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← VISIT TOPEKA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VISIT TOPEKA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,188,787
Total expenses
$2,035,271
Contributions and grants received
$1,000
Grants paid
$25,000
Program service revenue
$2,150,154
Investment income
$2,336
Other revenue
$35,297
Total assets, end of year
$2,372,890
Total liabilities, end of year
$486,275
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,886,615
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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRANSIENT GUEST TAXES

    total $2,062,331 · related or exempt $2,062,331

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $52,842 · unrelated business $52,842

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $25,781 · related or exempt $25,781

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $9,200 · related or exempt $9,200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,336 · excluded $2,336

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,616

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,131

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $485 · related or exempt $485

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $34,812 · related or exempt $34,812

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $34,812

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $25,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $186,948

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $267,671

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $175,425

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,383

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,001

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,224

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,163

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,645

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALLOCATED SALARY EXPENS

    total $460,007

  • 24b · Other expenses: SHARED SERVICES

    total $446,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM INCENTIVES

    total $310,415

  • 24d · Other expenses: UBIT

    total $2,227

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,312

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,264 · end of year $13,756

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,340,566 · end of year $1,646,009

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $473,316 · end of year $500,061

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $34,664 · end of year $46,500

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $5,730

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $64,715 · end of year $100,301

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

    $116,376

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

    $55,843

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,557 · end of year $60,533

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,400 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,941 · end of year $65,323

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $29,342 · end of year $36,800

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $1,254 · end of year $1,254

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $167,846 · end of year $382,898

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,286,755 · end of year $1,343,708

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $446,344 · end of year $542,907

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

VISIT TOPEKA INCREASES TOURISM'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TOPEKA THROUGH DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT. IT IS OUR JOB TO PROMOTE THE CITY OF TOPEKA. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME TO TOPEKA TO VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ATTEND A BUSINESS CONVENTION OR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPORTING EVENT AND AS PART OF A GROUP MOTOR COACH TOUR. VISIT TOPEKA MARKETS OUR CITY AND ITS ATTRACTIONS TO EACH OF THESE VISITOR SEGMENTS AND WORKS DIRECTLY WITH MEETING AND SPORT EVENT PLANNERS TO BRING NEW BUSINESS TO TOPEKA. WE RELY ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE PLANNERS AND VISITORS WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND TIMELY CONTENT.

  • VISIT TOPEKA INCREASES TOURISM'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON TOPEKA THROUGH DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT AND BRAND MANAGEMENT. IT IS OUR JOB TO PROMOTE THE CITY OF TOPEKA. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME TO TOPEKA TO VISIT FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ATTEND A BUSINESS CONVENTION OR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPORTING EVENT AND AS PART OF A GROUP MOTOR COACH TOUR. VISIT TOPEKA MARKETS OUR CITY AND ITS ATTRACTIONS TO EACH OF THESE VISITOR SEGMENTS AND WORKS DIRECTLY WITH MEETING AND SPORT EVENT PLANNERS TO BRING NEW BUSINESS TO TOPEKA. WE RELY ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE PLANNERS AND VISITORS WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND TIMELY CONTENT.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Vickie Brokke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared Rudy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Steinbrock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Torrence

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Owen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Khush Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sj Hazim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lt Manny Munoz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlos Cortez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandy Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Val Vandersluis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dean Patel

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kellen Seitz

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Commissioner Bill Riphahn

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sylvia Ortiz

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Holthaus

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Laurent

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Patton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brendan Wiley

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Burkhardt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Wiles

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Bergquist

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dene Mosier

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kent Lammers

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Dixon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $158,596
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,234
    Other
    $17,362
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $129,034 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $12,200 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,682 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,680 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $158,596 related
  • Joshua Patterson

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $113,697
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $83,191
    Other
    $30,506
    Hours/week
    6 + 34 related

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

None.

Answered no

  • 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 3
COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICER IS DETERMINED BY AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AS WELL AS COMPARISON OF INDUSTRY DATA FROM THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SHOWING SALARY INFORMATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS BY REGION. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403209349302705

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