GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (EIN 74-1465098)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2012-04-25
IRS object ID: 201241169349300624
Schema version: 2010v3.7
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-04-25T14:19:29-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCCONNELL & JONES LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3040 POST OAK BLVD STE 1600	AddressLine1
City	HOUSTON	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	770566574	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741465098	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION &	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	VISITORS BUREAU	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GREA	NameControl
Phone	7134375200	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4 HOUSTON CENTER1331 LAMAR STE 700	AddressLine1
City	HOUSTON	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77010	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GREG ORTALE	Name
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	Title
Phone	7134375200	Phone
Date Signed	2012-04-23	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS JONES JR	Name
Phone	7139681600	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-04-24	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	GREG ORTALE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 LAMAR STE 700	AddressLine1
City	HOUSTON	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77010	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	14918838	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.VISITHOUSTONTEXAS.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1963	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY OF GREATER HOUSTON BY ATTRACTING CONVENTIONS, TOURISTS, AND FILM PROJECTS TO THE AREA THROUGH SALES AND MARKETING EFFORTS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	103	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	96	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	93	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	2	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	20660	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	12954	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	16581449	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	14638673	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	68549	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	275660	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	8212	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2563	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1166	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1942	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	16659376	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	14918838	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	6301976	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	6591084	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	8883607	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	8897724	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	15185583	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	15488808	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1473793	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-569970	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	10951519	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	9955512	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2406564	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1980527	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	8544955	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	7974985	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY OF GREATER HOUSTON BY ATTRACTING CONVENTIONS, TOURISTS, AND FILM PROJECTS TO THE AREA THROUGH SALES AND MARKETING EFFORTS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	3988747	Expense
Description	HOSTED EVENTS AND RELATED CONVENTIONS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3321115	Expense
Description	ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PROMOTION	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	6706	Expense
Description	PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE AND OFFICIAL MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	6706	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	7316568	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	35	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	93	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	103	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	96	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	false	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	KAREN WILLIAMS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7134375264	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1331 LAMAR STE 700	AddressLine1
City	HOUSTON	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77010	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (111 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
MR MOHAMED GIRE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DEAN R GLADEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS ANNIS D PARKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ED EMMETT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR RICHARD E ALLEN JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MRS NANCY AMES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR YONG J AN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS LISA D ANDERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS PHYLLIS J BAILEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DANIEL A BARRETTO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS KAREN BECERRA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN BEDDOW
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ALAN D BERGERON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN C BINICK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN R BREEDING
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ALEX BRENNAN-MARTIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR TAD BROWN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DIRK BURGHARTZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS ANN CHENG
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS KAREN B CLARKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GREG COLLINS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR EDGARDO E COLON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MARCUS L DAVIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GEORGE A DEMONTROND III
