EIN 31-4153118

Experience Columbus

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
138
State
Year formed
1941
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Experience Columbus promotes conventions, meetings, and tourism in Columbus, Ohio through sports marketing and public relations activities.
Also known as...
Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau
Total revenues
$18,365,655
2022
Total expenses
$17,602,110
2022
Total assets
$10,296,692
2022
Num. employees
138
2022

Program areas at Experience Columbus

Convention sales:site visits for meeting professionals, representing a total of 231,653 room nights in future business. Exhibited and/or participated in ndustry trade shows, events, and sales missions to generate leads for future business. The average daily rate (adr) for hotel citywide is up 16.5% yoy
Sports marketing:hosted and booked many high-profile events, including the ncaa di women's volleyball championship, ncaa men's volleyball championship, nagaaa gay softball world series, us soccer men's world cup qualifier, usa volleyball and several ncaa regional events. The Greater Columbus sports commission's community cup bounced back with more than 600 participants from 26 companies competing in 14 events. The sports commission also created the community youth camp, focused on sports sampling for underserved children. More than 60 children with 80% on scholarship were introduced to 16 sports and life lessons over four days.
Marketingcommunicationsmarketingc... public relations hosted 14 writers and issued 8 press releases. 541 stories written for total of 708,120,837 impression. Created and launched new gift guide resultong in 165,000 unique Visitors to web pages as well as launced four new digital platforms, incuding digital hotel bookings. 57% increase yoy in social media impressions.

Who funds Experience Columbus

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Nationwide Children's HospitalCommunity Youth Camp Sponsor$6,000

Personnel at Experience Columbus

NameTitleCompensation
Brian RossPresident and Chief Executive Officer$431,343
Sarah TownesChief Marketing Officer / Vice President , Marketing$223,309
Jennifer McCallumChief People Officer$159,863
Dan WilliamsChief Sales Officer / Vice President , Sales / Vice President Sales / Senior Director of Convention Sales / Director of Conv Sales$236,772
Kari KauffmanChief Destination Experience Officer / Vice President , Tourism / Vice President Tourism$175,886
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Experience Columbus

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$16,719,384
Program services$1,675,792
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-116,487
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$86,966
Total revenues$18,365,655

Form 990s for Experience Columbus

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-11-04990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-06-08990View PDF
2018-122019-12-11990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from Nationwide Children's Hospital
July 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureausHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government funding
General information
Address
277 W Nationwide Blvd 125
Columbus, OH 43215
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Website URL
experiencecolumbus.com/ 
Phone
(614) 222-6109
Facebook page
ExperienceColumbus 
Twitter profile
@expcols 
IRS details
EIN
31-4153118
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1941
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S33: Visitors, Convention Bureau
NAICS code, primary
561591: Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Parent/child status
Central organization
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