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← AKRON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AKRON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,491,399
Total expenses
$7,470,491
Contributions and grants received
$4,099,439
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,184,766
Investment income
$65,817
Other revenue
$141,377
Total assets, end of year
$6,938,997
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,599,142
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,339,855
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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,099,439

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPERATION OF JSK CENTE

    total $3,184,766 · related or exempt $3,184,766

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $65,817 · excluded $65,817

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $114,400

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $114,400

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $114,400 · related or exempt $114,400

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $26,977 · excluded $26,977

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,977

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $392,726

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,863,228

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $108,573

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $325,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $261,312

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,964

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,233

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $98,724

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $768,904

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $83,744

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $181,533

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,412,004

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,315

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,059

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,716

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $292,122

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $110,638

  • 24a · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $336,289

  • 24b · Other expenses: AUDIOVISUAL

    total $77,823

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $40,786

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $11,715

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,558,229 · end of year $1,759,542

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,617,761 · end of year $1,683,009

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,378,350 · end of year $1,310,049

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $64,222 · end of year $44,203

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $158,524 · end of year $191,630

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

    $3,416,840

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

    $1,656,076

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $736,988 · end of year $1,760,764

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $189,800 · end of year $189,800

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $620,704 · end of year $891,853

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $561,855 · end of year $296,024

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $384,854 · end of year $221,465

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $189,800

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,561,515 · end of year $3,670,441

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,574,946 · end of year $1,669,414

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE BUREAU'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY AS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS AND TOURS. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A FIRST-CLASS, AFFORDABLE FACILITY TO GREATER-AKRON, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CLIENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH WILL IN TURN CREATE JOBS, ENCOURAGE NEW BUSINESS, PROMOTE TOURISM, INCREASE THE AREA'S VISIBILITY, AND GAIN FURTHER RECOGNITION FOR AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY AS A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC DESTINATION FOR ANY TYPE OF EVENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE THE CITY OF AKRON AND THE COUNTY OF SUMMIT.

  • THE PURPOSE OF THE BUREAU IS TO ENCOURAGE NEW BUSINESS, PROMOTE TOURISM, INCREASE VISIBILITY AND GAIN FURTHER RECOGNITION OF AKRON AND SUMMIT COUNTY AS A VIBRANT BUSINESS AND TOURISM DESTINATION.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gregg Mervis

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $255,741
    From this org
    $222,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,504
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,237
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,724
    Filer's total
    $255,741
  • Robert Czup

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $193,242
    From this org
    $160,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,554
    Hours/week
    49

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,688
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,486
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,068
    Filer's total
    $193,242
  • Ronald Dorsey Jr

    VICE PRESIDENT OF FOOD & BEVERAGE

    Total calculated
    $156,504
    From this org
    $142,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,340
    Hours/week
    47

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,164
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,311
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,029
    Filer's total
    $156,504
  • Keith Pomeraning

    VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $154,895
    From this org
    $124,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,639
    Hours/week
    58

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,256
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,914
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,725
    Filer's total
    $154,895
  • Morell Mendiola

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $136,985
    From this org
    $124,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,270
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Renato Camacho

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Maureen M Schneider

    VICE CHAIRPERSON, BOARD OF DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Lynch

    TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Reaves

    SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lieberth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ismail Al-Amin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Deleo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Hamad

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Wiedie Higham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirlene Kramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeannine Marks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Padgett III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David E Prentice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Purdy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marco Sommerville

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS UP PAYMENTS: THERE IS NOT A WRITTEN POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION ALL THE BONUSES ARE GROSSED UP FOR MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY AND CITY OF AKRON TAXES.
PART I, LINE 3
DURING 2023, PETRUS CONSULTING WAS UTILIZED TO PERFORM A SALARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THAT SALARY ASSESSMENT ALONG WITH THE FORMS 990 FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WERE UTILIZED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE TO DRAW UP A COMPENSATION CONTRACT FOR PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
PART I, LINE 5
A PORTION (VARIES BY POSITION) OF EACH SALES EMPLOYEE'S BONUS CALCULATION (INCLUDED IN THE W2 AMOUNTS REPORTED) IS BASED ON WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE BUDGETED REVENUE SALES FIGURES. 25% OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S BONUS CALCULATION (INCLUDED IN THE W2 AMOUNTS REPORTED) IS BASED ON MEETING BUDGETED REVENUE PER THE INCENTIVE PLAN APPROVED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
PART I, LINE 6
10% OF EACH EMPLOYEE'S BONUS CALCULATION (INCLUDED IN THE W2 AMOUNTS REPORTED) IS BASED ON WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE BUDGETED NET INCOME FIGURE. 35% OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S BONUS CALCULATION (INCLUDED IN THE W2 AMOUNTS REPORTED) IS BASED ON MEETING BUDGETED NET INCOME PER THE INCENTIVE PLAN APPROVED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE BASED ON MEETING GOALS SET OUT EARLY IN THE YEAR. THOSE GOALS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON THE TOTAL BONUS ARE NOT ALWAYS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OUTCOMES BUT RATHER ON THE COMPLETION OF PROJECTS, TASKS, AND OTHER QUALITATIVE GOALS.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • GREATER AKRON AMENITIES INC

    501(C)(3) · PROMOTE THE CITY OF AKRON AND THE COUNTY OF SUMMIT. · OH · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AKRON-SUMMIT CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413189349303181

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