2014-08-13T09:14:11-05:00 2013-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1715 NORTH WESTSHORE BLVD STE 950 TAMPA FL 33607 990 2012-10-01 592529118 TAMPA BAY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC TAMP 8008268358 401 E JACKSON STREET NO 2100 TAMPA FL 33602 GREGORY K ORCHARD 8008268358 2014-08-06 1 CLINTON FREEMAN P00451572 8133842700 2014-07-30 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z VISIT TAMPA BAY SANTIAGO CORRADA 401 E JACKSON STREET NO 2100 TAMPA FL 33602 10463750 0 X WWW.VISITTAMPABAY.COM X 1985 FL TO CREATE VIBRANT GROWTH FOR THE TAMPA BAY AREA BY PROMOTING, DEVELOPING, AND EXPANDING A UNITED VISITOR INDUSTRY 42 42 106 100 0 0 9674421 8510297 1865236 1619013 0 0 141955 102328 11681612 10231638 300000 0 0 0 4633767 4388220 0 0 0 6446025 5248070 11379792 9636290 301820 595348 3063313 3961404 1570021 1872764 1493292 2088640 X TO CREATE VIBRANT GROWTH FOR THE TAMPA BAY AREA BY PROMOTING, DEVELOPING, AND EXPANDING A UNITED VISITOR INDUSTRY. 0 0 AS THE OFFICIAL MARKETING ORGANIZATION FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, VISIT TAMPA BAY'S MISSION IS TO "CREATE VIBRANT GROWTH FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY PROMOTING, DEVELOPING, AND EXPANDING A UNITED VISITOR INDUSTRY." WITH A FISCAL YEAR 2012-13 BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $10.5 MILLION, VISIT TAMPA BAY IMPLEMENTED STRATEGIC SALES, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITYS ECONOMY, BUSINESS CLIMATE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.IN ITS ROLE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, VISIT TAMPA BAY SUPPORTS THE LOCAL HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THE AREAS TOP INDUSTRY. IN 2013, THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTY: WELCOMED 13.9 MILLION VISITORS GENERATED $4.4 BILLION IN VISITOR SPENDING EMPLOYED OVER 65,000 RESIDENTS SUPPORTED OVER $2.6 BILLION IN WAGESTHE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY DIRECTLY REACHES LOCAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, ATTRACTIONS, MUSEUMS, SHOPPING CENTERS, AIRPORTS, CRUISE LINES, TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, ETC. IN ADDITION, TOURISM ALSO INDIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE DRY CLEANERS, DOCTOR'S OFFICES, AND GROCERY STORES BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR RESIDENTS, WHICH IN TURN, HELPS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG AND VIBRANT LOCAL ECONOMY, AND BY BRINGING CONSUMERS INTO THE MARKET WHO MAY NEED ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES DURING THEIR STAY. IN FY 2013, VISIT TAMPA BAY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOOKING MORE THAN 659,070 ROOM NIGHTS IN AREA HOTELS AS A RESULT OF MEETINGS AND LEISURE GROUP SALES. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THESE GROUPS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN $240 MILLION. OVER 720 BOOKINGS WERE SECURED FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND NEARLY 450 CLIENTS AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA THROUGH SITE VISITS AND FAMILIARIZATION TOURS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY ATTENDED 83 TRADE SHOWS, CONDUCTED 37 INDIVIDUAL SALES TRIPS, HOSTED 259 SITE INSPECTIONS, AND PRODUCED 40 OUT-OF-MARKET PROMOTIONS AND CLIENT EVENTS IN KEY MARKETS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE SERVICES DIVISION, IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MEETING PLANNER CLIENTS, PRODUCED OVER 4,515 MEMBER REFERRALS AND BUSINESS LEADS AND SUPPORTED 17 PRE-PROMOTE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITH A FOCUS ON GENERATING EXPOSURE FOR TAMPA BAY, THE COMPANY IMPLEMENTED A $1.2 MILLION ADVERTISING PLAN IN CONSUMER AND MEETINGS MEDIA, AS WELL AS ON TRAVEL-RELATED INTERNET SITES. MORE THAN 821 UNPAID NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PLACEMENTS WERE GARNERED, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER $3.8 MILLION IN ADVERTISING EQUIVALENCY. IN KEY OUT-OF-AREA MARKETS, PROMOTIONS GENERATED $4.7 MILLION IN MEDIA VALUE THROUGH RADIO, TV, MAGAZINE, NEWSPRINT AND ONLINE PROMOTIONS. AND MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION CONSUMERS SOUGHT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TAMPA BAY AREA THROUGH VISIT TAMPA BAY'S WEBSITE. THE OFFICIAL TAMPA BAY VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS, OPERATED BY VISIT TAMPA BAY, ASSISTED OVER 31,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH AREA RECOMMENDATIONS AND INFORMATION. AS A PARTNER-BASED ORGANIZATION, VISIT TAMPA BAY SERVED OVER 760 AREA BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING SALES AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT 2013-14. MEMBERS RECEIVE MANY BENEFITS FROM VISIT TAMPA BAY, INCLUDING ACCESS TO SALES LEADS, CLIENT REFERRALS FOR BUSINESS, LISTINGS IN OFFICIAL TAMPA BAY PUBLICATIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SALES CALLS, TRADESHOWS, SALES MISSIONS, PROMOTIONS, CLIENT AND MEDIA FAMILIARIZATION TOURS, AND OTHER COOPERATIVE SALES AND MARKETING INITIATIVES. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 42 42 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 FL X GREG ORCHARD 8133424082 401 E JACKSON STREET SUITE 2100 TAMPA FL 33602 RON ALICANDRO 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN ANTHONY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF ANTONACCIO 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAM AVERY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM BARTHOLOMAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CABALLERO 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CANTON 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON CIGANEK 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB CLARK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE COLLIER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DEAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN FORD 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTURO FUENTE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL GARCIA 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL GIESEKING 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD GONZMART 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN HAGAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE HARDEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MISHA HART 