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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ARIZONA MAJOR EVENTS HOST COMMITTEE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,061,795
Total expenses
$4,567,668
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$2,800,000
Program service revenue
$485,206
Investment income
$576,589
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$14,733,620
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,733,620
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,254,298
Management and general expenses
$313,370
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,254,298

Program services were 93.1% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP INCOME

    total $251,952 · related or exempt $251,952

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EMPLOYEE CONTRACTOR REIMBURSEMENT

    total $233,254 · related or exempt $233,254

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $576,589 · excluded $576,589

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,800,000 · program services $2,800,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $516,347 · program services $516,347

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $668,397 · program services $596,504 · management and general $71,893

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,839 · program services $49,839

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,541 · program services $72,839 · management and general $5,702

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,359 · management and general $7,359

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,534 · management and general $9,534

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $52,870 · program services $52,870

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,167 · program services $52,167

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,969 · program services $38,969

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,251 · management and general $49,251

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,068 · management and general $4,068

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,216 · management and general $7,216

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTNER ENGAGEMENT

    total $34,572 · program services $34,572

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT RECRUITING

    total $26,917 · program services $26,917

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $8,776 · program services $8,776

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $4,498 · program services $4,498

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $158,347 · management and general $158,347

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $18,239,493 · end of year $14,733,620

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $18,239,493 · end of year $14,733,620

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO ATTRACT AND HOST KEY HIGH-PROFILE, COMPETITIVELY BID, MAJOR EVENTS TO DELIVER POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA. IN ADDITION TO THOSE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN ITS ARTICLES OR INCORPORATION, THE ORGANIZATION MAY CONTRACT WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO EXECUTE MAJOR EVENTS TO FULFILL THIS MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STRIVES TO ATTRACT AND HOST KEY HIGH-PROFILE, COMPETITIVELY BID, MAJOR EVENTS

  • THE ARIZONA MAJOR EVENTS HOST COMMITTEE IS THE ONGOING HUB FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE MAJOR EVENTS IN ARIZONA. THE DIRECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO ATTRACT NEW EVENTS TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THEN PLAN AND ACTIVATE THOSE EVENTS FOR THE ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY AND LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF ARIZONA. DURING 2022, WE WORKED TO ESTABLISH THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COMMITTEE AND MAJOR EVENT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY ("ACA"). GOING FORWARD WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING TOGETHER LOCAL BUSINESSES (HOTELS, TRANSPORTATION, ENTERTAINMENT, ETC.) AND GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE PLANNING TO HOST EVENTS. IN FY2025, WE INCREASED OUR EFFORTS AROUND ATTRACTING EVENTS TO ARIZONA AND CONTINUED THE READ TO THE FINALS PROGRAM TO BENEFIT THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $4,254,298 · Grants $2,800,000 · Revenue $485,206

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Parry

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $918,000
    From this org
    $200,962
    From related orgs
    $717,038
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,962 + $311,538 related
    Bonus
    $50,000 + $405,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $200,962 + $717,038 related
  • Sandra Watson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Rousseau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jodi Noble

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael Bidwill

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lisa Urias

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Hedstrom

    HEAD-FINANCE, EVENTS & PRTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $322,500
    From this org
    $77,885
    From related orgs
    $244,615
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $77,885 + $124,615 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $120,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $77,885 + $244,615 related
  • Jen Barnett

    EVP OPS, SOC RESP & VOLUNTEERS

    Total calculated
    $185,962
    From this org
    $185,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,462
    Bonus
    $18,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $185,962

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
  • 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.

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
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601359349314410

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