CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION (EIN 36-4681868)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-08-13
IRS object ID: 201422259349302857
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-08-13T15:16:42-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	910189318	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOSS ADAMS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3121 W MARCH LN STE 100	AddressLine1
City	STOCKTON	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	952192303	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	364681868	EIN

Name Name

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CORP	NameControl
Phone	2025362060	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 EYE STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHRISTOPHER L THOMPSON	Name
Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	Title
Phone	2025362060	Phone
Date Signed	2014-08-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TRACY S PAGLIA	Name
PTIN	P00366884	PTIN
Phone	2099556100	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CHRISTOPHER L THOMPSON	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 EYE STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	137677623	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.THEBRANDUSA.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2010	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROMOTION OF THE U.S. AS A PREMIER TRAVEL DESTINATION & COMMUNICATING U.S. ENTRY/EXIT POLICIES & PROCEDURES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	32	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	11	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	83476609	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	135700563	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1993076	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1951162	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	280	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	756	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	12698	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	25142	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	85482663	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	137677623	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	4647879	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	4952451	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	43197045	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	80455097	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	47844924	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	85407548	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	37637739	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	52270075	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	119337237	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	188276897	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	81402609	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	95445279	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	37934628	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	92831618	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE 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.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Description	BRAND USA RAN CONSUMER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES IN 10 INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DURING FY13.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	BRAND 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.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	BRAND USA PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TRADE SHOWS AND EVENTS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	BRAND USA CONDUCTED "IN-MARKET" ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO ITS MISSION VIA LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE AGENCIES IN TEN 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).	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	0	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	1	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	1	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	36	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	32	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	1	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	0	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DONALD F RICHARDSON CFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2025362060	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1725 EYE STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20006	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	FormerFormer
GEORGE FERTITTA
DIRECTOR	4.00	X	0	0	0
CAROLINE BETETA
CHAIRMAN	4.00	X	0	0	0	X
DANIEL HALPERN
DIRECTOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
LYNDA ZENGERLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID LIM
VICE CHAIR	3.00	X	0	0	0	X
RANDY A GARFIELD
DIRECTOR	3.00	X	0	0	0
DIANE SHOBER
SECRETARY	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
MARK SCHWAB
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROY YAMAGUCHI
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
TOM KLEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ARNE SORENSON
TREASURER	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON
CEO & PRESIDENT	40.00		83776	0	1210	X
MARY ELLEN CURTO
VP, OPERATIONS (THRU 10/03/13)	40.00		39583	0	1170	X
DONALD RICHARDSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		0	0	0	X
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	40.00		220833	0	13271		X
CHRISTOPHER PERKINS
CHIEF MRKTNG OFFICER (THRU 09/28/12)	40.00		530769	0	14080		X
PAUL CERULA
VP, BUSINESS DEV. (THRU 02/08/13)	40.00		325000	0	16107			X
MICHAEL CARROLL
DIRECTOR,PARTNER DEV. (THRU 10/03/13)	40.00		205357	0	15370			X
JOEL SECUNDY
VP,STRATEGIC OUTREACH (THRU 09/28/12)	40.00		437500	0	11141			X
GAIL REISMAN
VP, ADVERTISING (THRU 09/28/12)	40.00		222116	0	12872			X
RICHARD SANTIAGO
DIR RES&GLBL INSIGHTS (THRU 10/22/12)	40.00		179538	0	5576			X
JAMES EVANS
CEO & PRESIDENT (THRU 06/22/12)	40.00		470319	0	8071				X
SHABU THOMAS
DIRECTOR, FINANCE (THRU 09/28/12)	40.00		160961	0	12325				X
BRYAN LEWIS
VP, OP&GEN COUNSEL (THRU 05/30/12)	40.00		153750	0	655				X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	3029502	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	111848	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	19	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	1	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation	Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/City	CountryAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/Country	Postal CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressForeign/PostalCode
JWT
PO BOX 8500-51590	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19178	MARKETING	1812605
MAILMAN GROUP
				WEBSITE SERVICES	1480474	LANE 210 TAIKANG RD	SHANGHAI	CH	200025
AVIAREPS MARKETING GARDEN LTD
				MARKETING	845330	1 QUEENS RD CENTRAL HONG KONG	SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO	JA	160-00008
BLACK DIAMOND FILMS LTD
				MARKETING	730596	REGINA HOUSE 124 FINCHLEY ROAD	LONDON	UK	NW35JS
BDO USA LLP
PO BOX 642743	PITTSBURGH	PA	15264	CONSULTING	660289

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	19	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	101225424	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	34475139	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	135700563	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PARTNER PUBLISHING REVENUE	900099	1270746	1270746
TRADE SHOW REVENUE	900099	308886	308886
MILES MEDIA REVENUE	900099	191425	191425
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	180014	180014
MUSIC DOWNLOAD INCOME	900099	91	91

