Nonprofit · EIN 36-3568407
GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION
Also known as MEET MINNEAPOLIS
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $13,522,995 | $14,688,005 | -$1,165,010 | $6,062,166 | $4,620,646 | $1,441,520 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,673,742 | $16,283,453 | -$2,609,711 | $7,805,859 | $5,199,329 | $2,606,530 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,371,406
- of which government grants
- $12,367,217
- Program service revenue
- $1,067,723
- Investment income
- $83,866
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $662,659
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,627,242
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,734,850
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,834
- Accounting fees
- $36,778
- Occupancy
- $661,776
- Travel
- $292,656
- Depreciation
- $331,049
- Program services (functional)
- $10,516,914
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,171,091
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,805,859
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,062,166
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,620,646
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,441,520
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $911,600
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,195,139
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $246,381
- Gross unrelated business income
- $207,988
- Gross receipts
- $13,522,995
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELVIN TENNANT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $382,350 | $26,435 |
| SANDRA CHRISTENSEN | SVP FINANCE & BUSINESS OPS Officer | 40 | $215,548 | $38,326 |
| COURTNEY RIES | SVP DESTINATION BRANDING & STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $232,365 | $14,109 |
| CHRISTY LOY | SVP DESTINATION SALES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,555 | $17,423 |
| WILLIAM DEEF | SVP PUBLIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,987 | $14,566 |
| MADONNA CARR | VP DESTINATION SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,070 | $9,603 |
| KAJ VAJ | VP EDIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,309 | $10,264 |
| ROBERT LILLIGREN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA MONTGOMERY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CLARK | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER BAGLEY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY ABDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN AHMED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET ANDERSON KELLIHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BANGOURA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARED BREWINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BUCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE CASHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM DUININCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER EDELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIP ELLIOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IRENE FERNANDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB FREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHELSIE GLAUBITZ GABIOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA JENKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLEY KANDARAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY KOSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE LUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE LUNEBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE MANNING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON MCDOUGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE NOBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA MOKROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YOOM NGUYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT PAYNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RAINVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RIDGEWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RT RYBAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN RYKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE VEKICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LATRISHA VETAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE WALTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELVIN TENNANT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $362,574 | $25,786 |
| BRENT FORESTER | SR VP DESTINATION SALES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $268,224 | $31,823 |
| SANDRA CHRISTENSEN | VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $214,904 | $36,825 |
| COURTNEY RIES | SR VP BRANDING & STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $228,813 | $9,453 |
| WILLIAM DEEF | SR VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,782 | $30,826 |
| MADONNA CARR | VP DESTINATION SALES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,016 | $16,934 |
| STEPHANIE ABRAHAM | DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION SALES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,156 | $9,326 |
| LESTER BAGLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LILLIGREN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY LOY | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DARA RUDICK | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY ABDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN AHMED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BANGOURA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED BREWINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BUCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON CHAVEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CRAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIP ELLIOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE FERNANDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB FREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSIE GLAUBITZ GABIOU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA GOODMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA JENKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER JOHNSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLEY KANDARAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY KOSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE C LUBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE LUNEBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MANNING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA MOKROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TABITHA MONTGOMERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOOM NGUYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL RAINVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RIDGEWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN RYKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEPAK SUBBAIAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE VEKICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATRISHA VETAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MYCHAL VLATKOVICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WEINHAGEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 801 MARQUETTE AVE STE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-2805
- In care of
- % GREA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SANDY CHRISTENSEN, 801 MARQUETTE AVENUE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402
- Signed the 990
- SANDY CHRISTENSEN, SENIOR VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Phone
- (612) 767-8090
- Website
- WWW.MINNEAPOLIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
AT MEET MINNEAPOLIS, OUR MISSION IS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY OF OUR MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY. BY ATTRACTING VISITORS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS, OUR WORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL WORKERS AND BUSINESSES, AND GENERATES CRITICAL REVENUES.
Program accomplishments
- THE INTEGRATED SALES AND MARKETING PLAN INCLUDES DETAILED INITIATIVES, ALL DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OVERALL. THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER IS PROMOTED AS A VENUE FOR TRADE SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS MARKETED AS BOTH A CONVENTION SITE AS WELL AS A DESIRABLE TOURIST DESTINATION. IN 2024, 528,034 ROOM NIGHTS WERE BOOKED IN THE CITY, $21.4 MILLION IN REVENUE WAS GENERATED FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER (A 16% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR) INCLUDING 199 EVENTS BRINGING IN 719,756 ATTENDEES. ALSO IN 2024, 7.4 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WERE ACHIEVED, WHILE MEET MINNEAPOLIS' WORK INFLUENCED MORE THAN 1,200 MEDIA STORIES AND GREW SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO 192,100 ACROSS ALL CHANNELS. SPORTING EVENTS THAT MEET MINNEAPOLIS PROCURED AND/OR EXECUTED IN 2024 INCLUDED THE NCAA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BIG 10 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS WELL AS THE USA GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TRIALS, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED $74.9 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT. HOTEL PERFORMANCE BROKE RECORD IN BOTH DEMAND AND REVENUE.Expenses $10,516,914 · revenue $859,735
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3568407
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,062,166
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,522,995
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $13,522,995 | $14,688,005 | $6,062,166 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,673,742 | $16,283,453 | $7,805,859 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,764,519 | $14,271,865 | $10,678,288 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3568407).
Questions about GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION is 36-3568407.
- Is GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1988.
- Which annual return does GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SANDY CHRISTENSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 44 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $382,350 (MELVIN TENNANT, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,522,995, expenses of $14,688,005 and total assets of $6,062,166 at year end.
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