Program areas at Memphis Tourism Corporation
Convention sales & services - promote Memphis to various segments of meeting and Convention markets, amateur sports markets and tour and travel markets to attract groups, meetings and events to the city.
Visitor information centers - provide hospitable facilities with staff that offers friendly service and accurate information which encourages Visitors to consider Memphis a desirable travel destination and increase the length of stay in Memphis and shelby county.
Destination marketing & member services - promote Memphis as a tourist destination by generating media coverage, advertising Memphis worldwide and producing map and tourist guides.
Community development; sports development; government relations; training
Personnel at Memphis Tourism Corporation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kevin Kane | President and Chief Executive Officer | $547,311 | 2023-05-15 |
| Linda Sawyer | Chief Administrative Officer and Chief | $249,259 | 2022-07-15 |
| Regena Bearden | Chief Marketing Officer | $226,148 | 2022-07-15 |
| Leah Gafni | Vice President of Marketing | | 2022-07-15 |
| Kevin Kern | Vice President Public Relations | $128,315 | 2022-07-15 |
| ...and 23 more key personnel |
Financials for Memphis Tourism Corporation
| Revenues | FYE 06/2022 |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $17,769,433 |
| Program services | $0 |
| Investment income and dividends | $379,862 |
| 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 | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $8,048 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $315,264 |
| Total revenues | $18,472,607 |
Organizations like Memphis Tourism Corporation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau (VSC) | 501(c)(6) | Sarasota, FL | $4,640,700 |
| Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $32,584,814 |
| Visit Tampa Bay | 501(c)(6) | Tampa, FL | $16,723,785 |
| Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Miami, FL | $32,926,540 |
| San Francisco Travel Association | 501(c)(6) | San Francisco, CA | $15,738,684 |
| Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB) | 501(c)(6) | Los Angeles, CA | $43,005,327 |
| Experience Columbia SC | 501(c)(6) | Columbia, SC | $4,843,981 |
| Visit Buffalo Niagara | 501(c)(6) | Buffalo, NY | $6,164,269 |
| Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Fort Worth, TX | $12,812,000 |
| Experience Columbus | 501(c)(6) | Columbus, OH | $15,584,006 |
Data update history
July 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
June 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 23 new personnel
May 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureausHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
Operates internationallyState / local levelReceives government funding
General information
- Address
- 47 Union Ave
- Memphis, TN 38103
- Metro area
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- County
- Shelby County, TN
- Website URL
- memphistravel.com/
- Phone
- (901) 543-5300
- Facebook page
- memphis-convention-and-visitors-bureau
- Twitter profile
- @memphiscvb
IRS details
- EIN
- 62-1025301
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1978
- 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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