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1951162	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	756	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$756	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	25142	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$25,142	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	25142	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	137677623	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1951162	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$25,898	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1049734	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3221094	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	468207	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	213416	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	863911	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	498781	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1168196	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	69190146	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1606921	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	103375	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	928226	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2572870	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3522671	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85407548	Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31908907	BOY
EOY	50920876	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100000	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	22442858	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	77597943	BOY
EOY	98570865	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	384149	BOY
EOY	10905042	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	500279	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	161776	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	268417	BOY
EOY	338503	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7624600	BOY
EOY	5023796	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1453221	BOY
EOY	74957	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	119337237	BOY
EOY	188276897	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21824874	BOY
EOY	16615473	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	59288449	BOY
EOY	78482446	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	289286	BOY
EOY	347360	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	81402609	BOY
EOY	95445279	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37934628	BOY
EOY	70388760	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	22442858	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37934628	BOY
EOY	92831618	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	119337237	BOY
EOY	188276897	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	52270075	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment	2626915	ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	119335	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	12788	Depreciation
Book Value	106547	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	57946	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	23868	Depreciation
Book Value	34078	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	322998	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	125120	Depreciation
Book Value	197878	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	338503	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DEFERRED RENT	Description
Amount	$347,360	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	347360	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	230716075	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	93038452	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	93038452	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	137677623	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	137677623	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	178446000	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	93038452	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	93038452	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	85407548	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	85407548	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	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. CTP FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. GENERALLY, CTP IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL (OR STATE AND LOCAL) INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES BEGINNING IN 2010, WHICH IS THE YEAR OF CTP'S INCEPTION.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	2	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADVERTISING, TRAVEL TRADE	7600848
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	4	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADVERTISING, TRAVEL TRADE	8060000
NORTH AMERICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADVERTISING, TRAVEL TRADE	5455000
SOUTH ASIA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADVERTISING, TRAVEL TRADE	292000
RUSSIA & THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	ADVERTISING, TRAVEL TRADE	1434500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	0	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	8	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices	0	ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees	0	ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	8	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	22842348	SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent	0	ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	22842348	TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	0	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	1	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F)	ReturnReference
Explanation	AS 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.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	1	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
ANNE MADISON
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	220833	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13271	0	234104	0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER PERKINS
CHIEF MRKTNG OFFICER (THRU 09/28/12)	330769	0	0	0	200000	0	2000	0	12080	0	544849	0	0	0
PAUL CERULA
VP, BUSINESS DEV. (THRU 02/08/13)	325000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16107	0	341107	0	0	0
MICHAEL CARROLL
DIRECTOR,PARTNER DEV. (THRU 10/03/13	195513	0	0	0	9844	0	0	0	15370	0	220727	0	0	0
JOEL SECUNDY
VP,STRATEGIC OUTREACH (THRU 09/28/12	287500	0	0	0	150000	0	0	0	11141	0	448641	0	0	0
GAIL REISMAN
VP, ADVERTISING (THRU 09/28/12)	173654	0	0	0	48462	0	1050	0	11822	0	234988	0	0	0
RICHARD SANTIAGO
DIR RES&GLBL INSIGHTS (THRU 10/22/12	164538	0	0	0	15000	0	0	0	5576	0	185114	0	0	0
JAMES EVANS
CEO & PRESIDENT (THRU 06/22/12)	226154	0	0	0	244165	0	0	0	8071	0	478390	0	0	0
SHABU THOMAS
DIRECTOR, FINANCE (THRU 09/28/12)	125192	0	0	0	35769	0	775	0	11550	0	173286	0	0	0
BRYAN LEWIS
VP, OP&GEN COUNSEL (THRU 05/30/12)	85417	0	0	0	68333	0	0	0	655	0	154405	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PART I, LINE 1A	CEO WAS PERMITTED TO TRAVEL IN 1ST CLASS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE TRAVEL WAS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND WAS NOT REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE CEO RECEIVED LIMITED HOUSING ALLOWANCE ACCORDING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION ON THE W-2.
PART I, LINE 4A	SEVERANCE WAS PAID TO EIGHT INDIVIDUALS AS PART OF THEIR SIGNING A SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE. THESE PAYMENTS WERE REPORTED AS TAXABLE INCOME ON THEIR W-2 AND ARE (OR WILL FOR THE NEXT YEAR BE) REFLECTED IN THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VIII OF FORM 990. THE AGREEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS. DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE IRS UPON REQUEST.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE 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 12C	CORPORATION FOR TRAVEL PROMOTION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. MANAGEMENT MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY REGULARLY. IF A PERSON HAS A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION, SUCH PERSON IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENCES OF CONFLICT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE 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. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS LAST DONE AUGUST 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.