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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LAS VEGAS EVENTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,846,712
Total expenses
$37,889,486
Contributions and grants received
$4,020,094
Grants paid
$4,849,302
Program service revenue
$33,688,251
Investment income
$138,367
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,225,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,475,657
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$750,000
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $4,020,094

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $17,237,144 · related or exempt $17,237,144

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET EXCHANGE

    total $6,507,029 · related or exempt $6,507,029

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BOOTH RENTAL

    total $5,702,313 · related or exempt $5,702,313

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LOCAL & NAT'L SUPPORT

    total $3,376,425 · related or exempt $3,376,425

  • 2e · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $252,500 · unrelated business $252,500

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $612,840 · related or exempt $612,840

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $138,367 · excluded $138,367

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,849,302

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,261,089

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,569,844

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $156,756

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $170,159

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,039

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,847

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $841,768

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,196,937

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $252,919

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,174,109

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,013,873

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $841

  • 20 · Interest

    total $34,392

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $156,632

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $450,986

  • 24a · Other expenses: PURSE EXPENSE

    total $12,501,506

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $4,178,858

  • 24c · Other expenses: GUARANTEE TO PRCA

    total $1,000,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $488,151

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $481,478

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,547,858 · end of year $10,894,130

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,966,204 · end of year $2,096,778

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $999,339 · end of year $602,495

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,042,930

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $585,608

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $140,452 · end of year $457,322

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $291,664 · end of year $174,932

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,978,711 · end of year $3,003,008

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,881,537 · end of year $10,269,372

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $292,495 · end of year $203,277

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $792,774 · end of year $750,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ADVANCING OF COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN STATE OF NEVADA BY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING SPECIAL EVENTS, WHICH WILL STIMULATE TOURISM, COMMERCE, TRADE AND BUSINESS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LAS VEGAS EVENTS, INC. SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, AND OPERATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH ENCOURAGE TRAVELERS TO VISIT THE LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY AND ADVANCE THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

  • PRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND ADVANCE THE COMMERICAL INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • CHRIS BALDIZAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL BOLOGNINI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETSY FRETWELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL GAUGHAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES GIBSON

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROLYN GOODMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS JINGOLI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM MCBEATH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SEAN MCBURNEY

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEREK STEVENS

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE THOMPSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIMOTHY KEENER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $369,231
    From this org
    $337,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,000
    Bonus
    $62,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,731
    Filer's total
    $369,231

  • MICHAEL MACK

    VP, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $230,605
    From this org
    $200,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,628
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,977
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,628
    Filer's total
    $230,605

  • DEAN GARDNER

    VP, CORPORATE MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $213,938
    From this org
    $199,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,472
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,466
    Filer's total
    $213,938

  • DIANA MCCALL

    VP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $203,559
    From this org
    $191,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,367
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,192
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,367
    Filer's total
    $203,559

  • ALEXANDRA GONZALEZ

    VP, OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $172,904
    From this org
    $150,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,750
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,154
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,750
    Filer's total
    $172,904

  • ERIC BERNER

    SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,496
    From this org
    $125,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,657
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHERYL KOCVARA

    FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

    Total calculated
    $133,446
    From this org
    $105,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,908
    Hours/week
    40

  • AMBER HELD

    EVENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $132,703
    From this org
    $104,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,878
    Hours/week
    40

  • PAT CHRISTENSON

    CONSULTANT (THRU 12/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $219,078
    From this org
    $186,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,282
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $186,796
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,282
    Filer's total
    $219,078

  • DALE EELES

    VP, EVENT DEV (THRU 3/16/24)

    Total calculated
    $122,166
    From this org
    $116,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,351
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $42,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $74,078
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,351
    Filer's total
    $122,166

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
PAT CHRISTENSON, FORMER CONSULTANT, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS OF $186,796 IN TAX YEAR 2024. DALE EELES, FORMER VP, EVENT DEV, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS OF $74,078 IN TAX YEAR 2024. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601279349301130

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