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ANDREW W DIRADDO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS LAQUINTA DONATTO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GEORGE DONNELLY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JACK DRAKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS SUSAN ELMORE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ROBERT M EURY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MIKE FLORY REM
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS SONIA GARZA-MONARCHI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JONATHON GLUS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOE GLYNN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS GWENDOLYN H GOFFE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GLEN GONDO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LEVI GOODE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LARRY V GREEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR HARRY GREENBLATT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GUY HAGSTETTE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS VERNITA B HARRIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LUTFI HASSAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS STEPHANIE HAYNES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS ROSI F HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DOUGLAS M HORN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR ANDREW HUANG
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR KEVIN J ILGES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS CLARE JACKSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS ARGENTINA M JAMES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR THOMAS JONES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR TONY KEANE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS NICKI KEENAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DARRYL KING
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR CARLOS LARA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS LAVAILLE LAVETTE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MICHAEL ANGELO MASSA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR NICK MASSAD JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR TOM MATHEWS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MARK MILLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JIM MILLS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR BOB MITCHELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JEFF MOSELEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR KAREN MULVILLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MICHAEL NASSAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS JUDY ORLANDO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOE PALMIERI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LAURENCE PAYNE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DENNIS PENA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS SHEILA PHILLIPS-GIDREY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOE PIZZITOLA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MARCHRIS G ROBINSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GREG B ROGERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JAMEY ROOTES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LYNDEN ROSE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR THOMAS J ROSEPINK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS ROSE ROUGEAU
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS JANIS SCHMEES
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS CISSY SEGALL DAVIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MIKE SHINE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS NANCY SIMS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR STAN SKADAL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS SHATARI M STARR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DAVID TAGLIARINO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS LINDA THRANE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS LYNNE TIRAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR STEVE TRENT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR CHRIS TRIPOLI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS REBECCA GREENE UDDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS DAWN ULLRICH
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR RAYMOND VERMOLEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR EDGAR ANTISTENES VESGA-ARIAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR LUTHER VILLAGOMEZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR SKIP WAGNER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD E WAINERDI
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS GERMAINE M WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS JONTE NICOLE WESLEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR CHRIS K WILMOT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR MARK YANKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MS SUSAN YOUNG
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN A ZOTOS
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DONALD J HENDERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR JOHN D JACK O'CONNELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR GREG ORTALE
PRESIDENT &	40.00		329152	0	5500	X
MS KAREN WILLIAMS
G.M./VP FINA	40.00		204993	0	0		X
MR WAYNE CHAPPELL
INTERIM COO	40.00		176336	0	0		X
MR JOHN HYLAND
DIRECTOR OF	40.00		125108	0	0			X
MR MICHAEL HECKMAN
SPONSORSHIP	40.00		122508	0	0			X
MR NATHAN TOLLETT
DIRECTOR OF	40.00		121608	0	0			X
MR JORGE FRANZ
V.P./TOURISM	40.00		121221	0	0			X
MS HOLLY CLAPHAM
V.P./COMMUM	40.00		110496	0	0			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1311422	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	5500	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	10	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
SIMPLEVIEW
7458 N LA CHOLLA BLVD STE 100	TUCSON	AZ	85741	SOFTWARE SERVIC	210495
KFCI
3350A HIGHWAY 6 STE 290	SUGAR LAND	TX	77478	MRKT CONSULTANT	188443
ARAMARK CORP
1001 AVENIDA DE LAS AMERICAS	HOUSTON	TX	77010	FOOD SERVICES	177103
PROACTIVE
2915 MIDLANE STREET	HOUSTON	TX	77027	SALES CONSULTAN	165705
ACCESS DATA
PO BOX 56002	HOUSTON	TX	77027	COMPUTER SERVIC	141095

