ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU DBA VISIT ANCHORAGE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU DBA VISIT ANCHORAGE

EIN 92-0055119 · Economic Development (S30)

What they do

THE PURPOSE of THE ANCHORAGE CONVENTION and VISITORS BUREAU is to ATTRACT and SERVE VISITORS to ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $99.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

98.39%of revenue went to mission work99.8% of expenses · Program services

0.00%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$98.64spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

0.25%of revenue went to management and office costs0.2% of expenses

$1.15in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$16,013,730

Mission workProgram services$15,756,69498.39% of revenue99.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$39,3500.25% of revenue0.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$200.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$217,6661.36% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,796,06498.64% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 99.8% mission · 0.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.64% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.4% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.65% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 13.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.10% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 8.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.44% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 8.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.24% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.30% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,013,730

Expenses$15,796,064

Annual surplus $217,666 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$15,756,694 · 99.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$39,350 · 0.2% of expenses

Fundraising$20 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$16,013,730

Expenses$15,796,064

Assets$18,152,432

Income$16,013,730

Contributions$15,435,836

Mission work (program services)$15,756,694

Fundraising$20

Management and general$39,350

Accounting fees$33,500

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JULIE SAUPECEO & PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $222,446

DAVID KASSERVP SALES · 40 hrs/week $163,136

SHAWN BASSIT DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $120,049

JACK BONNEYVP COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $113,729

SARAH PURRINGTONCONVENTION SALES MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $101,114

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)

JULIE SAUPECEO & PRESIDENT

DAVID KASSERVP SALES

SHAWN BASSIT DIRECTOR

JACK BONNEYVP COMMUNICATIONS

SARAH PURRINGTONCONVENTION SALES MANAGER

NICOLE GEILSMEMBER

LAUREN DREITZLERMEMBER

LORI BREWERMEMBER

MANDY HAWESVICE CHAIR

MATT WORDENMEMBER

MIKE MONTERUSSOMEMBER

MIKE ROBBINSMEMBER

KAREN BRONGAMEMBER

RADHIKA KRISHNAADVISOR

RAQUEL EDELENMEMBER

SCHAWNA THOMASECRETARY

SCOTT HABBERSTADMEMBER

SONYA WELLMANPAST CHAIR

TONI WALKERMEMBER

LANIE DOWNSMEMBER

LANA RAMOSMEMBER

KAMERON PEREZ-VERDIAMEMBER

JIN CHENCHAIR

JENNA WRIGHTADVISOR

JACOB LYONMEMBER

CYRUS ALDEMANMEMBER

CHRIS SWALLINGADVISOR

CHAR MCCLELLANDMEMBER

CARL JOHNSONMEMBER

CARISSA GILIAMMEMBER

ANGIE OBERLITNERMEMBER

AMY GREENPROFESSOR

ALLISON BENDISMEMBER

ALEXA DONAHEMEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1975
Location: 142 W 5TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-2522
County: Anchorage Municipality
In care of: JULIE SAUPE
Primary officer: JULIE SAUPE, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(907) 276-4118

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: NEWHOUSE AND VOGLER CPAS APC
NTEE classification: Economic Development (S30)
IRS tax category: Economic Development