Nonprofit · EIN 91-0859630
TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU
Also known as VISIT TRI-CITIES
Tax-exempt · KENNEWICK, WA 99336
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,601,263 | $3,231,117 | $370,146 | $4,605,540 | $916 | $4,604,624 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,494,978 | $3,295,856 | $199,122 | $4,234,575 | $97 | $4,234,478 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,221,056 | $2,948,930 | $272,126 | $4,035,454 | $98 | $4,035,356 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,524,491
- Membership dues
- $212,785
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $76,772
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$368
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,183
- Other salaries and wages
- $946,703
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,470,344
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,742
- Accounting fees
- $47,100
- Occupancy
- $98,269
- Depreciation
- $17,149
- Program services (functional)
- $1,992,749
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,015,185
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,234,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,605,540
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $916
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,604,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $662,913
- Gross receipts
- $3,601,631
- Employees
- 23
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN LEWIS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $212,555 | $10,628 |
| HECTOR CRUZ | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $114,237 | $5,712 |
| GRETCHEN GUERRERO | VP OF FINANCES | 40 | $110,753 | $5,538 |
| TIM ARNTZEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY BEACH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BLASDEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE BROTHERTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CUNNINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL DYE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERREL EBERT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRISA GUAJARDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA HAMMERBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN HASTINGS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA HAYNES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
30 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRISH HERRON | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT KELLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA KENT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON HUE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID FETTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN PAUL LUBANSKI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LORI MATTSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MCCLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL MCKAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAUNE FITZGERALD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROCKY MULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIJAY PATEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| COREY PEARSON | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DARA QUINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA CLITAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELODY GOLLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB ROXBURGH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSANNA SHARPE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LACEY STEPHENS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUCK TAFT | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VIVIAN TERRELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT WATKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GABI GUERRERA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBEKAH WOODS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL CONNORS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUS SAKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MILLBAUER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN LEWIS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $195,785 |
| HECTOR CRUZ | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $105,716 |
| GRETCHEN GUERRERO | VP OF FINANCES | 40 | $100,544 |
| TIM ARNTZEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY BEACH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TROY BERGLUND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA BLASDEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT BOEHNKE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE BROTHERTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CUNNINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARL DYE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID FETTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FRANKLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLLEEN FRENCH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRISA GUAJARDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA HAMMERBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN HASTINGS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA HAYNES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT KELLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA KENT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHINNEY BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI MATTSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MCCLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL MCKAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT MILES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROCKY MULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARA QUINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA CLITAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELODY GOLLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB ROXBURGH | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSANNA SHARPE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LACEY STEPHENS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN TERRELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT WATKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GABI GUERRERA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBEKAH WOODS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL CONNORS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE MARSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUS SAKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM MILLBAUER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH HERRON | 1ST VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RON HUE | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN PAUL LUBANSKI | VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VIJAY PATEL | VICE CHAIR Officer | 5 | $0 |
| COREY PEARSON | PAST CHAIRMAN Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BUCK TAFT | Chairman Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 47 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN LEWIS | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $194,672 | $17,566 |
| HECTOR CRUZ | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $107,004 | $16,223 |
| GRETCHEN GUERRERO | VP OF FINANCES | 40 | $100,299 | $15,530 |
| DEBORAH BARNARD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY BEACH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY BERGLUND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK BLOTZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BOEHNKE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREN ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CUNNINGTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL DYE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FETTO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FRANKLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN FRENCH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRISA GUAJARDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA HAMMERBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN HASTINGS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA HAYNES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH HERRON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN HOHENBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIAHANN HOWARD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHINNEY BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN PAUL LUBANSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI MATTSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MCCLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL MCKAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT MILES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROCKY MULLEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIJAY PATEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY PEARSON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARA QUINN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF REYNOLDS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAHRA ROACH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB ROXBURGH | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSANNA SHARPE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LACEY STEPHENS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUCK TAFT | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN TERRELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT WATKINS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACI WEST | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBEKAH WOODS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL CONNORS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA RICHARDSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUS SAKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON HUE | Treasurer Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7130 W GRANDRIDGE BLVD STE B, KENNEWICK, WA 99336-7725
- Signed the 990
- KEVIN LEWIS, President & CEO
- Phone
- (509) 735-8486
- Website
- VISITTRI-CITIES.COM
- Return prepared by
- Tayler MW Welch EA
Mission
THE MISSION OF VISIT TRI-CITIES IS TO PROMOTE, MARKET AND SELL THE REGION AS A PREFERRED DESTINATION TO VISITORS. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE ATTRACTION OF VISITORS & CONVENTIONS TO THE TRI CITIES AREA. VARIOUS MARKETING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE.
Program accomplishments
- 447,733 VISITOR INQUIRIES WERE PROCESSED IN 2025. VISITORS TO THE BENTON/FRANKLIN COUNTY AREA SPENT $656.4 MILLION. TRAVEL RELATED EMPLOYMENT TOTALED 5,855 JOBS LOCALLY AND TOURISM GENERATED LOCAL AND STATE TAX RECEIPTS OF $83.3 MILLION.
- IN 2025, 146,886 DELEGATES ATTENDED CONVENTIONS, RECREATIONAL, SPORTS, AND GROUP EVENTS IN THE TRI-CITIES. THEY WORKED WITH TRADE AND TRAVEL MEDIA TO GENERATE 76 TRAVEL STORIES; HELPED WITH MARKETING FOR THE MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND VISITOR CENTER, AND CONTINUED COORDINATION OF TRI-CITIES RIVERSHORE ENHANCEMENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES.
- HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL IRONMAN 70.3 WASHINGTON TRI-CITIES EVENT THAT BROUGHT IN 7,500 VISITORS FROM 43 STATES AND 14 COUNTRIES AND GENERATED AN ESTIMATED $6-$7 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
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 | 990 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
- 91-0859630
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,605,540
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,601,631
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,601,263 | $3,231,117 | $4,605,540 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,494,978 | $3,295,856 | $4,234,575 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,221,056 | $2,948,930 | $4,035,454 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,080,438 | $2,853,254 | $3,763,367 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 91-0859630).
Questions about TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU
- What is the EIN of TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU is 91-0859630.
- Is TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1971.
- Are donations to TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU 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 TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 45 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $212,555 (KEVIN LEWIS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does TRI-CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,601,263, expenses of $3,231,117 and total assets of $4,605,540 at year end.
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