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PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EIN 23-0969325 PHILADELPHIA, PA

Revenue 2024
$24,719,214
Expenses 2024
$23,427,108

Program services were 90.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
06
Classification
3000
Street
1601 MARKET ST STE 200

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 · 2024

Mission

THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (PHLCVB) IS THE OFFICIAL TOURISM PROMOTION AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA GLOBALLY, AND THE SALES AND MARKETING AGENCY FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER (PCC). PHLCVB MARKETS PHILADELPHIA AS A TOP DESTINATION FOR MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, SPORTING EVENTS AND INTERNATIONAL LEISURE TOURISM. IN FISCAL 2025, THE PHLCVB HOSTED 267 EVENTS IN TOTAL, INCLUDING 21 CITYWIDE EVENTS (THOSE WITH OVER 2,000 ROOM NIGHTS ON PEAK) THAT BOOSTED THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THESE EVENTS RESULTED IN 410 MILLION IN DIRECT SPEND AND 636 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT, WHICH GENERATED 27.2 MILLION IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE AND 31.9 MILLION IN STATE TAX REVENUE. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDED: -CONVENTION SALES: SALES AND INCENTIVE EFFORTS TO ATTRACT, BOOK, AND REBOOK MAJOR CONVENTIONS, TRADESHOWS, MEETINGS, AND SPORTING EVENTS TO POSITION PHILADELPHIA AS A PREMIER MEETING DESTINATION AROUND THE WORLD. -DESTINATION SERVICES: CONNECTING MEETING PLANNERS WITH PHILADELPHIA STAKEHOLDERS I

  • CONVENTION SALES THE PHLCVB'S CONVENTION SALES PROGRAM IS CHARGED WITH HELPING TO DRIVE OVERNIGHT VISITATION BY BOOKING AND SERVICING MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, TRADE SHOWS, AND SPORTING EVENTS INTO THE PCC, PARTNER HOTELS, AND VENUES AROUND THE CITY. THIS ACTIVITY IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF PHILADELPHIA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY, AS MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS ARE LONGER-TERM PIECES OF BUSINESS THAT PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR PHILADELPHIA'S ECONOMY AND PROVIDE SECURITY FOR PHILADELPHIA'S HOSPITALITY-RELATED JOBS. THE CONVENTION SALES FUNCTION ALSO INCLUDES THREE KEY VERTICALS - PHL DIVERSITY, PHL LIFE SCIENCES, AND PHL SPORTS. IN FISCAL 2025, PHILADELPHIA'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO SEE YEAR- OVER-YEAR IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE METRICS ACROSS MANY CATEGORIES. -THE PHLCVB SECURED 297 EVENTS FOR FUTURE YEARS, INCLUDING 17 CITY-WIDE EVENTS, PROJECTED TO BRING AN ESTIMATED 567,562 ATTENDEES TO PHILADELPHIA, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED 586,851 TOTAL ROOM NIGHTS. PHL LIFE SCIENCES: PHL LIFE SCIENCES IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DIVISION OF A CVB IN THE COUNTRY FOCUSED ON LIFE SCIENCES MEETINGS. THE DIVISION WORKS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PHILADELPHIA'S SUBSTANTIAL HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY OF ACADEMICS, MEDICAL AND NURSING LEADERS, HEALTHCARE EXPERTS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND RELATED VENTURE CAPITAL CONTACTS. DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -IN FISCAL 2025, PHL LIFE SCIENCES HOSTED 59 EVENTS, WELCOMING 82,606 ATTENDEES, AND 146,603 ROOM NIGHTS. THE DIVISION BOOKED 73 CONVENTIONS FOR FUTURE YEARS WITH AN ESTIMATED 72,667 ATTENDEES AND 116,799 ROOM NIGHTS. -THE 2025 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ANNUAL MEETING WELCOMED MORE THAN 12,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS TO THE PCC. THE EVENT INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. -CPHI NORTH AMERICA, THE NATION'S PREMIER PHARMACEUTICAL CONVENTION, HOSTED AT THE PCC OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS, CREATING CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE GLOBAL PHARMA COMMUNITY. PHL SPORTS: FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, PHL SPORTS HAS BROUGHT MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS AND CONVENTIONS TO PHILADELPHIA. PHL SPORTS ENGAGES A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROMOTE AND POSITION PHILADELPHIA AS A TOP DESTINATION FOR MARQUEE SPORTING EVENTS. DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -IN FISCAL 2025, PHL SPORTS BOOKED 24 SPORTING EVENTS FOR FUTURE YEARS WITH AN ESTIMATED 279,360 ATTENDEES AND 116,130 ROOM NIGHTS. -IN FISCAL 2025, LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD HOSTED THE NCAA MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WELCOMING MORE THAN 80,000 FANS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. PHL DIVERSITY: THE PHLCVB WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CVBS IN THE U.S. TO ESTABLISH A DIVISION HIGHLIGHTING THE DESTINATION AS A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE LOCATION FOR MEETINGS, EVENTS, CONVENTIONS, AND VISITORS. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, PHL DIVERSITY HAS BEEN CONNECTING MEETING PLANNERS TO LOCAL DIVERSE BUSINESSES, SUPPLIERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH SHARED VALUES AND GOALS WHO CAN HELP FACILITATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS OR SERVE AS SPEAKERS AND EXPERTS. DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -IN FISCAL 2025, PHL DIVERSITY HOSTED 19 EVENTS WITH 30,918 ATTENDEES AND 32,847 ROOM NIGHTS. THE DIVISION BOOKED 18 CONVENTIONS FOR FUTURE YEARS WITH AN ESTIMATED 12,596 ATTENDEES AND 19,980 ROOM NIGHTS. -IN OCTOBER 2024, THE ANITAB.ORG GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION BROUGHT TOGETHER 11,000 WOMEN AND NON-BINARY TECHNOLOGISTS FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN TECH THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING, AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. -DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY 2024 HELD THEIR EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC, SERVICE-DRIVEN SISTERHOOD TO THE PCC FOR A WEEKEND OF EMPOWERMENT, NETWORKING, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

