WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION (EIN 52-1070609)
Tax period: 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed: 2015-08-14
IRS object ID: 201512269349300136
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-08-14T10:20:03-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521855942	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TATE AND TRYON	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521070609	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2027897001	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW NO 400	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200013719	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN KIM	PersonNm
Person Title	VP, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2027897001	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FREDERICK LONGWOOD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00439715	PTIN
Phone	2022932200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DESTINATION DC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELLIOTT FERGUSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW NO 400	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200013719	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$17,651,180	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WASHINGTON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE 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 Body	28	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	28	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	215	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	28	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$220,208	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,027,841	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$14,040,506	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,351,503	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,428,623	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$45,629	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$181,980	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$71	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$17,424,973	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$17,651,180	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,775,967	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,937,944	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,722,712	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,390,181	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$17,498,679	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$17,328,125	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$73,706	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$323,055	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,941,243	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,221,674	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,013,561	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,295,033	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,927,682	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,926,641	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO 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 Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MARKETING & 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TOURISM - SALES STAFF AND ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE AND SERVICE GROUP TOURS, PACKAGED TRAVEL AND STUDENT TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTION 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REGISTRATION - PROVIDES EXPERIENCED, BONDED REGISTRATION PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN WASHINGTON, DC.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	22	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	215	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	28	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	28	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2027897013	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200013719	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MEG CAULK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TARA JONES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN THOMAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREGORY CASTEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID TOUHEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS PENNY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG O'DELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SOLOMON KEENE JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK JENNINGS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL NADEAU
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON LOCKWOOD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE COWAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN MARKS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE DICKENS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN SHULMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DREW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL AIKIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NIZAM ALI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBBIE BEHNKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHY HOLLINGER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN NORTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD SPIGLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN NORTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB SWEENEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR JOHN ROSS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH POLLIT PAISNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG CASTEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT	37.50		$415,780	$0	$69,150	Yes (X)
JOHN KIM
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIO	37.50		$180,550	$0	$32,254	Yes (X)
RONNIE BURT
VP OF CONVENTION SALES & S	37.50		$249,326	$0	$27,980		Yes (X)
BRUCE GUDENBERG
VP PARTNERSHIPS	37.50		$209,386	$0	$36,437		Yes (X)
MELISSA RILEY
DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION SAL	37.50		$140,509	$0	$19,260			Yes (X)
THERESA BELPULSI
VP OF TOURISM	37.50		$124,076	$0	$10,989			Yes (X)
TIFFANY ROSE
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT	37.50		$113,007	$0	$24,781			Yes (X)
CAROLINE GARDNER
SENIOR NATIONAL SALES MANA	37.50		$119,713	$0	$19,597			Yes (X)
DIANNA WALDROUP
DIRECTOR OF SERVICES	37.50		$115,452	$0	$20,968			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,667,799	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$261,416	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	12	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$14,040,506	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$14,040,506	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,007,693	$2,007,693
CONSUMER PROMOTIONS	541800	$893,563	$708,563	$185,000
REGISTRATIONS	900099	$412,159	$412,159
PUBLICATION SALES	541800	$71,529	$36,321	$35,208
CONVENTION SERVICES	900099	$43,679	$43,679

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,428,623	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$88,103	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$88,103	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$93,877	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$93,877	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$93,877	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$93,877	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$71	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$71	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$71	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,651,180	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,208,415	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$220,208	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$182,051	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$697,734	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,143,604	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,437	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$422,903	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$416,266	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,243	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,481	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,607	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,371,723	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$168,806	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$737,818	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$417,130	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$649,379	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$667	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,256	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,216	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PUBLIC RELATIONS	$1,667,735
OTHER ADMIN	$844,720
FULFILLMENT EXPENSES	$235,214
POSTAGE AND SHIPPING	$226,742

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$781,444	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,328,125	TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,275,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,332,379	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,129,274	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,196,306	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$202,894	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,801	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,061,397	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,679,638	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$460,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$381,759	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,028,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,185,696	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$844,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$876,733	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,941,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,221,674	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$914,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$953,500	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$473,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$600,278	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,625,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,741,255	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,013,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,295,033	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,927,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,926,641	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,927,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,926,641	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,941,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,221,674	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$323,055	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$324,096	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,046,905	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$989,155	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,750	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,014,492	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$690,483	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$324,009	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$381,759	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS	Desc
Book Value	$876,733	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$876,733	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITIES	$876,733
DEFERRED RENT	$345,313
PENSION LIABILITY	$1,519,209

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,741,255	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,347,921	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$20,837	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$324,096	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$303,259	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$17,651,180	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$17,651,180	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,348,962	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$20,837	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$20,837	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$17,328,125	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$17,328,125	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT THE REALIZATION OF AN UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT (I.E., GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING A BENEFIT) BEFORE IT CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, THIS STANDARD PRESCRIBES THE BENEFIT TO BE RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS THE AMOUNT MOST LIKELY TO BE REALIZED ASSUMING A REVIEW BY TAX AUTHORITIES HAVING ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION AND APPLYING CURRENT CONVENTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS BEGINNING BEFORE 2010.

PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

PENSION RELATED CHANGES -324,096.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT	$307,600	$0	$100,170	$0	$8,010	$0	$60,500	$0	$8,650	$0	$484,930	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIM
VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIO	$155,663	$0	$24,343	$0	$544	$0	$17,500	$0	$14,754	$0	$212,804	$0	$0	$0
RONNIE BURT
VP OF CONVENTION SALES & S	$198,233	$0	$44,405	$0	$6,688	$0	$12,585	$0	$15,395	$0	$277,306	$0	$0	$0
BRUCE GUDENBERG
VP PARTNERSHIPS	$131,827	$0	$77,219	$0	$340	$0	$17,500	$0	$18,937	$0	$245,823	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA RILEY
DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION SAL	$121,205	$0	$18,849	$0	$455	$0	$11,745	$0	$7,515	$0	$159,769	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WCTC 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 ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ANY 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 11	THE 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 12C	A 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 15A	THE 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 19	THE 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 -324,096.
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 4TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300019421	EIN
Primary Activities	IDENTIFY PROGRAMS PLANNED IN THE DISTRICT.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	509(A)(3) TYPE I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd