TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC (EIN 52-1057866)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202621319349303462
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T11:57:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521273734PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LSWG PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 THOMAS JOHNSON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21702ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521057866EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTOURBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3016004041PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1151 S EAST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID ZIEDELISPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3016004047PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMIE G ISEMINGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02441918PTIN
Phone3016629200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISIT FREDERICKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID ZIEDELISPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1151 S EAST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,337,308GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.VISITFREDERICK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTION OF TOURISM IN FREDERICK COUNTY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee19TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers24TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,245,028PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,141,558CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$88,545PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$139,758CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$23,663PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$29,865CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,626PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$16,897CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,367,862PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,328,078CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$689,827PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$896,637CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$693,251PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$829,256CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,765,646PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,016,220CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,148,724PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,742,113CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$219,138PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$414,035CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,293,624TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,833,330TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,276,031TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,229,772TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,017,593NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,603,558NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF TOURISM FOR FREDERICK COUNTY'S BUSINESSES, ATTRACTIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND RESIDENTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescDESTINATION MARKETING INCLUDED $779,746 OF ADVERTISEMENTS PLACED IN VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS IN FY25 PROMOTING FREDERICK COUNTY AS A VISITOR DESTINATION GENERATING REQUESTS FOR VISITOR INFORMATION PACKETS TO BE MAILED; $113,593 WAS SPENT ON GENERAL MARKETING, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS, AND MARKET RESEARCH TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND VISITATION; AND $177,407 TO OPERATE THE VISITFREDERICK.ORG WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED DATABASES. IN 2024, $564 MILLION WAS SPENT IN FREDERICK COUNTY BY VISITORS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDESTINATION DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES TOTALED $313,251 INCLUDING SUPPORT OF THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR, THE HEART OF THE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA, AND VARIOUS FESTIVALS IN THE FREDERICK SURROUNDING AREA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVISITOR SERVICES INCLUDING OPERATION OF THE FREDERICK VISITOR CENTER, PRODUCING BROCHURES AND A VISITOR GUIDE. IN FY25 THE FREDERICK VISITOR CENTER HOSTED XX VISITORS. VISITORS CAME FROM 49 STATES AND 46 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee19EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA BREWSTERPersonNm
Phone3016004041PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1151 S EAST STAddressLine1Txt
CityFREDERICKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ROB JUDGE
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONICA PEARCE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HENNINGSEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH DEROSE
1ST VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE IRONS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONIQUE PASQUALE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA LICCIONE
2ND VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLY WRIGHT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABBY BRUSCO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYOR MICHAEL O'CONNOR
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
COUNTY EXECUTIVE JESSICA FITZWATER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGEL WHITE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CLEMONS
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMIE ST ANGELO
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERIF SALEM
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PRICE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT WISNOM
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY JONES
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BOWERS
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BLACK
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE CHAIKEN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA NORMAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK SLADE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE KENNELLY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ZIEDELIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR55.00Yes (X)$160,653$0$25,740
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$160,653TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$25,740TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
DOTDASH MEREDITH INC
225 LIBERTY STREET 4TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10281ADVERTISING$166,528
SIMPLEVIEW LLC
8950 N ORACLE ROADTUCSONAZ85704DESTINATION ADVERTISING$155,076
POSTERN LLC
116 RECORD STREETFREDERICKMD21701DESTINATION ADVERTISING$152,788
DOWNTOWN FREDERICK PARTNERSHIP
19 E CHURCH STREETFREDERICKMD21701ADVERTISING$143,351
EFFECTV
55 W 46TH STREET FLOORS 33 AND 34NEW YORKNY10036ADVERTISING$100,130
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,137,058GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,500AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,141,558TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING & REGIONAL541800$127,058$127,058
MEMBERSHIP DUES541800$12,700$12,700
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$139,758TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,865TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,865ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$24,577GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$9,230CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,347TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,347RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,550RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,550OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,328,078TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$156,655RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$29,865ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$896,637TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,504TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$522,277TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,560TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,782TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,133TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,026TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$606,789TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$779,746TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,237TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,407TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,553TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,445TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,877TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,103TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,671TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,781TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$36,185
MEMBERSHIP EVENTS$11,073
VISITOR PARKING$5,028
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND$1,299

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,742,113TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,768BOYAmt
EOY$177,917EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,641,446BOYAmt
EOY$1,113,278EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$331,125BOYAmt
EOY$350,054EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,344BOYAmt
EOY$14,571EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,369BOYAmt
EOY$22,203EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,265,300LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,130,819LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,058,876BOYAmt
EOY$2,134,481EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,696BOYAmt
EOY$20,826EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,293,624BOYAmt
EOY$3,833,330EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,495BOYAmt
EOY$461,924EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350BOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$904,490BOYAmt
EOY$747,022EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,696BOYAmt
EOY$20,826EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,276,031BOYAmt
EOY$1,229,772EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,566,405BOYAmt
EOY$2,200,821EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,188BOYAmt
EOY$402,737EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,017,593BOYAmt
EOY$2,603,558EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,293,624BOYAmt
EOY$3,833,330EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$414,035ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$203,970OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$203,970BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,191,735OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$800,582DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,391,153BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$768,930OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$251,134DepreciationAmt
Book Value$517,796BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,665OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,103DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,562BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,134,481TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$13,605
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, NET OF CURRENT PORTION$7,221
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,826TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TOURISM COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE TOURISM COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, OR CASH FLOWS. WHEN APPLICABLE, INTEREST DUE FOR UNDERPAYMENT OF TAXES AND PENALTIES CALCULATED ACCORDING TO FASB ASC 740 ARE CLASSIFIED AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSES, RESPECTIVELY ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. ACCORDINGLY, THE TOURISM COUNCIL HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. THE TOURISM COUNCIL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE TOURISM COUNCIL BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BRUNSWICK MAIN STREET
PO BOX 72BRUNSWICKMD21716201752140501(C)(3)$66,522$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
CATOCTIN FURNACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
12525 CATOCTIN FURNACE RDTHURMONTMD21788521038473501(C)(3)$38,221$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
DELAPLAINE ARTS CENTER
40 S CARROLL STFREDERICKMD21701521481592501(C)(3)$26,570$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVLOPMENT
DOWNTOWN FREDERICK PARTNERSHIP
19 EAST CHURCH STFREDERICKMD21701521682341501(C)(3)$238,854$0TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
FRIENDS OF CUNNINGHAM FALLS STATE PARK AND GAMBRILL STATE PARK
14039 CATOCTIN HOLLOW RDTHURMONTMD21788571957839501(C)(3)$5,630$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
GREENSPRING FOUNDATION
10521 OLD FREDERICK RDFREDERICKMD21701311657824501(C)(3)$18,649$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
HEART OF THE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA
22 S MARKET ST STE 215FREDERICKMD21701464104592501(C)(3)$12,000$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
MAIN STREET MIDDLETOWN
31 W MAIN STREETMIDDLETOWNMD21769264781800501(C)(3)$56,703$0TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CIVIL WAR MEDICINE INC
48 E PATRICK STFREDERICKMD21705521700738501(C)(3)$49,078$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
NATIONAL SHRINE GROTTO ON THE CAMPUS OF MOUNT ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY
16330 GROTTO RDEMMITSBURGMD21727520591672501(C)(3)$15,296$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
NATIONAL SHRINE OF SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON
339 S SETON AVEEMMITSBURGMD21727274611365501(C)(3)$58,140$0TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & TRIPP GROUP
NEW MARKET MAIN STREET
PO BOX 27NEW MARKETMD21754020348630$17,516$0MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
THE COMMUNITY FDN OF FREDERICK CO MD INC
312 E CHURCH STFREDERICKMD21701521488711501(C)(3)$13,750$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR
PO BOX 604FREDERICKMD21705520945839501(C)(5)$40,800$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
THURMONT MAIN STREET
11 WATER STTHURMONTMD21788020783143$54,278$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
20 W PATRICK STFREDERICKMD21701526000789501(C)(3)$89,189$0TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
FRIENDS OF CARROLL CREEK URBAN PARK
1509 HOMESTEAD AVENUEFREDERICKMD21702461297552501(C)(3)$7,670$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
FREDERICK HEALTH INC
400 WEST 7TH STREETFREDERICKMD21701454133096501(C)(3)$9,600$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FREDERICK COUNTY
24 EAST CHURCH STREETFREDERICKMD21701526050333501(C)(3)$6,133$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
MARYLAND ENSEMBLE THEATRE
31 WEST PATRICT STREET SUITE L6FREDERICKMD21701521964330501(C)(3)$35,040$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
ROTARY CLUB OF CARROLL CREEK
PO BOX 3467FREDERICKMD21705521904198$5,000$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
THE FREDERICK CENTER INC
5 EAST 2ND STREETFREDERICKMD21701461705400501(C)(3)$6,700$0TRIPP ADVERTISING
FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND
12 EAST CHURCH STREETFREDERICKMD21701526000943$9,032$0TRIPP DEVELOPMENT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org22Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES A WRITTEN REPORT FROM EACH ENTITY THAT IS AWARDED A GRANT OR ASSISTANCE. IT ALSO REQUIRES COPIES OF INVOICES SHOWING HOW THE GRANT OR ASSISTANCE WAS USED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID ZIEDELISPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,653BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,551DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,189NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$186,393TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN FREDERICK COUNTY WHEN CONSIDERING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY IS AN INCORPORATED 501(C)(6) NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL PARTIES INTERESTED IN UNDERTAKING A JOINT EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF TRAVEL TO FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS CAN NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS MUST APPROVE BYLAWS CHANGES SUPPORTED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT OR STAFF PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW. STAFF FOLLOWS UP WITH BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVEN'T RETURNED COMPLETED FORMS UNTIL ALL ARE RECEIVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN FREDERICK COUNTY WHEN CONSIDERING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 990 AND ORGANIZATION POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GDESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTING 170,322. MARKETING 48,410. DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 313,251. PAYROLL SERVICES 4,556. MARKET RESEARCH 32,306. OTHER CONSULTANTS 37,944.

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