    Expenses $11,590,902

  • MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CRAFTS CONTENT AND CAMPAIGNS THAT PROMOTE PHILADELPHIA, THE PHLCVB, AND THE PCC THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TARGETING MEETING AND EVENT PLANNERS, INFLUENCERS, CONVENTION ATTENDEES, MEDIA, DOMESTIC GROUP TOUR OPERATORS, INTERNATIONAL LEISURE TRAVELERS, AND TRAVEL TRADE PROFESSIONALS. THESE ACTIVITIES ALL HELP TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE CONVENTION SALES AND GLOBAL TOURISM PROGRAMS IN DRIVING OVERNIGHT VISITATION TO PHILADELPHIA THROUGH CREATIVE MESSAGING AND STORYTELLING. KEY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: PHLCVB MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS: -THE PHLCVB'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS INCREASED FANS AND FOLLOWERS BY 76,586. TOTAL FOLLOWERS ACROSS ALL OWNED ACCOUNTS TOTALED 526,226 OVER 15 ACCOUNTS IN 4 COUNTRIES. -IN FISCAL 2025, THE PHLCVB WEBSITE HAD 227,113 UNIQUE VISITORS AND 574,928 TOTAL PAGE VIEWS.

    Expenses $5,702,167

  • GLOBAL TOURISM: -MARKETS OF FOCUS FOR GLOBAL TOURISM INITIATIVES INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FIRMS AROUND THE GLOBE IN CHINA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, MEXICO, CANADA, FRANCE, ITALY (ALSO COVERS SPAIN), GERMANY (ALSO COVERS AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND), THE U.K. (ALSO COVERS IRELAND), AND THE NETHERLANDS (ALSO COVERS BELGIUM AND LUXEMBURG). -IN FISCAL 2025, PHILADELPHIA WELCOMED 1.2 MILLION VISITORS WHO CHOSE TO TRAVEL TO THE CITY FROM INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS, RESULTING IN 678.9 MILLION IN SPENDING. THESE VISITORS CONTRIBUTED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1.2 BILLION AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTED 9,548 HOSPITALITY JOBS. -GLOBAL TOURISM ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE TEAM ATTENDING 62 SALES EVENTS AND HOSTING MORE THAN 150 TRADE PARTNERS FROM 14 COUNTRIES ON 22 FAM TOURS OF PHILADELPHIA.

