GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC (EIN 58-1920686)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-15
IRS object ID
201233209349301758
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-11-15T08:54:52-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN580673524EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOORE STEPHENS TILLER LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11960 SATELLITE BOULEVARD SUITE 3600AddressLine1
CityDULUTHCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30097ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN581920686EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlGWINNameControl
Phone7706233600Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityDULUTHCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30097ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePRESTON WILLIAMSName
TitleCEOTitle
Phone7706233600Phone
Date Signed2012-11-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameGREGORY W HAYESName
PTINP00054246PTIN
Phone7709958800Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonPRESTON WILLIAMS CEONameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityDULUTHCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30097ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts13214543GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.GCVB.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1995YearFormation
State Legal DomicileGAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA THROUGH AGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body13NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members13NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees261TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year12082866TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year13214543TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year5269627SalariesEtcPriorYear
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
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Total Expenses Current Year13496016TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY3815157TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY4201127TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY8340821NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY8059348NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA THROUGH AGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRIES.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense10981617Expense
DescriptionCIVIC CENTER MANAGEMENT - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF A CIVIC CENTER FOR GWINNETT COUNTY.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense1626166Expense
DescriptionVISITOR'S BUREAU MANAGEMENT - OTHER EVENTS TO FURTHER ENHANCE TOURISM AND THE COMMUNITY IN GWINNETT COUNTY.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense12607783TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
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Schedule J Required1ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity0RelatedEntity
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Number Forms Transmitted With109655NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns Filed1EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members13NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members13NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship1FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonRHETT SMATHERS DIRECTOR OF FINANCENamePerson
Telephone Number7708137525TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line16400 SUGARLOAF PARKWAYAddressLine1
CityDULUTHCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30097ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
MARCY ADAMS
CHAIRMAN1.00XX000
STAN HALL
TREASURER1.00XX000
JACE BROOKS
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
TONY CONTIGIANI
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
JOHN HEARD
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00XX000
KEVIN HILL
SECRETARY1.00XX000
LYNETTE HOWARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
TOMMY HUGHES
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
JIM MARAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
TOM MARTIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
BERT NASUTI
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
COL ART RILLING
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
RICHARD L TUCKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
PRESTON C WILLIAMS
CEO40.00X339723018878
JOSEPH L DENNIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCC40.00X169727018427
LISA ANDERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GCVB40.00X82709011195
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Number Individuals GT100 K2NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K1TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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SHOW PROS
PO BOX 12599CHARLOTTENC28220EVENT STAFFING816120
CHOSEN ENTERPRISES INC
1950 CENTURY BLVD 25ATLANTAGA30345JANITORIAL746414
MATHIAS CORPORATION
3150 MAIN ST STE 200DULUTHGA30096CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT336672
CREWONE
1310 ELLSWORTH INDUSTRIAL BLVD NWATLANTAGA30318RIGGING252601
PROOF OF THE PUDDING
6400 SUGARLOAF PKWYDULUTHGA30136CATERING, WEDDING SERVICES183547
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K8NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants2277561GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions2277561TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

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CATERING53112016830701683070
SERVICE INCOME53112010486671048667
TICKET INCENTIVES531120797465797465
FACILITIES FEES531120745600745600

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column2699168TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income2699168RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue10895661TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column41321TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$41,321ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column13214543TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income10895661RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$41,321ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total478601Total
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Management And General47860ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total3194354Total
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Management And General319435ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total77305Total
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Management And General7730ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total496056Total
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Management And General49606ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total286347Total
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Management And General28635ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total51031Total
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Management And General5103ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1216449Total
Program Services1216449ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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EVENT RELATED SERVICES218480821848080
OVERHEAD18727881685509187279
ANCILLARY SERVICES13579981222198135800
OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE116743711674370

