METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT &: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT & (EIN 91-1846837)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-09
IRS object ID: 201101299349301355
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-09T11:47:35-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLAND & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8712 W DODGE ROAD SUITE 200	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	681143419	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911846837	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT &	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	CONVENTION AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	METR	NameControl
Phone	4023411500	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	QWEST CENTER OMAHA 455 N 10TH ST	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROGER A DIXON	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	4023411500	Phone
Date Signed	2011-01-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TROY T MCKINNEY	Name
Phone	4023978822	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-05-09	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROGER DIXON PRESIDENTCEO	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 N 10TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	28804248	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.QWESTCENTEROMAHA.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1997	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NE	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	649	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1422428	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1681059	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	29132418	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	26844603	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	520829	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	99301	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	83932	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	113327	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	31159607	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	28738290	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	6828006	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	6689456	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	291090	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	20606092	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	19701468	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	27434098	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	26390924	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	3725509	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	2347366	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	43822199	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	48510080	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	16689463	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	19014897	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	27132736	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	29495183	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	22073497	Expense
Description	MECA MANAGED AND OPERATED THE QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM DURING THE TAX YEAR. THERE WERE 372 EVENT DAYS HELD AT QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND 133 EVENT DAYS AT THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. ATTENDANCE AT BOTH FACILITIES TOTALED 1,511,820. SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF EVENTS HELD AT THE FACILITIES INCLUDE: HOSTED DEERE & CO. DEALER SHOWCASE ATTRACTING 4,200 JOHN DEERE DEALERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT QWEST. HELD THE 2010 NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT QWEST. HELD 16 MAJOR CONCERTS, CREIGHTON BASKETBALL AND UNO HOCKEY AT QWEST. OMAHA LANCER USHL HOCKEY TEAM AND OMAHA BEEF PLAYED AT THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA ALSO CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA BASEBALL STADIUM. THE STADIUM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN APRIL 2011. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MECA DISBURSED PROJECT FUNDS TO CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS TOTALING 48,256,842.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	22073497	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	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
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
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	false	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
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	68	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	649	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	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	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ROGER A DIXON PRESIDENTCEO	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4023411500	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	MECA 455 N 10TH ST	AddressLine1
City	OMAHA	City
State	NE	State
ZIP Code	68102	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrustee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
JIM VOKAL
CHAIRMAN	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
DAVID SOKOL
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X		0	0	0
JENNIFER MAHLENDORF
SECRETARY	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN LUND
VICE-CHAIRMA	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
DAVID KRAMER
TREASURER	5.00	X	X	0	0	0	X
GAIL WERNER-ROBERTSON
CHAIRMAN	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
LEA FRENCH
CFO	45.00		X	110656	0	26879
ROBERT FREEMAN
ASST SEC	5.00		X	0	0	0
CHRISTY HARRIS
SR VP OPS	45.00			156257	0	26621		X
TOM O'GORMAN
VP CORP SALE	45.00			134024	0	18079		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	696379	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	104825	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	4	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
KIEWIT BUILDING GROUP
3920 MASON STREET	OMAHA	NE	68105	CONSTRUCTION	24648914
HDR ARCHITECHTURE INC
PO BOX 3480	OMAHA	NE	68103	ARCHITECT	4749796
MIDWEST MAINTENANCE COINC
2901 Q STREET	OMAHA	NE	68107	JANITORIAL	1144687
COMPLETE PAYROLL SERVICES INC
3018 S 87TH STREET	OMAHA	NE	68124	PAYROLL	1020912
LEVY PREMIUM FOOD SERVICE LP
7994 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60693	FOOD SERVICE	796221

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	17	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	1681059	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1681059	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FOOD,BEVERAGE AND MERCHANDISE	10878397	10878397
OTHER EVENT FEES	7154709	7154709
SPONSORSHIP, SUITES & CLUB SE	4473281	4473281
FACILITY RENT	2853621	2853621
AUDIO/VISUAL	1144144	1144144

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	340451	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	340451	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	26844603	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	101629	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$101,629	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	63630	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	65958	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-2328	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-2328	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$2,328	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MANAGEMENT FEE	77550	77550
CITY FUNDING	29639	29639
OTHER REVENUE	6138	6138

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	113327	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	28738290	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	26957930	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$99,301	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	450308	Total
Management And General	450308	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4995929	Total
Program Services	2666284	ProgramServices
Management And General	2128723	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	200922	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	103591	Total
Program Services	55286	ProgramServices
Management And General	44139	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4166	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	679263	Total
Program Services	362517	ProgramServices
Management And General	289428	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	27318	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	460365	Total
Program Services	249354	ProgramServices
Management And General	194450	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16561	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	82525	Total
Management And General	82525	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39293	Total
Management And General	39293	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36000	Total
Program Services	36000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3500	Total
Management And General	3500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	98717	Total
Management And General	90310	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8407	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	221092	Total
Program Services	96026	ProgramServices
Management And General	103005	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	22061	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	157792	Total
Management And General	155911	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1881	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	133384	Total
Program Services	88927	ProgramServices
Management And General	44457	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33123	Total
Management And General	30673	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2450	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11941	Total
Management And General	11233	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	708	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	149054	Total
Program Services	149054	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1648900	Total
Program Services	1648900	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	312328	Total
Program Services	278496	ProgramServices
Management And General	31170	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2662	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
CATERING SERVICES FEE	6183062	6183062
UTILITIES	2519159	2519159
CONTRACT LABOR	2157688	2138121	19567
BUILDING SERVICES	1109493	1109493
PARKING	1091958	1091958

