WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION AND TOURISM CORPORATION (EIN 52-1070609)
Tax period: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed: 2026-08-11
IRS object ID: 202642239349300844
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-08-11T12:05:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521711839	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521070609	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION & TOURISM	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN KIM	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-08-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK C THOMAS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00362982	PTIN
Phone	3019860600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-08-07	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DESTINATION DC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELLIOTT FERGUSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$56,759,945	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.WASHINGTON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	WASHINGTON, DC CONVENTION & TOURISM (DBA DESTINATION DC) SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND MARKET WASHINGTON, DC AS A PREMIER GLOBAL CONVENTION, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESTINATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	32	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	31	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	307	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	31	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$10,060	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$49,531,924	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$51,604,560	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,121,775	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,096,321	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$462,213	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$299,997	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$95,195	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$29,263	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$53,211,107	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$55,030,141	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,290,920	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$827,819	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,760,613	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$17,574,853	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$40,947,384	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$35,235,166	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$61,998,917	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$53,637,838	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,787,810	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,392,303	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$25,953,220	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,908,545	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$17,124,539	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$14,204,460	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,828,681	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,704,085	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM, TRADE SHOWS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS IN THE WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER AND OTHERWISE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS - TO POSITION WASHINGTON, DC AS A LEADING LEISURE AND CONVENTION DESTINATION THROUGH TARGETED AND INTEGRATED MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES - 1) TO POSITION AND SELL WASHINGTON, DC AS A DESTINATION FOR CORPORATE AND ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS, CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS THROUGH PERSONAL SALES CALLS, TRADE SHOWS, AND MEANINGFUL CLIENT EVENTS. 2) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONVENTION AND MEETING PLANNERS THAT BOOK GROUPS IN WASHINGTON, DC BY CONDUCTING SITE INSPECTIONS, PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION AND ATTENDANCE SUPPORT, AND DISTRIBUTING SERVICE LEADS TO MEMBER BUSINESSES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TOURISM - TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOUR OPERATORS, WHOLESALERS, RECEPTIVE OPERATORS, TRAVEL AGENTS, SPORTING EVENT ORGANIZERS, AND TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PACKAGED TRAVEL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc
PARTNERSHIP SERVICES - TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DDC'S MARKETING EFFORTS BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING MEMBERS AND SECURING CORPORATE SPONSORS.
STAFFING SOLUTIONS - PROVIDE STAFFING SOLUTIONS FOR CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS & EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC.
VISITOR SERVICES - TO GENERATE INTEREST AND DEMAND IN THE DESTINATION BY SERVING AS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR VISITOR AND "DC INSIDER" INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE NEW AND REPEAT VISITATION.
EVENTS AND EDUCATION - TO GENERATE REVENUE STREAMS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION, WHICH SUPPORTS STUDENTS THROUGH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND SCHOLARSHIP.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	61	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	307	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	32	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	31	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2027897076	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	901 7TH STREET NW 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MEADE ATKESON
CHAIR	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULISSA MARENCO
VICE CHAIR	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STACY SMITH
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLARENCE ANTHONY
TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE ANDERSON
TREASURER	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATT FELIX
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NINA ALBERT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON BERRY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL J COHN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY CLARKE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEIF DORMSJO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGIE GATES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE GROSS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEON GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA BROWER HAGOOD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TARA HIGGINS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN JARKA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANITA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KORI JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID KASPRZYK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SOLOMON KEENE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY KOIDE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN KOPPEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMEKA MONEME
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARMEN PIGLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK ROCHE-GARLAND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN SNEDDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAWN TOWNSEND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRYSSA WESTERLUND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA WESTMORELAND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARIEN WRIGHT
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT & CEO	37.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$978,293	$0	$46,451
JOHN KIM
CFO	37.50		Yes (X)	$365,511	$0	$56,929
ROBIN MCCLAIN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	37.50			$377,277	$0	$47,315	Yes (X)
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SVCS	37.50			$330,543	$0	$36,509	Yes (X)
CLAIRE CARLIN
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCE	37.50			$289,769	$0	$45,085	Yes (X)
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM, SPORTS & VISIT	37.50			$273,232	$0	$39,460	Yes (X)
BILL ADAMS
DIRECTOR, CONVENTION SALES	37.50			$187,852	$0	$22,273	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,802,477	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$294,022	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	26	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MMGY GLOBAL LLC
7309 W 80TH ST STE 400	OVERLAND PARK	KS	66204	MARKETING/ADVERTISING	$17,259,903
BRANDUSA
1725 EYE STREET NW SUITE 800	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	MARKETING/ADVERTISING	$3,150,000
MTB ENTERPRISES
949 1ST ST SE	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	MARKETING/ADVERTISING	$2,520,000
ZURI PRODUCTIONS
5411 9ST NW 1	WASHINGTON	DC	20011	MARKETING/ADVERTISING	$894,229
LINDER GLOBAL EVENTS
2150 WISCONSIN AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	EVENTS MANAGEMENT	$702,306