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Total1112842Total
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Management And General106785ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total13496016Total
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Management And General888233ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6806205BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY609151BOY
EOY855569EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY300448BOY
EOY343561EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis11446105LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec7670989LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY4169153BOY
EOY3775116EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY271021BOY
EOY219600EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12155978BOY
EOY12260475EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY694960BOY
EOY729570EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY696558BOY
EOY712960EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2423639BOY
EOY2758597EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3815157BOY
EOY4201127EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8340821BOY
EOY8059348EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8340821BOY
EOY8059348EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12155978BOY
EOY12260475EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-281473ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement BothXFinancialStatementBoth
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2063874OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation950486Depreciation
Book Value1113388BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis9382231OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation6720503Depreciation
Book Value2661728BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings3775116TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ADVANCE TICKET SALES$2,411,831
ADVANCE DEPOSITS$346,766
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts2758597TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue13214543TotalRevenue
Total Expenses13496016TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-281473ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-281473ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt13214543TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal13214543RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99013214543TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt13496016TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal13496016ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99013496016TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:AUDIT NOTE: "THE GCVB IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE CODE, WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED, BY THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES."
THE GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, INC. AUDIT IS A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT OF BOTH THE GWINNETT CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU AND THE GWINNETT CENTER. THE AUDIT COMBINES THE FINANCIALS OF THE TWO ENTITIES ALLOWING COMPLETION OF SCHEDULE D, PARTS XI, XII AND XIII WITH SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENTS SHOWING THE INDIVIDUAL FINANCIALS OF EACH FOR THE COMPLETION OF FORM 990, PART III.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses0WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
PRESTON C WILLIAMS
31472302500000011025078530358601000
JOSEPH L DENNIS
15082601890100070880113390188154000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 1AReturnReference
ExplanationTHE CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER AND VISITORS BUREAU ARE PROVIDED WITH A DINING CLUB MEMBERSHIP TO THE 1818 CLUB WHICH SERVES AS A GATHERING POIINT FOR GWINNETT BUSINESS PEOPLE.Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
JIM MARAN RICHARD TUCKER TOM MAR
MEMBERS OF BOD OF GCVB & EXCE. COMM. OF GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE257241THESE 3 MEMBERS OF THE GWINNETT CHAMBER'S BOD ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE GCVB BOARD. BASED ON THE SMALL NUMBER OF CROSSOVER BOD MEMBERS, NO ELEMENT OF CONTROL EXISTS FOR THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS OVER EITHER GCVB'S OR THE GWINNETT CHAMBER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.GCVB RENTS ITS OFFICE SPACE FROM THE GWINNETT CHAMBER. PAYMENTS IN 2011 TOTALED $157,245 FOR THIS OFFICE LEASE.GCVB PAID THE GWINNETT CHAMBER $99,996 FOR A COOPERATIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL BUSINESS AND TOURISM ENVIRONMENT IN GWINNETT COUNTY IN 2011.0
RICHARD L TUCKER
MEMBER OF BOD & SON IS A MEMBER OF MAHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER, LLP10175GCVB PAID MAHHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER, LLP TO REPRESENT THE GCVB IN LEGAL MATTERS.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GWINNETT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS COMPOSED OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE LOCAL AREA. DUE TO EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY HAVE NORMAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED OF LEADERS IN A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, THESE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE ARMS-LENGTH TRANSACTIONS AND WILL NOT IMPACT THE MISSION OR THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, PRIOR TO THE FORMS BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBASED ON THE SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION, NO FORMAL MONITORING MECHANISM EXISTS, RATHER THE SMALL SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT ALIKE TO KNOW WHEN ISSUES ARISE. IT IS THEN THE OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYEE OR MANAGER TO BRING THOSE ISSUES FORTH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR A DIRECTORSHIP POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND IS APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND INTERNAL POLICIES ARE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY ARE HIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE TO THOSE WHO FALL UNDER THEIR COVENENTS, BUT AS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, THEY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIALS AND THE CHOICE OF AUDITORS, GWINNETT COUNTY HAS OVERSIGHT OVER THE CHOICE OF THE AUDITOR, HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUGARLOAF GWINNETT CENTER LLCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16500 SUGARLOAF PKWY STE 200AddressLine1
CityDULUTHCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30097ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263603850EIN
Primary ActivitiesMANAGEMENT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE CONVENTION CENTERPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileState
Total Income10892714TotalIncome
EOY Assets7547960EOYAssets

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