    Expenses $2,565,858

  • PARTNERSHIP (MEMBERSHIP): THE PHLCVB PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES REGIONAL BUSINESSES A PLATFORM FOR MARKETING THEIR LOCATIONS AND SERVICES, AND A VALUABLE CONNECTION POINT WITH MEETING PROFESSIONALS, LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, BUSINESS TRAVELERS AND CONVENTION ATTENDEES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PARTNERS WITH RESEARCH ABOUT THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, TREND ANALYTICS, CURRENT AND FUTURE EVENT BOOKINGS DETAILS, ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE NETWORKING EVENTS, AND MORE. -THE PHLCVB HAD 762 TOTAL PARTNERS, WITH 88 NEW PARTNERS JOINING OVER THE YEAR AND A RETENTION RATE OF 93%.

    Expenses $1,368,576

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • GREGG CAREN

    PRES. & CEO

    Total calculated
    $618,957
    From this org
    $566,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,375
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $407,489
    Bonus
    $133,388
    Other
    $25,705
    Deferred
    $50,575
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $618,957

  • MARIA GRASSO

    CHIEF SALES

    Total calculated
    $363,992
    From this org
    $299,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,522
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,216
    Bonus
    $53,264
    Other
    $12,990
    Deferred
    $42,106
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,416
    Filer's total
    $363,992

  • LARRY NEEDLE

    EXEC DIR PH

    Total calculated
    $298,287
    From this org
    $245,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,560
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,969
    Bonus
    $42,349
    Other
    $14,409
    Deferred
    $25,093
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,467
    Filer's total
    $298,287

  • ARTHUR M AYRES

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $268,549
    From this org
    $208,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,259
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,520
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $9,770
    Deferred
    $32,792
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,467
    Filer's total
    $268,549

  • JOSEPH HELLER

    CMO

    Total calculated
    $263,993
    From this org
    $224,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,670
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,635
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $1,688
    Deferred
    $28,338
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,332
    Filer's total
    $263,993

  • BONNIE GRANT

    EX DIR PHL L

    Total calculated
    $242,937
    From this org
    $201,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,650
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,516
    Bonus
    $36,785
    Other
    $2,986
    Deferred
    $29,904
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,746
    Filer's total
    $242,937

  • JASON JORDAN

    VP CONVENTIO

    Total calculated
    $224,997
    From this org
    $159,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,622
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,004
    Bonus
    $20,864
    Other
    $507
    Deferred
    $36,558
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,064
    Filer's total
    $224,997

  • KEVIN RICHARD

    NAT'L ACCOUN

    Total calculated
    $212,813
    From this org
    $188,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,409
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,521
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,883
    Deferred
    $21,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,229
    Filer's total
    $212,813

  • CHRISTINE SPENCER

    MARKETING DI

    Total calculated
    $180,363
    From this org
    $142,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,973
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,457
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $933
    Deferred
    $34,702
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,271
    Filer's total
    $180,363

  • SEE ATTACHED FOR THE BOD LIST

    BOD

    Total calculated
    $0

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $24,719,214
    Expenses
    $23,427,108
    Contributions
    $14,828,576
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $23,404,663
    Expenses
    $21,201,108
    Contributions
    $13,708,550
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $18,769,517
    Expenses
    $16,801,073
    Contributions
    $11,543,218
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $20,955,897
    Expenses
    $12,604,123
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,636,489

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,441,496
    Expenses
    $9,201,487
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,011,109

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,346,622
    Expenses
    $16,780,315
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,682,629

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $20,555,890
    Expenses
    $19,071,910
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,165,571

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,228,275
    Expenses
    $17,012,135
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,116,668

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,147,499
    Expenses
    $16,842,984
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,461,917

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,905,029
    Expenses
    $15,510,737
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,394,603

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,214,037
    Expenses
    $16,708,254
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,384,771

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,652,329
    Expenses
    $14,760,624
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,950,216

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $16,769,538
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,622,479

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.