SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 91-1644435)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-06
IRS object ID
201432189349300988
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-08-06T16:51:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN911194016PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700AddressLine1
CityBELLEVUECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98004ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911644435EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSEATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2064615800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 PIKE ST NO 800AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS NORWALKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2064615855PhoneNum
Signature2014-07-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSARA ELIZABETH J HYREPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235495PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2014-07-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISIT SEATTLEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS NORWALKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 PIKE ST NO 800AddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,301,303GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.VISITSEATTLE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MARKET THIS REGION AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER; TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CONVENTION GROUPS, TOUR GROUPS, AND TOURISTS; TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE TRAVEL TO THE REGION FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PUBLISH MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE THE REGION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body28VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee80TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$33,700TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$2,000NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,177,983PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$17,247,971CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$617PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$25,988CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$129,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$53,000CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,307,600PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,274,983CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,347PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,297CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,582,501PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,091,888CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,735,239PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,464,153CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,326,087PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,561,338CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$18,487PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$713,645CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,156,033TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,356,927TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,657,623TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,144,872TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,498,410NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,212,055NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ("VISIT SEATTLE") COMPETITIVELY MARKETS THIS REGION AS A DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, TOUR GROUPS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER; PROVIDES SERVICES TO CONVENTION GROUPS, TOUR GROUPS, AND TOURISTS; DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE TRAVEL TO THE REGION FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND PUBLISHES MATERIALS THAT PROMOTE THE REGION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES PROMOTE THE CITY AND COUNTY AS THE BEST DESTINATION FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. ITS GOAL IS TO ATTRACT THESE EVENTS TO THE WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION & TRADE CENTER, SEATTLE CENTER, STADIUM EXHIBITION CENTER AND OTHER MEETING PLACES AND HOTELS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES CONVENTION HOUSING WHICH PROVIDES CENTRALIZED RESERVATION SERVICES FOR GROUP MEETINGS AND THE MARKETING EFFORTS FOR THE ABOVE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHE TOURISM PROGRAM DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A BROAD RANGE OF MARKETING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE, FAMILY AND GROUP TRAVEL TO SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON STATE AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS WHICH ANSWER VISITOR QUERIES ABOUT THIS REGION BY PROVIDING OVER THE PHONE ANSWERS, PRINTED MATERIALS AND DROP-BY VISITOR CENTERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES ATTRACTS AND RETAINS PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTICIPATION BY GIVING MEMBERS INFORMATIONAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE PLANNED MEETINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO CONVENTIONS AND VISITORS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee80EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members28GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member28IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRIS CROMWELLBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2064615821PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 PIKE STAddressLine1
CitySEATTLECity
StateWAState
ZIP Code98101ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
STEVE VISSOTZKY
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRELL BRYAN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZAHOOR AHMED
FINANCE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHAD MACKAY
PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BARBIERI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK FINNERAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT MURPHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG SCHAFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT VAN DER PEET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN BECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF BLOSSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ILSE HARLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOGI HUTSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE KILBURN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE KUNDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG LILL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRET MATTESON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA MURRAY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN PAULSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATI QUIGLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON SEVART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON SHERON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM WAITHE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL WEISE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM NORWALK
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$324,879$0$15,240
GERALDINE LANE
VICE PRESIDENT THRU 04/1340.00Yes (X)$198,487$0$5,024
MARCO BLOEMENDAAL
VICE PRESIDENT FROM 05/1340.00Yes (X)$189,928$0$25,016
KRIS CROMWELL
TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$147,501$0$12,649
LORI MAGARO
SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$60,090$0$2,958
JANET CHRISTOPHER
VP TOURISM40.00$150,651$0$12,552Yes (X)
RALPH MORTON
DIR OF SPORTS40.00$151,200$0$30,557Yes (X)
ANNE DALY
DIR OF SALES40.00$112,638$0$10,002Yes (X)
ALI DANIELS
VP MARKETING40.00$112,209$0$12,081Yes (X)
ALISON LAFOLLETTE
DIR OF SALES40.00$113,144$0$1,985Yes (X)
CHRIS MUELLER
DIR OF SALES40.00$140,585$0$29,945Yes (X)
ROXANNE TOWNSEND
DIR OF SALES40.00$112,038$0$11,931Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,813,350TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$169,940TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K16IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
COPACINO FUJIKATO
1425 4TH AVENUE 700SEATTLEWA98101MARKETING$3,588,170
BRAND USA
1725 EYE STREET NW 800WASHINGTONDC20006INTERNATIONAL SERVICES$980,000
NCAA
PO BOX 6222INDIANAPOLISIN46206ADVERTISING$382,536
CITY OF SEATTLE ATHLETICS OFFICE
5201 GREEN LAKE WAY NSEATTLEWA98103ADVERTISING$247,043
CONNECT WORLDWIDE
8999 E SHEA BLVDSCOTTSDALEAZ85260INTERNATIONAL MARKETING$171,870
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS561500$13,598,564$13,598,564
MARKETING PROGRAMS900099$2,446,664$2,446,664
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$950,664$950,664
EVENTS AND OTHER561500$90,829$60,129$30,700

