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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VIRGINIA BEACH EVENTS UNLIMITED INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,916,268
Total expenses
$2,760,479
Contributions and grants received
$1,782,144
Grants paid
$39,244
Program service revenue
$1,132,051
Investment income
$29,510
Other revenue
-$27,437
Total assets, end of year
$1,910,373
Total liabilities, end of year
$112,469
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,797,904
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,441,762
Management and general expenses
$186,574
Fundraising expenses
$132,143
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,441,762

Program services were 88.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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)

    $521,390

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,260,754

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,683

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Neptune Festival Events

    total $1,132,051 · related or exempt $1,132,051

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,222 · related or exempt $34,222

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $38,940

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $66,377

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$27,437

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$27,437 · unrelated business -$27,437

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $4,712

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$4,712

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$4,712 · related or exempt -$4,712

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $39,244 · program services $39,244

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,084 · program services $40,021 · management and general $80,042 · fundraising $40,021

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $459,604 · program services $299,769 · management and general $80,654 · fundraising $79,181

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $36,844 · program services $31,317 · management and general $3,684 · fundraising $1,843

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,944 · program services $39,052 · management and general $4,594 · fundraising $2,298

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,600 · program services $30,260 · management and general $3,560 · fundraising $1,780

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $90,395 · program services $90,395

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,892 · program services $14,358 · management and general $1,689 · fundraising $845

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,735 · program services $20,175 · management and general $2,373 · fundraising $1,187

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,034 · program services $18,729 · management and general $2,203 · fundraising $1,102

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,305 · program services $10,102 · management and general $802 · fundraising $401

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,821 · program services $10,898 · management and general $1,282 · fundraising $641

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,058 · program services $5,999 · management and general $706 · fundraising $353

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,644 · program services $30,297 · management and general $3,565 · fundraising $1,782

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $8,076 · program services $6,864 · management and general $808 · fundraising $404

  • 24b · Other expenses: Hospitality

    total $2,250 · program services $1,913 · management and general $225 · fundraising $112

  • 24c · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $3,870 · program services $3,290 · management and general $387 · fundraising $193

  • 24d · Other expenses: Direct Program Expenses

    total $1,749,079 · program services $1,749,079

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,850 · end of year $47,311

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,133,936 · end of year $1,011,617

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,295 · end of year $49,469

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,928 · end of year $31,609

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,382 · end of year $12,394

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

    $916,519

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

    $498,059

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $438,747 · end of year $418,460

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150,608 · end of year $339,513

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,458 · end of year $31,029

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $112,173 · end of year $81,440

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,485,507 · end of year $1,460,911

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $156,608 · end of year $336,993

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To provide quality, safe, and diverse events that enhance family values and togetherness, create a positive economic impact, and showcase the unique location of Virginia Beach as a city by the sea.

  • Founded in 1973, The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that plans and produces special events and activities to promote economic development, enhance our regional quality of life, and celebrate the greater Hampton Roads community. The Organization partners with area businesses, civic and non-profit organizations, military and veterans organizations, and individual volunteers to deliver more than forty events and activities each year. Most of our activities are free to the public while others require admission fees and include: 1. Sporting activities to promote healthy lifestyles. 2. Arts and Cultural events. 3. Events that celebrate the community. 4. Events that provide fundraising opportunities for more than 30 civic and non-profit organizations.

    Expenses $2,441,762 · Grants $39,244 · Revenue $1,213,381

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher Chope

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $161,000
    From this org
    $161,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,000
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $161,000
  • Nancy Creech

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Sawyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Regina Amick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Graham Herbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Marks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Martha McClees

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Raynor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Shuler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tonie Wallace Sadler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alvin M Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Fulton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Barton III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adam Carroll

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George MacDonald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl McLeskey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Melnyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Merritt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Spore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Carson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Childs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Loew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Bibbs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taylor Franklin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anthony Vittone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Willis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Akhil Jain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Buffy Barefoot

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ronald McIntosh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Danso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Whitaker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Lascara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Stephens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Romine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacy Cummings

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Burton

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531359349311968

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