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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,367,862
Total expenses
$3,148,724
Contributions and grants received
$3,245,028
Grants paid
$689,827
Program service revenue
$88,545
Investment income
$23,663
Other revenue
$10,626
Total assets, end of year
$4,293,624
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,276,031
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,017,593
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)

    $3,240,528

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING & REGIONAL

    total $76,643 · related or exempt $76,643

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $11,902 · related or exempt $11,902

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26,905 · excluded $26,905

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

    other assets $3,242

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$3,242

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,242 · related or exempt -$3,242

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $24,138

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,012

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,126 · related or exempt $9,126

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,500

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $689,827

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,663

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $443,355

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,734

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,223

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,276

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,186

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $535,974

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $705,470

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $77,564

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $115,783

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $67,327

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,766

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,670

  • 20 · Interest

    total $14,926

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $93,350

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,269

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $18,930

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EVENTS

    total $11,470

  • 24c · Other expenses: VISITOR PARKING

    total $5,028

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND

    total $933

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $126,747 · end of year $203,768

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,564,827 · end of year $1,641,446

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $325,599 · end of year $331,125

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $14,832 · end of year $13,344

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,035 · end of year $10,369

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

    $3,435,526

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

    $1,376,650

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,004,471 · end of year $2,058,876

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $50,099 · end of year $34,696

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $199,111 · end of year $336,495

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $200 · end of year $350

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $1,057,745 · end of year $904,490

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $50,099 · end of year $34,696

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,331,983 · end of year $2,566,405

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $466,472 · end of year $451,188

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE TOURISM COUNCIL OF FREDERICK COUNTY IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF TOURISM FOR FREDERICK COUNTY'S BUSINESSES, ATTRACTIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND RESIDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN FREDERICK COUNTY.

  • DESTINATION MARKETING INCLUDED $705,470 OF ADVERTISEMENTS PLACED IN VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS IN FY24 PROMOTING FREDERICK COUNTY AS A VISITOR DESTINATION GENERATING REQUESTS FOR 10,534 VISITOR INFORMATION PACKETS TO BE MAILED; $90,061 WAS SPENT ON GENERAL MARKETING, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, TRADE SHOWS, AND MARKET RESEARCH TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND VISITATION; AND $115,783 TO OPERATE THE VISITFREDERICK.ORG WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED DATABASES. IN 2023, $539 MILLION WAS SPENT IN FREDERICK COUNTY BY VISITORS.

  • DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES TOTALED $344,838 INCLUDING SUPPORT OF THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR, THE HEART OF THE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA, AND VARIOUS FESTIVALS IN THE FREDERICK SURROUNDING AREA.

  • VISITOR SERVICES INCLUDING OPERATION OF THE FREDERICK VISITOR CENTER, PRODUCING BROCHURES AND A VISITOR GUIDE. IN FY24 THE FREDERICK VISITOR CENTER HOSTED 20,317 VISITORS. VISITORS CAME FROM 50 STATES AND 44 INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • ROB JUDGE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONICA PEARCE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MICHAEL HENNINGSEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH DEROSE

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE IRONS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MONIQUE PASQUALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BARBARA LICCIONE

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHLY WRIGHT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ABBY BRUSCO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MAYOR MICHAEL O'CONNOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • COUNTY EXECUTIVE JESSICA FITZWATER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ANGEL WHITE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CHRIS CLEMONS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • AMIE ST ANGELO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SHERIF SALEM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID PRICE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SCOTT WISNOM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RANDY JONES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PHIL BOWERS

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT BLACK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BARBARA HILLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KARA NORMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RICK SLADE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • LOUISE KENNELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DAVID ZIEDELIS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,627
    From this org
    $146,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,279
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,418
    Bonus
    $6,930
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,254
    Filer's total
    $167,627

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN FREDERICK COUNTY WHEN CONSIDERING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.

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
2023
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530769349300948

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