Program areas at Visit Seattle
Convention sales and services promote the city and County as the best destination for conventions, meetings and exhibitions. Its goal is to attract these events to the Seattle Convention center and other meeting places and hotels.
Program membership services attracts and retains private-sector participation by giving members informational services, which include planned meetings and opportunities to promote their products and services to conventions and Visitors.
The tourism program develops and implements a broad range of marketing programs designed to increase individual, corporate, family and group travel to Seattle, king County, Washington state and the pacific northwest from domestic and international markets. This also includes visitor information centers which answer visitor queries about this region by providing over the phone answers, printed materials and drop-by visitor centers.
Grants made by Visit Seattle
Personnel at Visit Seattle
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Tammy Blount | President and Chief Executive Officer | $273,581 | 2023-11-14 |
| Kris Cromwell | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer | $133,725 | 2022-12-31 |
| Alison Daniels | Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | $301,879 | 2022-12-31 |
| Kelly Saling | Senior Vice President and Cso | $254,893 | 2022-12-31 |
| John Boesche | Senior Vice President and Tourism | $157,246 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 20 more key personnel |
Financials for Visit Seattle
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 | $1,688,952 | -100% |
| Program services | $17,042,040 | $10,623,178 | 60.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $50,162 | $66,527 | -24.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-13,073 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $72,402 | $130,474 | -44.5% |
| Total revenues | $17,151,531 | $12,509,131 | 37.1% |
Organizations like Visit Seattle
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Visit Tampa Bay | 501(c)(6) | Tampa, FL | $20,737,160 |
| Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Miami, FL | $48,025,666 |
| VisitDallas (DCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Dallas, TX | $48,770,031 |
| Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau (VSC) | 501(c)(6) | Sarasota, FL | $5,814,739 |
| Visit San Antonio | 501(c)(6) | San Antonio, TX | $19,813,577 |
| Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $32,584,814 |
| Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB) | 501(c)(6) | Los Angeles, CA | $43,005,327 |
| Visit Tucson | 501(c)(6) | Tucson, AZ | $19,284,981 |
| San Francisco Travel Association | 501(c)(6) | San Francisco, CA | $21,568,933 |
| Memphis Tourism Corporation | 501(c)(6) | Memphis, TN | $18,472,607 |
Data update history
December 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
May 14, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureaus
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
MembershipsOperates internationallyState / local level
General information
- Address
- 701 Pike St 800
- Seattle, WA 98101
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Website URL
- visitseattle.org/Â
- Phone
- (206) 461-5800
- Facebook page
- visitseattleÂ
- Twitter profile
- @visitseattleÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 91-1644435
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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
- Independent
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