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3712459	Total
Program Services	3400860	ProgramServices
Management And General	307645	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3954	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26390924	Total
Program Services	22073497	ProgramServices
Management And General	4026337	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	291090	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	203560	BOY
EOY	1100209	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11673655	BOY
EOY	8944259	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	579065	BOY
EOY	298901	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1630528	BOY
EOY	1606580	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	25046356	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	9694601	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16457386	BOY
EOY	15351755	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13266286	BOY
EOY	21197136	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11719	BOY
EOY	11240	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43822199	BOY
EOY	48510080	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2685224	BOY
EOY	3103053	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3368544	BOY
EOY	5428913	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10635695	BOY
EOY	10482931	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16689463	BOY
EOY	19014897	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5523703	BOY
EOY	7989554	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9642628	BOY
EOY	9539224	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11966405	BOY
EOY	11966405	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27132736	BOY
EOY	29495183	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43822199	BOY
EOY	48510080	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3629239	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4062289	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3402891	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1422428	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1681059	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14197906	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3629239	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4062289	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3402891	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1422428	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1681059	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14197906	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	14197906	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	615691	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	821148	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	984508	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	520829	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	101629	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3043805	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	17241711	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	150022017	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.82350	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.83400	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	36000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	36000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	22037501	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	22073501	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	1000000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	250000	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	1000000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	1000000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	1000000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	1000000	CurrentYear
Total	4000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	24012	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	33886	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	27000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	36000	CurrentYear
Total	120898	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	250000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	250000	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	250000	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	250000	CurrentYear
Total	1000000	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmount
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

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

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	10079196	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4591631	Depreciation
Book Value	5487565	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5437274	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	834654	Depreciation
Book Value	4602620	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	7784368	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3745833	Depreciation
Book Value	4038535	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1745518	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	522483	Depreciation
Book Value	1223035	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	15351755	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
INVESTMENTS - WELLS FARGO	21102322	F
INVESTMENTS - FIRST NATIONAL BANK	94814	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	21197136	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Total Book Value Other Assets	11240	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
LONG TERM DEBT	$4,810,304
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES	$4,435,401
CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT	$1,002,226
OTHER LIABILITIES	$235,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	10482931	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	28738290	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	26390924	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	2347366	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	15081	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	15081	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	2362447	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	28753371	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	15081	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	15081	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	28738290	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	28738290	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	26390924	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	26390924	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	26390924	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8	LOBBYING EXPENDITURES 0
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2D	LOBBYING EXPENDITURES 0

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
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	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg
CHRISTY HARRIS
98257	58000	11875	14746	182878	144441
TOM O'GORMAN
129024	5000	4134	13945	152103	171128

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	PART I, LINE 1A - HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES: CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF ROGER DIXON TO A GOLF COUNTRY CLUB. A PORTION OF THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE INCLUDED IN MR. DIXON'S TAXABLE INCOME BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL USE. PART I, LINE 4B - ROGER DIXON, CHRISTY HARRIS, AND LEA FRENCH WERE PAID AMOUNTS FROM A DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,311, 5,204 AND 4,821 RESPECTIVELY. EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AN ELECTION AMOUNT TO BE PLACED IN A DEFERRED COMPENSATION TRUST FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLETE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE AFTER WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE ELECTION AMOUNT, INCLUDING ANY INVESTMENT GAINS OR LOSSES. THE INVESTMENTS ARE DIRECTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ROBERT FREEMAN	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	SEE SCHEDULE O	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	157679	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	PROVIDE LAW SERVICES	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES QWEST CENTER OMAHA AND THE OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM. MECA IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING AND WILL THEN MANAGE A NEW FACILITY NAMED TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA.
FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	AUDITORIUM. MECA ALSO CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF THE TD AMERITRADE PARK OMAHA BASEBALL STADIUM. THE STADIUM IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN APRIL 2011. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MECA DISBURSED PROJECT FUNDS TO CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS TOTALING 48,256,842.
DOCUMENTATION BY COMMITTEE	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B	NO DOCUMENTATION.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11	MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE THEN-CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS, MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. MECA RESPONDS TO ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS AND MAKES ANY SUBSEQUENT REQUIRED CHANGES.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	MECA PROVIDES EACH DIRECTOR A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EACH DIRECTOR SIGNS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED AND READ THE POLICY AND THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. IN ADDITION EACH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE L OF THE FORM 990.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. SUCH REVIEW, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. SUCH REVIEW, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	SCHEDULE O	FORM 990 PART V, LINES 3B, 5C, AND 6B, ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART V, LINES 7G - 12 B, ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19, NONE OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B AND 16B ARE NOT APPLICABLE. FORM 990 PART XI, LINE 3B IS NOT APPLICABLE. SCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN (B) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ORGANIZATION IS >5% PARTNER OF FRASER, STRYKER LAW FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ORGANIZATION.