Program areas at CVB
The Williston Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is a non-profit organization that was formed to develop and promote the booking of conventions, trade shows and like meetings, athletic and sporting events, bus and motor coach stops, and sales and promotional events in Williston, North Dakota, and Northwest North Dakota.The CVB continues toward the recognition of the national importance and historic significance of Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Fort Buford Army Post State Historic Site and the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. The eventual goal will be to complete the restoration of the historic sites.The Williston CVB hosts the following annual events: Williston Sports & Recreation Show, Band Day, North Dakota Chokecherry Festival and the Spring Lake Park Holiday Drive.
North Star Caviar is a joint venture with the Friends of Fort Union Trading Post, in which the CVB is involved in the harvesting and sale of paddlfish roe on the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in western North Dakota.
Personnel at CVB
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Amy Krueger | Executive Director | $115,000 | 2022-12-31 |
| Howard Klug | President | $0 | 2023-11-08 |
| Katie Ogden | Vice President / Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jeremy Wright | Vice President | $0 | 2014-12-31 |
Financials for CVB
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,600 | $131,704 | -96.5% |
| Program services | $603,824 | $513,790 | 17.5% |
| Investment income and dividends | $725 | $483 | 50.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $433,796 | $466,463 | -7% |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $-4,834 | $1,998 | -341.9% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $66,313 | $28,262 | 134.6% |
| Total revenues | $1,104,424 | $1,142,700 | -3.3% |
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| Travel Lane County | 501(c)(6) | Eugene, OR | $4,518,339 |
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Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
June 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 12 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureaus
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
State / local level
General information
- Address
- 212 34th St W
- Williston, ND 58801
- Website URL
- visitwilliston.com/Â
- Facebook page
- VisitWillistonÂ
- Twitter profile
- @visitwillistonÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-0440109
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1995
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- S30: Economic Development
- NAICS code, primary
- 561591: Convention and Visitors Bureaus
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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