Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION & VISTORS BUREAU INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,611,025
- Total expenses
- $8,345,463
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,208,959
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $318,741
- Investment income
- $81,712
- Other revenue
- $1,613
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,196,623
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $942,238
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,254,385
- 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$9,208,959
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2a · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING
total $204,800 · unrelated business $204,800
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2b · Program service revenue: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICI
total $113,941 · related or exempt $113,941
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3 · Investment income
total $81,712 · excluded $81,712
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11d · All other revenue
total $1,613 · related or exempt $1,613
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,613
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $467,814
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,740,027
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $27,353
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $187,726
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $161,028
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11g · Fees: other
total $150,154
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,179,885
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13 · Office expenses
total $275,220
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16 · Occupancy
total $182,959
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17 · Travel
total $66,477
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $350,236
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $19,047
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24a · Other expenses: CONVENTION SERVICES
total $297,644
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24b · Other expenses: MARKET RESEARCH
total $239,893
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $774,419 · end of year $2,241,042
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $293,867 · end of year $142,752
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $592,796 · end of year $59,687
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $225,520 · end of year $293,181
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$787,256
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$708,814
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $33,064 · end of year $78,442
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $430,368 · end of year $381,519
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $538,976 · end of year $213,753
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $255,267 · end of year $214,684
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $136,600 · end of year $132,282
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $430,368 · end of year $381,519
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $988,823 · end of year $2,254,385
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO MARKET AND PROMOTE THE REGION'S ASSETS AND ATTRACTIONS TO VISITORS OUTSIDE THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION AS A CONVENTION, TOURISM AND LEISURE DESTINATION FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
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MARKET AND PROMOTE THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION AS A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS TO HOST ANNUAL MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS.
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MARKET AND PROMOTE THE ASSETS AND ATTRACTIONS THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION OFFERS AS A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS OUTSIDE OF THE REGION FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF THE REGION.
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Patrick KalerPATRICK KALER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $315,728
- From this org
- $298,388
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,340
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1.5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $298,388
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,106
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,234
- Filer's total
- $315,728
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Cindy Abbott-LetroCINDY ABBOTT-LETRO
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Mary F RobertsMARY F ROBERTS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Kimberley MinkelKIMBERLEY MINKEL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Thomas LongTHOMAS LONG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Thomas Beauford JrTHOMAS BEAUFORD JR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Terry AlfordTERRY ALFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Mark AlnuttMARK ALNUTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Melissa BrownMELISSA BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Daniel CastleDANIEL CASTLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Anthony ChaseANTHONY CHASE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Matthew ChiazzaMATTHEW CHIAZZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Dorothy GallagherDOROTHY GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Mark GlasgowMARK GLASGOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Brian GouldBRIAN GOULD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Bob KarmazynBOB KARMAZYN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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William PaladinoWILLIAM PALADINO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Shannon PatchSHANNON PATCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Steven RanalliSTEVEN RANALLI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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David SchutteDAVID SCHUTTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Michelle UrbanczykMICHELLE URBANCZYK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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David MarzoDAVID MARZO
CFO
- Total calculated
- $152,085
- From this org
- $138,835
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,250
- Hours/week
- 35 + 7 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,835
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,250
- Filer's total
- $152,085
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Leah MuellerLEAH MUELLER
VICE PRESIDENT SALES
- Total calculated
- $141,038
- From this org
- $138,083
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,955
- Hours/week
- 40
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Karen FashanaKAREN FASHANA
VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $156,298
- From this org
- $152,785
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,513
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,785
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,490
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,023
- Filer's total
- $156,298
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Renata ToneyRENATA TONEY
VICE PRESIDENT DESTINATION EXPERIENCE
- Total calculated
- $121,418
- From this org
- $107,264
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,154
- Hours/week
- 40
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Temekia PowersTEMEKIA POWERS
NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $125,394
- From this org
- $111,644
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,750
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
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.
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BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BUFFALO-NIAGARA REGION · NY
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BUFFALO NIAGARA SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY INC
501(C)(3) · FOSTER LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITION · NY
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BUFFALO NIAGARA CONVENTION CENTER MANAGEMENT CORP
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SUPPORTING SERVICES TO THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES · NY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202601359349302740
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