2014-08-06T16:51:48-05:00 2013-12-31 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2013-01-01 911644435 SEATTLE-KING COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU SEAT 2064615800 701 PIKE ST NO 800 SEATTLE WA 98101 THOMAS NORWALK PRESIDENT & CEO 2064615855 2014-07-28 1 SARA ELIZABETH J HYRE P00235495 4254544919 2014-07-28 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z VISIT SEATTLE THOMAS NORWALK 701 PIKE ST NO 800 SEATTLE WA 98101 17301303 0 X WWW.VISITSEATTLE.ORG X 1994 WA TO 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. 28 28 80 50 33700 2000 0 0 16177983 17247971 617 -25988 129000 53000 16307600 17274983 8347 5297 0 0 5582501 6091888 0 0 0 10735239 10464153 16326087 16561338 -18487 713645 4156033 5356927 1657623 2144872 2498410 3212055 X SEATTLE-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. 0 0 CONVENTION 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. THE 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. MEMBERSHIP 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. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 80 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X KRIS CROMWELL 2064615821 701 PIKE ST SEATTLE WA 98101 STEVE VISSOTZKY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRELL BRYAN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ZAHOOR AHMED FINANCE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD MACKAY PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BARBIERI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK FINNERAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG SCHAFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT VAN DER PEET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN BECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF BLOSSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM DOUGLAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILSE HARLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOGI HUTSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE KILBURN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE KUNDE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG LILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRET MATTESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN PAULSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATI QUIGLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON SEVART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON SHERON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM WAITHE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WEISE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM NORWALK PRESIDENT 40.00 X 324879 0 15240 GERALDINE LANE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 04/13 40.00 X 198487 0 5024 MARCO BLOEMENDAAL VICE PRESIDENT FROM 05/13 40.00 X 189928 0 25016 KRIS CROMWELL TREASURER 40.00 X 147501 0 12649 LORI MAGARO SECRETARY 40.00 X 60090 0 2958 JANET CHRISTOPHER VP TOURISM 40.00 X 150651 0 12552 RALPH MORTON DIR OF SPORTS 40.00 X 151200 0 30557 ANNE DALY DIR OF SALES 40.00 X 112638 0 10002 ALI DANIELS VP MARKETING 40.00 X 112209 0 12081 ALISON LAFOLLETTE DIR OF SALES 40.00 X 113144 0 1985 CHRIS MUELLER DIR OF SALES 40.00 X 140585 0 29945 ROXANNE TOWNSEND DIR OF SALES 40.00 X 112038 0 11931 1813350 0 169940 16 0 1 0 COPACINO FUJIKATO 1425 4TH AVENUE 700 SEATTLE WA 98101 MARKETING 3588170 BRAND USA 1725 EYE STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 980000 NCAA PO BOX 6222 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46206 ADVERTISING 382536 CITY OF SEATTLE ATHLETICS OFFICE 5201 GREEN LAKE WAY N SEATTLE WA 98103 ADVERTISING 247043 CONNECT WORLDWIDE 8999 E SHEA BLVD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 171870 7 PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS 561500 13598564 13598564 MARKETING PROGRAMS 900099 2446664 2446664 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 950664 950664 EVENTS AND OTHER 561500 90829 60129 30700 161250 161250 17247971 332 332 50000 50000 3000 0 3000 3000 3000 26320 -26320 -26320 -26320 17274983 17267271 33700 -25988 5297 1326732 3746935 39775 580266 398180 24886 33123 54000 8900861 409509 125432 501692 128720 149619 EMPL HIRING & RELATIONS 100646 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 32122 UNRLTD BUSINESS INC TAX 3495 48 16561338 2135527 2367853 967334 967666 549416 1517738 186121 225777 1318513 1040620 317635 277893 4156033 5356927 707226 1240820 625351 573472 325046 330580 1657623 2144872 X 2498410 3212055 2498410 3212055 4156033 5356927 713645 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 2024 2024 2024 1 0 0 0 950664 55792 -2343 53449 60843 -7394 PART I-A, LINE 1: CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATIONS. 9664 7628 2036 973887 768628 205259 334962 264364 70598 277893 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 330580 330580 17269181 -32122 -32122 17301303 -26320 -26320 17274983 16555536 26320 26320 16529216 32122 32122 16561338 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. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICE MARKETING FOR TOURISM 260695 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICE MARKETING FOR TOURISM 302242 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE MARKETING FOR TOURISM 617 0 5 0 0 0 5 563554 0 563554 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE I, PART II DURING 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. X 1 1 X X X X 1 0 0 TOM NORWALK PRESIDENT 260796 0 52500 0 11583 0 5238 0 10002 0 340119 0 0 0 GERALDINE LANE VICE PRESIDENT THRU 04/13 63683 0 55532 0 79272 0 1274 0 3750 0 203511 0 0 0 MARCO BLOEMENDAAL VICE PRESIDENT FROM 05/13 163200 0 10728 0 16000 0 3264 0 21752 0 214944 0 0 0 KRIS CROMWELL TREASURER 132376 0 15125 0 0 0 2647 0 10002 0 160150 0 0 0 JANET CHRISTOPHER VP TOURISM 125651 0 25000 0 0 0 2550 0 10002 0 163203 0 0 0 RALPH MORTON DIR OF SPORTS 137700 0 13500 0 0 0 2754 0 27803 0 181757 0 0 0 CHRIS MUELLER DIR OF SALES 105663 0 34922 0 0 0 2143 0 27802 0 170530 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A WAC MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT - TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL. PART I, LINE 4A GERALDINE LANE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $78,138 DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2013. SIAN BARBIERI BOARD MEMBER RELATIVE 36741 EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION 0 FORM 990, PAGE I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS 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 2 FRANK 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 11 THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CHAIR AND FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT 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 15 THE 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.