WICHITA CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WICHITA CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU (EIN 48-0912280)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-24
IRS object ID: 202532979349301203
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-24T09:28:08+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1551 N Waterfront Pkwy Ste 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wichita	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	672066601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	480912280	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WICHITA CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WICH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3162652800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 S MAIN STE 115	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SUSAN SANTO	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-10-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Kevin Ensminger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01310558	PTIN
Phone	3162652811	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-24	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VISIT WICHITA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SUSAN SANTO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 S MAIN STE 115	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,324,950	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.VISITWICHITA.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO GROW THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM ECONOMY OF WICHITA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	29	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	76	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$37,500	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$139,836	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$142,891	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,923,047	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,128,141	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$42,108	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$45,878	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,964	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$8,040	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,116,955	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,324,950	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,032,544	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,102,214	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,168,118	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,503,635	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,200,662	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,605,849	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$83,707	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$280,899	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,405,683	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,974,595	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$926,302	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,743,369	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,479,381	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,231,226	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO GROW THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM ECONOMY OF WICHITA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	VISIT WICHITA HAS A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF WICHITA, KS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE CONVENTION AND TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, KS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	107	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	29	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STACY NELSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3162652800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	515 S MAIN SUITE 115	AddressLine1Txt
City	WICHITA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
AJ BOLESKI
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE RUFFIN-STEIN
DIRECTOR/CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE NOLLER
DIRECTOR/IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT RAGATZ
DIRECTOR/TREASURER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY NEWMAN
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN HUTTON
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS RUFFIN
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENISE SHERMAN
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY MILLER
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HALE
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ROLFE
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATIE GROVER
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAVONTA WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK MICHALSKI
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY BETH JARVIS
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT FOUTS
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONN MCMAHON
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT NEWLAND
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHELLY COLEMAN-MARTINS
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TYMBER LEE
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SANTO
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$304,181	$0	$54,069
Josh Howell
VP of Sports Development	40.0	0.0			$105,605	$0	$35,806	Yes (X)
STACY NELSON
SVP OF FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION	40.0	0.0			$130,984	$0	$33,872	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$540,770	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$123,747	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Datafy LLC
5974 Fashion Point Dr Ste 200	South Ogden	UT	84403	Analytics Dashboard & Digital Media Agency	$1,038,234
Teammedia Advertising LLC
2326 N Castle Rock Ct	Wichita	KS	67228	Television advertising	$845,660
Tarsus Connect LLC
15 Technology Pkwy S	Norcross	GA	30092	Tradeshow registration and promotion	$220,000	Ste 250
SMG
500 E Waterman	Wichita	KS	67202	Arena rental for events	$120,493

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$142,891	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$142,891	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT	900099	$3,700,369	$3,700,369
FEES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES	900099	$2,765,594	$2,765,594
LOCAL EVENT HOSTING	900099	$610,111	$610,111
ADVERTISING	541800	$52,067	$14,567	$37,500

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,128,141	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,878	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$45,878	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,040	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,040	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$8,040	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,324,950	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,090,641	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$37,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$53,918	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$358,250	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,387,680	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,145	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,129	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,010	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,800	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,285	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,182	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,349	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,228,088	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,011	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,662	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,868	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,167	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,744	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,200	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CONVENTION & EVENT SUPPORT	$805,995
LOCAL EVENT HOSTING	$576,976
RESEARCH	$121,600
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, & TICKE	$62,141

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,567	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,605,849	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$615,391	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,513,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,049,001	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$170,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$570,035	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,789	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,276	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$95,061	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$95,061	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,068,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,134,003	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,366,889	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,405,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,974,595	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$489,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$355,403	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,077	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,366,889	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$926,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,743,369	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,479,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,231,226	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,479,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,231,226	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,405,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,974,595	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$280,899	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$32,744	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (true)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$95,061	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$95,061	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ROU ASSETS	Desc
Book Value	$1,366,889	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,366,889	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
ROU ASSET LEASE LIABILITY	$1,366,889

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,366,889	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,423,551	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$32,744	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$65,857	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$98,601	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,324,950	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,324,950	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,671,706	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$65,857	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$65,857	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,605,849	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,605,849	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SUSAN SANTO
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$265,099	$0	$25,000	$0	$14,082	$0	$27,580	$0	$26,489	$0	$358,250	$0	$0	$0
STACY NELSON
SVP OF FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION	$119,084	$0	$10,000	$0	$1,900	$0	$12,848	$0	$21,024	$0	$164,856	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS - VISIT WICHITA PAYS FOR THE CEO AUTO INSURANCE AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES. THESE BENEFITS ARE GROSSED UP AND TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees	SOCIAL CLUB DUES - VISIT WICHITA PROVIDED SOCIAL CLUB DUES TO SUSAN SANTO AND INCLUDED THE DUES AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION ON HER W-2.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO	The executive committee of the board of directors reviews the CEO's compensation annually, and any pay increase must be reviewed and approved by the executive committee. They periodically use an independent compensation consultant. The independent compensation consultant was last engaged in 2022.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Teammedia Advertising LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	Terry Newman's spouse owns 50% of Teammedia Advertising, which buys TV ads for Visit Wichita.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$126,849	TransactionAmt
Transaction	Commission on Television Advertising	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee	THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ALL MATTERS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY UNTIL THE NEXT SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	THERE ARE TWO MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. 1) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP - ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, BUSINESS, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR ESTATE HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE PURPOSES OF THE BUREAU IS QUALIFIED TO APPLY FOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. 2) GOVERNING MEMBERSHIP - GOVERNING MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES THE FORM 990. A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PERFORMED BY THE SR VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE. A FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990 WITH ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM EACH YEAR. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED, ANY RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING THE WELFARE OF VISIT WICHITA AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ITS PURPOSE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	The executive committee of the board of directors reviews the CEO's compensation annually, and any pay increase must be reviewed and approved by the executive committee. They periodically use an independent compensation consultant. The independent compensation consultant was last engaged in 2022.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	- Total Revenue: 8040, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 8040;