Nonprofit · EIN 95-2143156
ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU
Tax-exempt · ANAHEIM, CA 92806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $26,658,319 | $26,364,184 | $294,135 | $40,430,978 | $14,200,640 | $26,230,338 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,589,504 | $18,708,492 | $6,881,012 | $34,271,647 | $8,701,346 | $25,570,301 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $22,615,576 | $14,123,144 | $8,492,432 | $26,908,022 | $8,467,562 | $18,440,460 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,824,989
- of which government grants
- $23,810,551
- Membership dues
- $1,014,438
- Program service revenue
- $139,161
- Investment income
- $1,094,596
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$59,973
- Other revenue
- $599,573
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $478,240
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,064,612
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,551,814
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $275,255
- Occupancy
- $667,572
- Travel
- $22,382
- Depreciation
- $145,155
- Program services (functional)
- $22,744,921
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,619,263
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $34,271,647
- Total assets, end of year
- $40,430,978
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,200,640
- Net assets, end of year
- $26,230,338
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $327,951
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,204,479
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $26,230,338
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$59,973
- Gross receipts
- $26,797,642
- Employees
- 80
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RONALD COLLINS | CHIEF SALES OFFICER | 40 | $397,249 | $21,994 |
| CHRISTINA DAWSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $347,114 | $25,875 |
| MIKE WATERMAN | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $275,829 | $8,275 |
| LORA CHLEBOUN-STANLEY | VICE PRESIDENT CONVENTION SALES | 40 | $227,451 | $17,059 |
| JOSE AVILA | SR VP COMMUNITY RELAT & PARTNERSHIP | 40 | $217,423 | $16,307 |
| JAMES ROBINSON | SR. DIR. MEETING | 40 | $184,549 | $12,735 |
| DEBBIE TAYLOR | VP TALENT/CULTURE | 40 | $182,019 | $13,651 |
| KARNA ZELIDON | DIRECT, CONV. SALE | 40 | $174,643 | $12,522 |
| KIMBERLY MLADENIK | SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $166,286 | $12,471 |
| JOY HEDRICK | VP FINANCE | 40 | $162,864 | $12,215 |
| SERGIO BOCCI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BROWN | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN HART | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| URSULA LUNA-REYNOSA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN AUSTIN-HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT FINLAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AJESH PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY PAINTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN KALINSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM VANDERPOOL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN CLARK | Past Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE PEDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM O'CONNELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BHARAT PATEL | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARK JONES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE AFRAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MORTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIETER HISSIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL SANFORD | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| YVONNE LIU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PRICE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY BURRESS | FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $519,368 | $22,875 |
| CHRISTINA DAWSON | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS | 40 | $247,140 | $18,536 |
| LORA CHLEBOUN-STANLEY | CONVENTION SENIOR SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $225,915 | $17,244 |
| RONALD COLLINS | SENIOR VP - SALES AND SERVICES | 40 | $213,093 | $6,393 |
| JOSE AVILA | VP TOURISM & PARTNERSHIP | 40 | $169,482 | $12,711 |
| MARILES KROK | VP MEETING & PARTNERSHIP | 40 | $173,341 | $7,800 |
| KIMBERLY MLADENIK | SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $167,732 | $12,580 |
| TUSIALOFA TUAVAA | FORMER CSO | 40 | $161,731 | $5,602 |
| DEBBIE TAYLOR | VP TALENT/CULTURE | 40 | $153,808 | $11,535 |
| SUSAN O'SHEA | SENIOR DIRECTOR | 40 | $151,724 | $11,380 |
| JULIANNE KISPAL-RICE | DIRECTOR SALES | 40 | $141,074 | $10,580 |
| SERGIO BOCCI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BROWN | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN HART | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| URSULA LUNA-REYNOSA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN AUSTIN-HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AJESH PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY PAINTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KALINSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM VANDERPOOL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN CLARK | Past Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM O'CONNELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BHARAT PATEL | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK JONES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON GARR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MORTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL SANFORD | Past-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE LIU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PRICE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY BURRESS | Secretary Officer | 40 | $406,983 | $13,725 |
| JUNIOR TAUVAA | CHIEF SALES OFFICER | 40 | $319,606 | $13,725 |
| CHRISTINA DAWSON | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS | 40 | $245,131 | $11,031 |
| LORA CHLEBOUN-STANLEY | CONVENTION SENIOR SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $161,957 | $7,288 |
| MARILES KROK | VP MEETING & PARTNERSHIP | 40 | $165,235 | $3,288 |
| JOSE AVILA | VP TOURISM & PARTNERSHIP | 40 | $130,897 | $5,890 |
| DEBBIE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR ADMIN. | 40 | $124,215 | $5,590 |
| KIMBERLY MLADENIK | SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $123,931 | $5,577 |
| GINA MCQUADE | SALES DIRECTOR | 40 | $122,564 | $5,515 |
| JULIA O'BRIEN | MANAGER, SALES | 40 | $119,058 | $5,358 |
| WILTON J PICOU | BUSINESS INTELLIG. | 40 | $111,712 | $0 |
| GREG BLODGETT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG NOMURA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA HARRISON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN SHIGO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AJESH PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN GEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY PAINTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KALINSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM VANDERPOOL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RHANDA RICHARDSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM O'CONNELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BHARAT PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK JONES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON GARR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MORTON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAUN ROBINSON | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE LIU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SCHJEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS PRICE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BROWN | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN CLARK | Chairman Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL SANFORD | Past-Chair Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2099 S STATE COLLEGE BLVD STE 600, ANAHEIM, CA 92806-6137
- Signed the 990
- MIKE WATERMAN, President
- Phone
- (714) 765-2800
- Website
- www.visitanaheim.org
- Return prepared by
- Carpenter Petersen & Associates CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2143156 or by the name ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO POSITION ANAHEIM AND ORANGE COUNTY AS A PREMIER VISITOR AND CONVENTION DESTINATION.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO INCREASE VISITORS AND CONVENTIONS IN THE ANAHEIM AND ORANGE COUNTY AREA, PUBLICIZE ATTRACTIONS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND FACILITIES OF ANAHEIM/ORANGE COUNTY.
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
- 95-2143156
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $40,430,978
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,797,642
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $26,658,319 | $26,364,184 | $40,430,978 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,589,504 | $18,708,492 | $34,271,647 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $22,615,576 | $14,123,144 | $26,908,022 | XML |
| 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 95-2143156).
Questions about ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU
- What is the EIN of ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU is 95-2143156.
- Is ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1962.
- Are donations to ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND 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 ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU 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 ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 32 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $397,249 (RONALD COLLINS, CHIEF SALES OFFICER).
- How much revenue does ANAHEIM AREA VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $26,658,319, expenses of $26,364,184 and total assets of $40,430,978 at year end.
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