 219 0 1 110 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 27 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 OH X JODI BEEKMAN 6142226109 277 W NATIONWIDE BLVD NO 125 COLUMBUS OH 43215 JERRY ALLEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE GROTE ABELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK BENGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB BREITHAUPT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CHESEBROUGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS COFFIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK CORNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ELLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE HARKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HINSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK JANAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM KATZENMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KUNK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GERI LOMBARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY LYTTLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MORRISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN PAUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP PIKELNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL PIZZUTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTYN REDGRAVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL REESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE SAVARISE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHENTON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HIMBERT SINOPOLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH STEINMETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 W CURTIS STITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG ULMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE WOLFE LLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 310252 0 38539 JODI BEEKMAN VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 133448 0 28312 DAN WILLIAMS VP SALES 40.00 X 153985 0 28402 LINDA LOGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC 40.00 X 169598 0 28090 JOE BOCHERER VP SALES THROUGH 6/19/15 40.00 X 128089 0 21899 AMY TILLINGHAST VP MARKETING 40.00 X 142719 0 21543 MIKE BROWN VP STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 143010 0 17425 KARI KAUFFMAN VP TOURISM 40.00 X 108199 0 27520 BRIAN TIMM DIRECTOR CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 X 134431 0 27875 1423731 0 239605 11 0 1 0 FAHLGREN PO BOX 1628 PARKERSBURG WV 261021628 AD AGENCY 1940395 GREAT LAKES PUBLISHING COMPANY PO BOX 77073 CLEVELAND OH 441947073 MAGAZINE ADVERTISING 247200 COMPTON CONSTRUCTION 2323 W FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 215 COLUMBUS OH 43204 VISITOR CENTER CONSTRUCTION 132560 SIMPLEVIEW 7458 N LACHOLLA BOULEVARD SUITE 1 TUCSON AZ 85741 DATABASE SOFTWARE SERVICES 128507 PROFESSIONAL CONVENTION MANAGEMENT ASSOC 38407 EAGLE WAY CHICAGO IL 60678 ADVERTISING 103295 5 758104 11086929 11845033 PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS 900099 1135356 1135356 SPORTS MARKETING 900099 935505 935505 TRADE SHOWS & OTHER 900099 577908 577908 PUBLICATION ADS 511190 311393 311393 37834 37834 2997996 291095 273536 17559 17559 14860588 2686603 311393 17559 890626 3823490 367325 587618 353797 27747 14449 459743 2067746 331760 101220 645001 423182 165221 22246 MARKETING 2029139 ENTERTAINMENT 828056 EVENTS/SPONSORSHIP 784643 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 132408 300215 14355632 2739411 3692799 1326870 455363 329273 326995 1558874 1111245 382358 447629 4777912 4922786 1182127 1250107 531842 103780 1713969 1353887 X 3063943 3568899 3063943 3568899 4777912 4922786 504956 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 226784 186196 40588 1020717 811282 209435 311373 113767 197606 447629 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME(UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORMS 990 AND 990T IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF OHIO. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS BEFORE 2010. MUIRFIELD HOSPITALITY PROGRAM 129090 129090 33688 58544 22900 13530 HOSPITALITY BANNER PROGRAM 76045 76045 48237 1 85960 85960 29037 31508 7083 29009 291095 291095 62725 90052 29983 90776 273536 17559 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 BRIAN ROSS PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 248180 0 50000 0 12072 0 24866 0 13673 0 348791 0 0 0 JODI BEEKMAN VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 132730 0 0 0 718 0 12850 0 15462 0 161760 0 0 0 DAN WILLIAMS VP SALES 132514 0 21201 0 270 0 14801 0 13601 0 182387 0 0 0 LINDA LOGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCSC 137038 0 24499 0 8061 0 15841 0 12249 0 197688 0 0 0 AMY TILLINGHAST VP MARKETING 142224 0 0 0 495 0 12639 0 8904 0 164262 0 0 0 MIKE BROWN VP STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT 130371 0 12369 0 270 0 13630 0 3795 0 160435 0 0 0 BRIAN TIMM DIRECTOR CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS 111480 0 22330 0 621 0 12944 0 14931 0 162306 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PAID FOR THE HEALTH CLUB FEES (TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION) AND THE BUSINESS CLUB DUES (NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION) FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BRIAN ROSS. PART I, LINE 7 THE BONUS AWARDED TO LINDA LOGAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,499 WAS DISCRETIONARY. NWD ARENA DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER 596798 BRIAN ELLIS, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NWD ARENA DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION COMPENSATED NWD ARENA DISTRICT FOR THE LEASE OF BUILDING AND STORAGE FACILITIES. 0 FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEMBER 2000000 DON BROWN, A BOARD MEMBER, WAS THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY ERIK JANAS, ALSO A BOARD MEMBER. FRANKLIN COUNTY WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 0 CITY OF COLUMBUS OHIO BOARD MEMBERS 9086929 MICHAEL REESE, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. DAN WILLIAMSON, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR FOR THE MAYOR OF COLUMBUS. KEN PAUL, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL. COLUMBUS WAS A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY MEMBERSHIP FEES TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. THEY HAVE A DATE BY WHICH THEY NEED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ARE RESOLVED. THE FORM 990 IS THEN POSTED ON THE BOARD EXTRANET (A WEB-BASED PORTAL THAT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS) FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. THE BOARD IS NOTIFIED THAT THE FORM 990 IS ON THE BOARD EXTRANET, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A DATE BY WHICH THEY NEED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A DURING 2013, A CONSULTANT WAS HIRED TO PERFORM A STUDY OF ALL LEVELS OF SALARIES. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH SURVEYS WITH OTHER SIMILARLY-SIZED CVB'S IN ADDITION TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MIDWEST. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY, SALARY RANGES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL JOB DESCRIPTIONS. THE CEO'S SALARY, IN PARTICULAR, WAS COMPARED TO OTHER CVB'S OF SIMILAR SIZE AS WELL AS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AN INDEPENDENT BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY AND APPROVED A NEW SALARY FOR THE CEO, WHICH WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS SET FORTH IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104(D). GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 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