ABERDEEN AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

As filed

Subsection

06

Classification

1000

Street

506 S MAIN ST STE 1

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• The Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. (Aberdeen Area CVB) markets the City of Aberdeen to visitors at trade shows, travel shows, in print advertising, digital marketing, Internet web sites (www.VisitAberdeenSD.com and www.HuntFishSD.com), social media, special events, and co-op marketing with regional and state tourism organizations.The Aberdeen Area CVB provides many services that no other organization in Aberdeen does. The Aberdeen Area CVB bids on conventions, meetings, events, and sporting events and provides free complimentary services to these groups including, but not limited to, personalized name badges, visitor welcome packets, coupons, maps, weather updates, registration staff assistance, site location selection, official City welcomes, hospitality breaks, event sponsorship, and spouse tours. In addition, the Aberdeen Area CVB coordinates volunteers for many events and hosts hospitality rooms for the SDHSAA State Tournament events. In 2025, the Aberdeen Area CVB coordinated over 178 volunteer hours with our core group of volunteers for a total value of $5,551.82 (Independent Sector Report).The Aberdeen Area CVB operates two Visitor Information Centers, one in our main office at 506 S Main St, Suite 1 and another two being an information kiosk in the Visitor Center at Storybook Land and the Cabin at Wylie Park. The Aberdeen Area CVB direct staff continue to order and stock both centers with tourism literature while assisting visitors. The Aberdeen Area CVB maintains and fills 26 information racks throughout Aberdeen in various locations. We also provide the SD State Information Centers with thousands of the official Aberdeen Visitor Guide which we develop each year. The official Aberdeen Visitor Guide is also made available to other organizations and businesses such as the Downtown Association, Chamber, ADC, Aberdeen Regional Airport, library, city offices, lodging facilities and other Aberdeen businesses to be used in their marketing and recruiting efforts.The Aberdeen Area CVB is the only organization that coordinates requests for information about our city and attractions. In 2025, we mailed or distributed 28,313 vacation requests and 10,538 hunting guide requests for information from our ad placements, our websites, travel show attendance, social media, digital marketing, and by phone. The Aberdeen Area CVB will continue to track our requests for information by location and promotion/ad to determine effectiveness and response rate.The Aberdeen Area CVB currently maintains a database of 612 conventions/reunions/group tours. We continue to revamp the database to be more efficient on our end. This represented some classifications and numerous updates to make the process easier to track. We continue to contact/update each of these groups in 2025 depending upon their meeting date. We have set a goal to research and be more accountable on tracking the economic impact of events held in Aberdeen.The Aberdeen Area CVB is proud to play a role in economic growth, vitality, and quality of life in Aberdeen. We will continue to work hard to showcase Aberdeen as a great place to visit, to play and to stay.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $918,852

  Expenses

  $772,277

  Contributions

  $903,651

  Grants paid

  $96,602

• 2023

  Revenue

  $829,016

  Expenses

  $791,719

  Contributions

  $815,145

  Grants paid

  $116,850

• 2022

  Revenue

  $786,278

  Expenses

  $806,315

  Contributions

  $775,449

  Grants paid

  $130,400

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $760,974

  Expenses

  $754,654

  Assets (EOY)

  $468,630

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $843,778

  Expenses

  $792,272

  Assets (EOY)

  $443,764

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $771,508

  Expenses

  $716,419

  Assets (EOY)

  $400,423

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $765,463

  Expenses

  $743,338

  Assets (EOY)

  $337,334

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $764,463

  Expenses

  $692,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $314,560

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $762,080

  Expenses

  $697,251

  Assets (EOY)

  $254,466

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $759,935

  Expenses

  $814,110

  Assets (EOY)

  $215,314

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $771,769

  Expenses

  $774,877

  Assets (EOY)

  $276,270

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $748,627

  Expenses

  $698,206

  Assets (EOY)

  $239,362

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $729,262

  Assets (EOY)

  $194,369

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• Northern State University

  $20,000

  2022 · College BB Tourney Nov 18-19

• NSU Foundation

  $20,000

  2023 · 2023 College Basketball Tournament Nov 17-18, 2022

• Aberdeen Cougar Hockey

  $18,000

  2023 · Aberdeen Hockey Association 22/23 and 23/24 Season and Tournament

• Aberdeen Amateur Hockey Association

  $15,000

  2025 · 2025-2026 Season Sponsorship

• Aberdeen BMX

  $15,000

  2022 · BMX Hub City Nationals & Facility Funding

• Aberdeen Parks Rec & Forestry

  $15,000

  2022 · SDHSAA Softball Tourney Portable Fencing

• Aberdeen Youth Wrestling Club

  $15,000

  2023 · 2023 Wrestling Events

• Aberdeen Swim Club

  $12,000

  2025 · Hosted Swim Meets

• Aberdeen Swim Club

  $10,500

  2023 · 2023 Events Sponsorship

• Aberdeen Hockey Association

  $10,000

  2022 · Girls Varsity Tourney

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

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