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HOUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM ISEMANN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK JONES 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL JOSEPH 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KEENAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOD LEIWEKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH LISI 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN LUCAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 TROY MANTHEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAY MATHEWS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY THOMAS MATHIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MCDONAUGH 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK NAFE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE NARZISSENFELD 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB PASSWATERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOU PLASENCIA 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG PUGH 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES RANSOM 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG RIEHLE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SCOTT 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOM STORK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE VARNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANTIAGO CORRADA 40.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY K ORCHARD 40.00 X 143989 0 13199 KELLY M MILLER 40.00 X 243593 0 4500 ROBER F HIGGINS 40.00 X 137951 0 13384 STEPHEN R HAYES 40.00 X 127259 0 12932 ALEX M KAPTZAN 40.00 X 124295 0 13473 JOLYNN M LOKEY 40.00 X 118052 0 12026 KEITH BUKOVAN 40.00 X 100419 0 9102 WILLIAM PAUL CATOE 40.00 X 296939 0 14850 1292497 0 93466 8 1 1 0 SPARK BRANDING 2309 W PLATT STREET TAMPA FL 33609 BRAND DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING AND ADVERTI 307539 BARKLEY REI PO BOX 876270 KANSAS CITY MO 64187 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND EMAIL M 249496 SIMPLEVIEW 7458 N LACHOLLA BLVD SUITE 100 TUCSON AZ 85741 WEBSITE AND CRM HOSTING AND DEVELOPMENT 118690 BONN MARKETING RESEARCH GROUP 3758 PINEY GROVE DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 32311 EVENT RESEARCH 118000 4 8510297 8510297 MANAGEMENT FEE INCOME 561000 605106 605106 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 549749 549749 PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 900099 341559 341559 REGISTRATION AND HOUSING 900099 122599 122599 1619013 211601 170783 40818 40818 122839 61329 61510 61510 10231638 1680523 0 40818 404395 249406 2917176 119902 408098 289243 372431 2335873 466496 218103 591190 104046 136632 TRADESHOW EXPENSE 513813 SITE VISIT 265505 LOCAL AND COMMUNITY 161172 FULFILLMENT 82809 9636290 980288 2637302 1727551 804568 51800 48279 30617 68012 1193327 798694 264582 394633 8475 8610 3063313 3961404 1260169 1534630 309852 338134 1570021 1872764 X 1493292 2088640 1493292 2088640 3063313 3961404 595348 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 241719 56013 185706 755072 657405 97667 196536 85276 111260 394633 X 10965038 501288 232112 733400 10231638 0 10231638 10369690 501288 232112 733400 9636290 0 9636290 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE BUREAU IS INCORPORATED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE BUREAU IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH INCLUDES INCOME FROM RETAIL OPERATIONS. THE BUREAU HAS INCOME TAX MATTERS THAT MAY ARISE FROM ONGOING OPERATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND MANAGEMENT WOULD MAKE ACCRUALS FOR THOSE MATTERS WHERE APPROPRIATE. THE BUREAU HAS ADOPTED THE STANDARD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE BUREAU'S 2009 THROUGH 2013 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS). THE BUREAU FILES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 170,783. COST OF SALES 61,329. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF SALES 61,329. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 170,783. SOUTH AMERICA 2 2 PROGRAM SERVICES PROMOTING TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AS A CONVENTION AND TOURIST DESTINATION 57189 EUROPE 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROMOTING TAMPA/HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AS A CONVENTION AND TOURIST DESTINATION. 51328 3 3 0 0 3 3 108517 0 108517 0 0 0 0 0 0 METHOD USED TO ACCCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK LUNCH 73065 73065 679 28375 21498 375 1536 ANNUAL LUNCHEON 62710 62710 31500 10000 43 3 75826 75826 13300 195 63282 211601 211601 679 41675 53193 10375 64861 170783 40818 X X X X 0 0 0 GREGORY K ORCHARD 120672 0 23317 0 0 0 7199 0 6000 0 157188 0 0 0 KELLY M MILLER 168449 0 75144 0 0 0 0 0 4500 0 248093 0 0 0 ROBER F HIGGINS 115241 0 22710 0 0 0 7384 0 6000 0 151335 0 0 0 WILLIAM PAUL CATOE 270339 0 26600 0 0 0 14850 0 0 0 311789 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF 14 CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND TREASURER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED AND AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORIZATIONS POSSESSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT DURING TIMES WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS IN SESSION. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP - ACTIVE AND HONORARY MEMBERS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE RIGHTS OF THESE TWO MEMBERSHIP LEVELS IS THAT ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHILE HONORARY MEMBERS ARE NOT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL CONTAINS A SECTION ON BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT THAT APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THIS POLICY CONTAINS A PROHIBITION AGAINST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE YEAR END AUDIT PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRES AN AFFIRMATIVEE RESPONSE FROM BOARD MEMBERS. ANY TRANSACTION WITH AN EMPLOYEE OR BOARD MEMBER WOULD BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ACTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING DIRECT PAY AND BENEFITS. THE COMPENSATION PLAN INCLUDES BENCHMARK COMPARISONS OF PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EACH POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION TO INDUSTRY AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.