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	5	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	627546	MembershipDues
Government Grants	13353467	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	657660	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	657660	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	14638673	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
SPONSORSHIP SALES	900099	255000	$255,000
PROGRAM ADVERTISING	900099	20660		20660

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	275660	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2563	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,563	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	1942	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,942	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1942	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	14918838	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	20660	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$259,505	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	715981	Total
Management And General	715981	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4541524	Total
Management And General	4541524	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	450391	Total
Management And General	450391	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	533621	Total
Management And General	533621	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	349567	Total
Management And General	349567	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36000	Total
Management And General	36000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64210	Total
Management And General	64210	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53692	Total
Management And General	53692	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16993	Total
Management And General	16993	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3321115	Total
Program Services	3321115	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	507786	Total
Management And General	507786	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	268869	Total
Management And General	268869	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	415357	Total
Management And General	415357	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4036392	Total
Program Services	3988747	ProgramServices
Management And General	47645	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	76719	Total
Management And General	76719	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	91070	Total
Management And General	91070	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
FREIGHT	5076	5076
AUTO EXPENSE	2815		2815
EMPLOYEE EXPENSES	1630	1630

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15488808	Total
Program Services	7316568	ProgramServices
Management And General	8172240	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6294231	BOY
EOY	7107215	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4349910	BOY
EOY	2353197	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6126	BOY
EOY	6149	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	161250	BOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1190485	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	701534	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	140002	BOY
EOY	488951	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10951519	BOY
EOY	9955512	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1795422	BOY
EOY	1282988	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	420671	BOY
EOY	373914	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190471	BOY
EOY	323625	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2406564	BOY
EOY	1980527	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8544955	BOY
EOY	7974985	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8544955	BOY
EOY	7974985	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10951519	BOY
EOY	9955512	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-569970	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1190485	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	701534	Depreciation
Book Value	488951	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	488951	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$176,997
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS	$146,628

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	323625	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	14918838	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	15488808	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-569970	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-569970	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	15346889	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	267000	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	161051	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	428051	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	14918838	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	14918838	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	15916859	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	267000	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	161051	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	428051	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	15488808	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	15488808	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	CONVENTION HOSTING OFFSET REVENUE 161,051 CONVENTION HOSTING OFFSET EXPENSE -161,051
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	CONVENTION HOSTING OFFSET REVENUE 161,051
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D	CONVENTION HOSTING OFFSET EXPENSE 161,051

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (4 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
EAST ASIA & PACIFIC	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING HOUSTON	188443
EUROPE	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING HOUSTON	127572
NORTH AMERICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING HOUSTON	118481
SOUTH AMERICA	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING HOUSTON	33480

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Employees	4	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Employees	4	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	467976	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	467976	TotalAmountSpent

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
MR GREG ORTALE
250000	53851	25301	5500	334652
MS KAREN WILLIAMS
174360	15101	15532		204993
MR WAYNE CHAPPELL
155229		21107		176336

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART III	ReturnReference
Explanation	CONTINENTAL AIRLINES OFFER THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU A CREDIT ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND GET SOME BENEFITS AT NO CHARGE FOR TRAVELING OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GARZA PROTOCOL ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	CLIENT/PROVIDER	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	25000	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	CONSULTING SERVICES	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE L PART V	ReturnReference
Explanation	SONIA GARZAMONARCHI A BOARD MEMBER IS ALSO THE PRINCIPAL OF GARZA PROTOCOL ASSOCIATES LLC	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	ADVERTISING	1	355710	COST
X	TICKETS	1	301950	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE AND OFFICIAL MEETING PLANNERS GUIDE
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTRION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF DIRECTORS, AND MEMBER AT LARGE.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY THE EXISTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS MUST BE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	MEMBERS AT LARGE HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS EXCEPT AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS THEREFORE ALSO A GOVERNING MEMBER. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AND EXERCISES ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CARRYING ON AND HANDLING THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU EXCEPT WHERE ACTION OF THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS OR APPLICABLE LAW. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
DOCUMENTATION BY GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8A	THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU HAS VARIOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT ARE DERIVED FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. HOWEVER, NONE OF THESE COMMITTEES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE ROLE OF THESE COMMITTEES IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
DOCUMENTATION BY COMMITTEE	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B	NO.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU HIRES A PAID PREPARER EXPERIENCED IN THE PREPARATION OF FORM 990 TO PREPARE THE RETURN. THE TREASURER, WHO OVERSEES ALL FINANCIAL DECISIONS, REVIEWS, THE INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER OFFICERS AND REPORTS ANY ISSUES. TYPICALLY THE CHAIR USES THE FINANCIAL AUDIT AS HIS GUIDELINE FOR REVIEWING THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE RETURN, SINCE HE WILL HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN REVIEWING THE AUDIT BEFORE ACCEPTING IT.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH YEAR INDIVIDUALS ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A NEW CONFLICT FORM. THE FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY LEGAL IF A CONFLICT ARISES THAT MAY HAVE A LEGAL BEARING. THE PROCESS IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVIEW.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	YES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU USES INDUSTRY RESEARCH TO DETERMINE SALARY STRUCTURE FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST, THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO COME IN AND VIEW DOCUMENTATION.