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$51,604,560	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$51,604,560	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,379,666	$2,379,666
REGISTRATIONS	900099	$410,784	$410,784
CONSUMER PROMOTIONS	541800	$285,555	$285,555
PUBLICATION SALES	541800	$20,316	$10,256	$10,060

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,096,321	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$415,942	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$415,942	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,613,859	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,729,804	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$115,945	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$115,945	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$115,945	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$29,263	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$29,263	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$29,263	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$55,030,141	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,115,524	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$10,060	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$299,997	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$827,819	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,510,655	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,815,355	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,019,921	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,220,423	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,008,499	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,530	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$193,874	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,892	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$858,912	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,509,557	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$862,692	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$786,395	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,070,280	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,140,546	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,628,592	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$442,941	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,384	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$2,052,703
CONTRACTS	$1,212,342
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$340,526

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,637,838	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,294,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,575,656	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,283,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,013,993	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,566,012	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,913,664	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$995,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$209,957	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,758,454	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,178,390	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,022,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$580,064	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,633,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,978,602	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,157,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,636,609	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,953,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,908,545	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,955,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,023,483	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$630,597	BOYAmt
EOY	$697,880	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,538,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,483,097	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,124,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,204,460	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,828,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,704,085	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,828,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,704,085	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,953,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,908,545	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,392,303	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$445,622	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$37,479	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,290,819	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,101,211	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$189,608	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,119,883	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$915,368	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$204,515	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$347,752	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$161,811	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$185,941	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$580,064	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RETIREMENT PLAN ASSETS	$85,860
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ASSETS	$1,296,046
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$6,227,595
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN ASSETS	$27,108

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$7,636,609	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION LIABILITY	$408,380
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITIES	$1,296,046
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$7,769,232
DUE TO AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION	$9,439

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,483,097	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$55,469,384	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$445,622	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$37,513	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$483,135	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$54,986,249	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$43,892	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$43,892	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$55,030,141	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$53,631,459	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$37,513	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$37,513	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$53,593,946	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$43,892	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$43,892	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$53,637,838	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION INC
901 7TH ST NW NO 400	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	300019421	501(C)(3)	$327,819	$0	TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
BRAND USA
1725 EYE ST NW 8TH FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	364681868	501(C)(6)	$500,000	$0	CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELLIOTT FERGUSON
PRESIDENT & CEO	$604,257	$0	$374,036	$0	$0	$0	$30,500	$0	$15,951	$0	$1,024,744	$0	$0	$0
ROBIN MCCLAIN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	$307,591	$0	$69,686	$0	$0	$0	$30,500	$0	$16,815	$0	$424,592	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIM
CFO	$301,083	$0	$64,428	$0	$0	$0	$30,500	$0	$26,429	$0	$422,440	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA RILEY
VP CONVENTION SALES & SVCS	$273,547	$0	$56,996	$0	$0	$0	$23,000	$0	$13,509	$0	$367,052	$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE CARLIN
VP PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCE	$222,849	$0	$66,920	$0	$0	$0	$23,000	$0	$22,085	$0	$334,854	$0	$0	$0
THERESA BELPULSI
VP TOURISM, SPORTS & VISIT	$230,351	$0	$42,881	$0	$0	$0	$27,441	$0	$12,019	$0	$312,692	$0	$0	$0
BILL ADAMS
DIRECTOR, CONVENTION SALES	$167,070	$0	$20,782	$0	$0	$0	$19,036	$0	$3,237	$0	$210,125	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A	PROVIDED SPOUSAL TRAVEL FOR ELLIOTT FERGUSON. THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS IT WAS FOR A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE.
PART I, LINE 4B	THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS PARTICIPATING IN A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN. THE PLAN ACCEPTS ONLY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION UPDATED ITS BY-LAWS IN MAY 2025. THE CHANGE IS AS FOLLOWS: - A BOARD MEMBER SHALL REMAIN AFTER SERVING THREE CONSECUTIVE THREE YEAR TERMS, AS LONG AS HOLDING OFFICER POSITION, INCLUDING IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY SERVING THE WASHINGTON, DC REGION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE DESTINATION DC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DESTINATION DC MAY, BY MAJORITY VOTE, CREATE TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AND SHALL ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA OF MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH CLASS CREATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND BY THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL AS TO ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES; EACH IS REMINDED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND TO REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION EACH DECEMBER AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT IF REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE TO BE RECEIVED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD CONSIDER MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE REQUESTOR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	OTHER PENSION-RELATED COSTS 37,479.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.