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$161,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$161,250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,247,971TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$332TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$332ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$50,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$50,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,000RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,000RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$26,320OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$26,320OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$26,320TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$26,320ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,274,983TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,267,271RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$33,700UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$25,988ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,297TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,326,732TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,746,935TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,775TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$580,266TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$398,180TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,886TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,123TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,000TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,900,861TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$409,509TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,432TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$501,692TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,720TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,619TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
EMPL HIRING & RELATIONS$100,646
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$32,122
UNRLTD BUSINESS INC TAX$3,495

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,561,338TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,135,527BOYAmt
EOY$2,367,853EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$967,334BOYAmt
EOY$967,666EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$549,416BOYAmt
EOY$1,517,738EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,121BOYAmt
EOY$225,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,318,513LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,040,620LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$317,635BOYAmt
EOY$277,893EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,156,033BOYAmt
EOY$5,356,927EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$707,226BOYAmt
EOY$1,240,820EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$625,351BOYAmt
EOY$573,472EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,046BOYAmt
EOY$330,580EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,657,623BOYAmt
EOY$2,144,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,498,410BOYAmt
EOY$3,212,055EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,498,410BOYAmt
EOY$3,212,055EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,156,033BOYAmt
EOY$5,356,927EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$713,645ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$2,024PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$2,024Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$2,024TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$950,664DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$55,792NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$2,343NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$53,449NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$60,843AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$7,394TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,664OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,628DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,036BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$973,887OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$768,628DepreciationAmt
Book Value$205,259BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$334,962OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$264,364DepreciationAmt
Book Value$70,598BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$277,893TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT LIABILITYDesc
Amt$330,580Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$330,580TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,269,181TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$32,122OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$32,122RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,301,303RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$26,320OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$26,320RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,274,983TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,555,536TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$26,320OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$26,320ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,529,216ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$32,122OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$32,122ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,561,338TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT EXPENSE -32,122.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -26,320.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 26,320.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBT EXPENSE 32,122.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC03PROGRAM SERVICEMARKETING FOR TOURISM$260,695
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) -02PROGRAM SERVICEMARKETING FOR TOURISM$302,242
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICEMARKETING FOR TOURISM$617
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees5SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$563,554SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$563,554TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING 2013, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT MAKE ANY GRANTS TO ONE ORGANIZATION THAT EXCEEDED $5,000. THEREFORE, NO DETAIL IS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE I, PART II.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TOM NORWALK
PRESIDENT$260,796$0$52,500$0$11,583$0$5,238$0$10,002$0$340,119$0$0$0
GERALDINE LANE
VICE PRESIDENT THRU 04/13$63,683$0$55,532$0$79,272$0$1,274$0$3,750$0$203,511$0$0$0
MARCO BLOEMENDAAL
VICE PRESIDENT FROM 05/13$163,200$0$10,728$0$16,000$0$3,264$0$21,752$0$214,944$0$0$0
KRIS CROMWELL
TREASURER$132,376$0$15,125$0$0$0$2,647$0$10,002$0$160,150$0$0$0
JANET CHRISTOPHER
VP TOURISM$125,651$0$25,000$0$0$0$2,550$0$10,002$0$163,203$0$0$0
RALPH MORTON
DIR OF SPORTS$137,700$0$13,500$0$0$0$2,754$0$27,803$0$181,757$0$0$0
CHRIS MUELLER
DIR OF SALES$105,663$0$34,922$0$0$0$2,143$0$27,802$0$170,530$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AWAC MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT - TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
PART I, LINE 4AGERALDINE LANE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $78,138 DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2013.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSIAN BARBIERIPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBER RELATIVERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$36,741TransactionAmt
TransactionEMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATIONTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE I, LINE 6VOLUNTEERS WORK AT THE VISITORS' CENTER AS A CONCIERGE, WORK AT SPORTING EVENTS TO RUN BOOTHS AND SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FRANK FINNERAN AND JEFF BLOSSER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FRANK FINNERAN, YOGI HUTSEN, AND JEFFREY WRIGHT HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JEFFREY WRIGHT, MATT VAN DER PEET, AND CARLA MURRAY HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. JEFFREY WRIGHT AND RON SEVART HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. ZAHOOR AHMED AND STEVE VISSOTZKY HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. CRAIG SCHAFER AND TOM DOUGLAS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. KATI QUIGLEY AND JEFF BLOSSER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. LESLIE KUNDE AND JEFF BLOSSER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CHAIR AND FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE COMPLETED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR EXISTING MEMBERS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY ARE ELECTED. THEY ARE REVIEWED UPON RECEIPT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO ALERT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD THERE BE ANY MID-YEAR CONFLICTS THAT ARISE. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND, SAID BOARD MEMBER WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON THE MATTER. DISCLOSURES INVOLVING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE SHALL BE MADE TO ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. ALL OTHER DISCLOSURES ARE MADE TO THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT SHALL DISCLOSE HIS OR HER CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD. PERSONS COVERED BY THIS POLICY ARE DEFINED AS ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THAT HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, EXCLUDING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS MARKET INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DMAI (DESTINATION MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL), OBTAINS INFORMATION FROM OTHER SIMILAR SIZED CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS AND REVIEWS THE QUALIFICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CEO TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AND SUBSTANTIATION OF THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONS AND FINAL DECISIONS. THE PRESIDENT'S LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY OF 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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