Montgomery County Visitor & Convention FY2020 filing

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To promote destination brand experience and the development of communities and businesses for leisure and event visitors with emphasis on generating overnight stays, increased Visitor spending, and achieving higher County quality of life.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 14% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199K
Spent
$205K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$199K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$166K
FY2022$200K
Expenses
$205K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$208K
Net assets
$343K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$290K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Nov 1988.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $203K Management & general 1% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,450Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$23,880Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Shirk$50,499$48,450$48,450
Morgan Morris$17,349$19,677$23,880

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Attracts visitors to boost local businesses, overnight stays, and community well-being.

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1 program · $203K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To provide information regarding services, lodging, attractions, and historical sites, and to promote tourism in montgomery county.

$203Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$75
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Government grantsLn 1e$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$75
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$362K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$390$390
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$93$93
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$205$205
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$840$840
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$203K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $200K$208K−$8K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021 $166K$230K−$63K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $199K$205K−$6K$343K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $199,144 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $362,345$199,069
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $480$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51$75
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,563$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,439$199,144
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,521$79,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,339$126,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,860$205,316
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,579−$6,172
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,144 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$199,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $75$75
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75$199,144
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $205,316 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,330$72,330
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390$390
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,507$6,507
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $93$93
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,674$2,674
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $96,935$96,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,480$2,480
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,130$3,130
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,362$5,362
IX-20 InterestPrograms $205$205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,514$6,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,034$2,034
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,822$5,822
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $840$840
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,549 · Management $2,767 · Fundraising $0$205,316
Part X · Balance sheet $356,401 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,372$268,835
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,080$87,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $362,452$356,401
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,075$13,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,075$13,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $350,377$342,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $350,377$342,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $362,452$356,401
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,144
XI-2 Total expenses$205,316
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,172
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$350,377
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,452
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,753

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